Two years on. Mr Slippy. The Iceman Falleth.

“I’m just tired of being seen as a national joke.”

Timely, Irish and exceptionally funny.

Written by Tom Walsh and Kevin McGahern. Performed by Kevin McGahern (as Brendan Adhere) and Edwin Sammon (as a professor).
Thanks Pedanto and Cian Hennigar


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_vMlSlhVdo

The nose light: created by Noda Akira for the Tokyo Maker Faire earlier this month glows every time you breathe, using a small temperature monitor and LED circuit that fits into your nostril.

The designer offers no reason for creating  such a thing, but says it feels like “dried snot.”

Nice work fella.

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Facebook has agreed to reduce the amount of time it retains information deleted by the user, such as tags and friend requests.

It will have to get more consent for the use of facial recognition and there will now be more transparency and control over how personal information is used for advertising on the site.

In a statement this afternoon, Facebook said the audit “highlighted several opportunities to strengthen our existing practices”.

It said it was committed to either implement, or to consider, other improvements recommended by the Commissioner.
Facebook has agreed to make these changes between now and July of next year.

Irish audit prompts Facebook privacy changes (RTE News)

 

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“It’s up to your readers to decide whether your insinuation of some sort of trolling conspiracy has a shred of credibility. In my view it’s a pathetic attempt to squeeze some more juice for Broadsheet out of a story that deserves to be treated with seriousness and respect.

Wherever your anonymous commenter was posting from, he/she actually had some valid points to make. The fact that you chose to set a mob on him/her because of so-called trolling (in this case, happening to have a different opinion from the majority) says a lot about the way you run your site.”

Hugh, earlier.

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