Category Archives: Politics

This is a stupid game; we should stop playing it.

Posted on 08/01/2010 by Adam

On post-underwear-bomber airport security, as ever Bruce Schneier sets the fluff aside and gets to the point: It’s magical thinking: If we defend against what the terrorists did last time, we’ll somehow defend against what they do one time. Of … Continue reading →

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Atheist Ireland Publishes 25 Blasphemous Quotes

Posted on 02/01/2010 by Adam

The site is struggling so I’m republishing on Foot.ie and here. These are the comments I added on Foot.ie: I’ve no problem republishing the entire thing here, as they’ve given permission to. This site is on a server in Cork. … Continue reading →

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Biffo Lost in Europe

Posted on 19/12/2009 by Adam

Just in case you haven’t seen it. Biffo at his Biffoest.

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WorldFace

Posted on 01/12/2009 by Adam

“If world politics was social networking.” I can see myself spending far too much time here this week.

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Homeopathy Users: Dumbest People On The Planet?

Posted on 25/11/2009 by Adam

This is doing the rounds of homeopathy forums. Fiver says it was seeded by an “enemy” for a joke, and they’re watching the response open-mouthed… There is a parliamentary ‘scientific committee’ which examines the scientific evidence for certain contentious problems, … Continue reading →

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Why the train from Cork to Dublin costs what it does…

Posted on 23/11/2009 by Adam

The Baker Tilly Report into CIÉ/Iarnród Éireann

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“OMG Obama Doesn’t Actually Tweet OMG!”

Posted on 17/11/2009 by Adam

You gotta love the morons that are unfollowing @BarackObama because, you know, the busiest man in the world admitted that he doesn’t actually tweet himself. One can only assume these are the same people that amputated their own children’s fingers … Continue reading →

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Got Milk?

Posted on 07/10/2009 by Adam

D’ya reckon he practised? Via NYT.

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Off To Vote No. Again.

Posted on 02/10/2009 by Adam

Right, I’m off to vote No to Lisbon, for the second time. Making life even easier for pols at the expense of the people they’re supposed to represent, is not my idea of good policy.

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DNA Evidence Can Be Fabricated

Posted on 19/08/2009 by Adam

This is going around the security networks, but it’s kind of important to everyone else too. Note my emphasis in the quote. New York Times: Scientists in Israel have demonstrated that it is possible to fabricate DNA evidence, undermining the … Continue reading →

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