December 2009
7 posts
Now Is It Facebook’s Microsoft Moment? Source: daggle.com I came close to killing my Facebook account this week. As I delved even deeper to the supposed privacy I have or don’t have on the service, I wondered why on earth I even have an account at all. And I kept thinking of Anil Dash’s post earlier this year, Google’s Microsoft Moment. … Crazy facebook privacy settings you probably...
Dec 12th
Fun Biz Markie commercial for TuneUp Boing Boing Source: www.boingboing.net I’ve always gotten a kick out of Biz Markie. He reminds me of a cartoon character. That’s why he’s such a great fit on Yo Gabba Gabba! where he does the “Biz’s Beat Of The Day” segments! I was delighted … Greatest advert ever...
Dec 11th
BBC - Ethical Man blog: A flight that almost cost me my marriage Source: www.bbc.co.uk The blog of the BBC’s Ethical Man - Justin Rowlatt - who’s travelling across America looking at efforts to combat global warming. Dear anti-flight campaigners, STFU you short sighted prats.
Dec 7th
BBC News - Eye fears over holy shrine ‘visions’ Source: news.bbc.co.uk An Irish eye surgeon has said an “unprecedented” rise in the number of cases of an eye condition could be directly related to people staring at the sun at a holy shrine. Some argue humans have stopped evolving, but this looks like natural selection at work to me.
Dec 7th
Impotent futurism: the design of Allende’s cyber-utopian boondoggle Boing Boing Source: www.boingboing.net Greg Borenstein sez, “This is a video version of a paper I delivered with Jem Axelrod at the 2009 PAMLA Conference about Project Cybersyn, an early 70s socialist pseudo-internet built by British cyberneticist Stafford Beer in Chile. … Fascinating video about Chilian...
Dec 6th
The Boards.ie stand-up comedy night, Saturday December 5 – Boards.ie blog Source: blog.boards.ie Boards.ie members are having a laugh for charity this Saturday, at the second Boards.ie stand-up comedy night in aid of The Santa Strike Force. It’s on in Cassidy’s Bar on Westmoreland St, Dublin 2, with doors at 19:30 and the show itself kicking off at 20:30. … is on stage at the Boards.ie...
Dec 5th
Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1, Dublin City Centre - Apartment to let Source: www.daft.ie Apartment to let at Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1, Dublin City Centre Still looking for somewhere to live, lots of nice 2 beds coming online for 800 euro a month (e.g: below). Get in touch if you’re interested!
Dec 3rd