It's not often a short film can blow you away through shear genius, but the short that was created to help show off the new 21:9 cinema-screen tv from Phillips just managed to do that for me. Carousel tells the story of an explosive bank robbery, where the camera does a seamless single take shot through the whole scene returning to the start point ( Read more... )

Yesterday AL and Min got married. It was a lovely ceremony, though it seemed a bit odd not having any singing going on, however the place was decorated nicely and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, while the three-piece group were much better than any recording could be. The reception was in the Finnstown Country House Hotel, a lovely big old ( Read more... )

Today finally saw all the rumours and expectations finally confirmed. Shamrock Rovers will play Real Madrid in a friendly match at Tallaght Stadium on July 20th ( Read more... )

In China, the Tiananmen Square protests were about to come to their bloody conclusion as the tanks rolled in. One iconic moment of the time was captured as a lone person stood in front of a line of tanks as they rolled towards the square. The Tank Man, as the anonymous person is known, came to represent the time, and it is fitting that he be ( Read more... )

This morning I head the sad news that one of my all-time favourite authors, David Eddings, had died aged 77I first discovered Pawn of Prophecy, first book of The Belgariad, thanks to it being the only book in the sci-fi/fantasy section of the bookshop to be anything other than a primary colour (most likely red, *maybe* yellow if it was being ' ( Read more... )

The WIPO are debating a treaty that would protect the rights of those with reading disabilities ( Read more... )

With the recent release of Windows 7 RC1 I decided to go have a look due to the many reports of it being a 'good' operating system. As a long-time cynic (and someone with a severe dislike of Microsoft due to its actions over the years) I was fully expecting to find something that I disliked the experience of, from the installer onwards ( Read more... )

Last weekend was taldragon's birthday, at which my execrable photo taking skills were enhanced by alcohol, leading to a set of pics only worth viewing if you were there ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is clean, pack and leave day, a shame after such a fun week of snowboarding ( Read more... )

Today saw me heading up the mountain on my own, which is never as much fun as when you're ( Read more... )