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Review of Lifelong Learning Festival

2008-04-10T08:46:00.001-07:00

I had never encountered this annual festival until I was asked to present on internet security at it this week. I'm so impressed by the breadth and depth of activites with the exact focus its title would indicate.

Lifelong Learning is about all aspects of self-improvement as you move through life. it's not just for retired people or those looking for extra skills, it's about fulfilling your potential and learning about areas that you may know nothing about.

My little talk on viruses and safe behaviour online pales in comparison to the amazing array of topics available over the week. I was particularly interested in the whole area of FETAC which I was not familiar with at all. If you finished your education before your Leaving Cert, then this offers a way of getting certification for learning new skills without having to go back through the formal exam process.

Well done to all the state and local government organisations involved in this, a big success for you all.

Rated 5/5 on Apr 10 2008

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Review Tags: knowledge, lifelong learning, adult education, study, upskill, fetac

Review of Bobby movie

2008-01-28T15:54:00.000-08:00

I've never really known much about the Bobby Kennedy story except for contextual info around JFK. This movie passed me by on its cinema release and I just spotted it on Sky Movies. The description sounded good along with an all-star cast.

I haven't finished watching it and I don't know if I will. It is a terribly frustrating movie. The entire thing seems to be built around the activities in the hotel where he is coming to on the day he is shot. So lots of scenes involving campaign aides, hotel staff, alcoholic singers and others hanging around. This is intercut with actual footage of Bobby in those few days.

The problem is that I don't really care about the people in the hotel. If it was all real footage it would be a far more interesting movie. I know they are trying to give some sense of what it was like to "live" during that time, from Vietnam to economic problems etc. But it just isn't interesting.

I may update if I get to the end but I think I'll just try and source a documentary instead

Review of Weeds

2007-12-07T08:07:00.000-08:00

This is one of those TV series that didn't catch my eye when it launched other than to make me think it'd be a one joke comedy.

Then on my summer holidays I caught the first episode of Season 2 and loved every second of it. You of course know what happened next; bittorrent of all of Season 1 and 2.

We've been watching 2 episodes at a time given that it unusually is only 30 minutes long. Comedy Dramas like this from the US are nearly always an hour.

The writing is just brilliant and the acting does it justice. Apart from the truly wonderful Mary Louise Parker in the lead role as the weed dealing soccer mom, Elizabeth Perkins is hysterical, the accountant makes me laugh every time he speaks and her brother in law is fabulously naughty. His words of wisdom on whacking off to his nephew was one of the funniest scenes ever on TV.

I find the "right-on" black characters a bit too cool but other than that it is one of the finest shows to come out of the US in the past three years.

Review of Abit NF7

2007-08-27T08:35:00.000-07:00

This trusty piece of kit has just kept on going for years now. First as my desktop motherboard and now as the server one. Never had a minutes hassle from it. Came with a decent range of built in peripherals. Overclocking is very possible but it gave me non-stop problems so I gave up. Basic features are:

NVIDIA nForce2 Based
AMD K7 Mainboard
FSB333
Dual DDR400
AGP 8X

Long in the tooth now but if you get a second hand PC with one in it, rest assured it'll do the trick.

UPDATE: Sadly a bad HDD recently blew both the motherboard and PSU. Trying to find a similar one so I can reuse the peripherals but just a bit too old.

Review of Argolon Solutions Ltd

2007-08-01T08:20:00.001-07:00

Argolon Solutions Ltd,12 The Priory, Old Chapel, Co Cork, C1, Ireland

What a fantastic Company. I love love love these guys. Sooper de dooper in fact. Top notch blokes.

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Rated 5/5 on Jul 31 2007 by Argolon on Blogger

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Review of Business with Bold Summary

2007-08-01T04:50:00.001-07:00

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Rated 3/5 on Jul 31 2007 by Argolon on Blogger

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Review of Test with some more BRs

2007-08-01T04:25:00.001-07:00

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Rated 4/5 on Jul 31 2007 by Argolon on Blogger

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Review of Test Span plus BR on Blogger

2007-08-01T04:08:00.001-07:00

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Rated 3/5 on Jul 31 2007 by Argolon on Blogger

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Review of Test with one line address

2007-07-31T09:36:00.001-07:00

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Rated 3/5 on Jul 30 2007 by Argolon on Blogger
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Quick test of custom hosting

2007-07-15T06:49:00.000-07:00

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Review of Boqueria Tapas

2007-07-15T06:44:00.001-07:00

Boqueria Tapas,
Bridge Street,
Cork,
Ireland

The food never lets you down but very interrupted service despite having lots of staff. Recommended if you want to nibble, drink and chat

Last night was my third trip to Boqueria and it has been fully consistent. The food continues to be excellent and the service continues to be patchy with drinks forgotten for 30 minutes at a time.

I did a generic order for everyone and it was well received. The usual staples:

Patatas Bravas
Charcuteria
Manchego & Membrillo
Albondigas

Food is tasty, simple and perfect for long lazy eating and chatting where you don't want a full formal meal.

I spent the night on Iki Japanese beer and I can highly recommend that too.

Rated 4/5 on Jul 15 2007 by Argolon on Blogger

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2006-09-19T06:08:00.001-07:00

By the numbers jail comedy from Adam Sandler

Sep 19, 2006 by

Conor O'Neill

The Longest Yard

★★☆☆☆ So it passed two hours on a Saturday night but a pretty awful movie from a guy who is far more talented than that. I think what we need is Happy Gillmore 2

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