Archive For December 10th, 2003

Make Irish an official EU language

At first when John pointed me at this report, I thought, “I speak Irish, but how many of my friends do? How many times do people really do business as Gaeilge?” That’s not the point however. Many Irish people are willing to let our language die but with it will go a rich heritage (and [...]

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Bird Photography

Despite what #linux thought this discussion was about, it’s actually about photographing hawks, owls, ospreys and other wild fowl. Here’s a tip I must try out, whenever it gets bright again in these parts.. …When shooting against a bright sky, compensate by 1.3 to 1.7EV…. I think that’s up the EV, but another post suggests [...]

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Testimonies: Why I Left Islam

I can’t comment on the validity of most of the arguments used here but what’s there is disturbing – on both sides. Here’s a counter arguement against the most shocking fact i read there. In the interests of fairness I might as well link to a pro Islam site too.. “It’s on the Internet – [...]

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AerRianta – Cork Airport

Great! You can book flights from Cork Airport here! I don’t know if they can access Ryanair’s schedule but it would have been useful when I went to Madrid a few weeks ago.

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photoSIG Photos

2 amazing photos on Photosig this morning: football fan2 – this is such a powerful image it jumped out at me from the page. The Weather Project – excellently composed photo. The running child captured within the reflection of the sun makes this a lot more interesting as her action contrasts with the idle non-motion [...]

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Happy Birthday Louise!

Happy birthday Louise! hehe. Told ya I’d blog this! Upstairs in Cubins is pretty mad! Wondering now.. when was the last time I was out this late on a Tuesday night? Too long! Just please, don’t throw anything difficult at me tomorrow! On a more serious note, Ivan Noble was on The Last Word talking [...]

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