Archive for January, 2009
Friday, January 30th, 2009
Apple’s Paddy Tax
Mac Book Pro £1,369.00 sterling which is (according to xe.com) €1,553.10. Mac Book Pro in the Irish Apple store? €1,799.00. A difference of €245.90.
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
The dual personalities of Microsoft
Microsoft have taken a lot of stick lately, especially for the disaster that was Vista. However as well as their terrible products they make some cool stuff too.
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
US Airways plane being removed from the Hudson
This is the US airways flight being removed from the Hudson.
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Movie studios take note
Step 1: Make quality content
Step 2: Give it away for free
Step 3: Profit
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
Newchemicalhistory
Kieran over at http://www.newchemicalhistory.com has revamped his online exhibition site. I definitely recommend you check it out. There are some really good exhibitions.
It also has some cool features including a dynamic colour scheme driven by Adobe Kuler.
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
Frost/Nixon
Simply amazing film. It was full of wit and intelligence. It kinda made me feel sorry for Nixon, as if he wasn’t a bad ould skin.
What’s the bet Bertie praying Ron Howard will do his next nearly-based-on-true-story about a young lad from Drumcondra who went on to lead a nation.
Michael Sheen was very good [...]
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
Twitter in plain english
This video explains what twitter is. Why not follow me http://www.twitter.com/aonghusflynn ?
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
Bodies The Exhibition
I went to see the Bodies exhibition yesterday. It was definitely interesting, and judging by the queues, popular. They have signs up saying that all the bodies are treated with the respect that they deserve. I hope when I die, I’m not posed playing tennis minus my skin, or as in the case of one [...]
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Thursday, January 15th, 2009
Slumdog Millionaire
I went to see the movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ last night. It was amazing. If you get the chance, go see it.
Can Danny Boyle make a bad movie?
Looks like a good year for movies this year.
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Promoting the North-West
One of my photos made it’s way to a site promoting tourism in the North-West.
It’s just a pic of WB Yeat’s tombstone in Drumcliffe, Co. Sligo.
It’s a really beautiful part of the world, well worth a visit.
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