Monthly Archives: April 2010

Ramblings about PV and going “Gorilla”

Ok I admit, I’m a bit of a solar power junkie.  I’ve been experimenting with PV panels a while now (here, here, here, and here). I have a small 10 watt waterproof solar panel (the irony eh?) which I got … Continue reading

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Solar Dynamics Observatory

The Solar Dynamics Observatory was launched in February of this year.  Earlier today NASA held their first briefing where pictures and some video clips were released. One word, stunning! Significant data was gathered on the recent solar flares and Coronal … Continue reading

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Irish IPv6 Summit

Its taking up quite a bit of my time at the moment, and rapidly approaching (19th May).  Registration opened today (finally!), and the (draft) agenda is: 08:30 Registration and Coffee/Tea 09:00 Ministerial Launch Minister of State, Science Technology and Innovation, … Continue reading

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Has computer Security improved in 15 years?

Not much apparently: Matt Blaze Don’t get me wrong; cryptography was, and is, important. But in 1995, broken or weak cipher algorithms and implementations were the least of our problems. Has anything improved since then? Hmm. We’ve made some progress … Continue reading

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NAMA not a public body…

… and neither is Anglo Irish Bank, read more here and here. While Gavin will probably not be successful in the long run. Given that it is in the taxpayers “interest”, the government created one institution, and it is the … Continue reading

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P3 Panadapter for the Elecraft K3

I sooooo want one …

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