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Oct 7, 2025
Owning an Amazon Fire 8 tablet can feel like being trapped inside Amazon's ecosystem. The device, running its heavily modified Fire OS, is filled with preinstalled apps, ads, and constant prompts to use Amazon services. All of which slow it down and make it frustrating to use. Even blocking over-the-air updates is no longer possible, as Amazon locks users into its system. What should have been a simple tablet for kids ends up being a sluggish, ad-heavy billboard for Amazon's products instead of a clean Android experience.
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Aug 12, 2025
I strongly oppose the EU’s “Chat Control” proposal, which would require scanning all private digital communications, including encrypted messages, without suspicion or consent. This kind of blanket surveillance undermines privacy, weakens encryption, violates fundamental rights under Articles 7 and 8 of the EU Charter, and sets dangerous global precedents while doing little to improve child protection.
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Jul 1, 2025
I'll be honest - I never thought I'd be that person. You know, the one always rattling off book recommendations, banging on about their latest read like it's changed their life, and casually dropping author names like they're old mates. But here I am. Somehow this year, I've found meself reading more than I have in ages. And I'm absolutely loving it.
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Apr 30, 2025
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Apr 23, 2025
Growing up, I was a skinny kid; wearing oversized t-shirts, and a metabolism that ran like a greyhound. That all changed when we moved villages, landing in a place where my family ran an Irish pub and restaurant. Food was everywhere. Chips with everything. Rich stock in the gravy. Deep-fried this and farmer-portioned that. Slowly but surely, I started gaining weight - not out of neglect, but out of proximity. The food was often healthy but the portion sizes enormous. Ketchup on all the things, I ate everything at all times.