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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-28

Jun 28

Posted by John Daly in Twitter

@davidbutler360 Thats pretty cool, Its such a pity it depends on mobile me. in reply to davidbutler360 #
@davidbutler360 it was funny, I was just thinking I would love to see another war mini series. I sure love HBO. in reply to davidbutler360 #
Tickets arrived for MLS all stars v Everton. Go on the Toffees! #
@rorymc new dvd? in reply to rorymc #
Turn your iPhone into a virtual assistant with Siri: http://su.pr/2bgDtn Cool concept. (via @tferriss) #
@seanoshea He is going nowhere. No offer and if/when it comes in its going to be rejected. If he was to go we would half to get 20-30 mill. in reply to seanoshea #
@rorymc nice. He is a legend. in reply to rorymc #
GEICO are trying to screw me. Bye bye you green ba£%tard! #
just watched "The Devil and Daniel Johnston". Really interesting http://bit.ly/GHE76 #
@davidbutler360 yeah pretty good. Its incredibly messed up though. in reply to davidbutler360 #
Feeling sorry for the USA but I guess it was Brazil after all? #
Also you may have noticed I have no idea when to use question marks! #

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Why Ireland should vote no in the Lisbon Treaty Referendum

Jun 26

Posted by John Daly in Politics

Treaties are self amending

The European council has the right to update treaties without the constent of member countries.

Decrease in voting power

Ireland’s voting power will decrease from 2.1% to 0.9%

The over ruling of the Irish constitution

The charter of Fundamental Rights can override the Irish Constitution on areas such as of human rights, justice, education, and health.

Term of Presdidency of the European Council

Currently the presidency of the European Council is shared equally across all member states for a period of six months. The Lisbon treaty will extend this period to two years. England, France,Germany and Italy will have the right to block all nominees for the presidency thus making it more difficult for smaller member countries

Neutrality

Ireland has always held a neutral stance when it came to conflict. The Lisbon treay will change this as it states “If a Member State is the victim of armed aggression on its territory, the other Member States shall have towards it an obligation of aid and assistance by all the means in their power.”

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-14

Jun 14

Posted by John Daly in Twitter

@kertap u getting the new IPhone? in reply to kertap #
cool pics of messenger and mercury http://is.gd/TTHI #
@kertap yeah I dont think I’ll get one. Its fast enough for me right now. Tedering would be cool though. in reply to kertap #
exercise requires some motivation http://is.gd/Wkad #
watching Rescue me. Its ridiculous but entertaining. #
Is wondering if there is a way to sync the tweetie desktop app with the iPhone app and vice versa? #
is shocked that Canada v Ireland A game is on Fox Sports Net Mountain #
@kertap your next plugin should be to tweet status reports in reply to kertap #
Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #softwareengineer #sportsfan #socialmedia #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-07

Jun 7

Posted by John Daly in Twitter

@rorymc ha a mate of mine was nearly in it. Gun show in Alabama in reply to rorymc #
RT @hookjaw UNEP will plant 1 tree for every twitterer who follows @UNEPandYou b… Read More: http://is.gd/NJAi #
everton kit fail http://bit.ly/FoH4L #
Stop! Hammer Time! http://bit.ly/8FeaT (via @Veronica) #
What did the world do without pain killers!? #
Daniel Tosh is hilarious :http://bit.ly/en9zF #
@seanoshea Living the dream! in reply to seanoshea #
@seanoshea the only rumors I heard was from you. I think Owen is finished to be honest. I would prefer someone younger. in reply to seanoshea #
@seanoshea nah, he is going nowhere. He does not want go and Moyes wont let him. in reply to seanoshea #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-31

May 31

Posted by John Daly in Twitter

15hrs at work today not fun. But at least our apps got installed. #
this is awesome http://is.gd/HMWp #

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GIT

May 25

Posted by John Daly in Tech

I recently attended a presentation on GIT, the free & open source, distributed version control system. I have to admit I was blown away by the power of GIT. From the get go after a user installs GIT they have in their working directory a full-fledged repository with complete history and full revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on network access or a central server.

One of the aspects of GIT that probably has impressed me the most is the various deployment models that are available to the user. In classic version control systems such as ClearCase there is what can called a “sea saw” approach meaning that a user A checks in code code to a central repository and the User B must update and download the changes from the central responsibility and vice versa. GIT offers a different approach partially because it is distributed. Each user hosts their own repository. Users can directly connect to other developers repositories without the need of a central repository.

Many open source projects use a model where developers can download code from a central repository. On their local environments they can commit their changes and it is version controlled on their own machines. Once a user is comfortable with their changes they can push it back to a central server where a group of administrators can pick and choose code from the various submissions and then push code up to another controlled repository. Then a smaller group of administrators can pick and choose the code which they can then push to a production repository.

Another cool feature in GIT is called “Stashing”. Stashing allows developers to stash away code changes and comeback to them later. This is particularly useful if you were currently working on some new feature but you have stop development to fix some issue. Normally the process would be to copy and paste the effected files into a folder and undo a hijack, fix the bug and merge the changes in later. Stashing automates this process and even merges in the changes from the bug fix.

Overall GIT seems powerful, full featured, easy to use and appears to provide more options to developers. Most classic version control systems like SVN and ClearCase do not empower developers to check in code for fear of breaking the build but GIT appears to provide the opposite effect.

You can download GIT here.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-24

May 24

Posted by John Daly in Twitter

Im creating a media PC to watch Hulu, Rugby & Podcasts from a piece of crap dell box. Its working surprisingly well. #
Where is a good place (pub) in San Fran to watch the FA cup final on May 30th? #
Just attented a presentation on GIT. I never though I could get excited about source control. #
Has anyone played with Jive Software? What do you think? http://www.jivesoftware.com/products #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-24

May 24

Posted by John Daly in Twitter

Im creating a media PC to watch Hulu, Rugby & Podcasts from a piece of crap dell box. Its working surprisingly well. #
Where is a good place (pub) in San Fran to watch the FA cup final on May 30th? #
Just attented a presentation on GIT. I never though I could get excited about source control. #
Has anyone played with Jive Software? What do you think? http://www.jivesoftware.com/products #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-17

May 17

Posted by John Daly in Twitter

somehow screwed up my firefox profile … running pretty slow. about:config I thought we were friends? #
just installed windows 7 on the mac using Sun Virtual box. To be honest I just did it to test out the virtualization software. #
really liking http://www.virtualbox.org/. So glad I did not but any virtualization software. #
when was internet radio added to Itunes? #
@davidbutler360 Its ok, Its faster. Its basically Vista with the bugs fixed. Its… Read More: http://is.gd/AfdO in reply to davidbutler360 #
@rorymc yeah I was thinking of buying it but decied against it as I dont need windows at home. Very happy with virtualbox. Its just as good in reply to rorymc #
@rorymc yeah heard nothing but good things about it. All been said Fusion is most likely better in reply to rorymc #
@harrigan where you at the game? They won handy enough? in reply to harrigan #
I think the Spirit is the worst movie I have ever seen. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-10

May 10

Posted by John Daly in Twitter

@davidbutler360 @rorymc Newcastle are screwed and most of their players should leave. The question is who would want Newcastle players? in reply to davidbutler360 #
@rorymc is it that good? in reply to rorymc #
http://is.gd/xntM #
this is an absolute disgrace http://is.gd/xx7L #
George Lee’s plan to fix the Irish economy http://is.gd/y4UL #
@rorymc well I am a staunch FF. But Lee is a bit of a legend. Its a pity he like… Read More: http://is.gd/yxVL in reply to rorymc #
tough day digging and filling a hole with @vincencollins going to to chill today and catch the new star trek film. #

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@seanoshea It seems pretty solid. Very happy with it also. Finally something close to Chrome with features, in reply to seanoshea 1 day ago

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