This is a great song but I’m slightly baffled by her leaving her daughter for the day to go to a music concert and the daughter is still in bed when she comes home… Still, it’s only a music video, and “Wake Me Up” by Avicii is a great song.
Android
Searching for Animals
The stand alone Google Photos app went live last night and I’m playing with it this morning. I love that I can search my photos for animals, family or San Francisco and it will return meaningful results. The app is really nice to use now, I love the new month view for quickly moving back through the years. I only wish Google Backup would work on all DNG files. Despite what their documentation says those files aren’t getting backed up. 🙁 I’m not so fond of the limited editing features. Many of my older photos need to be rotated because […]
Ireland
So we’ll leave it there so. Okey doke.
“A tribute to the legendary RTÉ broadcaster Bill O’Herlihy. 49 years. 10 World Cups. 10 Olympic Games.” Bill O’Herlihy, RIP. And for a little fun, here he is on Naked Camera in 2007:
Podcasts
Samy is my Hero
I started listening to the Tim Ferriss podcast after Matt Mullenweg was interviewed by him and I’ve been hooked since. Tim’s interview with Samy Kamkar is really interesting as he’s the guy who launched the Samy computer worm that infected MySpace back in 2005. It was a little chunk of Javascript code that added itself to MySpace profiles, added Samy as a friend and added him as a hero of the visitor. They took down MySpace to clean it out! Since then he’s had a really interesting life and the interview covers many subjects like hacking online dating and opening […]
Funny
The Dangers of Selfie Sticks PSA
https://youtu.be/1fmQs37YqXg Thankfully I’ve only ever come across selfie sticks in the grounds of Blarney Castle where there’s plenty of room. I hope the sales of monopods hasn’t been hurt as photographer’s rushed to not be associated with this devilish device!
Ireland
Ireland voted for marriage equality
They only started counting votes two hours ago but I’ve read that it’s 2:1 in favour of marriage equality in some areas. It’s going to be a landslide! Wow. Until 1993 homosexual activity was illegal in Ireland. That’s not so long ago. It’s amazing how much Ireland changed for the better since then. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X_Xl6kCUUI
Ireland
The Legion of Saint Joseph are back!
I knew I recognised the name on that poster. It was created by The Legion of Saint Joseph. They’re the same crowd that dropped a leaflet into our mailbox back in 2012 urging everyone to vote no to the Children’s Rights Amendment referendum that year. Well, wasn’t it all true? Hasn’t the country descended into “decadence, anarchy and totalitarianism” since that referendum was passed? Children have had their parents arrested for imposing “restrictive” religious beliefs haven’t they? Didn’t you hear that the Gardai marched into mass last Sunday and dragged out some local parents who had taken their kids there? It’s […]
Health
Why Is Fluoride Good for Teeth?
It’s well known that fluoride is good for teeth, that it stops or slows down tooth decay. How does it do that? This video explains the process by which fluorapatite is formed and remineralises the teeth. For a more detailed look, there’s also this technical article I found that’s worth getting your teeth into digesting. 🙂 The hydroxyapatite of tooth enamel is primarily composed of phosphate ions (PO43–) and calcium ions (Ca2+). Under normal conditions, there is a stable equilibrium between the calcium and phosphate ions in saliva and the crystalline hydroxyapatite that comprises 96% of tooth enamel. When the […]