Throwing good after bad…
I wrote a draft of this post at the start of the year but eventually shelved it because I thought it mightn't hold much interest for the Plain People of Ireland. But now here we are, coming to terms with the horror of impending financial disasters as they spread across the Eurozone–and [...]
As apparitions go, this is a pretty good one. Congrats Jesus. Much better than that silly toasted cheese sandwich.
Or maybe it's Mohammed…? Oops!
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The Swedish government has hit the nail on the head. They have announced plans to prevent religious beliefs being taught as facts. It is important to hold beliefs up to the highest standards of proof, and religion fails all tests.
A common chestnut hurled (ow!) at the atheist is 'It takes a great leap of faith [...]
We are watching you watching us
Imagine someone staring at your face for hours, straining to see the slightest indication that you are a terrorist. Blinking too much? Or not enough? Sweating on a cold day?
Now imagine a computerised face-analysis system on an aeroplane, with one camera for each seat.
I think I'd go all squirrelly if [...]
According to the latest reports, the EU are pushing the inclusion of airlines in their Emissions Trading Scheme (the EU ETS). It's a carbon offset programme that assigns quotas to polluters, who are free to sell any unused credits to the highest bidder.
I've always had a nagging doubt about this whole idea. It always reminds [...]
I favour the stark truth. Big bold letters!
Beware: Bogus Charlatans!
Warning: Lies and Manipulation!
They haven't gone that far yet. But thanks to the eventual enforcement of E.U. regulations, potential victims of fortune tellers in the U.K. will have to make do with the tame caveat: 'Not Experimentally Proven.' When will we follow suit?
The Spiritualist Workers’ [...]
Yes I am returned. Actually, I forgot to tell you I was going anywhere.
As part of my day job as freelance session musician, I took a little trip to Poland/Czech Republic to perform some music for the festival crowd.
Last Saturday, we ended up playing as part of a line-up in a massive arena with a [...]
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Boy this is an easy one. I simply throw two things together. Then you do a quick compare-and-contrast, just like apples and oranges. I sit back an listen to the tut-tutting, the clucking, the Jayzus-ing, the 'fecking typical!'-ing.
Oh yes, you'll like this one.
Ever read the Irish Times property page? I love that 'Take Five At…' [...]
