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Karma Falls
I was paying for petrol…standing in line with a bottle of water in my hand. I like looking at my Karma (my Kawasaki ER-6F), from a distance she bares a passing resemblance to the Triumph Sprint ST, but today was slightly different as it was the dirty white pick-up that caught my eye. Only because…
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The Lisbon Assault
Looks like the ‘selling’ of the Lisbon Treaty is about to begin in earnest. In the coming weeks a booklet will be sent out to every voting household to explain the treaty, though I wonder if there will be enough time left if the booklet is considered biased in one direction or the other!? Me,…
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Read All About It – The Lisbon Treaty
So how many of you have got your hands on a copy of ‘The Lisbon Treaty’? Well here are 2 links to get you started: 1 – Institute of European Affairs2 – Europa, Treaty of Europe, Full Text Both of these links offer you print versions (at a cost) and free download versions. Be warned,…
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8.04 – Just Around The Corner
Hardy Heron is about to land but what should we expect from this new Long Term Support (LTS) version? Well the following link should hopefully be a good start: Introduction to Hardy Heron So for me the best aspects will be finally having Evolution and Google Calendar sync ability. Since about November I have relied…
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Extending My Perception
I have been riding around for the last two weeks with the official Kawasaki mirror extensions for Karma (my ER-6F/Ninja 650R). So, what do I think of them? These are just a extra piece of metal fitted to the base of the mirror stalk, normally where the stalk would meet the fairing. They were fitted…
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AAI 2008 Mini Fun Run
Well, I feel much better now having just taken part in my first ‘ride out’ of 2008. The weather may have been better, with us having to brave rain, hail stones and snow but it was well worth it! The organisers of the Annual Across Ireland (AAI) event put this on for 2 main reasons.…
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Karma Touring
At last, my first touring trip two-up with Karma (my Kawasaki ER-6F). On Friday 28th my partner & I set off on a 115 mile (185 KM) ride down to Cahir, County Tipperary for a wedding…here are the details: What I wore: Nolan N102 HelmetOlympia Moto Sports Voyager Sport Touring JacketOlympia Moto Sports Ranger 2…
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Evolving Ubuntu, The Intrepid Ibex
I have only just heard…Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) is not here in its final release version yet but the next version has been announced: Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex As you can guess, it will be released in October 2008 (hence 8.10)…or I should say it is planned to be 8.10 as anything can happen…
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A Hardy Heron Is Inbound
Ubuntu 8.04 ‘Hardy Heron’ is on the way! The clock is ticking and we will soon have the latest and arguably best operating system available! It is only up to the user how it looks and feels. No ‘required’ upgrades of your hardware to run it. No strings unless you want them. No contracts. No…
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It Came & Went
Well, it is unlike me to forget anniversaries but I forgot this one…a whole year of keeping a web log has come and gone! February 27th to be exact. My little experiment started over on Yahoo but I swapped over to blogger because it gave me a bit more freedom in layout and features. Since…
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