Tag: blogging

• I have another blog

  Decided I wanted to write about the books I read, even if they are not (computer) science related – so Not Computer Science Related

  Adrian McMenamin

  January 18, 2013

  Uncategorized

  blogging, books

• US Supreme Court looks like one of the biggest losers here

  I have just read an excellent account of the events around the US Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act (aka ‘Obamacare’).   If you love news and journalism it’s a ripping tale and one in which CNN and Fox News both end up with egg over their faces (though at least CNN admitted…

  Adrian McMenamin

  July 8, 2012

  Uncategorized

  blogging, CNN, Fox News Channel, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, SCOTUSblog, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, White House

• Homemade bread in Belfast

  What difference can social media make to a business start up? Well, my cousin is about to start selling home made bread in Belfast and so has also, at my suggestion, got himself a blog. Promises to be a fun adventure.

  Adrian McMenamin

  March 4, 2012

  Uncategorized

  Belfast, blogging, food, home made bread, Social media

• The end of the CAPTCHA?

  Between 2009 and 2011 my work included establishing and editing a website (in English) about news and events in Georgia, in the Caucasus. Lots goes on in Georgia – it’s a fascinating place – but the number of people interested in reading news in English about it is quite limited: still the site built up…

  Adrian McMenamin

  February 20, 2012

  Uncategorized

  blogging, bots, CAPTCHA, Caucasus, Drupal, Georgia, Georgian Orthodox Church, Google Analytics, public turing test, reCAPTCHA, Spam, spam messages

• Here we go again

  I used to have a blog. It was meant to be about “politics and free software” (not the politics of free software) but ended up being mainly about politics. I wrote the last entry on that in January 2008 and subsequently took it off line (the content is still on my server at home and…

  Adrian McMenamin

  December 5, 2010

  Uncategorized

  blogging, Labour, Linux, software