Archives for August 2005

david holmgren

a short post about a personal hero. 2 years ago i read david holmgren’s excellent ‘permaculture: principles and pathways beyond sustainability’. you can read my review [here](http://www.walnutbooks.com/product_reviews_info.php/manufacturers_id/43/products_id/466/reviews_id/33 “my review of david’s book”). at the end of june i was lucky… continue reading »

wikimania

just in case you don’t use it, read [this review in the guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1546162,00.html “wikipedia review”) and then visit: [wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page “wikipedia”). this is what the best of the internet is all about.

software patents update

in [march i linked to info.](index.php?p=22 “software patents and eu law”) about european software patents. in [july i celebrated](http://www.irishdev.com/NewsArticle.aspx?id=756 “patents binned”) that the proposed eu patent law was rejected by a near unanimous vote. however [richard stallman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman “stallman in wikipedia”)… continue reading »

the future fuelled

immediately after the permaculture course i went to a conference in kinsale called [fuelling the future](http://fuellingthefuture.org “Fuelling the Future”). this was the brainchild and baby of rob. and what a brilliant idea and effort it was – hats off to… continue reading »