Category Archives: General

Penalty Points are being introduced for driving offenses on November 1st so I went searching but didn’t find anything directly related. I did find an interesting article on Jury Service however.

The Case Against Professionalism – Cringely writes a thoughtful piece on the role of management in companies. What’s more important? Short term gain, or long term failure?
The thing that came to mind as I read this article, is that Red Hat’s founder isn’t there any more. That would worry me, except I’ve talked to Red Hat employees, they all know how important the GPL is to the company.
Then again, those I’ve talked to have met Rob Young personally. What about new hires?

This morning on the way to work I looked to my right and saw 3 swans flying in formation over the River Lee. They made for an amazing spectacle and they continued alongside my car for about 200 yards before banking away to another part of the city.
I wish I had my camera and had been standing at the side of the road with a tripod. They flew over a bridge, a man walking across the bridge was oblivious to these magnificient birds flying just feet above his head, in fact nobody seemed to notice them.
They are beautiful and powerful creatures, and seeing them so early in the morning lifted my spirits, hopefully for the rest of the day!

bust a mime in the mouth! – hehe.

Interview with Nautilaus Maintainers.

aalib-based x server – see the screenshots! X in text mode!

Someone on IRC was reading /. this morning and found this nugget.

Minister issues ODTR internet order – wooo! Finally, the Irish market may get a real flat rate Internet access product out of this, at a reasonable price.

Getting Ahead in Traffic – I avoid that roundabout like the plague in the morning. In the evening after 6:30pm it’s not so bad but ironically it’s easier to go through town than by-pass it.

While searching for the “Water or Coke” email I followed this link and found a site with lots more emails! Pity about the site colours though!