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Readers ought to be aware that the editor may have a new bee buzzing about his bonnet. To add to his usual mix of fretting over Digital Rights and access to the Four Courts he has decided to take a closer look at the Lourdes Hospital Inquiry Report. I have attempted to find a copy of this report online.
Number Plate Recognition in the Irish Times Originally uploaded by Editor_Tupp. For those who didn't spot it, this article in yesterday's Motoring supplement in the Irish Times by Daniel Attwood confirms that plans for an automatic vehical number plate recognition system are already being implemented. The Local Authority, even in the little they are reported as saying here, contradict themselves.
I'm sure that Digital Rights Ireland will have these up on their own site later today, but I thought I'd rush in first. Ole Tange has released these videos of the Dublin Legal Workshop talk last Friday with a Creative Commons Attribution licence.
A comment box discussion here got me thinking today about the phenomenon of “watch??? blogs, set up expressly to have a go at other blogs. I’m only aware of a few of them, (most obviously FI Fie Foe Fum, devoted to picking over the works of the Freedom Institute, and to which I contribute) but there’s a good chance that there are thousands of them out there.
Burnt out car, Nassau Street In a previous life, I worked in the Department of Social Welfare, several stories above Busaras. My desk was beside a window, overlooking the Liffey.
For those who might be interested, there is a talk on "Government and Privacy in the Digital Age" in Trinity College tonight. Suw Charman, Executive Director of the UK's Open Rights Group will be giving the keynote and TJ McIntyre of Digital Rights Ireland will be responding. It's chaired by Dr Eoin O'Dell of Trinity's Law Faculty as part of the Dublin Legal Workshop series of talks.
It was always a sure thing, but the Data Retention Directive finished its passage into law by being given the nod yesterday by the Council of Ministers. Here's an extract from the EU Observer, slating your thirst for EU infobumfIreland and Slovakia voted against the law, saying they regard national security as a matter for member states not the EU.
The Irish Blog Awards shortlists have been announced. Congratulations to one and all. However, congratulations also due to Damien Mulley, who thought the shindig up and has done the runnning on it.
Sheries Now, a happy eating recommendation. Sheries has been serving dinners opposite Wynne's hotel since trilobite was on the menu. Until its recent refurbishment, it was the only place in Dublin you could get an unironic burger with pineapple slice.
Brasserie66 Originally uploaded by Editor_Tupp. Mr Potato suffered an unhappy experience when eating in Brasserie Sixty6 on Georges' Street in Dublin. This is around the corner from my office, and I have eaten here quite a few times since it opened.
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