Darren Ross

@dazzaross
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From Sunderland, in London. Fintech (insurtech) full stack developer by day, writer and theatre lover by night. Also @dazzaross on BlueSky and Pixelfed.
Websitehttps://linktr.ee/dazzaross
The Hour of Absinthehttps://www.waterstones.com/book/the-hour-of-absinthe/nina-s-studer/9780228022206
The Irish President’s sister has been kidnapped by Israeli pirates in the Mediterranean. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41846880.html
Dr Margaret Connolly, sister of President Catherine Connolly, 'kidnapped by Israel' say flotilla organisers

Flotilla organisers say Dr Connolly was on one of 10 boats intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces on Monday morning

Irish Examiner

We have yet to normalize booing billionaires in public, but we should definitely start.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/17/if-youre-giving-a-commencement-speech-in-2026-maybe-dont-mention-ai/

If you’re giving a commencement speech in 2026, maybe don’t mention AI | TechCrunch

It's tough to get graduating students excited about a future shaped by artificial intelligence.

TechCrunch
Wir legen los mit dem neuen digitalen Arbeitsplatz in der #Staatskanzlei der @landesregierung und stellen von #Windows auf #Linux um.
Und für alle die zweifeln: Unser Rollout Team hat den Druck von Plakaten in Auftrag gegeben, wer sich in Behörden auskennt weiß, die meinen es ernst!
#DigitaleSouveränität
@CIO
Instant AI answers can trivialise human intelligence, warns Royal Observatory
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2023l60370o
AI could make humans less intelligent, warns Royal Observatory

Paddy Rodgers said the Observatory's rich history showed the power of human knowledge and the need to avoid "dependence" on AI.

BBC News
Slow worm photographed in my garden a couple of years ago. #wildlife #photography

So, let me get this straight.

You walked into a spiderweb, destroyed the spiders home, scattered its dinner everywhere, and somehow, you’re the victim?

You ever start browsing the internet and think, "Yeah, I'd love if I had to upload my ID to check out this cool new site." We didn't think so. EFF is fighting back against bogus age verification laws across the globe. You can support our fight today: https://eff.org/spring
Claw Back Your Privacy

Support free expression and fight the mass surveillance used for control and intimidation.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Octopus Mosaic in Pompeii, Italy

#Art

2026 in a nutshell:

"The richest man on Earth killed the poorest children."

Another reason we should get rid of the super rich, one way or another

#TaxTheRich #US #Musk #USAID #Trump

Today is #DeleteWhatsAppDay 🚮

Five years after WhatsApp’s controversial privacy policy change, Meta is expected to become the world’s largest digital ad company, making it more important than ever to question data-driven business models: https://threema.com/bp/deletewhatsappday-more-relevant-than-ever