Can’t Get an Apple Watch? Never Mind – Just Build an Apple II Watch Instead!
Apple Watch goes on view today in the US UK and other countries – but not yet in Ireland. But here’s a fun project to design an build an anachronistic Apple II Watch – a device that never was! Amateur electronics designer Aleator777 spent about 3 weeks designing and building his tongue-in-cheek timepiece. He’s even written […]
YouTube Ad-Free Paid Subscription Option is Coming Soon
Tired of ads on YouTube? Soon you may be able to pay to get rid of them. YouTube is preparing to launch a new Paid subscription service which will allow users to pay a monthly fee to use the service without ads. The move follows consultation with users and content creators, beta trials of the YouTube Music Key service, and feedback from […]
Netflix Reveals Trailer for Exclusive New Comedy Starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin [Video]
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin reunite in the all-new trailer for the Netflix original series: Grace and Frankie. The series premieres on Friday, May 8 exclusively on Netflix. In Grace and Frankie, Jane Fonda (“Grace”) and Lily Tomlin (“Frankie”) star as two women whose lives are suddenly turned upside down when their husbands reveal they are […]
The One Millionth Tweet in the Irish Language
The one millionth tweet in the Irish language was sent this week, reports Tuairisc.ie. Beannachtaí na Cásca daoibh go léir ó Gleann Cholm Cille. http://t.co/yh4fX6jtwM — Oideas Gael (@OideasGael) April 5, 2015 Oideas Gael, which runs Irish language holidays and courses for adults in Gleann Colmcille, Co. Donegal, sent the tweet above, cross-posted from Facebook, wishing their 1434 […]
Technology Drives Efficiency in Dairy Expansion – An Interview with Dr Edmond Harty [Audio]
On April 1, the EU lifted the quota system for dairy production which had been in place for over 30 years. Now European dairy farmers are permitted to produce as much milk as they can sell. Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney called it “the biggest policy change for rural Ireland that we’ve seen in a lifetime“. So what […]
John Oliver Interviews Edward Snowden
Last night’s episode of “Last Week Tonight” was longer than normal due to John Oliver doing a special segment on government surveillance. The segment included a lengthy in person interview with Edward Snowden that John Oliver recorded in Moscow. As he has done in the past, Oliver managed to put government surveillance into context in […]
First There was a Guinea Pig Bridge, Then a YouTube Video, Now a Song!
The next time someone says “what has the Internet ever done for us“, show them this video. I rest my case 🙂 Beannachtaí na Cásca – Happy Easter! HT: Boing Boing
HTC Unveils Feature-Rich HTC One M8s
HTC Corporation announced the HTC One M8s yesterday. It features an all-metal curved body and a 5” Full HD screen made from Corning® Gorilla® Glass to provide a tough, damage-resistant display. “The HTC One M8s combines the quality ergonomics and design of the award-winning HTC One M8 with great sound and photo features to deliver […]
Digital Rights Europe Conference will Focus on Practicalities [Audio]
Blacknight is sponsoring the inaugural Digital Rights Europe Conference, in Dublin on April 15 (and we’re giving a 50% discount on the tickets – see below!) Antóin Ó Lachtnáin is on the organising team and he joins us on today’s podcast. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 16:47; 10MB; MP3. Digital Rights Ireland is an […]
‘Very Realistic Young Adult Fiction’ is Not a Thing – Should it Be?
Young Adult fiction is a twenty-first century phenomenon. Of course books aimed at kids and young adults isn’t new, but the enthusiasm with which it is celebrated by the young and not so young is certainly a mark of our times. I’m a geek, not a literature critic (dammit, Jim!) so I’m not going to go into the relative […]