Art, media, opinion and ideas
Sometime contributor to tuppenceworth, Daragh O'Brien, has started his own blog. He opens up his shutters with a discussion of the inaccuracies in the Electoral Roll with the benefit of his professional expertise in Data Quality Management. More of the same will be a welcome addition to the world.
The front page of the Motoring supplement of today's Irish Times has an article on speed cameras. At the end it casually mentions that Gardaí expect that the cameras will record 11 million plates a month. Now, I know we've got road problems, but I don't think that limits the recording of cars to just those actually speeding.
Launched amid great fanfare, promised as the greatest cultural event of our young century, Poetry Monday went flat after a single installment. What can I say? It was a bank holiday. There was snooker on.
Emma Pearson is a long-time contributor to tuppenceworth, both under her own name and as her alter ego Fluffy Dutton. So I'm delighted to let you all know about her exhibition in The Gallery, The Mill Centre, Celbridge. All the details are below.
Vastly nerdy question, I know. Nonetheless, I would be very grateful if people could tell me what software they use to collect or read RSS feeds, and whether that software is -Mac or PC-Free or paid for-Proprietary or Open Source. And, if you'd like to say why you went for your final choice, and the good and bad points of that choice as well, life would be just peachy.
Some time ago, I wrote an article on Northern Ireland. It is the only time, I think, that I've dealt directly with the topic. I'd only go back to it if something had changed, either in my mind or in the world.
Four Seasons Hotel Originally uploaded by Editor_Tupp. Late this afternoon, the last in my most recent series of exams will draw to a close. I may well repair to the room pictured here to collect myself, drink a cup of tea and gaze, spaced, at the flowers.
Joining his party colleague Liz McManus on the wide open spaces of the internet. Eric Byrne ran through a very long series of recounts when I lived in his constituancy.
Thus the Digested Annual Report draws to a close. All that remains is for me to point you in the direction of the RTE news report of the Data Protection Commissioner's comments at the launch of same. And, finally here's the link to the pdf of the report from the DPC website.
Another case study. The explanation speaks for itself. But here are some questions for my clever readers.
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