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oh-parents: Mom always said not to play catch in the house,...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:55:37 +0100

Mom always said not to play catch in the house, but Dad never listened.

Oh, Parents has provided us with more proof that you don’t have to be perfect to be a perfect parent.

Have a #parentfail moment to share? Submit it here.

Ha Ha … I got in trouble for even watching this.

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Fri, 21 Dec 2012 06:50:22 +0000

JANUARY GAMING

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:02:25 +0000

geeksgogaming:

Hey all…

Just to give you a heads up, Geeks Go Gaming will be on Sunday 20th January 2013..

Bring along your Christmas swag :-)

Finn

Gaelcon prep part 2. Card games and rule books.

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:35:43 +0100

Gaelcon prep part 2. Card games and rule books.

Planning a Convention Survival Kit

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:36:45 +0100

This weekend I am heading to Irelands largest gaming convention Gaelcon, last time I attended was 12 years ago! Over the past year or two I have rediscovered gaming and am really looking forward to going. I’ll only make it for one day this year, but am planning ahead already.

When I last went to Gaelcon, the most important things to pack were miniatures for the war-games, Jolt Cola, and a Magic the Gathering deck. But, those days are gone and so a new list is needed. There are some great posts out there about what to pack for a games convention (especially if you are doing a full weekend). Here are a selection:

The Gaming Convention Survival Guide Slyflourish.com

‘If you’re having trouble deciding what games to bring, go for the smaller and lighter ones’.

A good practical guide about what to put in your bag to get through a convention weekend.

The Convention Packing Checklist bensrpgpile.com

Bens even provides a packing checklist to download. A great list to help you prepare.

I’m planning my own Convention Kit for this year, taking some tips from the links above and also what I am looking for out of the Convention. From practical (Water bottle) to essential (bag of dice). I’ll post a pic of the kit once I have it made.

One thing I think is a must have is a few go-to small games for those in-between times. Here are some suggestions:

Munchkin: Pick the flavour that best suits you (classic / Star Munchkin / Cthulhu Munchkin / Pirate Munchkin etc.) and have it with you.

Fluxx: For when you don’t want to teach people the rules of a game, just play Fluxx. Also comes in a wide variety of flavours.

Zombie Dice: Handy time killer, easy to learn, impossible to master.

barackobama: Ahhh, we love this video.

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 06:52:25 +0100

barackobama:

Ahhh, we love this video.

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Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:37:57 +0100

IKEA’d (Taken with Instagram)

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:54:17 +0100

IKEA’d (Taken with Instagram)

Saturday is Ikea day. (Taken with Instagram)

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 13:38:46 +0100

Saturday is Ikea day. (Taken with Instagram)

lonelysandwich: sandwichvideo: Checkmark...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 06:38:00 +0100

lonelysandwich:

sandwichvideo:

Checkmark “F’ntastik!”

Credits

I’m not going to lie. This one makes me laugh. When the guys at Snowman, who make this brilliant new reminders app Checkmark came to me a couple months ago for a video, I liked their app so much and they were okay making a silly one, so I put my friend Tony on the case. Because Tony is silly.

It was a stroke of genius to cast Danny Cohen as the ambiguously European(?) narrator. Danny came on my radar and legit freaked me out two years ago when he claimed to be my little brother. I got over my fears a realized he’s legit funny. Now he’s helping me build out my company website because that’s his day job. Talented guy.

One more story: when the Checkmark guys showed me Checkmark, I said, “well, that’s great, but one problem I have with Reminders app is that its location based reminder tells me to do stuff the second I pull in my garage. By the time I’m in the house, I’ve already forgotten! What I really need is to set a reminder for X minutes after I’ve arrived somewhere.” And guess what they did. They built that feature and I love it. That’s service.

Available June 12th.

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:54:00 +0100

Available June 12th.

barackobama: idrownideas: The best campaign counter-attack...

Thu, 03 May 2012 19:19:21 +0100

barackobama:

idrownideas:

The best campaign counter-attack video I HAVE EVER SEEN. Obama 2012

”So we’re going to call their BS when we see it and we need your help to call them on it too and set the record straight. So share this, tweet it, facebook it, I keep hearing about tumblr and whatever that is…please use that too. Thank you.”

-Stephanie Cutter / Deputy Campaign Manager at Obama for America.

And a Tumblr shout-out.

Sci-Fi Portfolio as seen on Geek Tyrant MUSIC: 1....

Tue, 01 May 2012 21:09:19 +0100

Sci-Fi Portfolio as seen on Geek Tyrant

MUSIC:
1. “K.I.L.L.” by Nick Murray
(2. A bit of “528491” by Hans Zimmer from “Inception”)
3. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” by Marilyn Manson
4. “Intro” by The XX

CHAPTER ONE: INTO THE GRID
Blade Runner
Dark City
Gamer
Gattaca
Inception
I, Robot
Looper
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
Repo Men
Surrogates
Total Recall (2012)
Tron: Legacy

CHAPTER TWO: INVADERS FROM SPACE
Alien vs. Predator
Battle: Los Angeles
Battleship
Cloverfield
The Day the Earth Stood Still
District 9
The Fifth Element
The Invasion
Monsters
Skyline
Slither
Super 8
The Thing (2011)
Transformers
War of the Worlds

CHAPTER THREE: ABOVE AND BEYOND
2001: A Space Odyssey
Alien
Avatar
Babylon A.D.
The Fifth Element
The Fountain
Moon
Pandorum
Pitch Black
Prometheus
Serenity
Star Trek
Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars - Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Sunshine

Tron: Uprising ….

Tue, 01 May 2012 15:59:46 +0100

Tron: Uprising ….

Going to relearn maths. Today is a good day for science! -...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:19:12 +0100

Going to relearn maths. Today is a good day for science! - Dexter (Taken with instagram)

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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:21:34 +0100

10 Irish Inventions that changed the world … just in time...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:29:00 +0000

10 Irish Inventions that changed the world … just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.

Chirbit - ... - TheMorningShow - share audio easily

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:01:16 +0000

Chirbit - ... - TheMorningShow - share audio easily:

I was on East Coast Radio this morning to talk about the Kony2012 campaign

Lobbynomics by N²: EU - What's Next for ACTA

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:13:49 +0000

Lobbynomics by N²: EU - What's Next for ACTA:

lobbynomics:

ACTA: From Start to Finnish

(C) European Parliament

The European Parliament produced an interesting infographic illustrating how the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (2011/0167) reached the Parliament and what the next steps are.

(C) European Parliament

The ACTA…

threnn: Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked in an...

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:45:05 +0000

threnn:

Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked in an interview with TIME magazine, “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?” This is his answer.

The Most Astounding Fact | Max Schlickenmeyer.