Category Archives: Education

Penguin Classics By The Foot, Just $13,413.30

Posted on 13/01/2011 by Adam

77 feet, according to someone that actually bought The Penguin Classics Library Complete Collection. Here it is on their shelves: (Yes, my associate ID is included in the links. You’re all loaded, right?) Kottke

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The Zoo (TV Series)

Posted on 23/02/2010 by Adam

Myself and T visit the Zoo at least 3 or 4 times every year with our Fota membership, it’ll be great to see some of the behind the scenes stuff. I just hope T doesn’t explode when the heffalumps come … Continue reading →

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Food Ads

Posted on 31/01/2010 by Adam
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26 or younger? Temple St Hospital has your DNA.

Posted on 14/01/2010 by Adam

I’m surprised I haven’t seen any Facebook pwotest gwoups or Twatterfests about this subject. In a nutshell, a hospital in Dublin is storing a blood sample, name, address, date of birth, hospital of birth and test result from nearly every … Continue reading →

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Homeopathy Users: Dumbest People On The Planet?

Posted on 25/11/2009 by Adam

This is doing the rounds of homeopathy forums. Fiver says it was seeded by an “enemy” for a joke, and they’re watching the response open-mouthed… There is a parliamentary ‘scientific committee’ which examines the scientific evidence for certain contentious problems, … Continue reading →

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That bollard on Grand Parade

Posted on 06/08/2009 by Adam

You know the one. Did you realise it was a cannon? It made perfect sense the minute I read this page on the excellent Cork Past and Present website by Cork City Libraries, but not before! Cork Past and Present: … Continue reading →

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Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story

Posted on 12/05/2009 by Adam

If you get a spare hour in front of a computer between now and May 26, this RTE documentary about Chuck Feeney is well worth watching. I rarely last more than 5 minutes watching video on a monitor, but this … Continue reading →

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Tesco Credit Card Security

Posted on 02/04/2009 by Adam

An open letter to Tesco and the Financial Regulator. CC: Financial Regulator, Dublin 2 CC: Tesco Ireland, Gresham House, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin CC: Tesco Customer Service, PO Box 73, Baird Avenue, Dundee DD1 9NF CC: Tesco Card Center, PO Box … Continue reading →

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The Met Brother gets Bigger and Bigger

Posted on 24/03/2009 by Adam

I don’t envy my sister in London, having to deal with the social problems this kind of idiocy propogates. The people responsible for commissioning and approving this should be forced to read 1984 a hundred times, Brazil style. (Click for … Continue reading →

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Blackout Ireland Avatars

Posted on 04/03/2009 by Adam

Didn’t really fancy the one on the Blackout Ireland site, so I made one of my own for Foot.ie. a few size variants below. If you haven’t been paying attention, this is happening in protest against Eircom’s capitulation to the … Continue reading →

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