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The Student Games: 100m scroll

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Every now and then there’s a game that students will worship like a god, simply because this is was the Uni library computers are for. For me it was 8 ball pool, but how about testing your fingers versus Usain Bolt?

The 100 Meter Scroll is an amazing idea and also an extremely well executed one. You’re at the start of the 100 meter sprint, but you’re legs are no good to you now. Instead, your success will be measured by scrolling ability. Once finished, you should definitely post on our Facebook page and share a screenshot with friends to see if you can be beaten.

Now we’ve set our time with no practice and most importantly no mouse. We used a touch pad, leaving us at an obvious disadvantage. Think you can beat us?

100 meter scroll

Why is #BoycottStarWarsVII trending?

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People are all over the tweet machine right now wondering why in the namea jaysus is #BoycottStarWarsVII trending. It’s a fair question with a simply stunning answer. Apparently, the new Star Wars movie is racist.

Yup, no word of a lie. A small group have emerged claiming that the new Star Wars movie should be boycotted as they have perceived an increase of multiculturalism, leading to the only logical conclusion that there was a white genocide and the Star Wars franchise is now anti-white.

While @genophilia is sticking to their guns and refusing to pay to see the new Star Wars movie in support of their #BoycottStarWarsVII campaign, no one can blame them for still wanting to see it right? That might explain why they re-tweeted this competition to get tickets! You couldn’t make it up. boycottstarwarsVII   So let’s take a moment to think. White supremacists have taken offense to a perceived increased multicultural cast in the new Star Wars movie, and are vehemently boycotting the new movie. Gobshites. We’re with this guy.

 Surely Jar Jar Binks was the best chance to boycott the franchise?

Fallout 4: Limited Edition Xbox One Controller

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We’ve made no secret of our child-like excitement for the impending launch of Fallout 4, with mini games like Fallout Shelter doing little to quench our thirst for rad infected Nuka Cola. Bethesda would appear to be onto us, and are drip feeding the masses with small nuggets of nerdgasmic Fallout bits and bobs, such as a phone holding Pipboy which will be compatible with an in game mobile app.

Well they aren’t finished yet, as the latest piece of limited edition gear started appearing online today. Xbox One users would appear to be getting a limited edition Fallout 4 controller…behold the beauty…

Fallout 4 Controller

This controller will be part of a sale on the Bethesda store itself, and currently there is no sign of an equivalent controller appearing on PlayStation.

Everything is pretty boggo-standard with the controller except the fact it ditches the custom Microsoft microphone interface and replaces it with a much more user friendly 3.5mm jack (the same one your phone has). This should make the use of headphones much simpler with Fallout 4, so when you’re playing at 5am in the morning, you won’t wake the house.

Fallout 4 is set for launch on November 10th.

Dublin Donuts – Aungier Danger

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If you are looking for Dublin Donuts, look no father than Aungier Danger.

Okay, so fair enough, we generally cover tech and entertainment, but we have a soft spot in our hearts for donuts (actually it’s probably quite a hard clogged part of our hearts).

Coming soon to Aungier Street in Dublin City Centre is Aungier Danger, a brand new dedicated donut shop. The only tenuous link that we can really cover as Goos3D is that their Instagram feed so far looks pretty sweet. What’s also bound to be pretty sweet are of course the donuts. Below is the aptly titled, “Crimescene”.

#TheCrimeScene #AungierDanger

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Okay, we’re really not passing this off as a tech review rather than a brief interlude as to how much we love donuts, so we better have a quick look at their site. For now it’s just a splash screen, but it’s mobile responsive, begging the question will there be some sort of online service for order your favourite donuts?

Aungier Danger Dublin DonutsWhat we love most about their set up is the fact their opening hours would appear to be ever so slightly fluid. Aungier Danger will be open to supply you with donuts from 7.30 am until they sell out. So either they won’t have many, or this are going to be some immensely high quality donuts.

Please note, if you are an owner of Aungier Danger, Goos3D will not under and circumstances accept samples in return for media coverage. With that said, you’re welcome to offer and we see what happens?

Aungier Danger opens Monday 18th October. All joking aside, get out and support what is sure to be a tasty Irish business.

Fallout 4: The Wanderer Trailer

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Every now and then something will happen that makes us jump around like a little school girl seeing their Disney heartthrob on TV. The latest thing to do this is Bethesda’s latest trailer for Fallout 4, entitled “The Wanderer”.

Our personal favourite bit is humanity being wiped out, but that’s just us. We’re not going to rattle on, as you’ve already read how excited we are, but check out the trailer below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YnyQTSALCE

New on Netflix: Beasts of No Nation

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Well known for award winning TV shows, Netflix are possibly about to dip their toe into Oscar waters with their new feature Beasts of No Nation.

What’s it all about?

Directed by Cary Fukunaga, the director of the good season of True Detective, Beasts of No Nation sees a young boy left behind as his family flee an area under fire between rebels and a corrupt national regime. Alone and vulnerable, the young boy is taken under the wing of a charismatic rebel leader, played by the one and only Idris Elba.

Why the big fuss?

Netflix have shown and funded a fair few movies, but have never double screened. That is launch a movie on Netflix and in traditional cinemas. Beasts of No Nation is different, as it will feature in certain theaters across America. The reason this is quite massive news? Well as soon as it hits a big screen, Beasts of No Nation can be considered for an Academy Award.

idris-elba-lutherWho’s in it?

Nobody you’re likely to have heard of, with the massive exception of Idris Elba of Luther and ads for Sky Boxsets fame.

Is it going to be good?

Apparently, it’s going to be very very good indeed. Currently, the movie has a rating of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the general talk of the town being this is one to watch for the movie gongs this year. If you are a Netflix subscriber, you’ll be able to tell for yourself shortly, as Beasts of No Nation will be available from October 16th.

App of the Week: Disney Colour and Play

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Parents, your kids always take your phone and play with it. We need to accept that kids this days are more impressed by technology than traditional pastimes that earlier generations may have enjoyed. But what if technology could compliment those things we used to do?

Disney Colour and PlayDisney’s research and development department have been working on something very cool using augmented reality. Augmented reality uses your phone’s camera to sync its screen up with the real world, blending the two together. Disney’s new app, available on iOS and Android, brings the characters your kids colour to life on your smartphone’s screen.

There’s some positives and negatives. Unfortunately, this won’t just work with any old colouring book you have lying around. It has to be the Disney Colour and Play colouring book. The upside of this is that there are plenty of free pages online you can print off yourself at home.

So if you’re after some peace and quiet this evening, here’s your solution. You’re welcome.

Gaggle Giggle – Vines: Brendan Rodgers fired

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It’s been a pretty hectic week for fans of Liverpool Football Club. Following a draw against bitter rivals Everton, underfire boss, Brendan Rodger was finally given the boot before Jürgen Kloop stepped in as new gaffer. The big highlight to come out of this was the Thierry Henry/Jamie Carragher reactions to the news breaking in studio.

While there have been countless Vines created, we’ve been watching this on repeat for quite some time now.

Irish Facebook Reactions we still need

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In an unsual step, Facebook unveiled it’s long awaited answer to the calls for a dislike button, exclusively to their Spanish and Irish markets. Users can now like, haha, yay, wow, sad or angry in response to goings on with “the book”.

facebook reactions

But let’s be honest here, these are a little tame and don’t really capture the raw emotion of the average Irish Facebook user. Here’s a few more reactions we feel the people of Ireland could make use of.

Christ on a bike

christ on a bike gifYou see a picture of that unpopular kid from school is now marrying your ex of over 10 years ago. Sure it doesn’t mean anything any more, but the sheer shock of the situation would have you screaming “Christ on a bike”. Works also for that couple who’ve been together since playschool, but one then changes their relationship status on Facebook to single.

Ara go shite

This one would be specifically useful for when you see someone have something you want. Could be a day off or maybe they won €845 in the local lottery. By saying “ara go shite”, you’ll surely sleep easier knowing that you’ve shown your disdain for their general happiness.

Fair play to ya

fair play to yaWhether you’ve just scaled Mount Everest or managed to carry 7 Starbucks coffees in one go, the option of “fair play to ya” provides genuine congratulations while maintaining the ability to be hugely sarcastic. Context is king with this one.

Savage

To be honest,”like” should be just generally replaced with savage.

Some dose

some dose gifWhen something awful happens to someone, only one phrase can truly make everything better; “some dose”. From broken bones to lost phones, “some dose” is a must have reaction to have in the old repertoire.

We won’t be holding our breath for these to appear on Facebook, but they really would improve it right?

UPC makes way for Virgin Media

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So a little something something happened in the industry that pipes Facebook and Netflix into your home, as UPC has officially re-branded to Virgin Media.

Yup the one and very same Virgin crowd that were in Ireland until iTunes drove them out of business. Well they are back and in typical Virgin style, back with a bang. Last Friday, Virgin Group founder, the one and only Richard Branson, arrived in the RDS aboard a massive bull-nose truck, announcing the re-brand of UPC to Virgin was here. Shortly after, Branson was on the Late Late Show with Ryan Tubridy, cutting off Tubs’ tie.

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Sure enough, this was a little bit of cringey pantomime, but it’s a publicity stunt of a company that really does care what the customer thinks of it. To this date, certain customers still refuse to let go of the horrendous customer care that was received at the hands of NTL and Chorus, but we really must move on and realise that Virgin Media could provide the Irish market a much needed shake up. In the UK, Virgin have positioned themselves as a cool technology based network, bringing the very best entertainment and prices to their customers. While it’s very early in the life of Virgin Media Ireland, one can only hope they bring the same energy to the Irish market that they have in the UK. This only leaves one real question.

Who would win in a fight between Richard Branson and Michael O’Leary?


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