That was 1998! The Reeling in the Years for 2016 will be an eye-opener, but I bet 2019 will be even crazier.
Podcasts
The Supernova in the East
The latest episode of Hardcore History is another amazing audio tour through history, even if Dan Carlin himself says he is unqualified and it might not be completely accurate. He’s a great story teller. This one covers the rise of Japan in the early twentieth century and beyond. Dan’s coverage of […]
General
Stephanie Shirley: Software Pioneer
I’d never heard of Stephanie Shirley until I heard this BBC interview with her. As a five year old she escaped the Nazis in Germany, escaping to Britian in a Kindertransport. She founded a software company in 1962 that only hired women. It allowed employees to work from home, a […]
When-in-Ireland
Cork blog – all about Cork City and County
Now, this is interesting. The Cork blog covers topics related to, you guessed it, Cork! For some reason I found the entry about busses around Cork fascinating, possibly because busses are such a major part of urban life! 2007-11-01 – Bah, looks like the domain is gone. An MFA site […]