kids get no radio satisfaction

Is radio better for kids than TV? asks Zoe Williams in the Guardian. No surprise I love radio. But no matter how hard i try I can’t force my children to listen to radio. I scanned the band today 88-108 30+ stations 2 played music, the city is Dublin Ireland. very metro, how odd, 2…

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The media lie factory

Has the media ever been as rotten as it is now? Of course, the media is part of society and defends the current system. But within limits, there has been room for probing, investigative journalism. Today’s news stories, however, are dominated by repetitious, unchecked stories usually in the cynical service of political spin and naked…

DAB on trial

On the eve of RTE shutting down a 500KW medium wave in favour of many many sites x 5-10KW DAB I thought I better record what DAB sounds like in my house, or down my street or inside the shops. Walking down the street was OK to bad – Shops not possible at all. This…

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punt – sterling – punt

as minister for finance – he worked out that if he changed a cheque from punt to sterling and back 142 times, taking into account commissions – he could make the monies disappear, thus solving the country’s national debt problem over night and kick starting the Celtic Tiger. Next! “erh punt – sterling – punt…

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