Via Slashdot so you may have seen it already, here’s what The Onion may look like in 2056!
Lunar Olympic Officials Continue Search For Missing Pole Vaulter
Democratic Middle Eastern Union Votes to Invade U.S.
Author Archives: Donncha
Patent absurdity
If you’ve ever wondered what all the fuss about patents was about, read this article by Richard Stallman in the Guardian.
He lays out a clear example of why patents are not the same thing as copyright and why they are bad.
A novel and a modern complex programme have certain points in common: each is large and implements many ideas…
Imagine patents with broad claims, like these:Communication process structured with narration that continues through many pages.
A narration structure sometimes resembling a fugue or improvisation.
There you go! Every book in existance would infringe those!
Red Bull Air Race – Rock of Cashel, July 24th
The Red Bull Air Race comes to Ireland on July 24th this year! The only way of getting tickets is by a draw, so I hope I get a few!
If you missed the race, check out my photos for a flavour of the event!
Get your tickets here! Just enter the draw on this page and you’ll be in with a chance to win some tickets!
I don’t have any tickets For You! Stop asking for them!
Update! Wooo! I won tickets for myself and my friends! The only way to get them is by entering the competition on the Red Bull site which I did several weeks ago!
Millennium Park loosens its photo rules
Looks like a win for photographers! Pro photographers who wanted to shoot in Millennium Park in Chicago had to have a city permit. That was only changed last month, so maybe I’m lucky that my 20D didn’t attract the attention of local security!
I would have loved to get a few shots of the Bean, but it’s being renovated and polished now, and was under a canopy. (via)
Hiring is Obsolete
Hiring is Obsolete – great article about jobs and companies.
Brazilians buck rising gas prices with innovative fuel
40% of their fuel is ethanol, or alcohol.
I can only imagine the trouble that would cause here.. you can’t smoke in pubs, you can’t smoke at the garage, but at least you’d be outside!
Digital SLR cameras: Canon Digital Rebel and Nikon D70s
Good run-down of the Canon Digital Rebel and Nikon D70s in this article by Philip Greenspun.
Digital single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras are the standard tool for serious photographers. With the recent introduction of cameras such as the Nikon D80 and the Canon Digital Rebel XTi the market for digital SLR cameras has expanded tremendously. A point-and-shoot compact digital camera can offer reasonably good image quality but a digital SLR, which usually looks a lot like an old standard 35mm film camera and may use the same lenses, offers the following advantages:
* accurate, large, and bright optical viewfinder
* fast operation and large controls
* excellent image quality in low “available” light situations when it is necessary to use higher ISO speeds
* interchangeable lenses
Dating Tips For Christian Men
Very very important tips to take note of before you go on that important date!
The Anxiety of Getting Things Done
What’s on your TODO list? Don’t get swamped under by all those little jobs you have to do today. Here’s some good tips and advice for those who wake up in a sweat every morning..
- Getting you to focus on the next task.
- Thinking about tasks in terms of where you do them, not what they’re about.
- Let your anxiety set your priorities.
- Calendars and deadlines.
- The Tickler.
Batman Begins – mini-review
Oh wow!