Wrecked!
Posted by xero | Filed under Photography
Some amazing photographs of shipwrecks and other ocean disasters if you like that sort of thing.
Now playing:
Doom Over The World from the album “Bleak And Destroyed” by Reverend Bizarre
Nine Inch Nails Gives Fans The Slip
Posted by xero | Filed under other
A mere couple of months since they released their double disc instrumental album for free Nine Inch Nails have struck again with “The Slip” a ten track album available in high-quality digital formats from the band’s website and via torrents.
SuperModel Twins
Posted by xero | Filed under Music, Raves
Now directly from the supporting-the-home-team category comes this nice little musical discovery.Hailing from Limerick, the Supermodel Twins sound like Weezer meets Snow Patrol in a….well somewhere such people could meet.
This homemade video is shot almost entirely in the dark but it sounds pretty good:
More tunes and info on the MySpace page
BTW: have I mentioned how much i hate Myspace. No, well I HATE Myspace. There you go.
Unlocked iPhone for Belgium in June?
Posted by xero | Filed under Rants, Technology
Unlocked iPhone for Belgium in June?:
Clamour continues as Apple preps wider iPhone launch plans, no exclusivity
Have Apple finally seen sense and given up on the idea of network exclusivity which resulted in rip-off pricing by O2 Ireland? Time will tell but seeing as O2 Ireland haven’t followed their UK counterparts by dropping the handset price by £100 it may be a long time before we see reasonably-priced iPhone plans here.
The Heist is Back
Posted by xero | Filed under other
Having survived the recent Yazsoft debacle the MacHeist team has returned with another very familiar looking software bundle to broaden the reach of the highly successful and frequently controversial software discount promotion. As with previous heists this one is donating 25% of all sales to charity.
iPhone Paddy Tax
Posted by xero | Filed under Rants, Technology
Pat Phelan, the Cork based telecoms guru has taken a stance reminiscent of the “Michael O’ Leary School of PR” with his promise to drive potential iphone customers to Northern ireland in a bus to avoid o2 Ireland’s rip-off pricing. He makes a good point.
http://patphelan.net/irish-taken-as-fools-as-o2-ireland-iphone-package-comes-with-attached-paddy-tax/
However, much of the o2 tariff woes may now recede somewhat with the release of the “definitive” iphone cracking software, PWNage Tool.
US man sells domain name pizza.com for $2.6m
Posted by xero | Filed under Web
Are generic domain names really worth millions? Apparently so….
US man sells domain name pizza.com for $2.6m:
A US man sell the domain name pizza.com for $2.6m - after maintaining it for $20 a year since 1994.
iPhone Germany - €99
Posted by xero | Filed under Technology
In complete contrast to the market gouging being performed by o2 on Irish customers, T-Mobile in Germany has reduced the entry level iPhone to a mere 99 europes!
Essential Information: Zombie Attacks & How to Survive Them
Posted by xero | Filed under Web, other
How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse | Danger Room from Wired.com:
How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
By David Hambling April 03, 2008 | 10:02:00 AMCategories: Ammo And Munitions, Bizarro
You’ve found out how to take down 500-foot monsters, and learned the secret to terminating Terminators. Now it’s time for the utimate challenge. How you should arm yourself to survive a zombie apocalypse?
Perilous Nation from the album “Practice What You Preach” by Testament
History is just a pile of “old sh*t” - Literally!
Posted by xero | Filed under other
Ancient faeces could reveal how humans came to the Americas:
Fossilised excrement found in a cave may settle the debate about how and when humans came to the Americas.
