Common sense advice (possibly of dubious chronological accuracy) from How Secure Is My Password?
Holy Shatt
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Meanwhile…
“Mr [Sean] Guerin has raised some legal issues that need to be addressed in advance of the publication of the report. These are currently being considered by the Attorney General, however I can advise the House that the report is critical of the inadequacy of the actions taken by a number of agencies, notably an Garda Síochana but also including the Department of Justice and Equality and the Minister for Justice.”
Enda Kenny in the dail today.
Yes.
Via Ronan Casey of the Westmeath Topic (story unavailable online):
A Mullingar mother of three young children who tore up election literature in front of a local politician has been hit with a litter fine of €150 after the candidate in question reported her to the local Council.
Michelle Byrne (32) said: “….. The candidate pushed the leaflet through the letterbox and I pushed it back out. He then proceeded to push the leaflet through the letterbox again.I opened the door and told him I didn’t want any election material…and I proceeded to tear up the leaflet.” As the candidate left, Ms. Byrne picked up the pieces of paper and put them into the rubbish bin outside her residence….”
The next morning she was notified by registered post of a €150 fine...
Hardcore.
Who would do such a thing?
Statistics
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Right so.
A parking meter, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin this afternoon.
This morning in Wexford.
Brenda O’Carroll writes:
“Residents and supporters have started to protest AGAINST the installation of Irish Water meters in Hazelwood Estate, Bridgetown, Co. Wexford…”
Meanwhile…
A sit-down in Baldoyle, Dublin this afternoon.
Databased pages from the one existing copy of a 1692 book entitled Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l’eau by a Dutch artist known only as A. Boogert.
Housed at The Bibliothèque Méjanes at Aix-en-Provence in France, the book’s 700+ handwritten handpainted pages are a guide to creating just about every conceivable tone, hue and tint of watercolour known at the time, 271 years before its modern-day descendent, the Pantone Guide (1963)
A Colourful Book (Erik Kwakkel)
Previously: Six Books In One
Are you funny?
Would you like to get laughed at in LONDON?
Maria Schweppe writes:
“The London Irish Comedy Festival is partnering with Tedfest to run the Toilet Duck London Award, a competition for new Irish comedians. The glorious victor will walk away with the spoils of battle: a paid gig at the London Irish Comedy Festival in October AND a beautiful Toilet Duck trophy…
Acts should send a short summary (500 words) or CV outlining their stand-up/comedy experience and a short video clip of themselves performing to London Irish Comedy Festival by Friday 6 June…
…16 finalists will be chosen to go head to head at the London Irish Centre on the eve of Tedfest London, on Friday July 11 in the London Irish Centre in Camden.”
The Bull McCabe is running in a Wicklow I see… pic.twitter.com/rGeEqmwg4K
— Kieran Cuddihy (@kierancuddihy) May 7, 2014
Gwan The Bull!
Any excuse.
Previously: Meath East DECIDES
Pretty much got my Grooms speech sorted pic.twitter.com/xaRM2M751Y
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) May 7, 2014
It’s easy when you know how.