February 2011
1 post
NFL Drinking Game
American Football can be a tough sport to follow for anyone, and I’ve explained the rules more times than I’d like to have with absolutely no insight provided. So instead, here’s a drinking game to take your mind off what’s actually happening.
1. Referee makes call before realising his microphone’s not turned on- drink.
2. Someone mentions Brett Favre- drink.
3. 2nd down- drink....
September 2010
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January 2010
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December 2009
3 posts
November 2009
3 posts
August 2009
2 posts
July 2009
1 post
May 2009
6 posts
A myriad of wasted events...
Byron Murphy shows how we could make life a bit more fun, by aiming our night time social events towards dates and holidays that have real significance.
We always hear of the about the Irish drinking culture in a negative light on the news and from the lips of band wagon hopping politicians, and maybe this is not entirely undeserved. Walking through town on a Saturday night is a grand testament...
The pains of living at home
Living at home has it’s perks, but all things considered moving out should be the option students go for, writes Byron Murphy.
There is a common misconception in UCC circles that those who live at home with their parents are ‘better off’ than those who brave the city and move into student accommodation. I can of course see why this notion is so popular, those living at home have the benefit of...
Some updates
I’ve made some changes to the overall look of the site, I feel its a great improvement. Added now is a search box, a mobile version of the site at http://nevermindthelogic.tumblr.com/mobile and the description which disappeared somehow when I installed the old theme. I’ve put up a new header, which James also made (His blog- http://basiserased.blogspot.com/, quite good!). Let me know...
April 2009
1 post
Alive! and misinformingly kicking
A few months ago I wrote an open letter to the editor of Alive! magazine, one Fr Brian McKevitt, describing how I felt his publication was filled with lies and propaganda and instead of promoting Catholicism, which is its primary goal, the overwhelming self-righteousness found on its pages served only to alienate those who are not the biggest fans of dogma. The open letter was printed in my...
March 2009
12 posts
Killzone 2 review
The best Playstation 3 exclusive first person shooter has arrived in shops and it has gaming enthusiasts worldwide wondering if it has lived up to the hype. In short, it hasn’t but I feel that isn’t something we could hold against it. For a game to live up to the hype which surrounded Killzone 2 it would have to massage the players back while he played a pirate who shoots zombies with a lightning...
Some housekeeping
Firstly I’m putting some more articles up, as I haven’t abandoned that stuff! Damien Mulley, probably Ireland’s most prominent blogger, has kindly agreed to put a link to this on his site. Damien covers a lot of current events and is active in promoting the online media in Ireland. I’d suggest checking him out, his link can be found here- http://www.mulley.net/. If...
Webcomic
Hello my non existant fanbase! My blog has taken another new direction, into the world of webcomics cheaply produced by MS Paint. I’ll still post other stuff too, but the comics are a main focus at the moment. Feedback on these is very much appreciated. I’d like to thank James for the header, makes the blog look much better I think. Well, ‘til next time, Byron out!
February 2009
10 posts
A book review: an oldie but a goodie
1984
George Orwell
When this is published I will hear many exasperated sighs from much of the student populace, but I know what your going to say: “This guy read (or maybe didn’t even bother to read) 1984 and now we’re in for a self righteous rant about why anyone who hasn’t read it should not be allowed have an opinion or a vote”. Well your half right, and shut up. 1984 is fantastic, probably...
A meatless diet
For some of us vegetarianism is best left to hippies and Lisa Simpson, but it can be more than a dietary adjustment, the lack of meat can have large implication on a person’s health. Not necessarily a bad thing, but nutritional demands do force vegetarians to become aware of their food intake.
One of the main reasons for someone becoming a vegetarian is the ethical concern, the treatment and...
Open letter to Alive! publication
Dear editor,
I’m an 18 year old lapsed Catholic (the type the church is trying to include more), and today while I was in the A&E Department in the Mercy Hospital I was handed a copy of Alive! (the February edition). I kept an open mind when reading it and sampled a few articles, in particular opinion pieces. Actually, every article in the publication was an opinion piece. I’ll...
I could survive for 1 minute, 32 seconds chained to a bunk bed with a velociraptor
Update
Right, the LittleBigPlanet review seems to be missing. My apologies. As for some of the non-game related blogs, they’re editorials from my college paper since I’ve decided to put them up too. Next week’s one will be a little more serious, and I will put up a feature on sandbox gaming once that’s printed.
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic is a game series which I very much loved as a child, and the best attraction the Sega Master System and Mega Drive had in their line up. Since then however, the games Sonic Team have provided us with what can at best be described as unfulfilling and at worst as gimmicky, childish and poorly designed attempts to flog a long dead horse. You can imagine my excitement, then, when I read that...
When I grow up
I know this is something that everyone does throughout their childhood but I cannot remember a time when I didn’t have a career plan as ambitious as the Bertie Bowl. I was never keen on being an astronaut or a fireman, I’m not the sort of person who would risk his life/eyebrows to expand the realm of human knowledge or rescue someone’s coffee maker from a fiery inferno. But I did take a liking to...
A Fresh Prince
The Prince of Persia is Ubisoft’s most recent action/platformer, and another in the long line of games in the same franchise. The last Prince of Persia series, the Sands of Time trilogy, is regarded by many as a stand out series in the previous generation, and were some of Ubisoft’s most successful games. And from the outset it is clear that Ubisoft have done something few large developers would,...
Don’t forget your shovel...
For the last year and a half I have found working life to be quite the necessary evil. I complained about the horrors of getting up on a Saturday morning at 8 o’ clock and donned the uniform applicable to whatever position I was holding at the time. I complained about the arrogance and selfishness of the customers who passed through our doors and the awkward journeys planned around bus times...
January 2009
3 posts
Update
Reviews of LittleBigPlanet, Prince of Persia and Sonic Unleashed coming soon.
EA Games: Challenge Innovation!!
Electronic Arts have for years been viewed by many to be the most heartless, greedy and destructive producers in modern gaming. EA fall only behind Nintendo in terms of UK sales, but some would question the ethics of this financial success, and the apparent lack of originality and creativity involved. In recent months, however, EA have been attempting to turn it around, but can they escape the...
Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2 is Ubisoft’s latest first person shooter, sequel to the reasonably acclaimed Far Cry for PC. The similarities between the two games are few and far between however, indeed the latest instalment of the series was developed by Ubisoft Montreal, whereas the original game was developed by German company Crytek. The protagonist from the first instalment has been axed, replaced by the...
October 2008
3 posts
The Art of Indecision
I feel I must write something on this, lest it fall in with the myriad of other pastimes I have started then discarded as quickly. So before I place this in the pile with my rugby boots and my acoustic guitar, I have decided to return to the topic of blogs and blog-posting. If my hatred of the notion has not been made clear already, let me say that having an active blog has made the distaste...
“Ask yourself whether you are happy and you cease to be so.”
– John Stuart Mill, English philosopher & economist, 1806 - 1873.
September 2008
3 posts
Hypocracy!!!
Semi opinionated rant coming. I was watching one of Louis Theroux’s documentaries the other night, I like them for the sheer objectivity Louis presents to the social groups he visits, it has to be respected. The man has more patience than I can comprehend, and this particular one was no exception. He visited a self proclaimed “Alien Hunter” who made weapons and items he believed...
Blogs and why nobody reads them.
An odd title for somebody’s first blog!! But it is true, nobody reads these things. And theres no reason they would, blogs are simply the outlet of people who believe that their opinion matters to other people, and indeed it often does but due to the accessibility of ones own websites, there are too many websites out there. Also, many blogs, similarly to feature articles in a newspaper,...