Intel have done a few interesting things with social media in the past. One of their tools does an interesting job of sucking in Facebook, Twitter and Youtube and generating a visualisation or infographic of your personal social media activity. Whether it's a reflection of you or not will probably depend on how much you actually share via social media sites Here's … [Read more...] about Visualising Social Via Intel
Some Lessons Learnt From My Burglary
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
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