Yearly Archives: 2017

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w211KOQ5BMI

Predictive programming by the Machine?

Doug Whelan, keyholder of the Broadsheet Trailer Park writes:

Spotted this guy (top) @1.04 in Rage Against the Machine’s video for ‘Sleep Now in the Fire’, directed by Michael Moore in 1999.

The video was shot in public on Wall Street, so it’s not clear whether he’s a plant, or a randomer they caught on camera. Either way, remarkable bit of prescience…

Bodger must never see this.

Previously: Back to the future: how the Simpsons and others predicted President Trump (Guardian, November 10, 2016)

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Staying in Friday?

Gareth Naughton writes:

One of the 80s’ biggest teen idols, Jason Donovan is set to join Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Show on RTÉ One this Friday.The Neighbours heartthrob will join Ryan to chat about achieving international fame on the soap and as a very successful popstar….

…Dermot Bannon will be telling viewers why he supported the recent occupation of Apollo House and why he believes vulture funds shouldn’t be allowed (to) own private homes…

The last time Eamonn Holmes visited the Late Late he was about to undergo a major double hip operation. What followed was one of the toughest years of his life as he recovered from the surgery and left Sky News after 11 years. Eamonn is popping in for a catch up and he’ll be joined by his wife and This Morning co-presenter Ruth Langsford…

*throws lit match on to Kerosene-soaked telly*

The Late Late Show, Friday, RTÉ One at 9.35pm.

Pic; Rex

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How much?

Just a rise of 122 Euros on the average monthly rent of 1,478 Euros.

Thud.

From the eighth issue of the Dublin Economic Monitor , a joint initiative of the four Dublin local authorities. It tracks 15 key economic indicators using data from “the height of the boom to the economic crash and the subsequent recovery”.

Meanwhile…

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Nice recovery.

Dublin Economic Monitor, January 2017