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Bionic Laura

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Knitting, crocheting and ranting. Sewing too. Raving about music. Cyborg. MSc Physics. GradCert Green Energy. Climate Justice. Dublin, Ireland. She/Her

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Ready to roll. #IrevWal #SixNations

06.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unfortunately someone I know has fallen into this conspiracy stuff recently and yes they believe that many many diseases are actually caused by parasites.

06.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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English words of Gaelic origin:
Focail i mBΓ©arla atΓ‘ Gaelach Γ³ dhΓΊcas:

smithereens - from smidirΓ­nΓ­

broken piece, fragment - smiodar

the cup broke into smithereens - rinneadh smidirΓ­nΓ­ den chupΓ‘n
❀️ #Gaeilge #100DaysOfGaeilge

06.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

It's such a great word

06.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent! β˜€οΈ Even here in cloudy Ireland solar is making big inroads. Much more of this please!

06.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dive into Wool Creature Lab's World of Vibrant Felted Nudibranchs How artist Arina Bovenich's job at a remote biology research station transformed into a unique craft practice.

Look at these fab felted nudibranchs! www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/wool...

06.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My kids love capybaras. I had to crochet one for the youngest.

06.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So Philip Glass just joined TikTok. He only has like 4 posts and they’re simply him in what I assume is his living room playing the piano. First comment on one I saw was β€œyour piano is too close to the fireplace, you’ll dry it out” and if that’s not the internet in a nutshell I don’t know what is.

06.03.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 4209 πŸ” 800 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 52

I’m now obsessed with Grian’s version of Angel. It’s class.

06.03.2026 09:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy new version of Hunting the wren by Lankum day to all that celebrate.

06.03.2026 09:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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CMAT wins Choice Music Prize Album of the Year for Euro-Country Singer thanks Bertie Ahern in her acceptance speech

CMAT wins Choice Music Prize Album of the Year for Euro-Country

05.03.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Today's evacuation orders in Beirut displace 100,000s - including elderly people, children, people with disabilities, etc. etc., all having to leave in a hurry with no idea what will happen to their homes. This kind of mass forced displacement is illegal under international law.

05.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

Open call to the female wrens of south London: there’s a male in our garden who would very much like the pleasure of your company. Quite urgently, by the sound of it.

05.03.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cartoon Saloon Reveals Trailer for β€˜Kindred Spirits’ Feature Tomm Moore was at Cartoon Movie to tease his upcoming animated film about an Irish refugee and a Choctaw boy on a magical journey across 1840s America.

EXCLUSIVE: Watch the first teaser for Cartoon Saloon's 'Kindred Spirits,' the new animated feature in development from studio co-founder Tomm Moore ('The Secret of Kells,' 'Song of the Sea'). www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

04.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 588 πŸ” 271 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 39

Last year the grey crows nested in the tree across the road, this year they’re building a new nest one tree down. Really interesting watching them build it.

05.03.2026 08:52 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey everyone, if you know someone with a spare ticket to Dublin Comic Con on Saturday, could you let me know?

Looking for two right now

It's important to me so any help would be appreciated

04.03.2026 09:08 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

Himmler was absolutely a weird nerd.

04.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They’ve been back for a while but getting a lot more common now. One has been visiting my parents garden for a year and it’s very exciting. Hopefully you’ll see it soon, they’re really cool looking.

04.03.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Like I can definitely see why you would!

03.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

03.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A few decent days and people are losing the run of themselves here, lads out in shorts and sandals, someone was using the bbq down the road. Ice cream van around this evening.

03.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah that's his deal is it. Jaysus.

03.03.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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03.03.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

It’s really difficult. The first one I did is pretty mad but I hope I got away with it as I did one of the ones nobody looks at first.

03.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Spent the last hour sewing buttonholes onto a dress, I got there in the end but it was much more difficult than it needed to be. The buttonhole foot on my machine is not to be trifled with.

03.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sizing chaos The inter-generational struggle to find clothes that fit more than a tiny portion of women

Interesting article about women's sizing. It would be also interesting to see UK/European stats
pudding.cool/2026/02/wome...

03.03.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Again tapping the sign that The Guardian has a sponsorship partnership with OpenAI and every AI article is just dystopian advertorial gunk whether or not directly about OpenAI

03.03.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes they were. Coll is Hazel. My daughter is Hazel so I know that one.

03.03.2026 09:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland with the following fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, oil, and gas. There is also a black line showing electricity demand.

Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source:Β EirGrid, SEMO

A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland with the following fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, oil, and gas. There is also a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source:Β EirGrid, SEMO

A stacked area chart of the renewable electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are eight fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, oil, and gas. The y axis indicates the percentage of demand being met by each source.

Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source:Β EirGrid, SEMO

A stacked area chart of the renewable electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are eight fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, oil, and gas. The y axis indicates the percentage of demand being met by each source. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source:Β EirGrid, SEMO

As spring arrives, a little glimpse over the past 24 hours of how the Irish grid is taking advantage of multiple sources of renewable energy:
- wind peaked at 80% of electricity demand last night
- solar peaked at 14% this afternoon -- a figure that was a summertime record as recently as 2024

πŸƒ β˜€οΈ

02.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Pity I can’t send you some.

02.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0