Yeah its been a great night of tv watching for me today.... 2 programs! Other than Damien Mulley on Prime Time, I watched Paisean Faisean on TG4. As some of you know, I happen to think that that TG4 is the best Irish terrestrial channel there is, not that I watch it mind, they do make some awful shite. One such program is Paisean Faisean. Dial-ups too slow to hyperlink the links for you so do your own googling if you dont know what it is.
I freely admit that the only reason I started watching it was because yer wanno the host, had big bazookas, and the guest wasnt too bad herself. This is a good way to raise a point (pun not intended). Why do they put hard subtitles (permanent as opposed to difficult) on most of their programs? Ok so tonight it only annoyed me because it blocked the view but in general I think it's hypocritical. It's meant to be for the Gael goers and yet they whack english all over the shop. It doesnt aid irish learners as you just tune out to the Irish being spoken and read the English. It makes more sense to keep it all cryptic and force people to try and understand whats going on. That promotes Irish skills, not hand feeding the viewer. But I wasnt watching it for the Irish, I was watching it for (cue Jon Kenny accent) da Paisean, and da Faisean!
What struck me more than the size of her appendages, were the cut scenes of her power walking across screen like Pat Short as that Goretti wan from Killnaskully. Her manly stride put me off my manly stride, if you get my drift.
Damien Mulley on Prime Time
I was going to goto sleep early but decided to stay awake and browse the rot box instead, I'm glad I did because I came across a tricky treasure. On came Prime Time and then on came the bold Damien Mulley. I presume this was blogged about in advance(?) but for me it was a total surprise. Fair play to you boy, you managed to get your words out strongly, even if they were just 11 in total :) If RTE werent so interested in letting Matt Cooper polish his ego all night you would have got back in there. Never mind though, you were an ominous figure in the background, looking like a cross between a member of Kraftwork and Max Headroom. Now all we need is the YouTube link! :)
And yeah, this was just a post to get another fluffy link off you... I'd write more only I'm on shitty dial-up at the minute.... shitty Eircom dial-up!
And yeah, this was just a post to get another fluffy link off you... I'd write more only I'm on shitty dial-up at the minute.... shitty Eircom dial-up!
Purgatory Nightclub Outting
Here's a video you might enjoy. A recent commenter managed to grab a video of a headbanger going nuts in Purgatory one night. It reminds me of that scene in Ben Hur (or was it Sparticus?) where they all have to row at "Ramming Speed".
It's from a new Cork blog, carrigaline.blogspot.com, a blogger who's based in Carrigaline presumably lol. Not many posts there yet, but there's a fairly Nationalist trend appearing.
Picture of the Week
Has to be seen full size so click away
As you probably noticed, it's been a slow week. Work went into overdrive since monday and as such I don't have much time to myself now. Even trying to catch up on all my stories (blog feeds) is prooving to be an huge task.
I saw this pic in one feed entry and thought it was very nice but could do with some cropping IMO. Donal very nearly got a second POTW in a row but he just got pipped at the post :)
Castle and Sky - Credit & Copyright Paco Bellido
Explanation: While Comet McNaught ruled southern skies, last week's conjunction of the Moon and Venus could be enjoyed by denizens of both hemispheres of planet Earth. The two more commonly viewed celestial beacons produced this lovely twilight scene, recorded last Saturday in skies above Almodovar near Cordoba in southern Spain. Brilliant Venus and a slender crescent Moon seem to overlook the small town, along with a well-lit Castle Almodovar. The impressive castle's construction began in the 700s on the strategic site of a Roman fort. It was extensively restored in the 20th century.
via usemycomputer
Cows Have No Purpose
So there I was, eating my usual veal breakfast roll, when suddenly I happen upon meat.org. Don't click it just yet though, I have to put a warning with that link. It pops up a video which is shockingly gruesome, in its depiction of reality. You could make the same kind of video to promote the idea that all men are evil by showing nothing but clips of men molesting children, with a tag line "This is the video MEN don't want you to see". Even PETA would have to admit that the part about milking cows is fairly unrepresentive of global milking practises. And where did the get the packet of meat for the background photograph? Did they hire Rick Baker to mock one up or did they support the meat industry and buy it? Knowing PETA, it's probably carved up baby flesh.The point I actually want to raise is this: if the human consumption of cow products suddenly stopped, would cows become extinct? You can make the same point for other animals too. PETA don't want you to have anything to do with animals, including pet ownership. So what purpose would cows have in this new "utopia"? Ignoring PETA's stance on pets, would cows be relegated to the position of the family pet out the back? Would there be cow racing and cow show jumping, as there are for horses? Herds of cattle roaming free in west Cork? Sure!
That's the paradox, if cows consumptive purposes were lost then they would just cease to exist... poof! All gone! At least that's what I think. I don't necessarily think its a good thing that cows only exist because we eat them, but I do like hamburgers, so make that what you will.
Chaos - James Gleick
I bought myself a few books at Christmas, one being “Chaos” by James Gleick. I have this wonderful theory on life I’ve been crafting for quite some time now. In essence, it is the theory that, existence is a set of logical consequences set in motion by the big bang. It seemed a theory routed in chaos, so I decided it best to read-up on the topic a little, and picked the most famous book to do so. I also bought a few more books on hyperspace, but more on those in later posts.All in all, the book is a good read with a few niggly bits. I relaised soon enough, that chaos is quite boring in spots, a bit like the disappointment I suffered when studying artificial intelligence in college. Real world chaos, like climate prediction or population growth doesn’t interest me. I prefer the purely abstract and academic side: the phantasm of fractals, the romance of recursion, the spirituality of chaos. Most of it kept me interested but I’m sure others would find it more fascinating than I did.
The book covers most of the principles ideas, and characters involved in the history of chaos theory. It explains quite clearly the mechanics behind the now famous buzz words relating to chaos: The Lorenz Attractors, The Koch Curve, The Mandelbrot Set etc. and gives a chronological context to each of their discoveries and discoverers. As already mentioned, it also deals with how chaos theory relates to applied sectors of science in the real world, like climate prediction, water flow and turbulence, population growth etc.
The biggest problem with this book however is that its old, almost 20 years to be exact, and without any real revisions being made in reprints. Normally this would be sound for most books on another division of mathematics or science but there are two problems with it involving a book on chaos. Firstly, chaos is a relatively new discipline and is subject to extreme change in regions of time much sorter than 20 years. By and large the Gleick can get away with this because the book is mainly retrospective and historical view of chaos theory. Secondly, chaos research is carried out on computers. References to supercomputers [of 1987] having insufficient power to calculate such and such, left me screaming in my brain “but what about now! Surely we have enough power! Even my computer has the “jigabytes” to do it!”
At one point near the end of the book, its noted that perhaps in the fantastical year of 1996 (10 years into the then future) medical papers on cardiology will be full of references to fractal timings within the beating of the heart. Hey maybe that turned out true, but it smacks a little too much of all those books I bought for a euro in Vibes and Scribes, demanding the reader to sit up and take note of the new “Push” technology that will rule the internet. The “what?” technology I hear you ask; exactly!
This is a wordy book, by that I mean, there is very little actual mathematical content included, but chaos almost demands this format. As the author himself might point out, chaos is a modern discipline of science, aided by the advent of modern complex visualization systems. Chaos is not to be calculated but instead, to be witnessed.
Snap - Hyperlink Preview
I've incorporated the service provided by 
into this blog. I've noticed a few blogs using it and have found it quite useful. Donal gets the privilege of being the actual source of the service for me, until I checked tonight I had always assumed it was just another Wordpress only goody.
Snap is a great feature anyway. Basically it gives you a little popup preview of the external webpage, when you hover over the associated hyperlink. Try it here now! I found it very useful as I am sometimes reluctant to click away from a body of text. I think it will be really handy for referencing images in posts.
into this blog. I've noticed a few blogs using it and have found it quite useful. Donal gets the privilege of being the actual source of the service for me, until I checked tonight I had always assumed it was just another Wordpress only goody.Snap is a great feature anyway. Basically it gives you a little popup preview of the external webpage, when you hover over the associated hyperlink. Try it here now! I found it very useful as I am sometimes reluctant to click away from a body of text. I think it will be really handy for referencing images in posts.
Bike up Patrick Street
I took this while walking around the city this time last year... it caused much lulz!
Paris - 360 Photograph
<---- Don't forget to scroll :) ---->
I found this wonderful panoramic photograph of Paris at usemycomputer. If you have an allergy to iFrames (ha ha Apple will try and patent those next week) go here.
Just back from Mahon Point
Ok just back from Mahon Point with a few more Hawaiian Shirts for my collection, I fucking love Hawaiian shirts! :) Anyway, I'm not retracting what I said earlier about SUV's but jesus, there was a lot of them around, and yes, at one point reversing out of my parking space was made more difficult by a big mother of a Volvo SUV parked beside me hampering my view. The car park was littered with SUV's, so littered in fact that the car beside the Volvo was another one, this time in silver. The roads were swamped with them on the way home too.
I guess it proves that A) there are a lot of them around and B) they didnt bother me in the slightest until the point was highlighted. So thank you Prime TIme for making my life even more miserable! Ah well, I might cheer myself up with some Hawaiian shirt modeling now :)
Oh, while at Mahon Point, the below video accidentially got recorded onto my phone. :) Amazing what these new phones can do nowadays isnt it!
N.B. Video by hamadaa in Ecuador :)
I guess it proves that A) there are a lot of them around and B) they didnt bother me in the slightest until the point was highlighted. So thank you Prime TIme for making my life even more miserable! Ah well, I might cheer myself up with some Hawaiian shirt modeling now :)
Oh, while at Mahon Point, the below video accidentially got recorded onto my phone. :) Amazing what these new phones can do nowadays isnt it!
N.B. Video by hamadaa in Ecuador :)
Picture of the Week
This weeks picture comes from the bold Donal and its a picture he took last year of the band The Chalets, yeah I never heard of them either but don't let that put you off! Donal's blog is fairly famous at this stage, going by the hit counter anyway, but you can never plug a site too much! He's got a great selection of photography covering live music on his flickr account. Not enough keyboards though; more keyboard action Donal!
I certainly wouldnt say the above picture is the pinnacle of his photographic prowess but it has stuck with me since I came across it in a post of his, back in August last year. Like I said, I'm not upto speed on The Chalets but I did check out their site when I first read the post. If nothing else, the keyboard players are very cute! Failed Muso take note! :)
<--- definitely take note! :)
Better than the iPhone
Listen kiddies, dont buy that crappy expensive iPhone... buy the LG version instead.... actually, dont buy either.
More info at Engadget.com
Via usemycomputer
Prime Time - SUV
Another lame, half-arsed, report on Prime Time, on RTE 1 tonight. A "mighty" war was fought between a man in a suit and a Russian, against a guy with whisky lips and some other fella in America. Slobbery "whisky lips" was trying to convince us that SUV's are pure evil and are only owned by people who share 99% of their DNA with Hitler, Ted Bundy and Ronald McDonald. According to him, SUV's are only bought by soccer moms wishing they had a sausage growing in their trousers, seeking the extra power and status, to "crush" the lesser mortals on and off the road. Now that I think of it, Slobber man was the head of some organisation, "love-child of planet earth" or something. People buy SUV's for one simple reason: Irish roads are shit!
SUV's are for off road use, except in Ireland where off-road is exactly how to describe 90% of on-road experience. I don't drive and SUV, I dont want to drive an SUV but I can understand people who do. I am sick of having my car in the garage because some fucking pothole bust it! What kind of civilised country, who exclusively relies on road transport to drive the economy, has shit roads in this day and age. Fucking glorified donkey tracks is all we have! A bit of an auld motorway here and there, that you have to pay for! Jesus Christ, I'm fuming at the thought of it all! I'm nearly sorry I ordered an eco-friendly TSI engine instead of a Golf R32, just to burn those slobbery-lipped crusty fuckers off the road!
Here's what I dont get with global warming. If it is indeed caused by fossil fuel usage, then so what? Fossil fuels are finite and will be exhausted relatively soon, at least the easily refined ones will be. Are you trying to convince us that all fossil fuel stocks wont eventually be used up, ever? I mean if we stretch out the last few bits of fuel for an extra 50 years or something, what does that gain us in the long run? We've still used up the same amount of fuel just over a longer period. It's not like we're putting the planet on a diet where it can metabolise a smaller amount of green house gas at a time. Or maybe I'm wrong, maybe it can, but if it can, then why cant it metabolise a greater load over a longer time; like a crash diet when all the fossil fuels are used?
I think tis all bollocks! Volcano's produce gross amounts of greenhouse gas, should we think about plugging them all up? The planet has warmed up and cooled down umpteen times in the past, regardless of our existence or not. Theres a wobble in the planets movement or something, the magnetic poles are currently is a state of change and will flip in a hundred years time, do you think driving an SUV will change this. Bollocks, absolute crusty bollocks!
SUV's are for off road use, except in Ireland where off-road is exactly how to describe 90% of on-road experience. I don't drive and SUV, I dont want to drive an SUV but I can understand people who do. I am sick of having my car in the garage because some fucking pothole bust it! What kind of civilised country, who exclusively relies on road transport to drive the economy, has shit roads in this day and age. Fucking glorified donkey tracks is all we have! A bit of an auld motorway here and there, that you have to pay for! Jesus Christ, I'm fuming at the thought of it all! I'm nearly sorry I ordered an eco-friendly TSI engine instead of a Golf R32, just to burn those slobbery-lipped crusty fuckers off the road!
Here's what I dont get with global warming. If it is indeed caused by fossil fuel usage, then so what? Fossil fuels are finite and will be exhausted relatively soon, at least the easily refined ones will be. Are you trying to convince us that all fossil fuel stocks wont eventually be used up, ever? I mean if we stretch out the last few bits of fuel for an extra 50 years or something, what does that gain us in the long run? We've still used up the same amount of fuel just over a longer period. It's not like we're putting the planet on a diet where it can metabolise a smaller amount of green house gas at a time. Or maybe I'm wrong, maybe it can, but if it can, then why cant it metabolise a greater load over a longer time; like a crash diet when all the fossil fuels are used?
I think tis all bollocks! Volcano's produce gross amounts of greenhouse gas, should we think about plugging them all up? The planet has warmed up and cooled down umpteen times in the past, regardless of our existence or not. Theres a wobble in the planets movement or something, the magnetic poles are currently is a state of change and will flip in a hundred years time, do you think driving an SUV will change this. Bollocks, absolute crusty bollocks!
Picture of the Week
This interesting image was recommended by Failed Muso. The poor chap keeps sending me recommendations, I felt sorry for him and had to select one at least one :) Seriously though, its a nice image which I haven't seen before. I'd love to know what scale the hand was. The image was found at www.sparkletrain.com who will let anyone post an image as long as it is "sparkly".
And alright then, here's another image he recommended, its an old woman down a trench. No doubt she was swerving to avoid a mad Fiat driver when the accident happened :)
From AV Forums
Looks like Cisco might have blown it
Cisco's big chance to sock it to Apple, appears to be waining. It seems that Cisco lost rights to iPhone trademark last year, experts say.
A cropped version of the picture filed by Cisco is shown above. You can find the full image on the USPTO web site. The picture shows a box for the Linksys CIT200 Cordless Internet Telephony Kit, with a sticker showing the word "iPhone™" affixed to the back, outside the shrink wrap. The front of the box is not shown, but it doesn't appear that the word iPhone appears anywhere else on the box.
via usemycomputer.com
A Hearse for Oompa Loompa's
Why, oh why, oh why!
BMW seem obsessed with building estates this year, be it the new M5 estate or this monstrosity, the Mini estate. Jesus would you just look at it, tis like a death carrier for leprecauns. The Mini is fugly as is, adding more size just adds more fugality! If you want a bigger car then get a bigger car... jeez!
Look at this picture, seriously though, doesnt it look like gay hearse! Doesnt matter anyway, I can see plenty of iPhone owners driving these. Read more her at www.thecarconnection.com.
And as mentioned, BMW's 507bhp station wagon. Undecided about this one, but I'm leaning on the side of awful!
Sparks - This Town Aint Big Enough
A classic tune!
...but I dont think any song could be ever good enough to justify the video below...
la Sparksfamily dans toute sa splendeur!
What will Steve Jobs invent next?
Well, he's already invented the mp3 player, and music too... now he's invented the mobile phone, and of course he single handily came up with the computer years ago, after hitting his head off the toilet.
I think he's next invention will be television. Yes, television sounds about right, but I wonder what will happen when he does that. ITV wont like it, thats for sure. Steve Jobs will walk on stage and announce "I give you, iTV!", to which ITV will respond "... but we're already ITV" to which Jobs will respond "ah ha, but we're Apple", much lulz will follow.
Another sticky one would involve his invention of a State in the USA. I'm not sure the people of iDaho will take to being invented. Apparently your teeth itch a bit when youre invented, and then your micky falls off (or grows and then falls off, if you're a woman). Of course he might get away with his invention of the country of iTaly, since its pronunciation is a bit weird. Thats enough for Apple to patent Pizzas anyway!
He did invent Firewire though, and where is that now? Not on his current iPods, thats for sure! Ironic isnt it, Apple come up with a nice interface, better than USB and it eventually gets scrapped. Well thats what you get for being a greedy cunt, charging commission of every Firewire port installed on every PC. USB is royalty free.
So, do I like anything that Apple came up with? Yes of course, I like music, and as I already mentioned, Apple invented music. Just believe the hype!
Oh, he invented the internet too!
I think he's next invention will be television. Yes, television sounds about right, but I wonder what will happen when he does that. ITV wont like it, thats for sure. Steve Jobs will walk on stage and announce "I give you, iTV!", to which ITV will respond "... but we're already ITV" to which Jobs will respond "ah ha, but we're Apple", much lulz will follow.
Another sticky one would involve his invention of a State in the USA. I'm not sure the people of iDaho will take to being invented. Apparently your teeth itch a bit when youre invented, and then your micky falls off (or grows and then falls off, if you're a woman). Of course he might get away with his invention of the country of iTaly, since its pronunciation is a bit weird. Thats enough for Apple to patent Pizzas anyway!
He did invent Firewire though, and where is that now? Not on his current iPods, thats for sure! Ironic isnt it, Apple come up with a nice interface, better than USB and it eventually gets scrapped. Well thats what you get for being a greedy cunt, charging commission of every Firewire port installed on every PC. USB is royalty free.
So, do I like anything that Apple came up with? Yes of course, I like music, and as I already mentioned, Apple invented music. Just believe the hype!
Oh, he invented the internet too!
Apple worse than Microsoft
The following text is taken from Cisco's blog, no not the Thong Song guy!
"UPDATE on Cisco's iPhone Trademark
Commentary from Mark Chandler, Cisco's SVP and General Counsel, on Apple's infringement of Cisco's iPhone trademark.
Today’s announcement from Cisco regarding our suit with Apple over our iPhone trademark has spurred a lot of interesting questions. Most importantly, this is not a suit against Apple’s innovation, their modern design, or their cool phone. It is not a suit about money or royalties. This is a suit about trademark infringement.
Cisco owns the iPhone trademark. We have since 2000, when we bought a company called Infogear Technology, which had developed a product that combined web access and telephone. Infogear’s registrations for the mark date to 1996, before iMacs and iPods were even glimmers in Apple’s eye. We shipped and/or supported that iPhone product for years. We have been shipping new, updated iPhone products since last spring, and had a formal launch late last year. Apple knows this; they approached us about the iPhone trademark as far back as 2001, and have approached us several times over the past year.
For the last few weeks, we have been in serious discussions with Apple over how the two companies could work together and share the iPhone trademark. We genuinely believed that we were going to be able to reach an agreement and Apple’s communications with us suggested they supported that goal. We negotiated in good faith with every intention to reach a reasonable agreement with Apple by which we would share the iPhone brand.
So, I was surprised and disappointed when Apple decided to go ahead and announce their new product with our trademarked name without reaching an agreement. It was essentially the equivalent of “we’re too busy.” Despite being very close to an agreement, we had no substantive communication from Apple after 8pm Monday, including after their launch, when we made clear we expected closure. What were the issues at the table that kept us from an agreement? Was it money? No. Was it a royalty on every Apple phone? No. Was it an exchange for Cisco products or services? No.
Fundamentally we wanted an open approach. We hoped our products could interoperate in the future. In our view, the network provides the basis to make this happen—it provides the foundation of innovation that allows converged devices to deliver the services that consumers want. Our goal was to take that to the next level by facilitating collaboration with Apple. And we wanted to make sure to differentiate the brands in a way that could work for both companies and not confuse people, since our products combine both web access and voice telephony. That’s it. Openness and clarity.
At MacWorld, Apple discussed the patents pending on their new phone technology. They clearly seem to value intellectual property. If the tables were turned, do you think Apple would allow someone to blatantly infringe on their rights? How would Apple react if someone launched a product called iPod but claimed it was ok to use the name because it used a different video format? Would that be ok? We know the answer – Apple is a very aggressive enforcer of their trademark rights. And that needs to be a two-way street.
This lawsuit is about Cisco's obligation to protect its trademark in the face of a willful violation. Our goal was collaboration. The action we have taken today is about not using people’s property without permission.
Cisco Press Release on this issue can be viewed here: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2007/corp_011007.html."
via
"UPDATE on Cisco's iPhone Trademark
Commentary from Mark Chandler, Cisco's SVP and General Counsel, on Apple's infringement of Cisco's iPhone trademark.
Today’s announcement from Cisco regarding our suit with Apple over our iPhone trademark has spurred a lot of interesting questions. Most importantly, this is not a suit against Apple’s innovation, their modern design, or their cool phone. It is not a suit about money or royalties. This is a suit about trademark infringement.
Cisco owns the iPhone trademark. We have since 2000, when we bought a company called Infogear Technology, which had developed a product that combined web access and telephone. Infogear’s registrations for the mark date to 1996, before iMacs and iPods were even glimmers in Apple’s eye. We shipped and/or supported that iPhone product for years. We have been shipping new, updated iPhone products since last spring, and had a formal launch late last year. Apple knows this; they approached us about the iPhone trademark as far back as 2001, and have approached us several times over the past year.
For the last few weeks, we have been in serious discussions with Apple over how the two companies could work together and share the iPhone trademark. We genuinely believed that we were going to be able to reach an agreement and Apple’s communications with us suggested they supported that goal. We negotiated in good faith with every intention to reach a reasonable agreement with Apple by which we would share the iPhone brand.
So, I was surprised and disappointed when Apple decided to go ahead and announce their new product with our trademarked name without reaching an agreement. It was essentially the equivalent of “we’re too busy.” Despite being very close to an agreement, we had no substantive communication from Apple after 8pm Monday, including after their launch, when we made clear we expected closure. What were the issues at the table that kept us from an agreement? Was it money? No. Was it a royalty on every Apple phone? No. Was it an exchange for Cisco products or services? No.
Fundamentally we wanted an open approach. We hoped our products could interoperate in the future. In our view, the network provides the basis to make this happen—it provides the foundation of innovation that allows converged devices to deliver the services that consumers want. Our goal was to take that to the next level by facilitating collaboration with Apple. And we wanted to make sure to differentiate the brands in a way that could work for both companies and not confuse people, since our products combine both web access and voice telephony. That’s it. Openness and clarity.
At MacWorld, Apple discussed the patents pending on their new phone technology. They clearly seem to value intellectual property. If the tables were turned, do you think Apple would allow someone to blatantly infringe on their rights? How would Apple react if someone launched a product called iPod but claimed it was ok to use the name because it used a different video format? Would that be ok? We know the answer – Apple is a very aggressive enforcer of their trademark rights. And that needs to be a two-way street.
This lawsuit is about Cisco's obligation to protect its trademark in the face of a willful violation. Our goal was collaboration. The action we have taken today is about not using people’s property without permission.
Cisco Press Release on this issue can be viewed here: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2007/corp_011007.html."
via
Apple release another load
Steve is proud of his latest creation!
So the iPhone is finally on display. I can't say I share "everyones" view on its "beauty", to be honest it looks like some kind of PSP/Motorola bastard phone. It's thin but fairly monsterous in height and width.
Touchscreen on a mobile? Its been done, it didnt work, most people like tactile responce. I write half of my text messages without looking at the phone, I'm not sure how I, or blind people, will find it.
I won't dismiss it completely before its released though. I'm not mad about its looks, but the features seem ok and maybe Apple will do something magic with the touchscreen. At the very least I hope it will kill off those horrible Motorolas, at best, i hope it will bankrupt Apple.
People shouldnt cum in their trousers until its on sale. As is, its just vapour-ware and as such, totally iShit!
Image via an old post of mine
Garda Reserve Training Videos
Along my google travels, searching for Gardai photographs, I came across this page on the website for Inver National School in Co. Mayo. I really do feel for the two Guards, Amanda and Gary, in these videos. You can see the pain in their faces. Two years in Templemore never readied them for this!
Garda Work----------------------------------
We start off with an explanation of what the Gardai do, mostly involves seatbelts.
Garda Notebook----------------------------------
Gary is careful not to show page 4 of his notebook, which contains that drawing he made of his super while on the beer last friday night
Garda Baton----------------------------------
"When the drug baron pulls out his Uzi, I wobble this in front of his face like Harry Potter, and whoosh, he drops down dead!"
Garda Handcuffs----------------------------------
Gary appears to be joking when he says that he has no keys for his handcuffs, but due to a spate of cutbacks by minister McGowell, keys have been classed as an unnessecery extra.
Garda Training----------------------------------
Sum up your job: "The pay isn't great"
If you managed to watch all those videos in entirity, congratualtions, you now have more training than the average Garda Reservist!
Picture of the Week
Click to enlarge
I had this Picture of the Week planned since last week. Its from the website of french photographer Laurent Laveder. He has a wonderful gallery of his own celestial photography. The only problem was choosing a single image as there are quite a lot of interesting and beautiful images.
And if this one doesnt appeal to you, try this one.
Sienna Guillory
What age, anorexia and bad hair can do to a person.
This was a (tongue in cheek) post I made back in early 2005 about how Sienna Guillory's image has changed over the years. You have to admit, there's a drastic difference, although it is just one picture. I do think she is too thin nonetheless. I got a comment on this post recently from "Chris":
"I just can't believe she's the same person.. do you know what's the source of the pic at left? I'm big fan of her and.. well, it's a disappointment."
The image on the left is a screen capture I made from her first TV appearance, Jilly Cooper's "Riders". I made a good deal of screen captures from the DVD, to use as a comparison shot above. I had planned to put them up with this post but I was unable to find the disc I saved them to. I made an edit of Riders, with just the scenes with her in it. I have that still but I'd rather have a handful of images instead.
Images from usemycomputer.com
The edited version of Riders - the sound edits are a bit jarring, so if you really want to watch it, don't try and follow the dialogue :)
EDIT: I just noticed the sound goes out of sync on the video anyway so just forget it.
Guess the Tune
Little Timmy plays his heart out, but something is rotten in the state of Denmark!
Johnny plays like a maestro! Surpasses the original in every way, but unfortunately Johnny forgot to upload sound with his video!
Jimmy goes all acoustic on us. He unplugs his amp and his ears.
Jeremy Clarkson sells Diesel
I came across early episodes of BBC's Top Gear on google video. This is the very first episode. It's fairly boring to be honest, mainly about classic cars, but check out Jeremy Clarkson's sole segment on none other than, diesel cars! Yes, the man who swore he'd never own a diesel, started his life on Top Gear trying to sell the idea of diesel to us all! It starts at 13 minutes 50 seconds into the video. Much hilarity for simple people!
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