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Saturday, 28 September 2013

Shergar Found?

I'm not sure how true this is, but it makes a good story:

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2013/09/26/stuffed-shergar-found-in-sitting-room-of-mcfeely-home/


CHAMPIONSHIP RACEHORSE Shergar has been found stuffed in Tom McFeely’s home earlier today.
A Garda source confirmed the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) ordered a full scale search of the mansion on Ailesbury Road in Ballsbridge, south Dublin, after a plumber discovered €140,000  last Friday.
The former IRA hunger striker and and bankrupt developer was later arrested at the scene and brought to Store street Garda station for questioning.
It is understood the taxidermied animal was found in a glass case at the back of the McFeely sitting room, wearing full racing gear, including the horses original trainers colours and saddle.
“I entered the premises around ten o’ clock and was blown away to find a life-sized horse just standing there staring at me with one black button for an eye.” said detective Gerard Mackey. “There was a large wooden plaque with the name Shergar written in a comic sans font at the bottom of the case.”
A Garda forensics team later confirmed the DNA taken from the stuffed horse was indeed Shergar’s.
The famous horse was stolen from a stud farm in 1983 by the provincial IRA to raise money for weapons.

Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Monday, 2 September 2013

Happy 50th birthday, Compact Cassette: How it struck a chord for millions

A while ago a solicitor rang me about a case, and asked me if I could work with really archaic recording technology. Wondering if he had perhaps found some wax cylinders, I was surprised when he explained that these antiques were in fact compact audio cassettes - the common or garden analogue cassette! Of course, I said, we work with them all the time, as these are what the police use for recording interviews under PACE.
And it is the 50 year anniversary of the cassette:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/30/50_years_of_the_compact_cassette/