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Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity
When things go wrong, it can be tempting sometimes to think that people have deliberately caused the problem. It’s the basis of conspiracy theories. We imagine that governments and faceless corporations have gone out of their way to mislead or damage us in some way. When in actual fact, pretty much everything bad that happens…
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Departure from Christ Church
After around 8 years service in the choir stalls at Christ Church, I’m due to hang up my cassock for the last time at the end of June 2015. I joined the choir as Lay Vicar in April 2007, having just moved to Dublin from Edinburgh. I knew nobody in the city, had no job…
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Highly Connected Household
Have you heard of the Internet of Things? The idea behind it is that more and more of the electrical gadgets in our life are going to be internet-connected. The example that the media always used when talking about the Internet of Things is a internet-connected fridge, which knows when you’re running low on milk,…
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All about being a Lay Vicar Choral
For around eight years I was a Tenor Lay Vicar Choral in the choir of Christ Church Cathedral Dublin, one of two Anglican cathedrals in Ireland’s capital city. The choir is made up of 18 Lay Vicars Choral and 4 Choral Scholars, and sings 3 weekly services in the cathedral, as well as additional services on feast days, concerts, and broadcasts.…
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Business Intelligence
The role of Business Intelligence seems only to have come to the fore in the last few years, as organisations have become more reliant upon solid information to support their decision making, and as Business Intelligence tools have become more prevalent. Reporting has been around for a long time, in one shape or other – including…
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Getting Married
In September 2012, I asked Louise to marry me, and thankfully she said yes! It was just a year and a week after we first met, but we both knew the time was right. Since the engagement it’s been a very busy and exciting time for both of us, as we plan the wedding and…