Irish Rail have installed automated ticket machines throughout the network. The interface can be displayed in multiple languages. One day, while sheltering from the rain at the station, I decided to look at the translated interface. Early in my career I worked in localisation and we checked the translated software displayed and worked correctly when […]
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Bulmers is a super premium cider
When I am in my local Tesco I like to take a quick browse through the beer aisle to see if there are any bargains. I am a big fan of Bulmers cider, even having a ‘Bulmers’ custom license plate while I lived in California and custom ‘Bulmers’ t-shirts made. I have always felt that […]
Eating KFC affects your spelling
When I worked in East Point Business Park I noticed that Smoking impacts dexterity, for Oracle employees anyway. From a recent visit to the Blanchardstown Centre I saw an embarrassing attempt at a “green stance” by KFC. There are a few bins outside the restaurant with a brutal spelling error on them. The bins say: […]
Overflowing with litter
It has been 9 months since I last uploaded a photo of litter that my son and I picked up in our area. This was around the time that Fingal County Council installed a bin on the open space area near our house. This was in addition to the bin they installed beside the nearby […]
Early visit to the zoo
Last weekend my wife, my son, my mother-in-law and son went to Dublin Zoo. As usual we went early so as to avoid the crowds. My 2 1/2 year old son was an enthusiastic tour guide for his “Nana”. He tired himself out about 2/3 the way the through the zoo. We always go anti-clockwise […]
Out of shower, on to bike
Earlier in the month I completed the Ring of Kerry charity cycle. It was my fourth year doing it. Great weather (as usual), excellent food stops (getting better each year) and I didn’t feel as tired as last year (maybe ageing is good for something). I only took one photo during the cycle. The guy […]