An Sionnach Fionn New Year’s Eve Review 2017
One of the satisfactions I have derived from writing An Sionnach Fionn over the last few years has been watching itsContinue Reading
Category: Internet
The Nerd Crew Versus The Angry Joe Show
It’s hard to surpass Red Letter Media’s invariably spot-on pastiches of all those super enthusiastic geek-orientated shows which fill upContinue Reading
Minister Suggests Giving Internet Corporations Access To Passport Details
I sometimes think that it’s almost impossible to underestimate the average politician’s desire for publicity, no matter how inane orContinue Reading
Tony Northrup And Jared Polin, JPEG Versus RAW Photography
Okay, so I’m probably going to seem a wee bit hypocritical after my recent complaint about people jumping down YouTubeContinue Reading
The Stars Of YouTube: A Mischief Of Cannibalistic Rats
I’ve referred on a few occasions to the surprisingly insular world of political commentary on YouTube, where opposing networks ofContinue Reading
Irony Alert! Buzzfeed Condemns Partisan, For-Profit Clickbait Media Network
The American website, Buzzfeed, has carried out an investigation into the sprawling Italian media company, Web365, owned by the entrepreneurContinue Reading
WTF Podcast: Marc Maron And Louis CK In 2010
In retrospect, this nearly two hour discussion between the stand-up comedians Marc Maron and Louis CK is incredibly revealing ofContinue Reading
Fanmade YouTube Series, Star Trek Continues, Reaches Its Conclusion With Final Episode
In a previous article I mentioned my fondness for the fanmade sci-fi series, Star Trek Continues, which came to an endContinue Reading
Marc Maron And Nick Di Paolo Offer Contrasting Views On The Louis CK Scandal
Given the consistent allegations of lewd behaviour towards female colleagues by the otherwise brilliant American comedian Louis CK, I haveContinue Reading
Jenna Abrams, Russia’s American Twitter Sock-Puppet
The Daily Beast has a well-researched article examining the mysterious Jenna Abrams, a minor right-wing “celebrity” in the United StatesContinue Reading
Star Trek Continues, The Trek Show That Fans Wanted
I was a big fan of the American science-fiction television series, Star Trek, when I was a child, watching rerunsContinue Reading
Monetization, Censorship And Free Speech On YouTube
In a post published last June I expressed my respect – and in some cases, appreciation – for those peopleContinue Reading
Official Review Concludes, Ireland Engaged In Mass Surveillance Of Virtually Entire Population
Back in January 2016 the former Chief Justice of Ireland, John L Murray, began his review of the country’s rarely discussedContinue Reading
An Sionnach Fionn, Best Current Affairs & Politics Blog In Ireland
Just a quick post to let readers know that An Sionnach Fionn was awarded the top prize in the Current AffairsContinue Reading
CCleaner’s Hacking Signals A Far Bigger Problem For Tech Consumers
For years I’ve been singing the praises of CCleaner, a nicely packaged program from the British software utilities’ company PiriformContinue Reading
The Unionist Reveille Website, All Noise, No Substance
Over the last two decades the internet has become an important platform for a wide range of political causes, bothContinue Reading
Stuart Campbell, Wings Over Scotland And Divided Nationalism In Scotland
Readers of An Sionnach Fionn might be familiar with Wings Over Scotland (WOS), the influential Scottish politics blog founded inContinue Reading
Optimistic Nihilism
From Kurzgesagt, a German-based YouTube channel and design studio with an interesting take on science and culture, a short introduction toContinue Reading
What Links The DUP And Milo Yiannopoulos? The Alt-Right, Of Course
I think it’s fair to describe the “alternative-right” as something of an amorphous political movement. While it has a philosophicalContinue Reading
Sabotage, A Beastie Boys And Sesame Street Mashup
Big Bird meets the Beastie Boys in a mashup of the 1985 Sesame Street movie Follow That Bird and Spike Jonze’s legendary 1994 music video, Sabotage.Continue Reading
Sargon Of Akkad, Anita Sarkeesian And Culture War Politics On YouTube
I find the phenomenon of vlogging, that is internet video blogging, a fascinating one. It takes a certain type ofContinue Reading
Did Dinosaurs Exist? Paleontologist Trevor S Valle Answers The Question
There’s nothing that I enjoy more than a good, swear-filled rant at the idiocy around me. As regular readers mayContinue Reading
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