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Northern Ireland and Roscommon
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In 2020, a student heard about object permanence in his undergrad psychology course. Object permanence is an early developmental stage when children come to understand that an object is still there, even when they can’t see it. It is acquired around the age of 18 months. Without it, we’d be profoundly disabled. Dogs have object permanence - if they didn’t, they would not chase after balls.
That student made a TikTok video, claiming that object permanence was actually a symptom of his ADHD. He said when he couldn’t see things anymore, it was like they did not exist for him. Others picked it up and more videos appeared. It spread. Blog posts were written which described fairly typical forgetfulness, and called it object permanence. Walk into a room and forget what you came for? Perhaps you lack object permanence, and therefore have ADHD. The more it was talked about, the wider it spread. Infographics appeared. Losing your keys could, apparently, be a sign of poor object permanence.
By 2025, parents were telling me that their teens had poor object permanence, and that’s why they couldn’t keep up with friends.
By 2026, author and influencer Alex Partridge wrote in his bestselling book that object permanence was a symptom of ADHD.
Object permanence went from one undergraduate’s TikTok video to mainstream acceptance within a few years. Most people now have no idea where it came from, or what the original concept of object permanence was. It’s become part of ADHD.
And that’s how new ideas are emerging and gaining credibility in neurodivergence. No science, no scrutiny - all it takes is a TikTok post and a catchy name.
Owen Chevalier tracked the evolution of object permanence in his paper, referenced below.
Are there other terms like this that you’ve noticed emerging?
Chevalier, O. (2024). "It starts on TikTok": Looping effects and the impact of social media on psychiatric terms. Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology, 31(2).
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Spotted outside the church in Kilfenora, Co. Clare.
“Do not follow Sat-Nav.”
Wasn’t sure if it was a command from God or the exasperated locals. I asked in the shop. Council got sick of pulling tourist cars out of ditches after being sent the wrong way (right of the church).
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Aalo Atomics took a full-scale reactor critical at Idaho National Lab 19 minutes after the U.S. turned 250.
It’s game changer for accelerated electrification
From Founding in 2023 to Fission in 2026 , Aalo on Track to Become the Preeminent Nuclear Power Source for Modern AI Data Centers
Why it matters
• it was built at full commercial dimensions and fuel load (not a downsized test article).
• Entirely self-contained own facility, own procedures, own crew (no borrowing existing infrastructure).
• Uses standard 5% LEU fuel that already exists at scale (avoids the HALEU supply bottleneck that blocks every other advanced design).
The trigger is 2027, when the Aalo-X delivers full-power electricity sufficient to run a data center.
From there the implications compound:
• Order reactors in 2028 you’ll be online by 2031 (five years ahead of a new AP1000 you break ground on today).
• Each subsequent unit rolls off cheaper than the last via robotic assembly-line production.
• Nuclear becomes price-competitive with coal and gas at scale, starting with AI power demand.
The full write-up:
eriktownsend.substack.com/p/…
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To every father reading this:
The world is loud with confusion, but your kids need something clearer from you. Be present. Speak truth. Love without apology. Sacrifice without keeping score.
You’re not just raising children. You are shaping souls and pushing back against a culture that tells them nothing matters. Keep going. The next generation is watching how men lead.
Happy Father’s Day to every dad still in the fight. You matter more than you know.
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All these buildings are currently under construction in Budapest
Beauty enriches a city - Hungary is leading the way in architecture
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Over the last couple of months I have had the privilege of getting to know Don Tidey and his wife Barbara. Don is one of the most remarkable people I have ever met. When the Provisional IRA kidnapped him in 1983, they kidnapped a man who was far more a soldier than they ever were. irishtimes.com/culture/books…
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- Engineer: I invented this new thing. I call it a ballpen 🖊️
- TwitterSphere: OMG, people could write horrible things with it, like misinformation, propaganda, hate speech. Ban it now!
- Writing Doomers: imagine if everyone can get a ballpen. This could destroy society. There should be a law against using ballpen to write hate speech. regulate ballpens now!
- Pencil industry mogul: yeah, ballpens are very dangerous. Unlike pencil writing which is erasable, ballpen writing stays forever. Government should require a license for pen manufacturers.
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If 5,000 people is a mandate for Irish unity, I dread to think what 400,000 buying tickets to see Garth Brooks last month is a mandate for!
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I wrote something on the Northern Ireland’s rancorous centenary. marcusleroux.medium.com/i-re…
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The next ten years of sculpture and 3-D design are going to be amazing.
High-resolution 3-D printers that can be had for $300, paired with the steady improvement/accessibility of modeling tools, is a "Florence in the 1490s" kind of confluence.
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The fact that billions of working men and women must sacrifice 40+ years of their time, energy, health, and focus to gain access to fiat currencies that central bank entities can replicate with a key stroke is injustice on the largest scale humanity has ever seen.
It is theft.
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I’m delighted my friend Ian Major is recovering after a very close shave with Covid & grateful that he allowed me to tell his story. He reveals how a £20 oximeter device helped to save his life & could help others who may be seriously ill but don’t know it belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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In the absence of clarity this morning, a reminder that if we want food and drink, medicines and electricity, safe hospitals and communities, then we need our factories open including those who operate 24/7 and 365 days per year
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In these times we need to make a conscious effort to support the wee shops, the locally owned shops. Before they are gone forever..
Two days trading left until we’re forced to close for a fortnight.
If you’re getting book anxiety don’t worry, you can still get a limited range of new books from Tesco and Asda, as COVID-19 is so perceptive it knows not to go to those shops 😉 #CleverCovid
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Friend got a taxi to work today.
Driver broke down over latest lockdown. Yesterday worked 14 hrs for £15. Last week made £70. He’s 5 months in mortgage arrears. Kids go to school w/ bread & beetroot sandwiches. Has sold car, tv & most furniture. Kids sit on deck chairs at home.
