A self-confessed geek, working in a bar, writing about technology when I should be sleeping. Older than I look and younger than I feel.
Today sees the first post from George Orwell’s diaries to go on-line. Exactly 70 years after they were first written, you now have the opportunity to follow the daily thoughts of the man that gave us 1984, and Animal Farm.
The BBC have an article from Richard Stallman, (he of the Free Software Foundation), regarding Bill Gates recent departure from Microsoft. As with all of Stallmans articles, it’s a pitch for freedom of software. The article is released under a Creative Commons NoDerivs license, read it in full below the fold.
Bertie has launched his own personal website. The site contains an absolutely wonderful biography of the man:
“a defining moment in Irish history was the successful negotiation by Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair of the Good Friday Agreement between the British and Irish Governments and the political parties in Northern Ireland in April 1998.”
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“On the wider [...]
On Thursday the 12th of June, the people of Ireland will vote on whether to accept the Lisbon Treaty. I know which way I’ll be voting, and the reasons why. Before you lose interest and move on, let me be clear, this is not a post about what I think the result should be. I’m [...]
Over the past few years the issue of copyright on the Internet has become a decisive one. Which side of the fence do you stand on? Do you believe that information yearns to be free and that there should be no restrictions applied to creative works, or do you believe that hard work and talent [...]