A 4K tilt-shift time-lapse – the kind of thing you’ve already seen applied to scores of Western cities –  imbued here with bonus uncanny valley strangeness.

Welcome to the North Korean capital – courtesy of a (presumably officially approved) feature by Joerg Daiber, who sez of it:

Pyongyang is by far the weirdest and strangest place I have ever been to. At the same time it’s also one of the the most interesting and intriguing places and unlike anywere else I have ever been to. You go there with 100 questions and you return with 1000!

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A video describing the examination of geology for suitable places to bury nuclear waste in Northern Ireland.

Via Comhlámh:

The UK government has published details on its ongoing investigations into siting nuclear waste dumps in Northern Ireland.

In its examination, Northern Ireland is divided up into 4 sub regions. The website states that in Sub-region 2 (pictured centre):

‘Our work shows that we may find a suitable geological setting for a GDF in a small part of this subregion.

Rock can be seen at the surface in some of this subregion such as sea cliffs, inland cliffs in the Mourne Mountains and the Ring of Gullion and in man-made excavations such as quarries or road cuttings.

Combined with some deep boreholes and geophysical investigations, this gives us an understanding of the rocks present and their distribution

There are various types of gaps in our understanding of geology and we deal with these gaps in a number of ways.

There are granites and similar strong rocks around Newry, in which we may be able to site a GDF.’

Gulp.

FIGHT!

UK Government releases studies on siting GDF nuclear waste dumps in Northern Ireland (Comhlámh)

National Geological Screening for a GDF – Northern Ireland

Thanks Bryan














This afternoon.

Across Dublin.

More scenes from the second day of strike action by members of the irish Nurses and Midwives’ Organisation (INMO) at Our Lady’s Hospital for Children, Crumlin, Tallaght Hospital and outside the new site for New Childrens Hospital at St James Hospital in Dublin.

Earlier: This Won’t Hurt A Bit

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A very impressive science fiction short created by All In Pixel for The Verge’s Better Worlds project and based on a short story by Justina Ireland tells the tale of a woman determined to leave Earth for a new life on an off-world colony restricted to the wealthy.

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They hatin’.

Conor writes:

Hey Bike lovers, My black Dolan bicycle went missing from the basement car park of St. John’s Well Way, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 last Saturday, February 2, between the hours of 10am and 4pm.

I would really appreciate it if you could spread the word and if you come across it please let me know. Thank you.

Anyone?

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Dáil this afternoon

This afternoon in the Dáil.

The Taoiseach said the following about the €450,000 PwC report which is expected to examine how and why the cost of the National Children’s Hospital has ballooned:

“The terms of reference for the review by PwC into the escalation of costs, that they are being revised at present. But the review will deal with accountability of relevant key parties, functions and roles. The prohibition against making findings against individuals will be removed.

“It will establish he sequence of events in relation to the cost increases experienced by the project; establish what was known; when and by whom; and will cover bodies including the NBH, [inaudible], committees, HSE and also the Department of Health.

“And it will also be asked to identify any areas where potential cost savings or reductions, which are consistent with the applicable contractual undertakings, may be found.”

Previously: Well Warned

Watch Dáil proceedings live here

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