Monthly Archives: November 2012

Syria has gone offline.

Just as rebel forces are reportedly making huge advances on Assad territory.

From renesys.com:

Starting at 10:26 UTC (12:26pm in Damascus), Syria’s international Internet connectivity shut down. In the global routing table, all 84 of Syria’s IP address blocks have become unreachable, effectively removing the country from the Internet.

 

Syrian Internet Is Off The Air, Renesys Blog

 

 

Not the budgie?

The work of Belarus-born designer Vera Reshto who sez:

The theme for this cover was inspired by current weather conditions, winter and hibernation. I wanted it to be fun and playful with each of the characters animated differently. My favourite bit is the killing of the budgie.


Le Cool Dublin

Vera Reshto

It’s unusually trippy.

Simon Bird – All The Houses On My Street Look Exactly The Same

Simon writes:

I’m a Dublin based producer.  ‘All The Houses On My Street Look Exactly The Same’ and is the second track on my new album ‘Sport’, which is going to be available for download on December 3rd.  The video  was produced with entirely no budget.

Starring: Eoghan Shankey Smith, Conor Mary Foy, Janna Fee Kemperman, Junior Yussuf, Rachel McInerney. and Simon Bird. Costume and Design by Aine K Byrne, Dance Choreography by Janne Fee Kemperman, Cameras by Michelle Doyle and Kevin A. Freeney, Edited by Kevin A. Freeney with Simon Bird, Additional Animation by Simon Bird Written and Directed by Kevin A. Freeney