I stopped shaving a few weeks ago. It wasn't a conscious decision to grow a beard or anything like that. I simply didn't shave for a few days and a few days became a few weeks.I'm now looking more and more unkempt (my sister thought I looked a bit like a Taliban, but that's another story)So yesterday while messing around with my Mac I decided to take a mugshot of myself and … [Read more...] about Taming The Beast
Archives for January 2010
Beardyman SuperMarket
I don't watch The Late Late that often, but I'm glad I watched it last night. Beardyman is truly incredible.Beardyman is an amazing beatboxer, so if you like music you will love him!Here's a video of him doing his thing in a supermarket: … [Read more...] about Beardyman SuperMarket
The Ideal SIP Client For Mac OSX?
For the last few months we've had a SIP / VOIP setup in our offices.My experiments with accessing the system using a SIP client on my iPhone were disastrous. However I hadn't had any reason to do any proper experiments with using a SIP client on my desktop until today.I'm currently using "Telephone", which is functional, but not exactly amazing.So what SIP client software would … [Read more...] about The Ideal SIP Client For Mac OSX?
Snow Kills Off Ireland
Snow Covered Cars, originally uploaded by blacknight. When I lived in Veneto you were used to snow. Over there it was normal. People had winter tyres and / or chains. Veneto didn't come grinding to a halt when there was a bit of snow. How about Ireland? Well Ireland does come to a grinding halt. The short trip from the office to the house this evening was horrendous. … [Read more...] about Snow Kills Off Ireland
Just Because You Are Famous Doesn’t Mean Your Opinion is Sane
Bono, the lead singer of U2, is well known for "mouthing off". I normally ignore his tirades, but his most recent one, which was published in the New York Times, has irked me.While Bono is entitled to his opinion, as is everyone else, there is a danger that someone as well known as him may be listened to. When his opinion piece is interpreted as "gospel" by some then there is a … [Read more...] about Just Because You Are Famous Doesn’t Mean Your Opinion is Sane