If you use location based services then you've probably found yourself being "located" miles from where you actually are. Killeagh County Cork is not "near Dublin", but Facebook was convinced that it was all weekend .. Irish people are not "British". Ireland is not part of the United Kingdom either. Geographically the island is part of the British Isles, though I … [Read more...] about Cork Isn’t Near Dublin and Ireland Isn’t British
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Irish Politics Needs To Be Less About The Party And More About The Country
The title kind of sums it up. Listening to two Irish politicians squabbling on the radio the other day it really struck me. Instead of trying to move forward and actually solve issues most of the politicians seem to be more interested in taking potshots at each other's parties. It makes me sick. Instead of trying to work together in the country's best interests, … [Read more...] about Irish Politics Needs To Be Less About The Party And More About The Country
Love Hate Relationship With Registries
As a domain name registrar I spend a lot of time interacting with domain name name registries and their staff. Some registries are fantastic to deal with, while others just give me headaches. When it comes down to it, however, the headaches aren't caused as much by inane or restrictive policies (though they obviously don't help) but by communication issues. Even if a … [Read more...] about Love Hate Relationship With Registries
Market Forces At Work – Coffee In CDG
Airports are always expensive places for coffee and other refreshments, though some are more expensive than others. This morning I'm en route to Tivat, via Paris, so I'm having coffee in terminal 2B of Paris CDG. There is only one cafe, so they have a monopoly on all passengers who are "airside". This monopoly is reflected in the prices: small bottle of water - between … [Read more...] about Market Forces At Work – Coffee In CDG
Pricing Stupidity
This is more of a rant than anything else.. While the US dollar and the Euro might be close in value from time to time they aren't the same currency. 1 US dollar is worth less than 1 Euro. However there are software vendors out there that think it's "acceptable" to charge the same to both their European customers as they do their US based ones - simply changing the currency … [Read more...] about Pricing Stupidity