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May 26, 2005
May 25, 2005
http://dannycytse.blogspot.com/
I always love to read about people coming to live in Northern Ireland and there experiences, here's a good one:
http://dannycytse.blogspot.com/
I love the picture of a Chicken Fillet Burger and chip:
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/5107/1024/DSC05860.jpg
Clubcard access control
We had a workshop about smart cards in my workplace yesterday:
http://www.hesca.com/about_smart_cards.html.
We had a guy in from another institution talking about their implementation, he had a lovely anecdote about the introduction of smart cards.
There were a number of Access control systems in place before the implementation of their Mifare smart card system. An audit of one of these access control systems showed that 60% of people authorised to enter a particular building were authorised via the mag stripe on their Tesco clubcard.
When a new member of staff joined, they had no staff card yet and needed to gain access to the building, the aministrator realised that Tesco printed their unique id to their card and he had a readily available database to use as authorisation.
http://www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk
Calculate the amount of Vehicle Excise Duty which you will pay: http://www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk
Note if you drive a Mini Cooper CVT you have a co2 emission of 187 g/km and pay top whack Band F tax the same as if you drove a Dodge Viper...crooks.
May 17, 2005
Connswater
I leave you with the thought that the next time you look at the Connswater River, you will see it not as a dirty old river, but part of the history of Ballymacarrett, a once vibrant lively community in a bygone time.
http://www.eastbelfastobserver.com/observer/more.php?id=1945_0_3_0_M
May 13, 2005
Friday the 13th
Sailors were particularly superstitious in this regard, often refusing to ship out on a Friday. According to unverified legend (very likely untrue), the British Navy commissioned a ship in the 1800s called H.M.S. Friday, in order to quell the superstition. The navy selected the crew on a Friday, launched the ship on a Friday and even selected a man named James Friday as the ship's captain. Then, one Friday morning, the ship set off on its maiden voyage... and disappeared forever:
http://people.howstuffworks.com/friday-thirteenth1.htm
May 12, 2005
pimp my shopping trolley
May 07, 2005
http://www.flickr.com/groups/kiteaerialphotography/
May 06, 2005
William Thompson
William Thompson - 100 years of underwater photography.
Under New York
Unbeaten Tracks
(From http://www.cgsd.com/rlatham/japan.html
Victorian lady Isabella Bird traveled to Japan in 1878, communicating her observations in the form of letters to her sister. The accounts were soon published in book form as Unbeaten Tracks in Japan, which has become a classic of travel literature. Her travels featured visits to Nikko and Hokkaido. We learn much about the Japan of old, and more than a little about the sensibilities of the Victorian era.
http://www.cgsd.com/rlatham/UnbeatenTracks/UnbeatenTracksinJapan.htm
http://simplethinking.com/home/interests.htm
Empire State Photos
May 05, 2005
Ooops
John Doherty the SDLP candidate for my electoral ward (Victoria) has a howler of a spelling mistake on his electoral material, of all the words to spell wrong as well, the numptys picked Education.
May 02, 2005
Deer Hunters
Whilst having a picnic at Murlough Bay today, this boyo below, who I have christened Yogi decided to come and investigate the picnic basket. He stayed with us for a good 20 minutes eating from our hands, before getting scared by a car coming down the hill and scampering away into the trees.
May 01, 2005
Wee Geese
Geese in the Park
