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Great news! Congrats to Marion, Robert and James! #irisharchaeology

This is exceptionally thoughtful and well said.

This looks very interesting!

Wait, WHAT? Cemetery picnics and museum dates aren’t normal??? #archaeology

Communities fight 'corporate' bid for seaweed rights Communities on Ireland's west coast say they will fight to safeguard their traditional seaweed rights against what they describe as a "corporate takeover "of their livelihoods.

Myself and Colin Breen have written in "Maritime Ireland" about seaweed harvesting on Ireland's coastline, in 19th century. These are local rights, well known and established through built features (e.g. wrack walls, kilns, etc). There is no way that such rights be taken over by foreign companies.

Gardaí share image of Temple Bar attack victim's tattoo in bid to identify him as two arrested The man, who has still not been identified by gardaí, remains in critical condition in hospital.

Gardaí have released an image of a distinctive tattoo in a renewed appeal to identify a man left critically injured following an alleged assault near Temple Bar earlier this week
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So true. Irish towns are full of buildings with 18th and 19th century facades but I suspect many have older bones

This account is a delight to follow.

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Happy birthday David!!

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Just take a moment to watch this. Shakespeare hits the nail on the head through the voice and presence of one of the greatest actors of our time.

Given the state of driving in this country it feels a bit like telling girls not to wear miniskirts so they don’t get groped by drunk men …

Pleasantly surprised to see #Castledermot / Trifeldermoth included on this map!

Out of curiosity, I just ran a few paragraphs from The Butchering Art through an AI checker and it got flagged: 88% AI. This book was released in 2017, and AI machines were subsequently trained off it. How many writers are getting flagged for AI because of the literal theft of their work(s)? Insane.

Good job 👏

Television is 100 years old today! 🎉

Standing stone surrounded by leafless hedgerow looking towards tillage field and, on the horizon, the Wicklow mountains. The sun is shining and the sky is blue but there is a low white cloud on some of the high ground to the right

#StandingStoneSunday Mullaghmast, co Kildare. Located close to the royal site of Maistiu, looking eastwards towards the Wicklow mountains

Absolute bargain for the price! #irisharchaeology #earlymedieval #excavations

Sickening.

PhD scholarship in History or Geography at Dublin City University - applicants with an interest in medieval Ireland are particularly encouraged to apply.

#MedievalSky

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a woman in a blue shirt is drinking from a white cup . ALT: a woman in a blue shirt is drinking from a white cup .

Niche! 😂😂

A paper fortune teller sits beside two dice and a hand of cards, made up of the 3 of Diamonds, 8 of Spades, Ace of Spades, 9 of Clubs, 5 of Hearts, 4 of Clubs, and 6 of Hearts.

I'm collecting children's folklore for a forthcoming podcast theme - what do you remember believing as a kid, or what games did you play? And what do YOUR kids do for rites, games, and stories they pass on? Let me know! forms.gle/D8mLW7q2um5Z...

The list of most relevant themes we identified is: 1. Rhetoric of inevitability and technological determinism: presenting the adoption and use of (generative) AI as a fait accompli. 2. Exaggerated narratives: overstating the general capabilities of the technology, or leaving out that certain seemingly impressive capabilities can only be achieved under very specific experimental conditions. 3. Spurious comparison to human intelligence or Anthropomorphism: presenting AI as if it thinks or reason like a human. 4. Ethics and critical washing: presenting AI as being ethically or critically examined but doing so only superficially and inconsequentially. 5. Wishful thinking and uncertain feasibility: assuming desired outcomes or functionality despite lacking realistic evidence they can be achieved. 6. GenAI is presented as indispensable: portraying AI as essential even when simpler or non-AI solutions are sufficient. 7. Unrealistic and ill-defined conditions: formulating requirements for adoption and use that are functionally impossible or too demanding to be met, psychologically implausible to follow, or set unclear boundaries for acceptable and unacceptable behaviour, which could easily create inconsistencies. 8. Resources as propaganda: resources for students, faculty, and other stakeholders are made available but only for incentivizing different degrees of use of genAI. 9. AI Overkill: Substitution or replacement of tasks for which the technology was not designed; from tutoring to teaching to research, everything must be now with AI, even if it is not adequate. Due to space limitations, rather than discussing all of the themes superficially, this essay addresses only the first four, which, in our view, are the most critical and the most urgently in need of critical scrutiny. T

For all those involved in drafting so-called AI guidelines, but being overwhelmed with nonsense, this is a lifesaver. Great work by Dagmar and Ariel!

Resisting Enchantment and Determinism: How to critically engage with AI university guidelines. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Tough ol' time for art sales of late and I depend solely on it for a living, so if you like anything I do, I'd appreciate if you'd keep me in mind when buying gifts for friends or family. If you hate what I do, I'd appreciate if you'd keep me in mind when buying gifts for enemies or nemeses.

New in "History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes"

Reviving the Óenach: Imbolc - A Two Lecture Seminar & Art Exhibition Launch A In association with Roscommon County Council.

Looking forward to speaking about #StBrigid at Rathcroghan for #Imbolc on Jan 31st

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'The grave included a fully harnessed horse' ... 😍