April 10th, 2009
Over the past few months a group of technology enthusiasts have been working hard on creating a hackerspace for Dublin. The group, initially consisting of local 2600 members has grown to include other interested technology enthusiasts. They are planning to have a bootup space opened by May with expe [ ... ]
Tags: 2600, electronic freedom, free software, hackerspace, irish times, open source
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April 8th, 2009
Check out my page here which has video and slides from a talk I gave with some colleagues discussing how to use Free Software in business. Click here. Share this:EmailFacebook [ ... ]
Tags: commerce, free software, open source, talk
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September 18th, 2008
After spotting a post on the php.ie mailing list I’ve spotted an interesting site co-ordinating coworking initiatives. Run by Jason Roe, coworking.ie is a resource for those interested in sharing office space for coworking. There’s currently space in South William St being offered by Eam [ ... ]
Tags: coworking, Dublin, freelancing
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July 1st, 2008
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July 1st, 2008
The good people at Openmoko are drumming up interest for the 2nd revision of their mobile phone called the FreeRunner. They’ve set up a wiki page for group purchases where people from different regions can club together in groups of 10 for a discounted price. If you want to be included post a [ ... ]
Tags: electronic freedom, free software, gadgets, hacking, open source
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April 12th, 2008
Here’s a link to google maps showing how to find Rebecca’s apartment. We’re not theming the party but we will be serving some rather Cuban inspired cocktails so feel free to adorn yourself in Cubanesque attire and dash mobile ringtones t | alltel free phone ringtones | motorola rin [ ... ]
Tags: birthday, party
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February 4th, 2008
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February 2nd, 2008
Reporters sans frontières - Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh, a 23-year-old journalist, was arrested in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the northern province of Balkh, on 27 October 2007 on charges of blasphemy and “disseminating defamatory comments about Islam.” Under repeated pressure from the Council of Mul [ ... ]
Tags: civil rights, free speech
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January 21st, 2008
Belfast is hosting the Inaugural all-Island Conference on Free and Open Source Software this February 1st. The event will feature a key note from Bruce Perens, author of the Open Source Definition, as well as addresses by senior representatives from large public and private sector organisations such [ ... ]
Tags: Belfast, free software, open source
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January 18th, 2008
Had a thoroughly enjoyable time in Rome at the Qualipso conference over the past 2 days. Thanks to Roberto Galoppini for the heads up via his blog. Qualipso is a global consortium established to bridge business and public administrations to the Open Source world. It was established in 2006 and has m [ ... ]
Tags: commerce, conference, free software, IT service management, open source, talks
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