As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I take a look at my life and realize there's none left. pic.twitter.com/R8hs1eoBLm — CycleGaz™ (@cyclegaz) January 28, 2016 Yikes.
Europe
Politics
Society
What I find most odd about the age we live in is that even though fear is the predominant emotion, people still take the relative peace and prosperity we have in this continent for granted and thus tend to discount just how large a part the EU plays in all that. Despite fearing change enough […]
Military
UK
Interesting observations in the age of the drones. All declared threats to Britain tend to come either from powers with no conceivable designs on conquering Britain or from forces immune to deterrence. Nor has anyone explained why, if Trident is so vital to Britain’s safety, that is not true for the 25 non-nuclear Nato states, […]
Cycling
Society
New Canadian study shows bike helmet laws make no difference to injury rates: The ultimate conclusion is that other factors are more important that mandatory helmet legislation. In our study comparing exposure-based injury rates in 11 Canadian jurisdictions, we found that females had lower hospitalisation rates than males. This difference in injury rates is consistent […]
Big Brother
Big Business
Government
Internets
Danah Boyd has an interesting piece on the Reality Distortion Field that is modern tech. Viewed through the original call of Cyberspace from 20 years ago, during the halcyon early days of the ‘net, it’s a glimpse into the future that awaits, and its not pretty. At first I thought I had just encountered the […]
People
The last living member of the Apollo 14 mission has died. You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by […]
Politics
Prudent: “We we are with the Fiscal Advisory Council,” Mr Ryan told a press conference this morning.“Fine Gael is not taking into account pay rises and social welfare. “Political parties cannot say they are not going to accommodate pay increases or social welfare increases. The IFAC has set out of a framework that is the […]
Life
Parenting & Children
Photography
“You have the same boots as me Aoibhe!” *looks at me sideways* “No I don’t, Dad, mine are pink!” ?