tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:24:30 +0000http://endinsight.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)Blogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-8244003673176517356Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:27:00 +00002007-11-02T08:47:30.721-07:00The bleating cries of the stylish little girl scraped across his eardrums, and he shot a glance of shuddering hatred at her equally stylish father. For how dare they, how dare they occupy the park where he had fled to, the better to think clearly. And clear thinking had become, suddenly, a pressing need, for today would be the day of Johnningtons bloody revenge. A man of sudden fury and terrible http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/rtrGMU9MKW8/day-of-johnningtons-revenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/rtrGMU9MKW8" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/11/day-of-johnningtons-revenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-5611645461829510067Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:44:00 +00002007-10-18T23:47:51.725-07:00Software error? Or a chilling sign of things to come? Or just military hubris gone seriously awry for the umpteenth time in recorded history?Nonetheless, the title says it all - Robot Cannon Kills 9, Wounds 14http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/0NkwssKopgA/robot-cannon-kills-9-wounds-14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/0NkwssKopgA" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/robot-cannon-kills-9-wounds-14.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-2773387710972536166Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:55:00 +00002007-10-18T04:00:27.925-07:00So, johnnington Scally turner me on to Pan & James, yet another totally ridiculous Japanese tv show, this time featuring a chimp and a bulldog... but still will the obligatory neon graphics..Anyway, my elevated powers of free association turned japan and chimp into a search for "ninja monkey"...AND I FUCKING FOUND ONE!!!!NINJA MONKEY!!!!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/vFMT3wuzOfI/ninja-monkey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/vFMT3wuzOfI" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/ninja-monkey.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-9201258083674354928Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:26:00 +00002007-10-17T05:31:39.067-07:00Dear god, can this place be real?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/sMBtYNvOIuE/holy-fook-get-me-there.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/sMBtYNvOIuE" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/holy-fook-get-me-there.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-1124948916919925119Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:35:00 +00002007-10-12T22:36:24.568-07:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/zW5KBjIDToQ/life-is-great.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/zW5KBjIDToQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/life-is-great.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-3425866414908606765Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:48:00 +00002007-10-12T00:04:42.297-07:00See full story here"Computer, earl grey, hot." One of legendary captain Jean Luc Picards most memorable catch phrases. The pahrase in question would activate the molecular assembler built into the wall of his ready room, and a cup of hot tea would appear.. Nonsense? Apparently not - According to this speculative article, we may soon see the appearance of 3d printers within our homes.. now ok, sohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/Gol8smieLPU/3-d-printers-for-home-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/Gol8smieLPU" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/3-d-printers-for-home-market.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-8300502786741227150Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:00:00 +00002007-10-11T09:12:11.378-07:00what an awesome idea... and timely too, as i have spent that past week updating, reviewing, and unifying my online identities, and understand now the importance of such transferability. Harder than you might think. For example, while this blog is ostensibly about a certain subject matter, it also provides a useful way to provide updates on my life and interests to all my various electronic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/88RUZ2HPFd8/travel-between-worlds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/88RUZ2HPFd8" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/travel-between-worlds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-3074478567969068442Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:47:00 +00002007-10-09T03:53:06.525-07:00Here's the other thing...Apart from education, which sadly we can't all possess, there is another weapon which can be deployed to conquer Fear...Statistics. In this example, we learn that increased distance, well, you'll see... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/CF3Gy4zLVVo/drunker-example.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/CF3Gy4zLVVo" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/drunker-example.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-6629253862860307606Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:41:00 +00002007-10-09T03:46:40.805-07:00I know the reason why people have boring pointless lives - fear. Consider this philosophical example.Explosions are cool, I like explosions.Explosions are dangerous, I am afraid.No explosions for me...The answer?Same as always of course - Educationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/DyDwQjbtn9c/fear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/DyDwQjbtn9c" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/fear.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-9015945198676485226Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:08:00 +00002007-10-08T09:12:55.749-07:00Science continues to deliver awesome ways to spend your time, Japanese science in particular... As a young man, I remember wanting a way to view cheerleaders from all angles all at once, and, though it seemed greedy at the time, this decadent century has finally delivered that little boys dream...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/0NO3fWQOy8Q/and-yet-another-fun-monday-thought.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/0NO3fWQOy8Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/and-yet-another-fun-monday-thought.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-2464414482643069035Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:02:00 +00002007-10-08T09:07:00.996-07:00newVideoPlayer("xwing_launch_gawker.flv", 475, 376);No joke folks!!!Here's a short video of the 21-foot-long X-Wing rocket launching at Plaster City, California, and then desintegrating spectacularly in mid-air. And no, it wasn't Darth Vader or those pesky deflector towers, just the stress from the launch. I can only say two things. The first is: absolutely amazing. And the second: poor Porkins. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/Oo3zeboZOlE/x-wing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/Oo3zeboZOlE" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/x-wing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-6967630357368967079Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:06:00 +00002007-10-05T07:08:40.708-07:00Are there times when it is better to simply give up? In a deliciously ironic turn of events, it now seems that caring about cheating death in fact hurries its icy arrival...Read morehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/dSGnM0joLzY/why-quitting-can-be-good-for-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/dSGnM0joLzY" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/why-quitting-can-be-good-for-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-6459317779363666131Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:47:00 +00002007-10-05T06:54:55.521-07:00SPACE.com -- Solar Storm Rips Tail Off Comet Recently, i had the interesting task of explaining the difference between asteroids and comets. The class naturally revolved around, ah ha ha, a discussion of elliptical orbits and the ephemeral, gaseous nature of the comets tail... which is more interesting than you might think... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/OC7QhBx2ZH4/comet-in-fight-with-sun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/OC7QhBx2ZH4" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/comet-in-fight-with-sun.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-7966862140614344102Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:38:00 +00002007-10-05T05:38:03.004-07:00Be a Ghostbuster for Halloween! - Instructables Cool How To & DIY [category: craft] When I was 5, my friends jason had a ghostbusters costume, it shot bottle rockets instead of a plasma beam..Later, as a grown man, my friend Colm was to use a Ghostbusters costume as a tool with which to blast away allegations of sexual impropriety...But this, I am happy to say, beats the ass off both of them...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/RnnSEHukWKg/ghostbuster-costume-how-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/RnnSEHukWKg" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/ghostbuster-costume-how-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071046117479344747.post-1329708740653607362Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:09:00 +00002007-10-05T05:13:13.660-07:00So, while my friends cowered behind a variety of heavy vehicles, and wrapped themselves in shiny aluminium suits, my girl and I went right to the perimeter...Crude Awakeninghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~3/E1I9abXeao4/crude-awakening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diarmaid Horkan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEndInSight/~4/E1I9abXeao4" height="1" width="1"/>http://endinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/crude-awakening.html