Wed, 13 April 2011 land of the giants
People might think there is no cross-over between geeks and fashionistas, but those stuffy stereotypes are vanishing. We’re all digital and cool these days.
By Irish standards I’m almost a giantess, even though I’m not quite 6 feet in my bare feet. Most people see me wearing some kind of heeled shoe so generally I’m hitting [...]
Tue, 22 March 2011 by the light that never goes out
Last night I made the mistake of starting the update process on my Android phone rather late in the evening, or early in the morning depending on your point of view.
It meant I had to leave my laptop and phone whirring away by the bed for a while as Martin and I were settling down [...]
Wed, 19 January 2011 everything is amazing
I’ve been meaning for some time to link to this video of comedian Louis C.K. when he appeared on Conan O’Brien Show in 2009. He discusses how ‘Everything is amazing right now and nobody’s happy’, which is a hilarious commentary on how fantastic technology is today, and yet how often people spend time bemoaning the [...]
Fri, 17 December 2010 sky confetti
Just before I landed last night Galway threw down some sky confetti to celebrate my return, which was a lovely thought but unnecessary. As we were in our final approach the plane had to pull up as the runway failed its ‘braking test’, and we soared back into the night skies. I admired the lights [...]
Wed, 17 February 2010 Seamus Online
Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet, Seamus Heaney, is giving a reading today at 1.05pm at the National Gallery in Dublin, organised by Poetry Ireland.
Fear not, the event is being broadcast live over the Internet, so you can watch and listen from anywhere in the world.
At times like this I must add: technology rocks!
Wed, 23 September 2009 faster than the speed of bus
We live in a fast-paced world.
Yesterday morning, while finishing up work before my trip to Dublin, I received an email query from Alison Flood, a journalist for the British newspaper The Guardian. She wanted my opinion about the exclusion of women from the BFS In Conversation interview collection, and how the situation played out.
I [...]
