17th September 2004 Congratulations to Luigina and Enrique
Major congratulations are due this week to Lui and Enrique as we have a new PhD and MSc respectively! Here are a couple of pictures from the big day on Wednesday! ...
Major congratulations are due this week to Lui and Enrique as we have a new PhD and MSc respectively! Here are a couple of pictures from the big day on Wednesday! ...
Proposal for a University of Limerick Campus Bike Rental Scheme Summary In order to reduce congestion on the road network around Castletroy and to alleviate the pressure on the University car parks, it is proposed that the University initiate a student/staff bike rental scheme. This will also...
The man I'm writing about is Michael Cooke. We spent over a year on a fecking silly experiment that we designed really well (inspired by some US wanker pseudo-scientists) to show perceptual multimodal effects. Most of us (faculty) had a look at the resulting data...
Friday afternoon we celebrated Krispin’s successful departure from UL. We wish him all the best, and that he will either come back or send us a few bob when he makes his first million. It’s been great to work with him for the last three...
01:47 this morning, Krispin's M.Sc. thesis passed, with full marks, the examination. His thesis work is exemplary....
After several days now of no UL email, at least not to/from the outside, I suggest we move our email to the idc.ul.ie domain (which will remain in the DMZ). By doing so, we can facilitate users with Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix, Palm or whatever,...
It seems that many of the IDC bloggers have gone quiet. Perhaps it's just August. Perhaps it's because we're all under pressure. I don't know. One thing I do know: if you're stuck writing what you are supposed to be writing, just write anything -...
The picture below is Lisa with her new ceramic friend - the Leprechaun. Her friends in IDC contacted a serious Kerry matchmaker to find this little creature for her. ...
Congrats to Terence who came back from the US with interesting data on location based computing. After coming back, the local Sheriff's office made enquiries about this strange guy. Somebody had even notified Homeland Security ;-) Just imagine, if we all had joied forces, we...
Michael Cooke has a jointly authored journal paper in the latest issue of Cognition, Technology and Work. John McCarthy, Peter Wright, Michale Cooke "From information processing to dialogical meaning making: an experiential approach to cognitive ergonomics." ...
Slightly off-topic, but Glen Hansard (lead singer, the Frames) plays a solo gig in Dolan's Warehouse tonight. According to the blurb: "He enthralls audiences with a strong, assertive voice that mixes emotional honesty, humility, and beauty. Whether he's playing to the accompaniment of a full band...
This kid Ben Duskin, 9, is recovering from cancer and designed a game to teach other kids to fight against leukemia...