Good morning, it’s cold and snowing lightly outside.
I have to bring the cat to the vet this morning. I hope she’ll be ok.
Monthly Archives: February 2002
What's wrong with this picture …
What’s wrong with this picture? – Make sure you have the volume turned up!
I renamed my blog to something …
I renamed my blog to something more interesting!
The abortion referendum is on …
The abortion referendum is on March 6th. More abortion referendum information on the refcom website.
From next Monday, March 4th, i …
From next Monday, March 4th, it’s going to cost 15c for every one of those plastic bags you get at supermarkets and shops. Here’s the RTE radio report.
There’s more information on the 10steps.ie website.
German police pulled over a dr …
German police pulled over a drunk driver who had snakes in his pants. – “Is that a snake in your pants or are you just happy to see me?” hehe..
Wow! Congestion charging schem …
Wow! Congestion charging scheme gets Livingstone go-ahead – Motorists will be charged £5 to drive to Central London on weekdays! It’s going to be introduced on Feb 17th, 2003. I can see trouble ahead..
In related news, the penality points system due to be introduced here is in doubt because there isn’t money for the EUR11m computer system needed by the Gardai! Hear the RTE report on it.
Now that I’m over the shock of going to the dentist, I feel a rant coming on. I pay my taxes like everyone else and a part of those taxes go to PRSI, Pay Related Social Insurance. PRSI will pay for some of your medical bills, including visits to the dentist, but not always.
I’m 26 and out of college four years and working. Because I went to college and got an education, and now contribute to the economy’s tech industry, I can’t claim benefits due me. If you’re 26 or over you have to be working for at least five years to claim PRSI entitlements. Now that I need to get work done I can’t claim money back from a fund I’ve paid into for four years. It hardly seems fair. grrr
The Irish language is taught in Irish schools and is compulsory for everyone (with some exceptions). A book just published calls into question the cost to students of learning Irish. Science is only now becoming a part of the primary school curiculam. Hear the RTE interview with Dr Aidrian Kelly.
Three held over Omagh bombing. …
Three held over Omagh bombing.
I heard about the Dail efficiency reforms on the radio at lunch time. They’re going to introduce electronic voting, TDs will have greater access to ministers for questioning, and timetables have been changed.
I was at the dentist today. I have to go back on March 16th for fillings and maybe more, not looking forward to that!
why to use template-engines in …
why to use template-engines in state-of-the-art webapps? – Saw this on the PHP-Smarty mailing list and makes for interesting reading if you develop web apps.
Introduction to CSS Layout – A …
Introduction to CSS Layout – As web developers we have been trained to see an <h1> tag as a way to make something bold and large, not as a way of marking it as a section header.