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Chronicle / 09 March

There is tiny hint of Spring in the air this week, so here's hoping, although that snow was pretty cool ? see below, and enjoy the rest.

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The Day Dublin Closed

This captures the wonder of the snow perfectly.

GDPR for you

Here at Point Blank we have a thorough knowledge on the upcoming rules for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) that is coming into effect in May this year. Here’s the lowdown.

Early American photography

The work of American photographers who experimented with photography on paper is the subject of a new exhibition at the Getty Museum.

Barlow’s lasting legacy is that he devoted his life to making the Internet into "a world that all may enter without privilege or prejudice accorded by race, economic power, military force, or station of birth...

Facebook is not getting any bigger in the United States

It looks like Facebook’s U.S. user growth has officially peaked.

SpaceX oddity: how Elon Musk sent a car towards Mars

A Starman sitting in a tin can is currently navigating the heavens, soundtracked by David Bowie. How did it – and we – get there?

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Chronicle 56, The Day Dublin Closed, GDPR and You, SpaceX oddity and more…

The Day Dublin Closed

GDPR for you

Early American photography

John Perry Barlow

Facebook is not getting any bigger in the United States

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