Dublin developer par excellence, Ross Duggan, has been playing around with Arduino and produced this delightful video of a pair of floppy drives playing the Tetris theme. Our hearts sing with joy as we watch it. Figuratively.
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Peter O’Brien writes:
I made a documentary on Barney McKenna two years ago and would love to have it up on the site in commemoration of his life. Lovely man and sad to see him go. The greatest Banjo player of all time.
Taken at the weekend.
But where?
Lines close at 1pm.
1.45pm Update: Yes, it’s the Five Finger Strand, Co Donegal by Snoopy45
Dublin illustrator Alan Dunne writes:
You may be interested in this. Get Off That Ship is an illustrated graphic novel I am making about the Titanic from the point of view of a priest photographer [Father Francis Browne] who managed to get off [the ship] before it sank. The first chapter, which is all about the 10th of April 1912 can be seen here
Facebook has bought Instagram for $1 Billion.
So how do you get your pictures out of it now it’s gone all mainstream and evil?
Enter the talented Über-developer James Whelton (of CoderDojo fame) with GramGrab which allows you to grab your photos before deleting your account while maintaining your hipster credentials.
Ah Rear
at– @pipsypie Good morning Ireland!!!! Something tells me my view is WAY better!!! #couldn‘tresist #imsodead twitter.com/brianormond79/…
— brianormond.ie (@brianormond79) April 9, 2012
From Newstalk.
A sneak preview of Ireland’s training facilities for Euro 2012 in Gdynia, Poland, plus the PGE Arena in Gdansk, venue for Ireland’s first second match (against Spain) on June 14.
Fit for a Keane.
Thanks Fiona Flynn
Meanwhile, in Wexford
Via Verucuochina
Toothless simpletons and anti-social media from RTE2’s The Savage Eye.
President Higgins meeting members of the Irish Girl Guides earlier at Áras an Uachtaráin. Top from left: Ciara Carroll, Aoife Whelan, Squee, Aisling O’Reilly and Aoibhinn McDonald. And, bottom pic, Ciara and Aoife making the ‘Ladybird salute’.
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
