Mastodawn

Jimmy Dowds Jul 23, 2025

Consequences of alcohol labeling delay will be felt by ordinary Irish people every day.

https://alcoholireland.ie/press-release-consequences-of-alcohol-labelling-delay-will-be-felt-by-ordinary-irish-people-every-day/

Press release: Consequences of alcohol labelling delay will be felt by ordinary Irish people every day - Alcohol Action Ireland

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, 23 July 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, is disappointed with the news that the government has taken a decision to delay the introduction of alcohol health information labelling, which had been scheduled for May next year, until 2028. Alcohol labelling is a […]

Alcohol Action Ireland

Jimmy Dowds Jul 23, 2025

Dr. John Barentine FRAS Jul 23, 2025

#Pittsburgh, #Pennsylvania, is replacing over 33,000 high-pressure sodium #streetlights with dimmable, 2700K white LED luminaires, which are "projected to save about $942,000 a year in energy costs while tackling #LightPollution."

Pittsburgh "plans to dim the new lights between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m., which will save energy and money, and, according to the city, cause less harm to migratory birds, urban wildlife and humans."

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/pennsylvania-pittsburgh-light-pollution.html

#DarkSkies #Cities #Sustainability

Why This Pennsylvania City Put Its Streetlights on a Dimmer

After passing a Dark Sky ordinance to curb light pollution and save energy, Pittsburgh is installing adjustable streetlights.

The New York Times

Jimmy Dowds May 15, 2025

Great weekend on Lough Derg at the first Drascombe rally this season.

Jimmy Dowds May 8, 2025

Nicolas Borboën May 8, 2025

🐸 Rybbit — open-source and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics that is 10x more intuitive. https://www.rybbit.io/

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #GoogleAnalytics #Alternative #Analytics #PrivacyFirst

Rybbit - Privacy-First Web Analytics Platform

Open-source, privacy-focused web analytics platform. Track your website performance without compromising user privacy.

Rybbit

Jimmy Dowds May 7, 2025

Self Build Wind Turbine Training in Ireland

Eight Day Workshop
After two successful courses we are adding three more. These will be held during the week instead of the weekend, from Tuesday to Friday, two weeks running.
The dates are:
July 1st - 4th, July 8th - 11th.
July 22nd - 25th, July 29th - Aug 1st.
Aug 19th - 22nd, Aug 26th - 29th.

Location: Roscommon Town, Co Roscommon Ireland

To sign up go to https://offgrid.ie

Offgrid Workshops

Jimmy Dowds Apr 25, 2025

Working Class History Apr 25, 2025

#OtD 25 Apr 1974 Portugal's fascist dictatorship was overthrown by military coup. Workers then took over factories and farms in ‘the Carnation revolution' as people adorned troops with carnations. Learn more in our podcast episodes 41-42: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e41-42-the-portuguese-revolution/

E41-42: The Portuguese revolution

Double podcast episode about the Portuguese revolution of 1974-5, also known as the Carnation Revolution, which overthrew the Portuguese empire and the right-wing Estado Novo regime.

Working Class History

Jimmy Dowds Apr 25, 2025

nixCraft 🐧Apr 25, 2025

Me: After using Windows 11 for two hours and returning to the Linux desktop:

#linux #meme

Jimmy Dowds Apr 25, 2025

Kat O’Brien Apr 25, 2025

A good piece in the New York Times on Madrid’s biggest homeowner, Blackstone, and the problem of private equity firms owning so many homes in Spain and contributing to the housing crisis. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/realestate/spain-rents-prices-homes.html
#housing #rent #spain

Madrid’s Biggest Landlord? U.S. Investment Firms

As private equity firms assert control over much of Spain’s housing, thousands face the threat of eviction.

The New York Times

Jimmy Dowds Apr 24, 2025

Donncha Ó Caoimh Apr 24, 2025

Red Cans and Boat Plans

Twenty years ago, I visited Baltimore in Co Cork and photographed these people coming from a boat in the harbour. They were in great form, with smiles all around. :)

https://inphotos.org/2025/04/24/red-cans-and-boat-plans/

#photo #photography #Cork #Ireland #Baltimore

Red Cans and Boat Plans

Twenty years ago, I visited Baltimore in Co Cork and photographed these people coming from a boat in the harbour. They were in great form, with smiles all around. :)

In Photos dot Org

Jimmy Dowds Apr 23, 2025

European Commission Apr 23, 2025

📚 “To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” - Victor Hugo

Today is World Book and Copyright Day. Publishing is one of the largest cultural industries in Europe, with 575 000 books published every year.

Books inspire, spark curiosity, and broaden horizons. Under Creative Europe, we want to help people access the richness and diversity of European literature.

Find out more: https://europa.eu/!MhQmBr

Books and Publishing

The main objectives of the Creative Europe programme for the books and publishing sector are to increase the circulation and linguistic diversity of literary works in Europe and beyond, diversify the audience of European literature and strengthen the competitiveness of the sector.

Culture and Creativity