looks interesting, so my hols for 2008 sorted then....
Monday, July 16, 2007
Building made from water walls
MIT researchers are designing a "Digital Water Pavillion" for next year's Expo Zaragoza in Spain. The walls of the structure are sheets of water sprayed from suspended pipes. Software-controlled valves enable the valves to be opened and closed with high accuracy to create gaps at very specific locations, forming something like liquid pixels.
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read more | digg story
Friday, June 15, 2007
Friday Joke
Q Did you hear that three dead Arabs were found in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool?
A They were suicide bummers.
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Heavy hitting Irish TV Road Safety Ad
wuzzlevideos (5 hours ago) Note from youtube
Look forward to having a DMCA takedown notice for this advert. I had the same advert in my uploads and I had to remove it yesterday night. Shame really, Lyle Bailie (the people behind the advert) are very silly for wanting to get rid of important safety messages.
My response
Fair point re DMCA, however, the ad was commissioned by the NRA, rational roads Authority, a Government Dept, paid for by taxpayers, eh me being one of them. SO the agency do not hold the copyright to it, or should not.
If I do receive a DMCA, it would make a mockery of what is being done here, promoting safer driving, Thats what the NRA are paying for, more exposure, to get the message across..
If the agency think about it, the ad gets more exposure, it becomes part of the conscious , ie a success in media terms, then they look good in delivering an effective product, it might actually win an award or two giving them some kudos, all the while getting across the message
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Great White Sharks feeding on a whale carcass
I saw this on TV a few years ago and could hardly beleive my eyes. It was gripping, espacially when the idiot film maker decided to use the shark as a dingy... with feeding sharkes inches away! Gripping stuff
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Photos from my week in Kerry
Photos from my week in Kerry, this photo is of Banna Strand, about half a mile form where i was statying. Click the title link to access my folder of photos
New TV Ad from the Irish Tourism Board
This is the new TV ad from the Irish Tourist Board. Failte Ireland. I'm actually quite impressed. It's well thought out, well edited, good soundtrack, not sure but it sounds like Snow Patrol to me, but I'm open to correction,
To put this ad in perspective, a few years the Irish Torust board was known as Bord Failte, - the Welcome Board... Cead Mile Failte ( a hundred thousand Welcomes). All was going well when the powers that be decided to rework a successful format, change the tourist board name and logo. A few logos later, none of which worked , or sparked the imagination and here we are today. A good ad and a million miles away from the twee ponytrap image of Ireland, peddled to genearations of Americans.
In fairness that image was one view of Ireland, at that time. i think this capturres a contempory Ireland, access to nature with modern acuhtrements. Anyone not from ireland might be surprised to see the Kite surfers and surfboarders....
America and Australia seem to think they have the franchise on surf related sports and who can blame them for being surprised, It is a well kept secret by default. The Surf community in the UK tends to be concentrated one the bit of the UK that dips its toe into the Atlantic , Cornwall, while the community here is dispersed in pockets all all along the west coast and as many surf here as play rugby. Dont think UK or Australia, or South Africa can match that...
Ok so youtube state you should not upload an ad without the permission of the company involved but Failte Ireland is a state company, and i a fully fledged tax payer, am giving myself permission to uplaod the ad. i hope you enjoy it and let me know if oyu have any thoughts.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Living Nostalgia
I recorded this off DVB. using EyeTV, BT Ireland are testing DVB trials and at the monemnt i only have acess to 4 TV channels. its quite a good service. Reception is clear and the facility to record and play leter is good. Playback quality is impressive, so leading into this video, i recorded, edited, comressed and laoded on to YT.... its the Angelus.....
still edidting so pls be patient
DVB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB
angelus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelus
RTE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rte
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
My First book
I've created this book as a momento of a week spent with friends , in Kerry. Peter and I know each other for 25 yrs, Jennifer20, and the boys, since they were born. Connor(8) is Autistic and Fionn (5 and a half, the youngest) is my Godson. They think this is the first time they have had a group photo.
If you are an Art or Photographic critic, then you will be sadly dissapointed, This book is record of a family spring holiday (vacation) in County Kerry. Photos are delebratly not labled as it is for the family. I felt a simple format would allow viewers to browse and chat, and reminise. i'll do a podcast later and the first few pages are downloadable as pdf... not sure if there are restrictions , but I have none except , give credit where credit is due, and it is goverened by Karma copywright law.
If you are an Art or Photographic critic, then you will be sadly dissapointed, This book is record of a family spring holiday (vacation) in County Kerry. Photos are delebratly not labled as it is for the family. I felt a simple format would allow viewers to browse and chat, and reminise. i'll do a podcast later and the first few pages are downloadable as pdf... not sure if there are restrictions , but I have none except , give credit where credit is due, and it is goverened by Karma copywright law.
Saturday, April 07, 2007
French 'safe sex' posters.
This is a recent promotion in France which uses really creepy but very well done photoshop pics that show the dangers of unprotected sex and contrcting AIDS. These are great. Enjoy !
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Ouch....
Friday, April 06, 2007
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