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Grok3 AI: Urban abandonments and dereliction citizen journalism, can you find this and make a report

1 post 15 web pages Citizen Journalism Report: Urban Abandonments and Dereliction Urban abandonment and dereliction—the decay of buildings, vacant lots, and neglected infrastructure—represent a growing issue in cities worldwide. These neglected spaces harm community well-being, lower property values, and … Continue reading

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Source: Mother Jones. Trumpian Chaos Has Infected the Planet’s Most Remote Research Outpost: Antarctica

Skip to main content Trumpian Chaos Has Infected the Planet’s Most Remote Research Outpost: Antarctica “There’s a sense of unease on the station like people have never felt before.” Advertise with Mother Jones Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star visited Palmer Station, … Continue reading

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New Atlas: Meta’s undersea cable to be longer than the Earth is round

Telecommunications Meta’s undersea cable to be longer than the Earth is round By David Szondy March 01, 2025 Laying the shore end of the Meta cable Meta View 2 Images Meta (formerly Facebook) plans to build the world’s longest undersea cable … Continue reading

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BBC News. We forget too easily about people who are in care homes for the elderly; and sometimes young people who have sustained brain injury or for other reasons. Think about this.

Banksy the alpaca brings excitement to care home residents 21 September 2024ShareSave Shariqua Ahmed BBC News, Peterborough Residents at a care home have spent an afternoon with some unusual visitors – a group of alpacas, including one called Banksy. Gorefield … Continue reading

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Fast Company Impact: Mark’s Zuckerberg’s nonprofit is funding this experiment to build cheaper backyard homes. Comment: Ireland encouraging children to use parents home site … what can we learn from Mark Zuckerberg?

02-26-2025 IMPACT Mark’s Zuckerberg’s nonprofit is funding this experiment to build cheaper backyard homes The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is investing $750,000 in BuildCasa, which aims to add more affordable housing in residential areas. [Image: Donovan Adesoro/BuildCasa] BY Patrick Sisson3 minute read … Continue reading

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2015: Do we recall? Germanwings crash: Co-pilot Lubitz ‘researched suicide’

Germanwings crash: Co-pilot Lubitz ‘researched suicide’ Share The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing the Germanwings jet in the French Alps had researched suicide methods and the security of cockpit doors, German prosecutors said. Internet searches from the week before the … Continue reading

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Decoding the Knowledge: How Taxi Drivers Think Differently From AI. Q

Decoding the Knowledge: How Taxi Drivers Think Differently From AI. Comment: Pre TBI great ability to visualise and find my way but this disappeared and it took me decades to understand it somewhat. Aphantasia is partially responsibile but spatial/intuitive explains … Continue reading

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New Atlas: Saudi Arabia opens world’s longest driverless transit system. Comment: Tourism in Ireland – the Greens are gone apart from 1 but that does not stop other politicians thinks with lateral/global thought function. What can be learned from this? Former Tourism Ireland, Niall Gibbons moved to Tourism in Saudi Arabia. Gibbons has been hired by Neom Tourism, an agency set up by Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, to promote a new smart city on the Red Sea coast.

Show Search https://bb51c8730607fab3b2be23f5b90fffde.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html Architecture Saudi Arabia opens world’s longest driverless transit system By Adam Williams December 02, 2024 Zaha Hadid Architects’ KAFD Metro Station, pictured, is a key station in Saudi Arabia’s new Riyadh Metro, which is hailed as the world’s … Continue reading

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Fast Company Compass: Ireland we have a deluge of derelict potential homes; what can we learn from Scotland?

10-29-2024 IMPACT How Scotland is bringing new life to old, abandoned homes What if you could create housing without starting from scratch? [Photo: courtesy SEHP] BY MaryLou Costa and Reasons to be Cheerful5 minute read An abandoned fisherman’s cottage on a remote Scottish … Continue reading

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Nostalgia: Ireland 1950’s. Pickow’s photos capture the capital and its people at a time when modernisation and internationalisation were gathering pace

How Dublin looked in the 1950s’ photos of George Pickow Updated / Thursday, 17 Oct 2024 09:57 By Barry Houlihan RTÉ Brainstorm More fromRTÉ Brainstorm Analysis: Pickow’s photos capture the capital and its people at a time when modernisation and internationalisation were … Continue reading

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