Archives for: February 2006
Time Sinn Fein Embraced Agreement
For the past couple of years now, it seems Sinn Fein have been urging other parties to live up to their obligations under the Good Friday Agreement, including the DUP who never accepted it in the first place. However it seems slightly disingenuous on the… more »
Listening to Music How You Want Not "Fair" - RIAA
IPod Observer reports that the RIAA believe people who buy music shouldn't be allowed to listen to that music how, when and where they choose. During the forumulation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the RIAA argued that copying music from a CD t… more »
Postal Strike To End
Strikers return to work, but how much has the strike contributed to the decline of the postal service?
The illegal strike by Royal Mail workers in Belfast is due to end as the company promises to allow a third party to look at relations between manage… more »
Disability Act Takes Toll on University
The cost of implementing wheelchair access to the QUB buildings was obviously underestimated
Well we can't say we weren't warned. It seems that the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 has hit Ulster's academic instituions quite hard.
Last week was… more »
Ulster In Tug-Of-War (for a change)
by beano on 13 Feb 2006 at 16:42. Categories: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Irish Republic, PSNI, Business & Economy
Local politicos argue over Ulster's links, but would either Scotland or the Republic be that worried about co-operation with Northern Ireland?
Not for the first time, our local politicians (of both hues) have today failed miserably to see the big pict… more »
Male Rape In Northern Ireland
A man was bundled into a van near Ballymena Rugby Club, taken to a layby and sexually assaulted. It seems the man was held down by one man while 2 other men raped him. The sexual assault lasted 10 minutes and left the man needing hospital treatment. Poli… more »
Are Catholics Funnier Than Protestants?
by beano on 08 Feb 2006 at 01:44. Categories: Northern Ireland, Lifestyle, Loyalists, Republicans, Beano's Rants
I attended the comedy night in the empire to find myself wondering (before alcohol severely reduced my ability to reason) why there always seem to be so many more catholics/culchies in there than regular normal run-of-the-mill prods? I understand that st… more »
DRM Must Be Curbed
A Cambridge academic has told MPs that they need to legislate to prevent large corporations abusing DRM technology to place excessive restrictions on what users can do with digital content once they've purchased it. Ross Anderson was speaking to the All-… more »
The Religion of Peace
Europe has become the latest target of radical islamic protest. People are boycotting Danish produce and have closed what is effectively an EU embassy in Gaza. Why? Because of a cartoon. No, it's not 1st April.
I'll ignore my own confusion over fundam… more »
Eyesores - The Socialist Youth Scourge
One of many Socialist Youth posters plastered on public property in the University area of Belfast
On my way to Belfast city-centre today I couldn't help but notice posters proclaiming "Why you should be socialist" in big red letters. Why could I not… more »