The next census to take place in Ireland will be on April 3rd. On the last page they’ve added a blank space for people to add a hand written “time capsule” that will be revealed in 100 years time when census data is made public. There’s a thread on Reddit […]
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The 90s weren’t that long ago
Hopefully this post will still be online when the 90s people are nostalgic about are the 2090s.
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Lockdown Times
How do you stay in touch when you can’t stay in touch during a Covid19 lockdown?
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Your mouse is too small
Prompted by someone sharing this tweet at work I decided to try making the mouse cursor on my machine bigger. On a Mac go to System Preferences->Accessibility->Display->Cursor. I only bumped the size up one notch, but it’s made a nice change and really makes a difference to the “feel” of […]
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I rescued a cat today
Somehow a cat got stuck in the cavity blocks of a wall in Blarney today. My wife was alerted to it by a post on the Muskerry News Facebook page. She was very upset and decided immediately to go up there and see what she could do. I know the […]
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Cinderella at the Everyman
Last night I went to my first panto (that I remember anyway). Oh no you didn’t! Oh yes I did! Oh no… Well, never mind! Anyway, Cinderella is on in the Everyman in Cork with a great cast who put on an amazing show for kids and adults. It was […]
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So long Robin Williams, thank you
On the day a world famous celebrity dies the Internet fills with countless messages remembering their life, expressing grief and shock at the death. It’s a collective coming together of humanity. Today was exceptional though. I read that grown men were reduced to tears when they read the news. In […]
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Record your life one second at a time
1 second everyday records one second of footage every day and then builds up a compilation video when you’ve got enough video. Google Plus did something similar with their auto awesome video of the year too but I guess this will let me squeeze in a whole lot more! I […]
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I’m standing again
I’m standing at my desk again, and also have a use for my physical media and books again. You won’t prop up a monitor on top of two dozen smartphones..