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Stephanie Shirley: Software Pioneer

I’d never heard of Stephanie Shirley until I heard this BBC interview with her. As a five year old she escaped the Nazis in Germany, escaping to Britian in a Kindertransport. She founded a software company in 1962 that only hired women. It allowed employees to work from home, a […]

Linux

GNUCash 2.0 on Ubuntu Dapper

It’s that time of the month again when I have to do a VAT return, so my attention is drawn towards accounting software for Linux. Having just got the latest and greatest version of GNUCash installed on Ubuntu I’d like to share how I did it: Open http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=151771 and http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=151772 […]

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March 21, 2023
In the peaceful harbour of Howth, Co Dublin, a small blue boat bobbed gently in the water. The sky was overcast and grey, a sign that rain might be on the way, but that didn’t deter people from coming out to walk along the pier and take in the sights and sounds of the bustling […]
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March 21, 2023
Some Twitter UI problemsI logged into Twitter for the first time on this machine in a long time.I had to disable uBlock Origin to see the login button. Hmm. Not a good sign.Then to retweet a tweet, the “Send” button wasn't visible as the original tweet was quite long. I glimpsed the top of the […]
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March 20, 2023
As the rain poured down on a gloomy evening in Dublin, a group of young people were out and about, determined not to let the weather dampen their spirits. Me? I was on my way back to our hotel to get out of the rain!https://inphotos.org/2023/03/20/a-snapshot-of-rainy-dublin-nightlife/#photo #photography #StreetPhotography #Dublin #Ireland
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March 20, 2023
Gwyneth Paltrow is a dangerous fool. She has an awful diet.https://pca.st/episode/af39f3da-8f01-44f8-8919-2b12fa8149cf
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March 19, 2023
“An’ writin’ even goes on sayin’ a man’s wurds after he’s deid!” said Rob Anybody, waving the pencil as if trying to ward off evil spirits.Yes they do, yes they do. I hope Terry's words will be said for a long time.#GNU #TerryPrachett

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