Ireland is a wonderful country in many respects. One of its weaknesses, however, is that its electoral system has some flaws. If you are not physically in Ireland at the time of an election you cannot vote. So if you are overseas, like so many Irish citizens are, then you have no say in any Irish election. Other countries have systems and processes that ensure that citizens get … [Read more...] about Solving An Irish Voting Problem
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Why Do Some Hotels Charge So Much For Internet Access?
I'm currently in the Intercontinental Hotel in Prague. Up until an hour ago I was staying in the Hotel Praha, also in Prague. Both hotels are 5 star. But while the Hotel Praha offers free internet access throughout the building via wifi and good speeds via ethernet in your bedroom, the Intercontinental is charging me an arm and a leg for a service that they advertise as being 3 … [Read more...] about Why Do Some Hotels Charge So Much For Internet Access?
Irish Political Parties Talk About Knowledge Economy Yet Host Overseas?
Over the last few months there has been a lot of "talk" about building a knowledge economy and promoting Irish jobs etc etc. So this lunchtime I thought I'd have a quick look at what the main Irish political parties are actually doing ie. are they walking the walk? The methodology I used was pretty simple - I used the DNS for their main site ie. www.partyname.tld (most of them … [Read more...] about Irish Political Parties Talk About Knowledge Economy Yet Host Overseas?
UK Food Exports Are Spammers
They're at it again UK Food Exports, which claims it's an independent guide to to sourcing products from the UK, is spamming me and others again. They're still using that stupid disclaimer and their phone number goes to a fax machine. So since I can't contact them directly I think I'll just see if the UK data protection lot have anything to say about them ... … [Read more...] about UK Food Exports Are Spammers
Quick Reflections on the Leaving Cert
Today thousands of Irish teenagers will be collecting / checking their Leaving Cert results (Ireland's answer to A Levels / Bac / SAT). Based on the media hype surrounding it you could be easily conned into thinking that the world actually cares. Reality - they don't. The Leaving Cert is a bit of paper. You can use the points / score to get a place in a university. That is … [Read more...] about Quick Reflections on the Leaving Cert