You wouldn’t normally expect to watch a trailer for a book, but here’s the “trailer” for Trust Me I’m Lying by Ryan Holiday [youtube]http://youtu.be/BIzWRTCMk0k[/youtube] Holiday’s book goes on release tomorrow in the US and it’s a book I’d highly recommend you grab a copy of ASAP if you’re interested in media, both online and offline. […]
Nacho Amadoz was sitting down to dinner at his home in Barcelona, when the Skype call came through from Ireland. “This call is being recorded”, he heard them say, “you’re on the Technology.ie podcast.” Normally we prepare our guests days in advance, but not this time. Credit to Nacho for being gracious in the face […]
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When something breaks people get upset. When the thing that’s broken is your bank, then people get very angry (understandly). They also get to post some rather amusing memes about the issue. The recent Ulster bank technical issues is no different. Here are a couple of the better ones: From Hairy Baby: From Twitter user […]
The EU Parliament voted earlier today against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The final vote was crystal clear with 478 MEPs opposed against a mere 39 in favour with 165 abstentions. Ireland signed ACTA several months ago, so where does that leave us if it’s not supported at the EU level? Related articles EU […]
In the past few days several well known internet companies and thought leaders have launched the “Declaration of Internet Freedom“. Rather than try to explain it here’s the actual text which I think speaks for itself: Declaration We stand for a free and open Internet. We support transparent and participatory processes for making Internet policy […]
Nokia might not be the coolest phone handset maker out there at the moment, but they do have the odd bit of news that is semi-interesting. At the moment they’re running an offer where they’ll give you a free pair of Monster Purity headphones if you buy a Nokia Lumia 800. The headphones look pretty […]
