#“Unofficial Mario Kart 64 on Android and an $89 Tablet” Two completely separate stories joined together nicely this morning. First was the news that Mario Kart 64 now runs on Android. I initially thought [a] it’s an official port and [b] therefore it’s an April fool. But I installed and ran it perfectly on a HTC Sensation running ICS. Then I got an email from MP4 Nation in Hong Kong offering their Herotab C8 Android Tablet for $89. »
#“Watch out Bear Grylls, here comes Oscar Wild” Our 12 y/o son, named after the Grouch, not the playwright, has been making lots of funny short videos in the past year with his friends in the estate. But today’s deserved a blogpost all of its own. Watch and enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lf0_5CvcKY Tech notes: He uses a Sanyo Xacti HD Camcorderon a cheap tripod I got in Argos years ago. They then edit on a low-end laptop using Pinnacle Studio Ultimate. »
#“The most ridiculous thing I’ve read this year” The Revenue lawyers must have been wetting themselves with laughter putting this one together. From the new Form EII 1: The amount of expenditure on research and development incurred by the qualifyingcompany in the specified relevant period ending in the year of assessment precedingthe year of assessment in which, in relation to the subscription of eligible shares, arelevant period ends, exceeds the amount of expenditure on research and developmentincurred by the qualifying company in the specified relevant period ending in the year ofassessment preceding the year of assessment in which the subscription for eligible shareswas made. »
#“Celebrities read tweets about themselves” Some of my fave comedians and comic actors in there. Very smileworthy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRBoPveyETc »
#“They’re just jealous cos my toes are models” Well I laughed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLyTvYSBSzA Hat-tip to the great peeps at barefoot.ie »
#“The ever improving XBMC just released v11.0” Its been over a year in the works and today we are excited to announce that XBMC 11.0 is finally ready and available for download. You can find XBMC 11.0 here. via XBMC 11.0 Eden | XBMC. XBMC’s ability to play every file we throw at it, perfectly, is a daily joy. It is riddled with lovely useful touches like a slider to adjust the audio offset when your DVD rip didn’t quite work perfectly. »
#“Mophie Juice Pack Air is perfect for Marathons” One of the niche problems with the iPhone 4 is full-length marathons. If you, like my wife, run 26 miles with music playing and Runkeeper recording all your stats, you will get to mile 25 and the battery will run out. Annoying to say the least. I have tried a few el-cheapo chinese add-on battery packs that plug into the bottom but they rarely last more than a few weeks before going kaput. »
#“Get your Torrent of the Mahon Tribunal Report” Yes there are perfectly legal uses of Bittorrent. Like when the site hosting the Mahon Tribunal Report melts down under the load and even the Irish Times struggles to serve it up. If you download it via bittorrent, please seed for a while after completion to assist others. The more who seed, the faster it is for everyone. Thanks. Torrent File »
#“My App Inventor post about our kids' school is now on the MIT site” You have no idea how proud I am of this. The lovely people in Google CS4HSand MIT have put my blogpost about our experiences with App Inventor in a rural Irish school up on the MIT site. Now to tell all the kids in 5th and 6th class. They’ll be chuffed. »
#“Anyone want paddysvalley.org and .com?” I’ve been renewing those two domains since 2007 despite the fact that I never actually went on the trip. They come up for renewal on April 19th for $20 for the pair with GoDaddy. Nameservers and hosting are with Blacknight. I won’t be renewing. If you want them for free, let me know. I dunno how to transfer domains but I’m sure it’s not that hard. »