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
Other Blog Writing Activity
Since I post to more than one blog it may appear at times that my activity here is pretty low key.Over on FilmReviews.ie I've posted a couple of reviews of films I've seen recently including:WantedHancockAlatristeIncredible HulkWhile over on my domain news blog I've posted a few short posts about updates and some more in depth ones like the one the IEDR annual reportThe company … [Read more...] about Other Blog Writing Activity
IrishDev.com Gone Whallop?
Image via WikipediaEither IrishDev has gone bang whallop, or they're having serious issues with their site. It's been giving a 403 error for the last few days for me, while others are reporting that it's been like that for a couple of weeks.Meanwhile Silicon Republic have unveiled a new site design. I'm not sure if I like it or hate it, but I honestly don't understand why they … [Read more...] about IrishDev.com Gone Whallop?
Geek Chastity Belt?
Geek humour can be silly at times, but this one is pretty good! … [Read more...] about Geek Chastity Belt?
Which Tape Deck? Which Turntable?
Image via WikipediaBetween my mother moving house and my grandfather's passing I've been forced to go around the country collecting possessions. In amongst the Spanish and French literature I found a few boxes of cassettes, but of course I don't have anything to play them with....So what tape deck should I get?I've also recuperated my vinyl collection, but again I've nothing to … [Read more...] about Which Tape Deck? Which Turntable?