Art, media, opinion and ideas
The phrase “Fourth Estate??? is most commonly attributed to Edmund Burke, a result of Thomas Carlyle’s assertion in Heroes and Hero Worship that 'Burke said that there were three estates in Parliament; but, in the Reporters' Gallery yonder, there sat a Fourth Estate more important far than them all.
I’ve got a great idea for a book. It’s a diet book. Maybe I’ll call it the F-plan (or is that already taken?) The regime is simplicity itself, and it is absolutely guaranteed to work.
A competition for the most entertaining, most persuasive and most effective political and civic message videos made about Ireland. (UPDATE: See VoteTube. org for much more)There are two categories for entry.
Damien Blake, a FF County Councillor from Donegal appeared in today's Sunday Times for stating the obvious- that the electronic voting system the government spent €52 million on buying and continues to spend €2000 euro a day storing should never be used.
Ever since uploading my Magnum Opus No. 1 (Pipe Cleaner Snake meets The Tooth) I've been looking at the terms and conditions of the various video uploading sites. Frankly, I'm not happy with what I read.
Michael Larkin of Disillusioned Lefty notes that Top of The Pops is soon to be no more. Given his tender years, he freely admits to not having watched it as a central part of the pop music experience. A child of the 80’s, I lived through it’s final few years of relevance, before it was lost to re-formatting and re-scheduling.
There will be an election within the year. People who claim knowledge of these things say it will most likely take place around next Easter. Lots of bloggers have been commenting on the political parties’ maneuverings as they try to position themselves.
Further to it@Cork's problems, related here and here, I was mulling over what I might suggest if I had somebody come to me in their situation. You might write back, noting that the application E4972212 for a Community mark, as lodged in the UK Patents Office on 21. 03.
A throwaway remark in one of Damien Mulley’s posts today went through me like a dagger. The Mystery Train is no more. It’s like a death in the family, or the loss of an old friend.
As some people may be aware, Tom Raftery (a good sort, from my small dealings with him) is part of a not-for-profit group called IT@Cork. They've been arranging an "it@cork Web 2. 0 half-day conference".
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