Theresa May And The Tories Will Seek A British Internet For British People
The recent general election manifesto launch by Theresa May and the Conservative Party government in the United Kingdom highlights theContinue Reading
Category: Internet
Understanding Fake News, Tim Pool
Do not live in an echo chamber of your own politics, of your own likes and dislikes projected back at you.Continue Reading
The Nerd Crew Episode 3
Another episode of the tongue-in-cheek Nerd Crew from Red Letter Media, featuring news on DC Films’ Justice League and a brand new “no stringsContinue Reading
An Sionnach Fionn In The Top Ten Irish Blogs For 2017
A quick post to let you know that An Sionnach Fionn has been ranked Number Four in the updated Top TenContinue Reading
Wikileaks Reveals Vault 7, A Compendium Of CIA Spying Technologies
Following the latest round of revelations from Wikileaks on the extraordinary surveillance capabilities of the US and UK intelligence services,Continue Reading
The Nerd Crew, Episode 2
Red Letter Media are back with a second episode of the Nerd Crew podcast, which includes such observational nuggets as, “TheContinue Reading
From Margaret Thatcher And The Valiant UVF, To WebOps And Palestinian Salad
By the late 1960s over four decades had passed since the United Kingdom had given concerted attention to the internal affairs ofContinue Reading
Comics Culture Fantasy Gaming Graphic Novels Horror Humour Internet Movies Reviews Science-Fiction Teicóg (Geek Culture)
The Nerd Crew – A Pop Culture Podcast By Red Letter Media
If you have ever listened to or watched a geek-focused podcast (and I have experienced far too many of both) then enjoy thisContinue Reading
Happy New Year Wishes For 2017 From An Sionnach Fionn
A happy New Year’s Eve to the readers and followers of An Sionnach Fionn, and as always a big thankContinue Reading
Bits, Channel 4’s Legendary Computer Gaming Show
Mainstream television has always struggled with the popularity of computer gaming for adults and the peer-driven culture around it. SinceContinue Reading
A Style Guide For An Sionnach Fionn
With An Sionnach Fionn open for submissions on a range of subjects, I have decided to produce a short style guide or manualContinue Reading
The Latest Yahoo Data Breach, A Hack Too Far For A Dying Company
Many years ago, in the acoustic days of the 56k dial-up modem, I used a web-based service called RocketMail, oneContinue Reading
An Sionnach Fionn To Be Added To The NLI Archive, Remembering 1916, Recording 2016
Unfortunately I was unaware of the nomination process being run by the National Library of Ireland for its “Remembering 1916, Recording 2016”Continue Reading
Russian Spammers Take To Google For Donald Trump!
While the campaign team for Donald Trump may dismiss the continuing allegations that the Russian Federation played some role in his riseContinue Reading
Via The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda Sings, “Seagulls! (Stop It Now)”
The people at Bad Lip Reading are at it again as Yoda regales Luke Skywalker with a funky tune describing his day at theContinue Reading
The Investigatory Powers Act, Britain’s Unprecedented Mass Surveillance Law
A couple of worrying developments to note this week in terms of individual freedoms, particularly as they relate to the internet.Continue Reading
Hillary Clinton, The Spirit Cooking Satanist Candidate For President!
Just when you think that the US presidential election has reached its absolute nadir, that there are no further levels of insanity thatContinue Reading
The Battle Of Mosul Becomes Wartainment
The ongoing military contest for the city of Mosul, the formerly populous town in northern Iraq held by the Islamic State since 2014,Continue Reading
John Podesta And The Clinton Campaign On It’s Ethnic Outreach To The Irish
Scanning through the recent tranche of hacked emails released by Wikileaks, taken from the Gmail account of John Podesta, the chairperson for Hillary Clinton’s presidentialContinue Reading
The Tough Guide To The Known Galaxy
Thanks to a recent post on the Cedar Lounge Revolution an accidental trail of hyperlinks led me to a website thatContinue Reading
Hillary Clinton’s Animosity Towards “That Man”, Barack Obama, And Bill’s Inveterate “Dicking”
Despite a somewhat haphazard campaign to question or undermine the veracity of the latest tranche of leaked emails from the GmailContinue Reading
Hillary Clinton, Not Crooked But Definitely Suspect
The decision by the FBI in the United States to release fifty-eight pages of notes from its investigation into Hillary Clinton’sContinue Reading
AN SIONNACH FIONN 