Month: July 2007

  • JVM upgrades anyone?

    I think it’s fair to say that I have worked in a few places during my time in IT. The same issues, problems, discussions seem to pop up all the time. One of my biggest annoyances is that the moment a dependency is added into a development project, it’s cast in concrete. Getting rid of…

  • Kitesurfing is The Business.

    I finally went for lessons last weekend at Dollymount Beach in Dublin. Winds were around 15-20 knots, onshore, sun was shining. Perfect conditions. It was unreal! You just don’t appreciate wind until you get out on one of these things. The kites themselves are huge. We were flying 11m ones, and the force you get…