Category Archives: Media

Richard Stallman on Bill Gates

Thursday, 3rd July, 2008 – 14:04

The BBC have an article from Richard Stallman, (he of the Free Software Foundation), regarding Bill Gates recent departure from Microsoft. As with all of Stallmans articles, it’s a pitch for freedom of software. The article is released under a Creative Commons NoDerivs license, read it in full below the fold.

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RTE Digital Radio Now Online

Monday, 23rd June, 2008 – 15:03

Via Rick O’Shea, RTE have launched their new digital radio stations online. At the moment, they’re only available in RealPlayer format - though there are links to the non-existent Windows Media streams.

The RTE “How to Listen” page also contains links to the normal broadcast radio stations and podcasts.

I’ve played around with it for a while, [...]

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Limbo of the Lost

Wednesday, 18th June, 2008 – 17:32

There’s a fantastic new game available at the moment, but it may not be around for long. In the last day or two, it’s popularity has gone threw the roof.

It’s called “Limbo of the Lost” and it’s yours, if you can find it, for the tidy sum of GBP£24.99. The best thing is that you [...]

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Manhunt 2 To Be Released in the UK

Friday, 14th March, 2008 – 15:38

The controversial video game, Manhunt 2, is set to be released in the UK after the British Board of Film Classification, (BBFC), was forced to issue the game an 18’s certificate.

Following two previous rejections, the game developers, Rockstar Games, appealed the BBFC decision to the Video Appeals Committee. The appeals committee upheld a previous decision [...]

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Early Sesame Street Episodes: For Adults Only

Monday, 19th November, 2007 – 02:28

OK, so the title may be a bit misleading, but that doesn’t make it any less true. The first episodes of Sesame Street have been released on DVD, but with a warning: “These early ‘Sesame Street’ episodes are intended for grown-ups, and may not suit the needs of today’s preschool child.â€?

Apparently Cookie Monster teaches kids [...]

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Streaming Media for the Wii

Sunday, 26th August, 2007 – 11:14

While the Wii has become the gaming sensation of the year, it hasn’t been without it’s detractors. One of the problems frequently levelled at the Wii is that it doesn’t play DVD’s, or any other media. A company called Orb has come up with a solution to the problem.

The process is fairly straightforward:

Download the Orb [...]

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