Internet's Isolation From Me Ends

It is a tiresome story, but Eircom seem to have decided to allow me to connect to the Internet again.

In other news, the BBC reports that scientists have created a machine which can translate dog barks: Yap-lication unlocks canine moods. It is only slightly better than a human at deciphering dog barks, though it is not clear how this was judged.

The BBC article does not mention whether the machine can work in reverse.