As I mentioned recently I was the victim of a break-in and burglary. I'm still trying to sort out the insurance claims, so I honestly do not know at this stage how that will pan out. I have, however, learnt a few interesting things. Some of these lessons are specific to Ireland, while others are probably applicable anywhere. Reporting the break-in to the police … [Read more...] about Some Lessons Learnt From My Burglary
Archives for April 2012
An Odd Amount of Media Coverage
For some odd reason both myself and the company have been getting quite a bit of media attention and coverage. Sunday's Sunday Times (Irish edition) had a profile piece on me and the company. It's not available online so I've uploaded a scan here. Today's Irish Times has a piece on the 20th anniversary of EuroDisney and I'm one of the people they spoke to. They also spoke … [Read more...] about An Odd Amount of Media Coverage
Linux Sysadmin Type Wanted
We're hiring for a number of roles at the moment over in Blacknight The latest one we announced was this one for a Linux Systems Engineer Think you qualify? Then please apply … [Read more...] about Linux Sysadmin Type Wanted
Daily Mail Article – Snoopers Charter
Snoopers Charter, a photo by blacknight on Flickr. I was interviewed earlier this week for an article in the Irish edition of the Daily Mail on the UK's proposed "snooper's charter" . Unfortunately they don't seem to publish the articles from the Irish edition online, so I've ended up scanning it in instead. Related articles An Irish SOPA to an Irish Problem … [Read more...] about Daily Mail Article – Snoopers Charter
There’s Two Sides To Every Story – Minister Sean Sherlock Explains
This is a slight departure from the stuff I normally post and while I have posted several times about the copyright debacle on the company blog, as well as covering it at length on the technology.ie podcastthis doesn't quite fit there either .. so it's here .. Tomorrow there's going to be a public debate about copyright in the Science Gallery. I was contacted the week before … [Read more...] about There’s Two Sides To Every Story – Minister Sean Sherlock Explains