I called into Michele’s office to record today’s podcast (30:58, 18MB, MP3). I haven’t seen him in several weeks, so there was a lot to catch up on after his visits to Latin America, the USA, Stockholm, Germany and the ICANN meeting in Singapore. That event was dominated by the announcement that the US government […]
I’ve been blogging for over 10 years. I know a lot of bloggers. But apparently I’ve been deceived. An upcoming film with the rather grandiose title of “American Blogger” will put the record straight! Here’s the trailer: If you want to see the rest of the film you’ll have to wait until June .. .. […]
The choice of a typeface is usually a matter of context. What’s right for a flyer advertising a funfair is wrong for an auditor’s report. Mostly, it’s a matter of taste, and design professionals generally favour a broad palette of fonts, but for many years there has been broad agreement on one point: it’s never […]
Congratulations to Dr Dennis Jennings, who is among 24 people inducted today by The Internet Society, to The Internet Hall of Fame. Dr Jennings is the first Irishman to be included in the Hall of Fame, which is an annual award recognising the contributions of people in the categories of Pioneers’ Circle, Innovators and Global Connectors. Dr Jennings is […]
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) announced this morning its ruling with respect to the Data Retention Directive. And they’ve ruled – “The Court of Justice declares the Data Retention Directive to be invalid” Here’s the release: [spiderpowa-pdf src=”https://technology.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ecj-dr-ruling.pdf”]The Court of Justice declares the Data Retention Directive to be invalid So what does that mean? […]
Earlier this year Bill Gates posted his annual letter from the Gates Foundation, with some very encouraging data on the impact of philanthropy and development aid on poverty and quality of life. Last month, he and his wife Melinda took part in an interview with Chris Anderson on stage at TED. They talked about the […]
I love this. It’s the kind of thing scientists talk about on their lunch break. Then they spend the rest of the afternoon working it out![youtube]http://youtu.be/w8I25H3bnNw[/youtube] OK – so this ‘up-close moon-sized mirror’ thing is cool (if a little scary), but I’d still really like to know what kind of satellite actually would create a disco-ball […]
Hootsuite have released a very clever homage to Game of Thrones – “A Game of Social Thrones”: The fourth season of Game of Thrones airs from tomorrow on HBO (US) and Monday on Sky Atlantic HD (Ireland and UK)
Tá an Dr John Walsh ina Léachtóir le Gaeilge in Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh agus tá taighde ar leith ar siúl aige i láthair na huaire ar idé-eolaíocht agus spreagadh ‘nuachainteoirí’ mionteangacha, daoine nár tógadh leis na teangacha sin ach a labhraíonn iad go líofa agus go rialta. Labhair sé liom ar phodchraoladh na seachtaine seo. […]
He’s been a global business leader in a successful career with Silicon Valley multinationals, and he’s well known to many in Ireland as an investor on Dragon’s Den. Now Barry O’Sullivan has got out of the leather chair and is going to work as CEO of his new startup based in Galway city: Altocloud.[youtube]http://youtu.be/3mjJg3vyZVE[/youtube] Altocloud […]
