Who Made Wikipedia the Judge on ‘Monkey Selfie’ Copyright?
Out of respect for David Slater's copyright, we are not using his photo. This is a stock image of a celebes crested macaque. If a monkey picks up your camera and takes a selfie: who owns the
Irish Genius Hacker Inspires new US TV Series
"Sorry to be the bearer of bad news: your son is a genius", says the character Walter O'Brien in the pilot of the new drama series Scorpion, which will premier on CBS next month. It tells
BBC Reports on Dairymaster and the Happy Cows
Many of the farmers I know are born engineers: witness the enthusiasm for machinery, both vintage and cutting-edge, at summer agriculture shows around the country. But as this BBC report suggests, the most successful agricultural entrepreneurs are sympathetic to nature as
Rosetta Spacecraft Catches Comet after 10 Year Chase
This week, the Rosetta spacecraft reached the destination it's been working towards since its launch in 2004, and for many years before that: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. On RTÉ's Drivetime on Wednesday, Kevin O'Rourke of The Planetary Society, pointed out that this project
Four Lads in a Mini, Four Days in Ireland
It's not California, as Michele and I discussed yesterday, but that doesn't change the fact that Ireland is having a fantastic, sunny, showery summer. Talk to any farmer: they're delighted with the weather. Driving through Tipperary yesterday
Promiscuous Mode [Audio]
Conn and Michele recorded a podcast (37:19; 34MB; MP3) in Michele's office at Blacknight HQ this afternoon. We discuss the Russian Blogging Crackdown and the recent US court ruling that Microsoft must hand over data on a server located
