January 2012
1 post
2011 A New Thing Every Day
In 2011 I resolved to learn something new every day. Sadly, I didn’t. In fact, I probably forgot more things than I learned, which leaves me at a net loss for 2011. I’m hoping to recoup some of this in 2012. Here are some of the fascinating facts I learned in 2011:
January 7. The Scottish term ‘ned’ is actually an acronym derived from Non-Educated Delinquent. 10. The...
February 2009
3 posts
Jack Straw's article on civil liberties (the week... →
Yeesh →
UK companies pull a fast one in Dublin →
January 2009
2 posts
Digital Media Predictions for 2009 →
James Meek on Economic Downturn →
Brilliant as usual.
December 2008
2 posts
TD's get a well-deserved break and a little... →
Watch
November 2008
4 posts
Publishers resist Bush memoir →
Bush caught lying over favourite childhood book →
WatchThe Matrix running on Windows XP
FBI's file on Albert Einstien →
October 2008
5 posts
Philip Hensher: Stockhausen for Ever →
Bjork: Why I Love Stockhausen →
40 different ways to play the Super Mario theme →
SNES Game Cover Art Gallery →
September 2008
35 posts
Bertie's Bonuses →
More financial chicanery from Ireland’s politicial masterminds.
‘And it was also revealed that two sacked junior ministers are only €29-a-week worse off due to the severance package put in place for them.’
61 Nobel Laureates Endorse Obama →
Book spines arranged to make sentences →
Archbishop talks some sense, shocker! →
“One of the ironies about this financial crisis is that it makes action on poverty look utterly achievable. It would cost five billion US dollars to save six million children’s lives.
“World leaders could find 140 times that amount for the banking system in a week. How can they tell us that action for the poorest is too expensive?”
Left-wing celebs on financial crisis →
Bertie Lodges 30k after meeting developer →
That money was just resting in my account.
1.3 Million for TD's Tuck Shop →
When the revolution comes these fat-cats will be first against the wall, with a great big gooey Moro clutched between their stubby little fingers.
David Foster Wallace on Updike →
David Foster Wallace on Roger Federer as Religious... →
David Foster Wallace (RIP)
Add Cowbell and Christoper Walken samples to any... →
The Evolution of Some National Flags →
Rating the Futursits: Looking back on predictions... →
Sarah Palin: 9 Days Without an Interview...and... →
Gov. Sarah Palin won’t subject herself to any tough questions from reporters “until the point in time when she’ll be treated with respect and deference.” - Don’t hold your breath!
The following comments are also insightful: “Are you, or have you at any time ever been, a member of the Alaskan Independence Party?”
The first reporter to ask her that...
McCain-Palin Slogans →
iSketch: A New Threat to My Productivity →
I spend enough time procrastinating online as it is, online pictionary was the last thing I needed.
WatchThis sketch on the origin of the internet is very funny. It made me LMAO.
8 Most Obnoxious Internet Commentors →
Irish politicians rake in the filthy lucre too →
Compare this to how much politicians in other countries are paid. Some back benchers get more than presidents of other countries. How can a country with such a relatively small population afford this during a recession? Answer: they can’t.
Electric picnic acts rake it in →
Money well spent?
Simon Schama on Obama →