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First computer I ever used. bless it 🙂 Sinclair ZX Spectrum turns 30, gets immortalized as a Google Doodle Today’s Google UK doodle celebrates both St. Georges Day and the little home computer that became a British phenomenon, the Sinclair … Continue reading →

Quote: "So my model is kind of a reverse “end result justifies the means”. Hell no, that’s the stupidest saying in the history of man, and I’m not even saying that because it has been used to make excuses for … Continue reading →

Some good points here Michael Flanagan originally shared this post: Here's a blog post in which I ponder about Internet privacy and the open web. The Open Web – Michael Flanagan: Blog. I think some common notions on the importance … Continue reading →

RTÉ StoryLand | A Kingdom Once Again

Linus, the man I admire most in IT. Nice article. http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/03/mr-linux/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29 Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3) The license plate on Linus Torvalds’ Mercedes SLK convertible says it all. The frame running around the outside of … Continue reading →

Very good article on IPOs, and why they are not necessarily a good option for a company. I have never been comfortable with the whole IPO/Stock market thing. I think it is actually very negative and does not create great … Continue reading →

However scary a No vote might be in Ireland's upcoming referendum on the EU Stability Mechanism treaty, a Yes vote seems to me even scarier! http://youtu.be/EPcWHBPYOSU

"We engineers do have an actual problem with Hollywood and the music industry, but it’s not the one you probably assume. To be blunt (because there isn’t any nice way to put this) we think Big Entertainment is largely run … Continue reading →

Hahaha. Haven't tried this yet, but I would guess this would come in really useful if you found yourself in a group lost in the woods and only one person had any tunes on them 😉 Michele “snaggletooth” vonHild originally … Continue reading →