Monthly Archives: November 2010

Happy Thanksgiving!

Take it easy with the frozen turkeys.

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Yes, This Actually Happened

In the midst of the debate on the Irish bailout and the crumbling government, our Dail took a brief timeout to welcome the North Korean ambassador. Thankfully, I wasn’t the only person who noticed this or I would have been … Continue reading

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Available Until December 13th

In the midst of the farce that was Ireland’s “is it a bailout, isn’t it a bailout, is it a contingency fund”, RTE got a few things wrong. But they did broadcast this episode of Scannal last night, about Allied … Continue reading

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Don Norman Interview

If you have just over two hours to spare, I highly recommend watching all of this playlist on the history of Human-Computer Interfaces.

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Tumblr Single-Serving Sites

Before the novelty wears off, if it hasn’t already, here are a few of these that have made me laugh or at least pause for thought since it first became a thing. bubleraptor.tumblr.com breadpeople.tumblr.com fakescience.tumblr.com f*ckyeahhighlandcattle.tumblr.com garfieldminusgarfield.tumblr.com

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What A Difference A Week Makes, Eh?

I like the bit where Lenny says “lets be clear about this” before obfuscating completely. Also, the audible sigh from Paxman at 2:25.

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In A Barbie World

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Visual History of Cookery

Via brainpickings.org. Immediately wishlisted on Amazon. Click here to open the gallery.Powered by Cincopa wp content plugins solution for your website and Cincopa MediaSend for file transfer.

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Internet. Becoming Ever More Serious Business.

It remains pretty plausible up until the riot, injuries and deaths.

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Greatest Sports Segment Ever?

It’s certainly a contender.

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