For the past couple of years I've made a point of taking a few days off in November or December. It's an odd time of the year, but it works well for me. This year I'm in Washington DC and while it's pretty cold out there, it's not freezing, so I can move around quite comfortably. There's a LOT to see and do in the Washington DC area. If anything the challenge is deciding … [Read more...] about Washington DC In December
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It’s Paddy NOT Patty
This weekend is a long weekend here in Ireland. It's our national holiday - St Patrick's Day. Now I could ramble on about the history or the culture, but let's face it that's not what I'm interested in writing about. I'll keep it very very simple. It's St. Patrick. Patrick or Padraig. So it's either St. Patrick's Day or Paddy's Day. Either option works. It is not … [Read more...] about It’s Paddy NOT Patty
Hitting the “big 40”
I'll be 40 this weekend. I probably should take some time to reflect on that, but instead I'm grabbing a quick coffee in Dublin Airport before getting on a plane. So I'm off to Los Angeles today for a couple of days prior to heading to Las Vegas for the Parallels Summit. I haven't been to LA for a couple of years, so I'm really looking forward to spending a couple of days … [Read more...] about Hitting the “big 40”
There’s Two Sides To Every Story – Minister Sean Sherlock Explains
This is a slight departure from the stuff I normally post and while I have posted several times about the copyright debacle on the company blog, as well as covering it at length on the technology.ie podcastthis doesn't quite fit there either .. so it's here .. Tomorrow there's going to be a public debate about copyright in the Science Gallery. I was contacted the week before … [Read more...] about There’s Two Sides To Every Story – Minister Sean Sherlock Explains
9/11
A lot is being written today by people looking back on 9/11 10 years on. The frontpage of Bing (if you switch to the US version) has this image Seemingly the US version of Google also has something, but I can't see it from Ireland. (See this post for details) I'm not going to add much to the discussion except to say that violence begets violence. 9/11 for people of … [Read more...] about 9/11