Thanks to BrianW for the link: It looks like that infamous Irish company Steorn, that claimed free energy last Summer, are back with a name for their technology (Orbo) and an update on their validation process. At the initial announcement people were very sceptical suggesting it was a publicity campaign and a surprise advert for…
MyBlogLog Yet another community initiative (YACI) surrounding the blogosphere but it provides pictures of people that view your blog. How cool is that? (tags: blog service community view reader) meebo.com Pretty nice online IM client application allowing logins to multiple IM providers and great for avoiding firewall problems ๐ (tags: im web service multiple client…
News broke late last week regarding the Google purchase of Adscape Media (another advertising company specialising in adverts in video games). I can’t help but think that it won’t be long before every ad I see in digital format will be a Google Ad, spurring the question of “Are Google Ads taking over to the…
In recent times I have seen a couple of hits on my blog through Google Analytics from around China. As such it is only appropriate that I acknowledge my readers on the opposite side of the globe and wish you all ๆฐๅนดๅฟซไน (for English speaking readers: Happy New Year) albeit one day late.
As everything else in the world appears to be changing in recent times, no doubt all due to global warming, a strange species of prawn has been found off the coast of Cork. According to fishery experts this species has no business in our waters and is normally found off the coast of Japan and…
For a long time I have not really cared about services like Feedburner for tracking subscribers to my RSS feed. Probably for subconscious reasons of fearing that I only have two regular readers of me in work and me at home. ๐ Anyway recently I have had a change of heart and decided to sign…
No it’s not an irregular bladder function but rather an article on the state of communication protocols for computing. The sentiment is strong and compounded that IP has been a huge success and like it or not it’s here to stay for a very long time. The much needed augmentation of IPv6 will eventually roll…
It was that time of randomness again last night when I trawled the Google search system for references to my name (oh the shame). Having completed my own name search I decided to try other family members, especially Brian, who has just started his life in computers, to see what artifacts were lying around. Little…
Possibly one of the funniest things that I have seen this week. Gollum from LOTR lipsinking to a classic Barry White tune. Worth a look if you’ve got a few minutes. source: Snarky Gossip