While I'm a big fan of digital music services like Last.fm and Spotify I've always had a very "mixed" relationship with digital purchases of music. I guess this stems from some bad experiences outside Apple's iTunes store. Having paid for an album I want to be able to "consume" it however I choose on whatever device I want. Unfortunately if the company you bought music … [Read more...] about Digital Music via iTunes vs. Physical CDs
Cutting Student Grants Is Dumb
This morning I was listening to the news on RTE radio, as I do most weekday mornings. I was shocked to hear that our "beloved" government is considering slashing 3rd level grants. (Oddly the article I linked to suggests that the grants currently aren't means tested - they were when I had one) I attended the University of Limerick between 1994 and 1998 as an undergraduate. … [Read more...] about Cutting Student Grants Is Dumb
Vintage advertising Cuba
Cuban and other Latin American advertising from the 1950s and 1960s … [Read more...] about Vintage advertising Cuba
Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Hotel Nacional de Cuba's main entrance area and reception. Usually this area is very busy, but I took the photo very early in the morning while most people were still sleeping … [Read more...] about Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Steam Punk Style Nantes
The city of Nantes has a very cool attraction - Les Machines de l’île. It's all very "steam punk" in style and well worth a visit if you happen to be in the area. Here's a couple of videos I shot of the massive mechanical elephant: [youtube]http://youtu.be/pAc6AUeQWRk[/youtube] It makes elephant sounds and happily sprays the crowd with water, which wasn't really … [Read more...] about Steam Punk Style Nantes