MacDara Conroy: Self, aggregated
Microlog
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows is streaming online
Hosted by the National Film Board of Canada, no less. I never got around to seeing this the first time round. Permalink ·
Wikipedia entry on trolleybuses
I’m fascinated by trolleybuses. Probably because I’ve never been on one or even seen them in operation. Permalink ·
Formula 1 user interfaces
Some hot car/tech pr0n, in anticipation of the new F1 season starting this weekend [c/o Daring Fireball]. Permalink ·
The Onion: Oh No, Performers Coming Into Audience
My greatest fear realised. And I’m going to see Cirque du Soleil next week; I swear, if they try it I’ll run screaming out of the building. Permalink ·
Kottke on the origins of Green Eggs and Ham
I had no idea. Permalink ·
Israeli troops describe shooting Gaza civilians
Why am I not surprised? Permalink ·
Irish ISPs rally against record label anti-piracy threat
A good thing, too. The mainstream can suck a lemon; real music needs the audience the internet can provide. Permalink ·
Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle draws just 1 million
To be fair, even if it was heavily promoted (I didn’t even know it was on till I read this), my mind simply can’t reconcile the terms ‘Stewart Lee’ and ‘mass appeal’. Permalink ·
A poor photographer blames his tools
Too right. Even the crappiest cameras can take great pictures; it’s the user’s eye that counts. Permalink ·
Fimoculous: Why I Blog
I’m not a fan of Andrew Sullivan, but this is a good piece, and I’m
linking to this for one particular quote: “A good blog is your own
private Wikipedia.” Permalink ·
s.andwi.ch
Social bookmarking for sandwiches. Here’s one I made earlier. Permalink ·
New trailer for Cloverfield
So it looks like that’s what it’s officially called now, Cloverfield. Hmm. In any case, it’s shaping up to be a mindlessly fun yet vaguely thoughtful disaster spectacle, and it’ll be out in just two months’ time. Which is nice. Permalink ·
Wikipedia entry on dog communication
Fascinating reading, here. I never realised a tail wag could convey so many different meanings. Permalink ·
The AV Club interviews the Meat Puppets
They’re playing ATP the weekend before the one I’m going to; I hope they’ll hop over the water and play a show in Dublin, too. But while I’m in Dublin, of course. Permalink ·
Outtakes from the first Meat Puppets album
You know, the one that no one likes because it’s too noisy and screamy and it hasn’t got ‘Lake of Fire’ on it. Permalink ·
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Macrolog
Things That Must Be Done
A list, in no particular order, of Things That Must Be Done:
Fix categories: I’ve got far too many categories in both of my blogs, and now that I have tag functionality (see below) most of them are completely unnecessary. Five or six catch-all categories is all I really need, so these will be condensed forthwith.
Set up tags: Now that I’ve upgraded to MT 4, I can haz tags! I’ve already used a handy script to convert my jury-rigged entry keyword tags into tags proper; now I need to code up templates for the tag archives so I can actually use them.
Twitter Break
I’m on a Twitter break. Or Twitter strike. Whatever. Either way you shake it, since yesterday my updates have been disappearing from the timeline shortly after I post them — and if they’re not in the timeline, then what’s the point?
Here’s a screengrab of the missing culprits, via a self-Twitter-search:
As you can see, they haven’t completely vanished. But they’re effectively lost to the web ether — out of context, out of sight and out of mind.
At least the Twitter boffins are aware of the problem and are working to resolve it, but until then I’ll keep my thoughts to myself. Or maybe I’ll write here instead. Hey, there’s an idea!
Macrolog: Recently
Famous Last Words Thu 19 Mar 2009
Trying to Come Up With Witty Titles is What Got Me Into This Mess Wed 15 Oct 2008
One More Year Thu 01 Nov 2007
Destination: Boredom Sat 27 Oct 2007
Onward to Spiderland Fri 17 Aug 2007
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About
This is the personal website of MacDara Conroy, a twenty-something journalist, editor and all-round creative type living in Dublin, Ireland.
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Status
What am I doing?
At the moment, I’m
Agenda
16 Apr 09: WWE Raw house show (The O2)
17-21 Apr 09: Cork, Ireland
06 Jun 09: Wire (Whelans)
03 Oct 09: TNA house show (The O2)
Reading
Life On Air by David Attenborough
Chunklet (Issue 20)
Power Slam (Issue 176)
The Wire (Issue 301)
Listening
Suuto Breakor by Afrirampo
The An Albatross Family Album by An Albatross
13 Hedgehogs: MxBx Singles 1994-1999 by Melt-Banana
Watching
Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
Robot Chicken: Season Three (DVD)
The Wire: Season Four (DVD)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (More4)
Heroes (BBC Three)
Mad Men (BBC Four)
Playing
WarioWare: Touched! (Nintendo DS)
Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City (Wii)
Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
Wii Sports (Wii)
WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2009 (Xbox 360)
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