Monthly Archives: February 2003

Blogger was down yesterday so no posting.
John posted a story about a friend of his who had a heart attack. Thankfully he’s recovering, but what shocked me was..

Did I forget to mention my friend’s age?

He turned 27 years old five days ago.

b2 looks like a good weblog server although it’s completely dynamic and on each request posts are read from the database. That’s bad for the server if you have a lots of users. I started work on a Smarty enabled version today. It was pretty simple so far and I may have something ready by the end of the week! Read the link above for more on what Smarty can do for b2.

Senator Byrd – Virtual Newsroom

Senate Remarks: Reckless Administration May Reap Disastrous Consequences

Irish Times Article – US use of Irish airspace to cost millions

The military build-up by the US in preparation for a possible strike on Iraq means the State faces a sharp increase in the €1.5 million it pays annually for overflights by foreign military aircraft.

Just in case you didn’t know already, PHP 4.3.0 has a serious security vulnerability in the CGI SAPI. If you don’t run cgi scripts you don’t have to worry though.

[ILUG] Linux for Government!

… might it be a worthwhile endeavour for those of us capable of making time to put together a pitch to an appropriate TD or committee about moving government systems to Open Source?

Very sucessful in South America (where they’re strapped for cash) and popular concept in Germany (where it promotes local industry, and the Germans are good at that). Scottish police force is going linux I think. Will never catch on in Ireland though. Read on to find out why… …Then on the flip side, why do you think Intel suddenly u-turned on their halted expansion in Ireland, in the face of huge cost savings to be made by moving to Malaysia, and it happening during the general election campaign, and NO political party taking responsibility. Something smells eh? Don’t get me started on Shannon…… We’re the 53’rd state, and you better believe it, plus we get money from the EU, damn, its so Irish.

More…
Good thread on Open Source in Government, specifically the Irish Government.

Russell Beattie has some great info on Java and Symbian phones.

Attrition Image Gallery – lots of images. Make sure you read the disclaimer first though!