technology, media, telecomsTumblr (3.0; @ruairiroddy)http://www.roddy.ie/<a href="http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/media/rss/~3/JzddyVYN8CA/1">Guardian Readers 'Fix' the Fukushima Power Plant</a>http://www.roddy.ie/post/4413396630http://www.roddy.ie/post/4413396630Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:39:37 -0400<a href="http://predicate-llc.com/link-blog/text/the-ipad-destroys%c2%a0journalism/">The iPad Destroys Journalism</a>http://www.roddy.ie/post/4116580507http://www.roddy.ie/post/4116580507Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:28:36 -0400<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Journerdism/~3/DRXLzBSiv9M/">Matt Waite: To build a digital future for news, developers must be able to hack at the core of old systems</a>http://www.roddy.ie/post/3739836962http://www.roddy.ie/post/3739836962Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:08:54 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/iE8UsaTUdnE/">Newspapers Need to Be Of the Web, Not Just On the Web</a>http://www.roddy.ie/post/3649167721http://www.roddy.ie/post/3649167721Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:34:04 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NiemanJournalismLab/~3/OjOZar1OOVs/">“The price you pay for asking people to pay the price”: Gerry Marzorati on class and the NYT paywall</a>http://www.roddy.ie/post/3638160327http://www.roddy.ie/post/3638160327Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:59:45 -0500<a href="http://feeds.paidcontent.org/~r/pcorg/~3/EHBDia8i7LE/">UK's Biggest Regional Paper Flipping The 'Paid' Web Switch</a>http://www.roddy.ie/post/3587203730http://www.roddy.ie/post/3587203730Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:02:25 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/bJL0Ycn0Sak/">Apple’s Digital Newsstand Just Disrupted The Publishing Industry</a>http://www.roddy.ie/post/3327730436http://www.roddy.ie/post/3327730436Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:59:30 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mashable/~3/NJf6IKUWZAs/">Washington Post Announces Personalized News Aggregation Site</a>http://www.roddy.ie/post/3260997817http://www.roddy.ie/post/3260997817Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:14:12 -0500<p>Rather irritatingly, there’s a pirate radio station in Cork broadcasting between two Radio 1 frequencies. Grr.</p> <p>This means that when I retune on my crappy radio on my commute, I hit the ‘boom-boom-tish-tish” of their Scooter-themed playlist far too often.</p> <p>Thought occurred as I tried to figure out how long it will take the BCI to raid them: a remote-controllable payg device that has access to, say, mobile data, and is directly connected to the transmitter, means that the link between the ‘studio’ and the ‘transmitter’ could be forever broken, and that all that is now at risk in a raid is the tx equipment and an android phone; i.e. very little.</p> <p>The prospect of Whack-a-mole with a hundred micro-transmitters must be a scary one for licence-holders. </p>http://www.roddy.ie/post/3085262761http://www.roddy.ie/post/3085262761Thu, 03 Feb 2011 06:06:53 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/vmxJEeZ7fAI/yes_finds_pew_study_people_will_and_do_pay_for_dig.php">Yes, Finds Pew Study, People Will (and Do) Pay For Digital Content</a>http://www.roddy.ie/post/2529806876http://www.roddy.ie/post/2529806876Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:32:10 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/0iLfQ9fS4is/the_ipad_not_a_savior_to_magazines_as_digital_sale.php">The iPad Not a Savior of Magazines, as Digital Sales Continue to Fall</a>http://www.roddy.ie/post/2518197685http://www.roddy.ie/post/2518197685Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:15:36 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Journerdism/~3/Fs5hmgs7exg/amazon-brings-newspapers-magazines-to-kindle-apps-starting-with-android">Amazon Brings Newspapers, Magazines to Kindle Apps, Starting With Android</a>http://www.roddy.ie/post/2368637395http://www.roddy.ie/post/2368637395Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:48:32 -0500<p><span>Waybuloo, which seems to have heavy influences from eastern mysticism, Yoga and even levitation (from Tibetan Buddhism). <a href="http://ja-jp.facebook.com/group.php?gid=88990399727">Surely, this is inappropriate programming for very young (pre-school) children and inappropriate for CBeebies or the BBC</a>?</span></p> <p><span><span>Just look at ‘em. They MUST BE STOPPED.</span></span></p> <p><span><span><br/><object width="640" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hJvb6Bhily4?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hJvb6Bhily4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> </span></span></p>http://www.roddy.ie/post/2166503960http://www.roddy.ie/post/2166503960Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:25:59 -0500<p>That particular dungeon is gone, but not forgotten.  Especially by the Revenue Commissioners, bless ‘em. :)</p>http://www.roddy.ie/post/2155895317http://www.roddy.ie/post/2155895317Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:52:26 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ld44qhjDHQ1qfoyc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://www.pbfcomics.com/archive_b/PBF108-Genius_Sir.jpg"><a href="http://www.pbfcomics.com">www.pbfcomics.com</a></a>, via <a href="http://www.broadsheet.ie">broadsheet.ie</a></p>http://www.roddy.ie/post/2143381413http://www.roddy.ie/post/2143381413Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:10:59 -0500<a href="http://www.turbulenceahead.com/2010/12/future-we-can-believe-in.html">Build a better nation</a>: <p>We need to heal our psychological connection with the future. And the best balm is that provided by story: especially one that paints a compelling picture of how these dark days can become <span>the early days of a better nation</span>. And our children and grandchildren will wonder at the amazing things we achieved in the face of such adversity.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.turbulenceahead.com">Turbulence Ahead</a>.</p>http://www.roddy.ie/post/2141884712http://www.roddy.ie/post/2141884712Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:22:00 -0500<p><span> </span></p> <ul><li><a title='The Government has brought in a maximum 7% "Universal Social Charge" which will replace the income and health levies.' href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/universal-social-charge-will-rise-to-7-of-income-484767.html">‘Universal social charge’ will rise to 7% of income<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has announced that one of the three Government aircrafts used by ministers will stay in operation." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/govt-to-maintain-single-aircraft-for-ministers-484766.html">Govt to maintain single aircraft for ministers<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="Operational costs of the State Car Fleet is to be reduced by a third over the next two years afte today's Budget announced for 2011." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/govt-to-cut-cost-of-state-cars-by-a-third-484765.html">Govt to cut cost of State cars by a third<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="The Government has said there will be a ¬8 per week reduction in all FAS training allowances in its Budget announced for 2011." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/fas-training-allowances-hit-with-8-cut-484764.html">FAS training allowances hit with €8 cut<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="As expected, the Government will replace the Student Services Charge, currently ¬1,500, with a flat rate higher education student contribution of ¬2,000." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/govt-brings-in-new-2000-higher-education-charge-484763.html">Govt brings in new €2,000 higher education charge<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="The Government has announced a 5% cut to all capitation grants in Budget 2011." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/govt-reduces-school-capitation-grants-by-5-484762.html">Govt reduces school capitation grants by 5%<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="The School Transport charge for secondary school children will increase to ¬350 after today's Budget announced by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/govt-increases-school-transport-charge-to-350-484761.html">Govt increases school transport charge to €350<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="It has been announced by the Government that bets placed on the internet by domestic customers will be subject to same level of betting duty as high street betting shops." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/online-betting-to-be-taxed-at-betting-shop-level-484757.html">Online betting to be taxed at betting-shop level<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="Brian Lenihan has announced this afternoon a rise of 4c on the price of a litre of petrol and a 2c rise in the price of diesel." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/govt-hikes-price-of-petrol-by-4c-and-diesel-by-2c-484756.html">Govt hikes price of petrol by 4c and diesel by 2c<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="Budget 2011 will see an extension of the car scrappage scheme introduced last year for six months to end June 2011." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/govt-extends-car-scrappage-scheme-for-six-months-484755.html">Govt extends car scrappage scheme for six months<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="The Government has made the decision to reduce its tourist tax to ¬3 in today's Budget." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/tourist-tax-reduced-to-3-484754.html">Tourist tax reduced to €3<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has announced a reform of stamp duty with immediate effect in the Government's Budget for 2011." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/govt-announces-reform-of-stamp-duty-484753.html">Govt announces reform of stamp duty<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has announced that he is abolishing employee PRSI and health levy reliefs on pension contributions." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/lenihan-abolishes-prsi-and-health-levy-reliefs-484752.html">Lenihan abolishes PRSI and health levy reliefs<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="It has been announced in the Dáil that income tax bands and credits will be cut by 10%." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/govt-to-cut-income-tax-bands-by-10-484751.html">Govt to cut income tax bands by 10%<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="As speculated, the Government has abolished the income and health levies and replaced both with a Universal Social Charge in today's Budget." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/govt-introduces-universal-social-charge-484750.html">Govt introduces ‘universal social charge’<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="The Government will introduce an extra 15,000 activation and training places for the unemployed in Budget 2011." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/budget-introduces-15000-extra-training-places-for-jobless-484749.html">Budget introduces 15,000 extra training places for jobless<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="It has been announced in the Dáil by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan that public sector pensions of more than ¬12,000 will be cut by 4% in the Budget for 2011." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/lenihan-cuts-public-sector-pensions-by-4-484748.html">Lenihan cuts public sector pensions by 4%<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="The Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has announced a cap of public service pay, to include the salary of the next president, of ¬250,000." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/public-service-pay-to-be-capped-at-250k-484747.html">Public service pay to be capped at €250k<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="It has been announced by the Government that the Taoiseach's salary is to be cut by an additional ¬14,000 and ministers' pay by ¬10,000." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/budget-to-cut-ministers-pay-by-10k-484745.html">Budget to cut ministers’ pay by €10k<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="The Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has announced in today's Budget that all households in receipt of fuel allowance will get an additional ¬40." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/govt-increases-fuel-allowance-by-40-484744.html">Govt increases fuel allowance by €40<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="As expected a cut child benefit has been announced by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan in his 2011 Budget." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/child-benefit-to-be-cut-by-10-per-month-484742.html">Child Benefit to be cut by €10 per month<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has announced that working age rates of payment will be reduced by 4%." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/govt-cuts-working-age-pay-rates-by-4-484741.html">Govt cuts working age pay rates by 4%<br/><br/></a></li> <li><a title="As expected, the Government has left the state pension untouched in its Budget for 2011." href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/news/govt-leaves-state-pensions-alone-in-budget-484740.html">Govt leaves state pensions alone in Budget</a></li> </ul><p><em>via <a href="http://budget.breakingnews.ie/mainpoints/">breakingnews.ie</a></em></p>http://www.roddy.ie/post/2133643984http://www.roddy.ie/post/2133643984Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:59:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mBi1uNIroBM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>My pips are squeaking *already*.</p>http://www.roddy.ie/post/2131194828http://www.roddy.ie/post/2131194828Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:53:49 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/-PxPydnzUEo/json-vs-xml.php">JSON vs. XML</a>http://www.roddy.ie/post/2076160587http://www.roddy.ie/post/2076160587Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:49:07 -0500<a href="http://themediabusiness.blogspot.com/2010/12/content-farms-and-exploitation-of.html">Content Farms and the Exploitation of Information</a>http://www.roddy.ie/post/2076160578http://www.roddy.ie/post/2076160578Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:49:07 -0500