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I note that 123.ie has won its case to claim the 123.eu domain after a long and, I’m sure, costly battle. Fair play to them for pursuing it and winning out and also to our local domain guru jmcc whom I believe helped them out in the case. However, I hope that the irony of…
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Monte Carlo method – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quick into to the Monte Carlo method – just dawned on me this morning that I had forgotten the details of it. Nicely refreshed now… (tags: monte carlo method mathematics math uncertainty nondeterministic random number)
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It appears that us lucky folk in Ireland will be able to appreciate a total lunar eclipse on March 3rd. Can’t wait! source: NASA
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After all the controversy of the new Apple iPhone name it turns out that Apple and Cisco have reached an agreement whereby they will both share the name “iPhone”. No financial details have been released but the deal is rumoured to open up a working relationship between Apple and Cisco in future communications developments. source:…
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We all remember the moving statues in Ireland back in the 80s, the sightings of Mary around Europe but now it looks like the holy figures are moving for wider coverage and a better reception. This report from Uganga cites that Jesus was spotted atop of a mobile phone mast. I wonder was it 3-Jesus?…
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Badge Any RSS Feed Make your RSS feed into a nice badge for others to use or alternative badge up your favourites for your own site. Not convinced about having to put data in page head elements and such but I guess it’s a start. (tags: rss feed badge yahoo pipes) FavIcon from Pics —…
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I hate spammers but sometimes they make me laugh. Whether it’s a hilarious version of the Monty Python dead parrot sketch or suggesting that my name might be Rocky Wagner.
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Just reading Bernie’s RSS feed, as I do every day (he’s worth subscribing to), and noticed this posting on the use of pseudonyms and proposed legislation with respect to internet identities. It makes for shocking reading that it might be illegal to set up an e-mail account with inaccurate information about yourself. Let’s hope that…
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Now here’s a quirky idea that you don’t hear about every day. Somebody has gone off and done the math of exactly how much energy would be saved if Google’s homepage had a black background instead of white. Makes sense I guess. source: the thinking blog
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Linear Programming example Good example site for basic linear programming revision (tags: linear programming math revision) EU Year of Equality It’s the EU year of equality, how much will they achieve in 2007. I for one am looking for big changes in the area of age discrimination but only time will tell (tags: equality eu…