Ged Carroll

Brexit part 1

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Why I am writing a post called Brexit part 1? Generally I find politics a bit too grubby and dirty for this blog and have only touched it when I absolutely, positively didn’t have a choice. So expect Brexit Part 1 and Brexit Part 2. On June 23, 2016 the UK goes to the polls to […]

Granny’s Got Talent

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Granny’s Got Talent – The Korean Cultural Centre has a fortnightly screening of films. The latest one that I went to was Granny’s Got Talent or 헬머니 (pronounced Helmeoni – a literal translation would be Hell Granny). The premise is built around an old woman who is released from jail. She lost contact with her eldest son […]

Hacks and Hackers notes

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I went to the Hacks and Hackers London presentations this evening host at the Institute of Directors and here is a summary of the notes that I made. Presenting at Hacks and Hackers this time was: Simon Rogers Kate Day Simon Rogers is ex-Guardian and Twitter. He talked about how Google uses Google Trends, combining […]

My 10 most popular (trafficked) blog posts of 2015

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These are the ten most trafficked posts of 2015, in reverse order: Throwback gadget: Nokia N900 – I tried Nokia’s first Maemo-based phone. It was amazing how useless it was as one forgets how linked the modern smartphone is to web services. Despite these problems one could see the now lost potential of the phone. […]

On the sofa: No blood no tears

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No blood No tears – One of the best kept secrets in London is the free sessions put on by the Korean Cultural Centre just off Trafalgar Square. I caught the last film of the year to be shown at the centre. No blood No tears is a Korean heist story. Gyung-Sun is a former safe-cracker […]