And ..... This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

The New York/Dublin Portal is switched off after less than a week

The livestream portal between New York City and Dublin demonstrates why we cannot have nice things.

The portal - which, let’s face it, is really just two giant webcams set up 5111km from each other - was operating less than a week before people’s behaviour deteriorated.

It all began well enough. Curious people gathering to look at those from the other side of the world. There were waves, thumbs up and lots of smiles.

And then it all went down hill …