'nuf said
The Guardian originally shared this post:
In an interview with +The Guardian last week, Christine Lagarde, the IMF boss, caused international outrage after she suggested that beleaguered Greeks might do well to pay their taxes. It has now emerged that she does not pay tax on her own salary
Christine Lagarde, scourge of tax evaders, pays no tax
IMF boss who caused international outrage when she suggested that Greeks should pay their taxes earns a tax-free salary
http://barry.flanagan.ie/2012/05/29/article-32-think-about-it/
Article 32 – Think about it. | Barry Flanagan
Who are these people, this ESM, to whom we are granting such wide ranging privileges and immunities? I encourage everyone, if you are only going to read one part of this treaty, read Article 32, which…
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today…….
It was 20 years ago – 15 May 1992 – that I opened the doors at Ireland On-Line. Operating out of my house in Galway, and with only a credit card as working capital, it was the culmination of 9 months of dreaming, planning and learning, and the start of a fantastic adventure.
http://barry.flanagan.ie/2012/05/14/it-was-20-years-ago-today/
While the brand Ireland On-Line as been neglected and allowed to wither by the to-and-fro of the corporate world, it leaves a legacy of which I am immensely proud.
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 ZX Spectrum. To be competitive with the rival Commodore 64, the 16KB of RAM-packing machine retailed for just £130 ($210 in today’s money), punched well above its own weight and was often the first computer bought by techno-phobic families. Designed to be as programmer-friendly as possible, the founders of Shiny, Rare and Blitz Games studios all cut their teeth …
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"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 bad behavior. No, it’s the worst possible kind of saying because it totally misses the point of everything.
It’s simply not the end that matters at all. It’s the means – the journey. The end result is almost meaningless. If you do things the right way, the end result will be fine too, but the real enjoyment is in the doing, not in the result."
-Linus Torvalds
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 of Internet “privacy” are misguided. When Google talk about defending the open web against the evils of Facebook and Apple’s walled garden services, i…
Linus, the man I admire most in IT. Nice article.
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 the plate reads
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 companies, only fodder for the financial gambler/thief class.
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/03/ff_facebookipo/all/1
For High Tech Companies, Going Public Sucks
When Facebook goes public this year, it will raise at least $5 billion, making it the biggest Internet IPO the world has ever seen. The day …
