Journey Judge is an app that allows you to quickly and easily report an issue with public transport in Dublin. Bus never arrived? Dart late? Luas overcrowded? Tell Journey Judge and make your voice heard.

Journey Judge

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Shitter is a new startup that offers to turn your tweet stream into four rolls of toilet paper for $35. Founder David Gillespie sez:

“Obviously this is fairly tongue in cheek, but we’re reasonably pleased we monetized Twitter in a way that avoided advertising”

Get Shitter here

Turn Your Tweets Into Toilet Paper With The New Startup – Shitter (venturebeat)

(Hat tip: Miranda Wrights)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wBxf-NIbbI

3D projection mapping – normally associated with large scale architectural displays – is perhaps even more effective on a smaller scale. Here, in a promo for their new dual SIM smartphone, Samsung Portugal engaged Lisbon agency Excentric to use the human face and upper body as a canvas.

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Internal Department of Education documents obtained by RTÉ under Freedom of Information legislation show that the Department of Education gave guarantees that Catholic children in the new schools would receive a full separate Catholic religious education, even though it was already clear that Catholic children would be in a minority in the new schools.

New Details Of State Guarantees To Catholic Church Over Primary School Education (RTE)

 

In 2007 the effects of unprecedented levels of immigration plunged the education system here into crisis. Suddenly it was clear that there were not enough Primary school places to cater for all. It was also clear that our traditional, largely Catholic primary school system needed urgent reform.

The then Minister for Education Mary Hanafin announced a brand new kind of school called the Community National School. Its aim; to educate all comers, from all religious backgrounds and none.

But, according to papers obtained by RTE:

State gave Commitments To Catholic Church On Education (RTE)


httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFQ7T8iiNEo&feature=player_embedded#!

“Racial profiling has to stop, Mr. Speaker,” said Representative [Bobby] Rush while doffing his suit jacket to reveal his hoodie garb. “Just because someone wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum.”

 

Why Couldn’t Rep. Bobby Rush Wear A Hoodie On House Floor? (Christian Science Monitor)

So the internets was on fire last week about Batman being pulled over. Turns out the guy’s a businessman from Baltimore County who visits sick children in hospitals.

Of course, all this is just a feeble pretext, allowing us to post this video of the 1960’s Batmobile racing the 1989 version:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q32KoaJLUj4

(There’s also an extended 10:10 version with ads at the start)

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