Image via WikipediaI don't like watching single episodes of TV shows, which is one of the reasons why a Sky+ box makes sense for me. The other problem I have is that I forget which evening or time a programme is showing!During the week the Stargate Atlantis Season 4 boxset arrived from Amazon, so I spent most of yesterday watching it. Funnily enough Season 5 has started airing … [Read more...] about Stargate Atlantis
Check Which Version of Ubuntu You’re Running
If you want to check which version of Ubuntu is installed on a machine run the following command: lsb_release -a On Debian the command is: cat /etc/debian_version The redhat equivalent, which would work on redhat derivatives as well, is: cat /etc/redhat-release … [Read more...] about Check Which Version of Ubuntu You’re Running
Rip Off Republic Overcharges For Safe Sex?
Image via WikipediaWhen I was in Paris a couple of weeks ago I spotted several large billboards from the local authorities advocating the use of condoms and safe sex.I don't think I've ever seen similar ads in Ireland.Now I'm not a big Digg user, but this post caught my attention.It seems that Ireland is the most expensive place to have sex, since the price of condoms is so … [Read more...] about Rip Off Republic Overcharges For Safe Sex?
Sopranos Special Offer
Image via Wikipedia If you're a Sopranos fan the latest offer from Zavvi should be of interest.They've cut the price on the complete boxsets to £88.99 (from £159.99)They've also got a special on Spaghetti Westerns, which I'm quite tempted by. You can pick up A Fistful Of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad And The Ugly for £9.99! I really must … [Read more...] about Sopranos Special Offer
SFA Are Out of Touch With Reality
Ireland's small business association, the SFA (bad choice of acronym!) are trying to grab headlines at the moment with their latest madcap idea. The SFA's Patricia Callan was on morning radio today advocating that Ireland's minimum wage should be slashed by 1 euro.Why?Seemingly doing this would somehow "save the economy".So who exactly is paying a minimum wage anyway?Who is on … [Read more...] about SFA Are Out of Touch With Reality