Eva Lacy

Public health is a barrier to economic growth, so it is an essential part of a successful strategy for a nation. When we look internationally we can all see the disparity between how capable different nations are at handling this global challenge. It’s something worth thinking about.

I had been trying to find a solution to the problem of how can I feel productive if I don't know where I've spent my time? I would get to the end of a day and wonder, what did it amount to?

Tipue is a browser based JavaScript site search that allows you to add search to your site without adding any server side code.

What you would normally do with a third party search provider like Google Custom Search Engine or server side search software like Solr you do with a small JavaScript file.

There are two major downsides: Tipue wants to get you up and running fast, so the HTML generation is built-in, if you aren't happy with the HTML it generates this might mean editing the JavaScript, and because it's a relatively small JavaScript file it doesn't carry the same querying and indexing functionality you'd expect from a dedicated search solution.

Windows 10 was released today and the first thing I did when I got it installed it try to get chocolatey working. Wasn't as easy as I'd hoped but it still integrates really nicely with Window's new packaging system.

So yesterday I talked about how hard it is to get the information on candidates running for election you need to make an informed vote. In this post I'd like to describe some of the current methods you can use to get information on which candidates are running and if they have been previously elected, what they have done when in power.

This is the first election I've actually spent time researching the individual candidates before voting, there are 17 candidates so as you can imagine it took quite a long time, and even though I spent Friday Evening, most of Saturday and Sunday evening on it, I still made some mistakes which I found out once I sent and email to every candidate informing them that I had written and published the blog.

So if you are looking at this post you are probably wondering the same thing I was, who should I vote for in the upcoming election. We really should have started looking into this earlier, maybe next time. It's actually a lot of work to research each of these candidates and I really can't find an easy way of finding out information about them so I'm probably going to prioritise candidates that give out the most information on the internet.

This post reflects my experience of looking for a candidate and my political views, it's not intended to be an unbiased guide to candidates, I may get some information wrong, I didn't try especially hard not to, if you find it useful, please take the time to say thank you in the comments. It will make my day :)

Here is a list of all the candidates running in the upcoming election, I took this from elections.org, I reordered their list though so minorities, women and less powerful parties/independents were at the the top, for no particular reason whatsoever! Why is gender important? Because of this: thejournal.ie/local-elections…

• Marcin Czechowicz (Independent)
• Nadine Meisonnave (Fine Gael)
• Anne Maree Quinn (Independent)
• Claire Byrne (Green Party)
• Sonya Stapleton (People before profit)
• Lorraine Clifford (Fianna Fail)
• Gerry Ashe (Labour)
• Linda O'Shea Farren (Fine Gael)
• Wayne Flanagan Tobin (Independent)
• Mannix Flynn (Independent)
• Chris Andrews (Sinn Fein)
• Frank Kennedy (Fianna Fail)
• James Humphreys (Labour)
• Dermot Lacey (Labour)
• Kieran Binchy (Fine Gael)
• Paddy McCartan (Fine Gael)

The brain is where decisions are made, everything that makes up you is contained within it. Alterations to the brain such as damage to cells or changing the amount of chemicals can alter how you make decisions.

Links in emails you send me should log me in

As long as the only security you provide to reset my password is my email address stop sending me emails with links that don't automatically log me in. Particularly when it comes to “click to unsubscribe” and “verify your email” links. They make me think your application is made by people who hate me.

An important part of monetizing your work is creating a situation where people are willing to give you money.

One of the ways, in desktop software, to create that situation is to prevent your software from being used or used fully without giving you (enough) money.

This blog post is going to break down how that works into it's different parts and then provide you with some sample implementations of copy protection along with their weaknesses.

Here are the some types of restrictions:

• You do not get the software until you have paid (your website could prevent download of any software till you have paid for the product)
• You cannot use the software in certain ways you have not paid for (the trial software could limit the use of the product, or you might buy a license for one machine)
• You have a time limit on how long you can use the software (trial period)
• Users cannot access the source code

Here are some ways you can tell if the user is a valid user

So I was ignoring the #SlaneGirl controversy until she ended up sedated in hospital.

Then I hit the twitters and started engaging people who were slut shaming #SlaneGirl

What I'd like to show you is what people said on twitter about her.

I have no issue general issue with those who identify as Christians, there are many who have a rather compassionate outlook on life they claim is heavily influenced by their faith.

My attitude is: as long as you aren't affecting any non consenting parties then it's none of my business.

However I think it's important to address dishonesty wherever it occurs. Including when religious people live their lives contrary to the what is stated in the book they claim to live their life by.

Jesus spoke countless times against the rich people of his day. He said that it would be more difficult a rich man to get into heaven than for a camel to go through the eye of an needle. He didn't mean an actual needle, it was the name of a small gate into Jerusalem, the camels had to bend down to get through. The point is that the rich would have to lower themselves.

In my view, to be a true christian you have to lower yourself, and I don't mean just physically once a week, I mean you can't have more things than other people.

Jesus said how hard it is for a Rich man to enter heaven:

Mark 10

23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!” 24 This amazed them. But Jesus said again, “Dear children, it is very hard to enter the Kingdom of God. 25 In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”

Let's look at it in context, why did he say that? What happened right before?