Archive for May, 2006

Six Days at Harts Corner in 24 Seconds

12th May 2006 by eamonn No Comments

I created this AVI movie which shows the view from a traffic camera at Hart’s Corner near where I grew up in Dublin. The action is speeded up 20,000 times.
Filed in: movie film timelapse HartsCorner Ireland Dublin traffic

Blood sacrifice, the left and the 1916 insurrection in Ireland – Ireland / Britain History

11th May 2006 by eamonn 1 Comment

This anarchist analysis of the 1916 rising and the Irish War of Independence has some interesting points of view that I had not heard before. The author claims for example that the reason that the British agreed to come to terms with Sinn Fein is that they were terrified of much more radical [...]

Google Trends: irish

10th May 2006 by eamonn No Comments

This is the Google Trends graph for the search term “irish”. Note the big peak every year on St. Patrick’s day.
Filed in: ireland google

In Memory of David

8th May 2006 by eamonn No Comments

In memory of a friend, David, who died of cancer last year at a tragic young age I am helping to raise money for the Cancer Society. If you can, please donate.