Waters’ Woeful Wanderings
9:19 PM John Waters only two generations from the Famine. His father born in 1904. 9:20 PM Meanwhile, the Guinness family seem not to have struggled too much.
General
State Logos: A Dot and Two Swirls
The government has announced that it intends to save some money by merging and closing various state agencies. So far the common thread linking all the named agencies for the chop is that in some way they have opposed or embarrassed the executive during their existence. However, I'd like to use this as an opportunity to address a favourite unreported topic.
Stay Tuned
Anyone interested in the ongoing media revolution would do well, as I've suggested before, to keep a close eye on the US Presidential election campaign. The US press are currently in a state of high agitation over who Barack Obama's running mate is likely to be.
“The world has run out of tits”
In a groundbreaking new experiment in collaborative blogging, there follows a post on the subject of sex in cinema, in the form of a late night Jaiku thread*. A:I love that episode of Seinfeld when Jerry can't do the threesome. "I'm not an orgy guy??? B:I was once asked would I be interested in attending a rubber ball.
Wheel out fewer Scientists to get more Science students
Ireland has a perennial problem convincing young people that doing science, maths, engineering and physics is a good career choice. I won't argue with the numbers. John Collins in The Irish Times asserted last Friday;DESPITE RECENT increases in the unemployment rate, an estimated 7,000 vacancies remain unfilled in the technology sector while average salaries are continuing to increase.
Super Euro Soccer Party!
Blogging here (from me anyway) may prove even lighter than usual in the coming weeks, as I pitch in with the always-lovely Fústar, and a host (well, a few) of other blogosphere types to delight, inform and amuse all those with an interest in the upcoming Euro '08 football tourney. Super Euro Soccer Party is go. Go there now.
Newspapers and the Price of Respect
Co. Meath, 1 day after the Lisbon Treaty passes, we presumeOriginally uploaded by Editor_TuppAs Cian on Irishelection pointed out, the Irish Independent yesterday printed a story on the odder anti-Lisbon material available. This story hung on the inclusion of two images from the Flickr pool I had set up earlier in the week.
Whole Damn Country Goes Crazy For Tom Waits
I've seen gigs cause a fuss in my time, but the stir occasioned by the pending shows by the great Tom Waits reminds me of the eighties, when the whole country would scramble for tickets to what might only be only Irish show by a major star that year.
Never Off the Radio, Contd.
For those of you who like a little data protection first thing in the morning, I will be on Newstalk's Breakfast Show tomorrow morning sometime after 7am, discussing Google, privacy and data protection.
Journalists and The Web, a Contrast
Yesterday, Feargal Keane reported on RTE Radio 1's Drivetime that the Lisbon Refendum Commission were spending large amounts of money on advertising on Facebook and Bebo. Keane described the journalistic reaction to this at the press conference as one of guffawing and barely controlled mirth, which sounds about right. This is why young people in Ireland don't buy newspapers.
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