The Tiananmen Square Massacre and Taiwan

The Tiananmen Square Massacre and Taiwan

On June 5th, 1989, I, along with much of the rest of the world, watched the news transfixed by footage of an ordinary-looking man who stood up to a line of military tanks. For six weeks, starting on April 15th, students and workers had held 

If You Could Force Someone to Feel Your Pain, Should You?

If You Could Force Someone to Feel Your Pain, Should You?

I asked Google Gemini a question involving ethics. I thought the answer was interesting. I’ve done zero research on it. Didn’t check if the citations or anything are correct. I’m just cutting and pasting it here. This is not a piece about AI. This is 

Affordable Housing Is Not Some Impossible Dream

Affordable Housing Is Not Some Impossible Dream

We have a housing crisis in Ireland. The two key aspects of this crisis are: There is an inadequate supply of housing, and there hasn’t been for years now.  The cost of buying or renting accommodation keeps rising. For many people, housing is their biggest 

End the Blockade – No More Excuses

End the Blockade – No More Excuses

Criminal Complicity: Our World’s Inaction on the Abduction and Abuse of Flotilla Activists This week, over 420 human rights activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla were kidnapped by Israeli authorities in international waters, transported to a prison, and treated in a humiliating, degrading, and abusive 

Could shopping apps be changed to stop me accidentally ordering the wrong thing?

Could shopping apps be changed to stop me accidentally ordering the wrong thing?

I’m not as dotty as this request may make me sound. I just think it would be really helpful. Let me tell you more about what I want and why. Do you have a list of things you must avoid due to allergies, intolerances or