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10 things we know more about than the level of serviced land
We don’t know how much serviced land, land ready for housing, there is. The last annual data series end in 2012, with a survey (in a different format) from 2014.. But we do know more recent data on the following 10 things, none of which , I would argue, are more important than solving the…
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Wasting a good crisis – 10 things Covid should have changed in Ireland….but didn’t
Churchill said never let a good crisis go to waste. Well, we did, in Ireland.
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A poem for Brexit
Who is in charge of the Brexit train?The logistics creak, and the ferries strain.Ten minutes behind at Dover. Yes!And we’re twenty now to the bad—no less!At every mile we a minute must gain!Who is in charge of the Brexit train? Why, ego and hubris, as a matter of course!You may talk of iron, and prate of force;But,…
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Pandemics and Tourist Travel – Outbound considerations
There is a lot, one might even suggest a concerted, effort being made to deter Irish people from taking foreign holidays this year. The stated reason is that tourist travel might import Covid, which we want to avoid as much as possible of course. Notably the example given on not travellign abroad was related to…
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PhD Scholarship in Finance: Topic Modelling, Sentiment and Machine Learning in Alternative Investments
PhD Scholarship in Finance Topic Modelling, Sentiment and Machine Learning in Alternative Investments If you are interested in a PhD in finance, in the area above, please consider contacting me at blucey@tcd.ie Project The objective of the project is to apply modern techniques in machine learning to extract and analyse quantitative measures from qualitative data.…
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If you build them, they will come
Ireland has an opportunity to position itself as a leader in an emerging technology, or perhaps a reemerging one. All it takes is political vision, a willingness to face down some entrenched local vested interests and a desire to make a change. This of course means it wont happen, but we can dream!
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Just change the name..
So thejournal.ie has a reflective and thoughtful piece today by Larry Donnelly, on why his neighbours and family in Boston voted Trump. Below I show that with very little changes this can read quite differently, and chillingly. I have changed Donal Trump to Hitler, USA to Germany, Pell to Mosley, Democrats to Social Democrats, Republican…
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Godel’s loophole : Turning the USA into a dictatorship, constitutionally
In summary, Gödel’s loophole is that the amendment procedures set forth in Article V apply to the constitutional statements in Article V themselves. In addition, not only may Article V itself be amended, but also it may be amended in an upward or downward direction. Lastly, the Gödelian problem of self-amendment or antientrenchment is unsolvable.