We get what we deserve
A friend of mine once told me a story about trying to explain why Linux was free to his father. His father kept saying if I did work for someone I’d want to get paid and that you get what you pay for. How the merits of the first point are valid and maybe is [...]
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Iraq and division
Interesting post over at disillusionedlefty.
I left the reply which is below. (spell checked)
Why shouldn’t Iraq be spilt up. (This is probaly a bad start to a reply as you just went at length to say why but I always like asking questions in replies. )
few points i have.
1 these people want to be separate who [...]
The U.K going the way of the US patriot act
New rules for deportation from the UK have been brought in by CHARLES Clarke, the Home Secretary,
these measures are
Fomenting, justifying or glorifying terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs;
• Seeking to provoke others to terrorist acts;
• Fomenting other serious criminal activity;
• Fostering hatred which might lead to inter-community violence in the UK.
The actions it covers [...]
When do you know you are doing something right ?
There is a saying in media i think that when someone is complaining about you your doing right. Well then Eddie Hobbs must be performing miracles
Read moreThe Tory leaders race
Little coverage seems to be happening over the race to succeed Michael Howard. But today Kenneth Clarke, the former chancellor, has branded the euro “a failure” in an apparent attempt to win the support of Conservative eurosceptics in his push for the Tory leadership.
So will he take over or will it be David Davis or [...]
Google going after Skype
Wikimedia needs you
Wikipedia the site that is turning into one of the best sources of info on the web has a fundraising campaign to try and keep it going.Go here if you feel like giving money
Read moreWould you bet on oil
Interesting article by JOHN TIERNEY in the NY times. HE has put a $5000 bet that the price of oil will have dropped by 2011 compared to the average industrial wage. I don’t think I’d be brave enough to put a €?5 bet on that . But still he makes some interesting points especially about [...]
Read moreThe Death or Rebirth of Religon in Ireland
The Catholic Church in Ireland is dying. Are so we are led to believe. The media quotes figures such as only 8 priest were ordained in the country in 2005 and this number is described as
“For the first time in 20 years there was a significant rise in the number of new seminarians in [...]