rsdRecord Store Day.

It comes around so fast.

Nialler9 writes:

This Saturday is Record Store Day where an emphasis is placed on the remaining physical spaces where people can buy music. While some people say RSD is about exploiting music fans’ desires for limited edition vinyl, it’s really about the people and the community around record shops.
Saturday will see loads of events taking place across the country with bands and DJs playing Tower Records, Elastic Witch, All City and Freebird in Dublin, Bell,Wingnut in Limerick and Galway, Rollercoaster in Kilkenny and more. Bands like Windings, Tieranniesaur, Squarehead, little xs for eyes, Jennifer Evans, The Hot Sprockets and The Twilight Sad are playing. All events are free so wander around the record shops for the day.

 

Full list of Record Store Day gigs here

Nialler9’s Gig Guide, April 16-22 (Nialler9)

made-of-stone-poster

What you may need to know

1. This Is England (2006) director Shane Meadows followed the Stone Roses on the comeback trail last summer.

2. Complain about Ian Brown’s voice all you want, kids, that Phoenix Park gig was only ROCKING.

3. Sad old indie kids everywhere will be tearing up. Doesn’t take much, truth be told.

4. The world doesn’t really need a new Stone Roses album. They made one too many already.

5. There’s a live satellite premiere thing at Dublin’s Lighthouse and Cineworld cinemas on May 30.

Release Date: June 5

HonohanMaster of the High Court Edmund ‘He’s QUASI-judicial’ Honohan.

Brother of Patrick. Scourge of proper judges.

Telling them earlier:

“In general, it seems to me that most judges would be upset this morning at going into court thinking that the public regards them as having a heightened sense of self-entitlement and concern about their status in society.”

Heightened sense of entitlement?

Status in society?

Like this chap, m’lud?

A BROTHER of the governor of the Central Bank lobbied former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and the late Brian Lenihan for a key judicial role in Europe with an annual salary of €228,000.
Ed Honohan wanted to become Ireland’s judge at the European Court of First Instance (ECFI).
…the Government admitted there was nothing to stop lobbying for judicial appointments for the bench here or in Europe. But added it would immediately review the situation.

 

Brother of bank chief lobbied for top EU judge role (Dearbhail McDonald, Irish Independent, July 4, 2011)

Earlier: Master And Servant

(Screengrab: RTE)

bionicopter

The BioniCopter from German tech firm Festo (known for their animal-mimicking machines) is designed to replicate the flight capabilities of a dragonfly (sustained single point hovering, multidirectional flight, including backward flight).

It’s a glider, it’s a chopper, it’s a plane. It’s behind you, relaying live feed to Quantico before dropping a cyanide capsule into your tea.

Festo sez:

In addition to control of the shared flapping frequency and twisting of the individual wings, each of the four wings also features an amplitude controller. The tilt of the wings determines the direction of thrust. Amplitude control allows the intensity of the thrust to be regulated. When combined, the remote-controlled dragonfly can assume almost any position in space. [… ] This unique way of flying is made possible by the lightweight construction and the integration of functions: components such as sensors, actuators and mechanical components as well as open- and closed-loop control systems are installed in a very tight space and adapted to one another. With the remote-controlled dragonfly, Festo demonstrates wireless real-time communication, a continuous exchange of information, as well as the ability to combine different sensor evaluations and identify complex events and critical states.

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