According to the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) open source is bad.
Yes, they even go so far as to generating a list of countries that promote and use open source programs. The Special 301 watchlist may include Brazil, India, and Indonesia to name but a few. This has nothing to …

It’s been another one of those weeks…
So here’s a brief roundup! First off, two bits of site news.
Nominated for the Irish Blog Awards

Yes, yes. The site has been officially announced as a nominee for Best Newcomer in the 2010 Irish Blog Awards.
You can see the full listing HERE.
As I said …

So last night as I was doing boring web based tidy ups, Mr Fonnen turned on RTE’s Frontline.
Usually we don’t watch it. I’ve always felt Pat Kenny is best on radio anyway.
But last night it seemed relevant to our collective interests.
It was about us.
Well, not entirely. It wasn’t a RTE …

Pat Kenny, Sexual Dynamo
I watched the frontline last night. It was suprisingly good. My favorite bit was Bill Cullen. What with his prolific use of the phrases “back in my day” and “kids these days”. He was magnificent. Anyway Bill suggested that we all leave Ireland to get jobs.
Back in …

We’ve been kinda pushed along on this issue this week. You may remember we wanted to sit down and have a serious, neutral discussion about head shops in Ireland.
With the recent attacks on head shops and after seeing a sad post online earlier from a head shop owner about attacks, …

Questions have been asked of George Lee and his retirement from Irish Politics this week. The ones which seem to crop up again and again are that of Enda Kenny’s leadership and the topic of Lee’s expectations. I would like to in my own small and deranged …

George Lee, on public transport,just like you, but BETTER!
George Lee did not leave his TD position due to lack of influence. No, instead it was a move to further promote himself on the web via Twitter.
Folk chatting about the “shocking move” , such as @marklittlenews, have been using the hashtag …

In a further insight into what makes me tick here are a few head scratchers and interesting tales from around the world, All of these are from the last 100 years or so (Tunguska being 102) that might tickle your fancy. I suppose you could say that this lot are …

Lets get something clear straight off, if you see yourself and you’re not looking in a mirror …… its a bad thing! For most people a Doppelganger is simply a look-alike but what people fail to grasp is that these “double goers” are harbingers of misfortune and even death!
There are …

This has been one of those weeks at HQ.
Between all sorts of things IRL and the web, I’ve had very little time to sit down and post things. And wouldn’t you know that our other site writers are busy too.
So most of my linking and news has been via twitter …