“If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t there more happy...”
— Stephen Fry
— Stephen Fry
May 31st
IA One-sheeters
May 31st
Mark M: My new shoes are really comfy. (via Twitter / Mark M)
May 31st
“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as...”
— Douglas Adams
— Douglas Adams
May 31st
Mark M: Focus, dammit, focus! (via Twitter / Mark M)
May 31st
Make your own demotivator poster
May 30th
Mark M: You know, if $companyName could see my various passwords in plain text, they’d think I...
May 30th
25 Must-see Movies
May 30th
Why everything you know is wrong
May 30th
Mark M: Do I make spelling errors in written Swedish because I make pronunciation errors when I...
May 29th
The Story Map
May 29th
When Can A 20 Year Old With No Debt Retire?
May 29th
Quick bio template
May 28th
Saturn eclipsed
May 28th
Wall Climbing Light
May 28th
Watch
Literary humour. The Letter, a monologue by Stephen Fry
May 25th
Senryu: It's a Pane
Friday. Working hard. Desktop like a glazier’s yard: too many windows. (via Chronicles of...
May 25th
Mark M: Friday. Working hard. / Desktop like a glazier’s yard: / too many windows. (via...
May 25th
Other People's Poems: l(a... (a leaf...
l(a le af fa ll s) one l iness - e e cummings (1894 - 1962) A very beautiful shaped poem, with a...
May 25th
Senryu: Then Move On
A five-minute break. Soothe the soul, refresh the mind. Deep breath — then move on. (via Chronicles...
May 25th
Mark M: “Smash your boss in the face. Only your hatred will get you that raise you...
May 24th
Mark M: Idea for the title of a porno mag: Bustin’ (via Twitter / Mark M)
May 24th
Mark M: Too many meetings / each one adds more stress; and I / just want to play bass. (via Twitter...
May 23rd
Mark M: Why do “Best Of” compilations always have 2 new songs? Never 1 or 3, but always...
May 23rd
Comics: Not just for laughs!
May 21st
The 30-second rule
May 21st
Mark M: Trying to get ready for two meetings at work today, but I can’t seem to switch my...
May 21st
Darth Vader’s bass looks a bit like mine…
May 20th
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May 17th
“All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.”
— Aristotle
— Aristotle
May 17th
Watch
The Muppet Show’s Statler & Waldorf in a video clip compilation.
May 17th
Are you ABD or ACE? From the brilliant Indexed.
May 16th
Mark M: Airport coffee is very weak, apparently universally. Is that coincidence, or intentional? I...
May 15th
Mark M: Just saw Joe Dolan looking for a seat in the food court. Dublin Airport is packed, and we...
May 15th
Hamlet for the Shakespeare-Impaired: Act I,...
May 14th
Mark M: “Strange how my heart feels […] To find myself upon your shore” - Enya...
May 14th
Mark M: Drank my first lapsang souchong tea in 13 years. Like it even more now. (via Twitter / Mark...
May 11th
Mark M: Overheard onboard a flight from Copenhagen to Dublin: “I had a chance to fvck that...
May 10th
Mark M: Airports are no fun since security theatre went mental. How can we get the glamour back?...
May 10th
“I try to respect the unwritten rules of Swedish commuter...”
— Shazzerspeaks, Lessons in...
— Shazzerspeaks, Lessons in...
May 9th
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the...”
— George Bernard Shaw, Maxims...
— George Bernard Shaw, Maxims...
May 9th
Senryu: Audience of None
Who writes documents that nobody ever reads? Technical writers. (via Chronicles of Mark)
May 8th
Just another one of those days…
May 8th
Mark M: I wonder if one could write iambic pentameter with words that are iambic in Irish English,...
May 8th
Mark M: Giving up on work for the day, ‘cos my brain has given up on me. Housework now,...
May 8th
Mark Moloney: Signed up for Twitter (again). Maybe I’ll moblog haiku. (via Twitter / Mark...
May 8th
How to Become a Creative Genius
May 8th
Another classic from the always brilliant Savage Chickens.
May 7th
“Bättre fly än illa fäkta.”
— Swedish proverb (translation:...
— Swedish proverb (translation:...
May 7th
Watch
Sad Kermit covers Nine Inch Nails’ Hurt
May 7th
Spinal Tap Reunite for Live Earth Concert
May 7th
See? Now you understand why kids are scared of clowns.
May 6th
Spara till barnen
May 6th
Knots: The ten most useful knots and how to...
May 6th
Elevators
May 5th
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a...”
— Arthur Schopenhauer
— Arthur Schopenhauer
May 4th
Other People's Poems: The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I...
May 4th
Senryu: Anorak Man
“Anorak Man” haschanged his coat. He never smiles.Cranky commuter. (via Chronicles of...
May 3rd
Senryu: Pub Talk
“… and seasons do change.”Brandishing the obvious,he set his drink down. (via...
May 3rd
From pretty much every episode of Star Trek, where the crew...
May 3rd
LOL Trek
May 3rd
Hug somebody today, okay?
May 3rd
Image Editing: Enhance photo color with...
May 3rd
“Don’t try to solve serious matters in the middle of...”
— What the Dead Men Say by...
— What the Dead Men Say by...
May 3rd
“I love comedy and I really love small stories about small...”
— Mark Hamill, in an interview...
— Mark Hamill, in an interview...
May 2nd
Heuristic rules to boost your productivity
May 2nd
“Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief; All kill...”
— The Fly by U2 (lyrics by Bono)
— The Fly by U2 (lyrics by Bono)
May 2nd
Interview Techniques Roundup
May 2nd
Personal Relationships: How to improve your...
May 1st