Dublin's clamping blackspots revealed, and worst culprits are all on southside of capital
Clamping in Dublin fell by half last year, but motorists on the southside were still the hardest hit. larendon Street topped the list of blackspots in the capital where you are most likely to get clamped. Dublin City Council (DCC) figures show Covid-19 lockdowns had a remarkable impact on parking enforcement rates, with 23,383 vehicles […]
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RTÉ's Tommie is hailed as 'essential to peace process' as veteran journalist retires
RTÉ’s retiring northern editor Tommie Gorman was an essential part of the Northern Ireland peace process, the Taoiseach said. is versatility and wisdom shone through as he reported with humanity on the possibilities politics offered and the compromises required, Micheál Martin added. Gorman’s employer said he was the “beating heart” of RTÉ News after announcing […]
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Woman is locked in public loo and knifed
A woman in her 20s was fighting for her life yesterday after being forced into a public toilet and stabbed repeatedly while people called gardaí to break open the door. he incident happened in the Markets area of Ennis, Co Clare, at around 6pm on Thursday night. A source said the woman was seen arguing […]
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Scotch the top tipple as bottle sells for €44,500
A 72-year-old bottle of Glen Grant single malt whiskey Scotch has cost more than € 44,500 in a Hong Kong market. This was the first sale of the 1948 Vine. Decanter ranks 88th out of 290 and was sold by the Bonhams for $ 421,600 in Hong Kong, plus cash prizes. It had a library […]
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TGP #494 ReChargeable Lithium Batteries
Welcome to The Gadget Professor Show # 494 hosted by Don Baine. Deleepow AA Reusable Batteries 1.5V 4 Pack 3400mWh Lithium AA Battery 1500 Cycles Rechargeble Double A Li-ion Battery with Smart Fast ChargerAbout this thing[High Capacity Power]: Deleepow’s high performance 3400mWh lithium AA rechargeable lithium AA batteries offer excellent performance on high power, good […]
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“There’s a Reactivated Forcefield of Tensions Here”: An Exclusive Interview with Dr. Tim Wilson
Dr. Tim Wilson was trained as a political historian. His interest in the profession stemmed from being a local worker in Belfast and London in the 1990s. Wilson has taught at Oxford, St Andrews and Queen’s, Belfast. He has written extensively on the origins of the research into the war in Northern Ireland and more […]
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260. Côte d’Ivoire’s (Ivory Coast’s) film director Philippe Lacôte’s second feature film “La Nuit des Rois” (Night of the Kings) (2020), based on his original script: A significant prison film underscoring the power of storytelling and magic realism from the African Continent
“I don’t make a lot of movies … I just make the ones that are important to me” –Man Philippe Lacote in an interview with CNN entitled “Machetes and Microbes: Why Philippe Lacôte Prison Drama Cuts Near Bones “(September 8, 2020) FIvory Coast filmmaker Philippe Lacôte has made two films Run (2014) and Night of […]
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Where Programming, Ops, AI, and the Cloud are Headed in 2021
In this report, we look at the data generated by the O’Reilly online learning platform to discern trends in the technology industry—trends technology leaders need to follow. But what are “trends”? All too often, trends degenerate into horse races over languages and platforms. Look at all the angst heating up social media when TIOBE or […]
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The WOWCube Is a Rubik’s Cube-like Gaming System with 24 Screens
What do you get when you combine Rubik’s Cube with mobile games? The WOWCube Entertainment System, a $ 250 gaming platform with 8 powerful 24-screen processors that allow players to twist, knock, shake, and twist the team to play games and solve puzzles. Well, consider the additions to my birth list. WOWCube developers call the […]
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Audible Review 2021: How does Audible work and is it worth it?
I love listening to audiobooks Sounds reasonable. I hear them all the time. Listening to audiobooks has many advantages: First, there is the ability to listen to the book when you need it. I am in a car or train on my way to work or doing household chores, cooking, or cleaning. I also love […]
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