This blog is a random collection of interesting tidbits I find around the web. I like tumblr a lot. Nice interface. Nice concept. I am a huge fan of anything that makes tasks simplr.Tumblr (3.0; @mickoleary)http://www.mickoleary.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m49z1sXUtT1qak2hso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.donaghydimond.ie/project.php?page=house_for_a_gardener_carlow">Donaghy + Dimond Architects - House for a Gardener</a></p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/23351175060http://www.mickoleary.com/post/23351175060Sat, 19 May 2012 16:01:00 +0100<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I7-Mh81b6aM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Sesame Street - Three Balls (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7-Mh81b6aM&feature=share">hugic2112</a>)</p> <p>For Ellen!</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/20918083909http://www.mickoleary.com/post/20918083909Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:12:48 +0100<a href="http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2012/03/the-magic-of-doing-one-thing-a.html#.T3B2Ad9a5Hk.tumblr">The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time - Tony Schwartz - Harvard Business Review</a>: <p><strong>Stop demanding or expecting instant responsiveness at every moment of the day</strong><span>. It forces your people into reactive mode, fractures their attention, and makes it difficult for them to sustain attention on their priorities. Let them turn off their email at certain times. If it’s urgent, you can call them — but that won’t happen very often.</span></p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/19952772298http://www.mickoleary.com/post/19952772298Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:58:46 +0100<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ga8eRdFK710?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (Zane Lowe Special) (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga8eRdFK710&feature=share">bbcradio1</a>)</p> <p>I’ve loved these guys since I first heard them on the theme tune for the TV series Hung</p> <p>Geek Rock anyone?</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/18184706078http://www.mickoleary.com/post/18184706078Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:12:52 +0000<iframe width="400" height="227" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GtwkRd6zHwg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/16175162582" class="tumblr_blog">thekidshouldseethis</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Slot car racing in Finland: What’s great about this is not the actual slot car racing (though <em>both</em> co-curators liked that), but the serious benchwork happening to fix and fine tune the cars. </p> <p>via <a href="http://devour.com/video/serious-slot-car-racing/">Devour</a>.</p></blockquote>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/16188188117http://www.mickoleary.com/post/16188188117Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:50:41 +0000<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33035402" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Ennis Town - Share the Feeling</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/13931650930http://www.mickoleary.com/post/13931650930Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:17:48 +0000<p>In his book, The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz comes to an interesting conclusion involving human choice.</p> <p>“People choose not on the basis of what’s most important, but on what’s easiest to evaluate.”</p> <p><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/11/28/easier-is-better-than-better/">http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/11/28/easier-is-better-than-better/</a></p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/13497639254http://www.mickoleary.com/post/13497639254Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:20:03 +0000<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/B3eXWPrgWJ0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>U-Turn (30,000 Subs) (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3eXWPrgWJ0&feature=share">FlippyCat</a>)</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/12128170994http://www.mickoleary.com/post/12128170994Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:55:30 +0000<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C_CDLBTJD4M?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>森の木琴 (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_CDLBTJD4M&feature=share">sakura4250</a>)</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/12126169684http://www.mickoleary.com/post/12126169684Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:09:21 +0000<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/4862670?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="226" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Sorry I’m late</p> <p>A stop motion short film shot with a stills camera in the ceiling pointing straight at the floor.</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/12126139221http://www.mickoleary.com/post/12126139221Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:08:39 +0000<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/u1hg_-JI2Hw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>In keeping with the domino theme… Where In The World Are You? (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1hg_-JI2Hw&feature=share">FlippyCat</a>)</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/12125714338http://www.mickoleary.com/post/12125714338Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:58:00 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltu4xc18jS1qak2hso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Domino Rally circa 1982 (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/12076232089http://www.mickoleary.com/post/12076232089Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:10:23 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltu4sm1mRo1qak2hso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Domino Rally circa 1982 (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/12076121578http://www.mickoleary.com/post/12076121578Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:07:33 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lslfpwjhvK1qak2hso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Blennerville Co. Kerry</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/11058947720http://www.mickoleary.com/post/11058947720Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:51:32 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls9257ntTP1qak2hso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a></p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/10776402768http://www.mickoleary.com/post/10776402768Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:27:07 +0100<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pBVVtNnHeEg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>R.E.M., 2 October 85, Complete Show (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBVVtNnHeEg&feature=share">kenjames64</a>)</p> <p>So long, and thanks for all the memories….</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/10489131158http://www.mickoleary.com/post/10489131158Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:57:12 +0100<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JOl4vwhwkW8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Isang Litrong Liwanag ADVERTISEMENT (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOl4vwhwkW8&feature=share">marlonbucsit</a>)</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/10311930256http://www.mickoleary.com/post/10311930256Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:00:07 +0100<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/28814716?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/?utm_source=sr110916&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inni#.TnNwEl7QKw4.tumblr">SIGUR RÓS - INNI</a>. Christmas comes early. the definitive live experience. out november 7th 2011. available to Pre Order</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/10278596119http://www.mickoleary.com/post/10278596119Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:53:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr0ck4Ig7H1qak2hso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rainbow (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/9794150713http://www.mickoleary.com/post/9794150713Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:00:04 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqyjfa1elS1qak2hso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a></p>http://www.mickoleary.com/post/9751867198http://www.mickoleary.com/post/9751867198Sat, 03 Sep 2011 18:33:10 +0100