I have been thinking about Bullshit, in its official categorisation. In his short and easy essay “On Bullshit”, the euphoniously-named American philosopher Harry J. Frankfurt posited that a person could say things while neither caring if what they said was true or lies. (The Internet Archive has the whole
Ireland
The Government wants to reduce immigration. This is the Gist.
GDPR
Ireland quietly passed a law in July potentially undermining every EU citizen's protections against law enforcement use of biometrics. This is the Gist.
We're hurtling towards silly season, so let's just have some FF fun. This is the Gist.
Ireland's 100 year government can't change itself, but the country must find a way to change. This is the Gist.
Biometric
Jim O'Callaghan proposes AI powers for the police 'irrespective' of EU Law
Every face is now a registration plate. Detection is less about gathering clues and more about querying databases. Where is our surveilled society bringing us? From Digital Rights Ireland's director Antoin O Lachtnain, this is the Guest Gist.
The Online Safety Code to bring age verification to Internet platforms is heading towards implementation with a fatal flaw.
Ireland's regulators are getting ready to change what we can see and say on the Internet. This is the Gist.
Oh boy, Ireland's new Internet Regulator is super mad that their idea to get people to upload their passports and live selfies to porn sites is being criticised. This is the Gist.
The Irish State announced its new plan to build a porn preference register for most of the EU, amongst other mad things. This is the Gist.
News, data policy, law and the absurdity of life. A round up of what Ireland's talking about.
The Labour Party's problem since Keir Starmer was elected was that it fed itself disinformation and pooped disaffection. This is the Gist.
A report released this week was full of good news about people and bad news about political and media institutions. This is the Gist.
The fuel blockade demonstrated state fragility and inability. This is the Gist.
Seemingly to their own surprise, the Trump administration goes to war with Iran. This is the Gist.
For every action needed, why is there an equal and opposite inaction? This is the Gist.
The UK Labour Party is being run into the ground, thanks to adopting FG's election tactics. This is the Gist.
Four quick and powerful things you can do about X without even putting your phone down.
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
Seamus O'Reilly warns that If AI looked asinine and craven twelve months ago, we're looking at maximum bubbledrive this year. This is the (Guest) Gist.
Sarah Manvel considers Monsters, Men and their 1990s selves by comparing Draculas and Frankensteins from then and now. This is The (Guest) Gist.
Yesterday’s plan to control internet has already dwindled down to a pilot, with no MyGovID integration. This is the Gist.
Patrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one. This is the Gist.