Google have announced the closure of a few little-used products in their “off-season spring clean”. Google Wave – an attempt to combine email and instant messaging for real-time collaboration. I didn’t use it. Just like everyone else. Google Bookmarks List – a service which allowed users to share bookmarks with friends. For cloud-based bookmarks I [...]

On Wednesday 16th November, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill which introduces into St Petersburg Law on “administrative offences in St Petersburg” fines for “propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism, to minors” and “propaganda of paedophilia”: Article 71. Public actions aimed at propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality, transgenderness amongst minors. Public actions aimed [...]

Part of the beauty of social networking for me has always been personal recommendations; I could care less what the guy who writes for the local paper thinks of the latest blockbuster, instead I look for thoughts of those I know through a variety of online platforms. Rather than ask 20 friends what they think [...]

Everyone has a favourite Christmas movie, right? This December Queens Film Theatre and Jameson Whiskey are going to show one of three classic Christmas movies: Die Hard (1988) Elf (2003) or National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) The choice is pretty easy, right? Die Hard for sure! Certainly my choice in this case. Elf is just [...]

Celebrity culture: it’s everywhere and it’s very difficult to escape. I realise I sound like my Grandparents, though worse perhaps than my own Grandparents as they don’t understand just how bad celebrity culture is today. And how much it bothers me. I have many issues surrounding idolising those in the spotlight, those with their 15mins [...]

This used to be my go-to place for updating the world as to my goings on. But more than that, I have always used my blog for myself. It is a journal. A diary if you will. It allows me to look back and remember a part of my life. It is more personal than [...]