Matt Mullenweg talks to speakingevents.com
Monday, March 15th, 2010Posted via email from web lab
OMG. Dollymount in a mini sand storm pic by @dalekmad no post effects. looks like a painting. camera SE w800
Sunday, March 14th, 2010
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God save us from experts
Sunday, March 14th, 2010The problem comes when reality proves the professionals to be as clueless as the rest of us — as it frequently does. Patients’ X-rays go unread. Swabs are left inside mothers after childbirth. Vulnerable children like Tracey Fay are abandoned to a lonely death. Criminals walk free because warrants are incorrectly worded. Property prices drop through the floor in defiance of the predictions of the financial gurus. Last week, the report into the collapse of the viaduct at Malahide revealed engineers had been maintaining the structure for years without realising the supports rested on rocks, rather than being driven into the sea bed.
The problem comes when reality proves professionals to be as clueless as the rest of us
God save us from experts.
via independent.ie
I won a court case, I had more expert witnesses than the other side. The problem there is that courts give credence to expert-ism. “In My Opinion” said the expert! and the ground open up and believed it, because it was expert.
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Mary Harney came to finish the job [youtube video 2007]
Sunday, March 14th, 2010Posted via email from web lab
that’s no way to treat an expensive musical instrument
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
I remember everything!
I remember every little thing
As if it happened only yesterday
I was barely seventeen,
And I once killed a boy with a Fender guitar
I don't remember if it was a telecaster or a stratocaster
But I do remember that it had a heart of chrome
And a voice like a horny angel
I don't remember if it was a telecaster or a stratocaster
But I do remember that it wasn't at all easy
It required the perfect combination of the right power chords
And the precise angle from which to strike
The guitar bled for about a week afterward
And the blood was so dark and rich, like wild berries
The blood of the guitar was Chuck Berry red
The guitar bled for about a week afterward,
But it rung out beautifully
And I was able to play notes
That I had never even heard before
So I took my guitar,
And I smashed it against the wall
I smashed it against the floor
I smashed it against the body of a varsity cheerleader
Smashed it against the hood of a car
Smashed it against a 1981 Harley Davidson
The Harley howled in pain,
The guitar howled in heat
And I ran up the stairs to my parents' bedroom
Mommy and Daddy were sleeping in the moonlight
Slowly I opened the door, creeping in the shadows
Right up to the foot of their bed
I raised the guitar high above my head
And just as I was about to bring the guitar
Crashing down upon the center of the bed,
My father woke up, screaming "Stop!"
"Wait a minute! Stop it boy!
What do ya think you're doin'?
That's no way to treat an expensive musical instrument!"
And I said: "God Dammit Daddy!
You know I love you,
But you got a hell of a lot to learn about Rock 'n Roll"
I remember every little thing
As if it happened only yesterday
I was barely seventeen,
And I once killed a boy with a Fender guitar
I don't remember if it was a telecaster or a stratocaster
But I do remember that it had a heart of chrome
And a voice like a horny angel
I don't remember if it was a telecaster or a stratocaster
But I do remember that it wasn't at all easy
It required the perfect combination of the right power chords
And the precise angle from which to strike
The guitar bled for about a week afterward
And the blood was so dark and rich, like wild berries
The blood of the guitar was Chuck Berry red
The guitar bled for about a week afterward,
But it rung out beautifully
And I was able to play notes
That I had never even heard before
So I took my guitar,
And I smashed it against the wall
I smashed it against the floor
I smashed it against the body of a varsity cheerleader
Smashed it against the hood of a car
Smashed it against a 1981 Harley Davidson
The Harley howled in pain,
The guitar howled in heat
And I ran up the stairs to my parents' bedroom
Mommy and Daddy were sleeping in the moonlight
Slowly I opened the door, creeping in the shadows
Right up to the foot of their bed
I raised the guitar high above my head
And just as I was about to bring the guitar
Crashing down upon the center of the bed,
My father woke up, screaming "Stop!"
"Wait a minute! Stop it boy!
What do ya think you're doin'?
That's no way to treat an expensive musical instrument!"
And I said: "God Dammit Daddy!
You know I love you,
But you got a hell of a lot to learn about Rock 'n Roll"
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Newstalk ‘Why We Write’ visits shine.ie
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Why We Write radio series airs on Newstalk 106-108 this weekend… [xml]
Saturday 13th March at 7am, repeated Sunday 14th March at 9pm
Programme 2: Singing from the Edge of the Abyss
In the second programme of the Why We Write series, Francesca Lalor joins the Shine Ireland writers group, with a view to better understanding the lives of those suffering from mental illness. She examines the role of creative writing workshops in improving the quality of life of sufferers from mental illness. Members of the group speak frankly about their illness, and read from their writing, in a programme which is both optimistic, and very moving.
Why We Write was Produced, Recorded and Edited by Francesca Lalor. Additional recording by Emma Cawley & Nicole Rourke. Mixed by John Davis. Made with the support of Sound and Vision Broadcasting Funding Scheme, a BCI initiative.
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nipper
Friday, March 12th, 2010
he’s got the knowledge economy in his hands
Friday, March 12th, 2010
really nice pic of brian cowen (serious) but what is in his hand? caption competition
he's got the knowledge economy in his hands
he's got the whole world in his hands
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doesn’t brian cowen express confidence in a minister about 1 week before resignation of named minister
Thursday, March 11th, 2010@rickoshea news #fail
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Plankity Plank over. Skip Angelus. Get mid-day news from 2FM. Awaiting news from Aer Lingus vote.
but no
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