Take a cheesy romantic adventure story with some corny dialogue and ridiculous costumes, then bring in an Oscar-winning composer and let him transform your film into an epic. What would Star Wars be without John Williams’ wonderful score? Well … awkward, I guess. In fairness, though, if you were going to have a medals ceremony, you’d probably […]
Archive | October, 2014
Khan Academy Maths Learning Sweeps Ireland
We interviewed Sean O’Sullivan earlier this year as he was launching Mathletes, the Maths competition for Irish schools which uses the Khan Academy online learning games. It went on to become a big success, as this video shows: Related articles Online maths teaching tool tailored to suit Irish curriculum Sean O’Sullivan launches €20k Mathletes […]
Satellite Broadband can Cut the Digital Divide [Audio]
Today’s podcast is an interview with Patrick Sullivan, an economic development consultant who has worked on broadband strategy in Wales and Ireland. He’s part of a partnership of organisations behind Project SABER (SAtellite Broadband for European Regions), which is making the case for satellite broadband as part of the solution to reducing the digital divide. Click on […]
Steve Cooney’s Sexy Slip Jig [Video]
Steve Cooney is a legend in Irish traditional music. Originally from Australia, he’s lived here for over 30 years, playing and composing, collaborating and creating. If you’re looking for Irish language material for young children, I highly recommend this storytelling CD and book, not just for the rich Kerry Irish, but also for Cooney’s amazing musical […]
Netflix Announce Four Film Deal with Adam Sandler
Following on from this week’s announcement that the new Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon film will co-premiere on Netflix and in IMAX theatres, it’s been announced that Adam Sandler has signed an exclusive deal with Netflix for distribution of four films. Although Sandler’s films have grossed more than $3 billion globally at the box office, recent releases have […]
‘Ello, ‘Ello, What ‘Ave We ‘Ere Then?
There’s a new social network in town, one which promises not to advertise to you or to sell your data. It’s called Ello, and it’s still very much “under construction“. So, do we need another social network? Well apparently 40,000 people are signing up per hour: and it’s still invitation-only. Much of Ello’s initial growth has […]
Guy Faints Three Times on a Fairground Ride
This lad has my sympathy. It’s bad enough losing consciousness on a fairground ride, but to do it three times, and wake up screaming each time. HT: Newstalk.
Video: ‘Net Visionary’ Mark Little explains The Vision Thing
Mark Little was an inspiring winner of the Dot IE Net Visionary Award on Friday night. There’s been a lot positive comment on the video of his speech, and that of IIA CEO Joan Mulvihill. Afterwards he gave an interview to Technology.ie. I reminded him that, when he founded Storyful, nobody knew what a “social media news agency” was. […]