Archive | September, 2015

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Cool Animation Tells the Story of the Space Station [Video]

Just published by TED-Ed, this animated video tells the story of the International Space Station. [youtube]https://youtu.be/bJ3oTTm_Pdo[/youtube]   TED-Ed: The International Space Station is roughly the size of a six-bedroom house and weighs more than 320 cars — it’s so large that no single rocket could have lifted it into orbit. Instead, it was assembled piece […]

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The Trailer for the New X-Files Mini-Series is Here!

Fox TV has just released the Trailer for the new X-Files mini-series which is due to air in January. [youtube]https://youtu.be/_1SmJUBT5q0[/youtube]   The trailer shows Fox Mulder, played by David Duchovny, apparently getting back in the saddle, as he is recruited and gets a shave and a suit. “I can’t do it alone”, he says, before calling his old partner […]

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Snowden Joins Twitter – Internet Explodes!

Edward Snowden joined Twitter today Can you hear me now? — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 29, 2015 and was immediately granted a verified account. The guys over at Radix must be delighted, as his profile link points to a .press domain  – freedom.press And he’s already poking fun at the NSA: Meanwhile, a thousand people […]

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Social Media and the Super Moon Eclipse

Last night’s lunar eclipse was all over over social media feeds this morning. The eclipse coincided with the moon at perigee – its closest distance from earth, making it appear up to 14% larger in diameter. The coincidence of supermoon (perigee) and blood-red eclipse last occurred in 1982, making last night’s occurrence a spectacular event, with unusually clear […]

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Our new Zoom H6 portable audio recorder for recording Blacknight podcasts

Podcast from the Padded Cell [Audio]

Today’s podcast is recorded in Michele Neylon’s office at Blacknight HQ in Carlow. It’s our first show recorded there since we refurbished it with echo-absorbing acoustic panels. Michele jokes that I’ve put him in “a padded cell” – but the sound quality is hugely improved! Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 34:31; 20MB; […]

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Animals Attack Drones [Video]

Drones (or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to be correct) are a cool technology, but they’re not without concerns about safety and privacy. Recent cases have led to prosecutions in the UK, and here in Ireland companies like Flightpath Consulting offer advice about legal and regulatory requirements. But our friends in the animal kingdom don’t care much for the […]

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Sockies 2015 organiser Damien Mulley, with host Rick O'Shea

Web Awards Finalists Announced – Which Site Is The Most Influential Irish One EVER?

The finalists for the 2015 Realex Payments Web Awards have been announced Apart from the “standard” categories there is also an award for “The Most Influential Irish Website Ever”. This is an award that fascinates me and the shortlist is a very interesting cross-section of new, old, serious and “light”: UCC – they were one of the […]

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