NIC Driver Facts for puppet
Recently there was an issue with particular dedicated hosts having network issues due to high traffic triggering a known bug […]
Tidying up puppet reports
A lot of puppet configurations recommend using puppet’s tidy directive to manage puppet reports. The problem with this though is […]
Timed Product Categories (Woocommerce / WordPress)
A client recently asked to be able to put time-sensitive “flags” (badges) on products for showcasing that products were “new”, […]
Linux Containers
Both full machine virtualization and containers have their advantages and disadvantages. Full machine virtualization offers greater isolation at the cost […]
Bash (Debian) – Fixing User Directories On Login
I’ve been continuing work on Netsoc’s public user-facing server Leela. Previously, we’d relied heavily on using /etc/skel to properly layout user […]
GoLang – Unit Testing Third-Party APIs
In my final year of college, I got swept up in creating Twitter bots and tools. As a result, I […]
Hot-swapping a Go program
Sometimes, running an always-on program is important and there a lot of moving parts to move around in order to […]
Artificial Intelligence – ‘It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it’
Originally posted on Feb 2nd, 2017 for UCC Express. “I propose to consider the question, ‘Can machines think?’” – Alan […]
Short Story – Into The Dungeon
Originally posted on 20th Feb, 2017 for The UCC Express. Up, down, left, right, jab. Up, down, feint, feint, jab. […]
The EU Digital Scoreboard
Originally posted on Feb 23rd, 2017 for UCC Express. Every year, the European Commission, the EC, publishes reports, studies and […]
A Snorlax Is Blocking Your Path
Originally published on April 25th, 2012 when I was 17 years old. I haven’t changed anything about it to suit […]
How To Copy Sub-site Media to Admin Site on Upload (WordPress Multisite)
Jaysus, this one took me ages to understand. I spent so long doing all sorts of things to get it […]
How to add Custom Post Type menu to Admin Sub-menu WordPress
After a lot of googling, I couldn’t find a solution to my problem. I finally figured it out and have decided […]
Multiple File Uploads In A WordPress Plugin
In work today, I noticed a distinct lack of solutions for uploading multiple files through the ‘media_handle_upload’ function. Since it assumes that […]
What is beautiful about Computer Science?
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″]The beauty of computer science comes from the abstraction of everything we use and everything we interact […]
Interning at a Tech Company
Nearly every summer since I was 16, I’ve been working at some form of tech company. I’ve worked at hosting […]
How to connect to a MySQL database with PHP (Using MySQLi)
(FYI: this example assumes you know some basic SQL) There are three main ways that you connect to a MySQL […]
Club Sandwich
Ingredients 6 rashers bacon 6 slices bread 6 tablespoons mayonnaise 8 lettuce leaves salt and pepper 2 slices cooked turkey 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced Cooking Instructions Cook the […]
Chicken Satay
(Plus 4 hours marinating) Ingredients 500 chicken breast, cut into slices ready-made satay sauce, to serve Marinade: 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 […]
Chilli Bean Bake
Ingredients 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed. 150g mushrooms, halved or quartered if large 2 teaspoons mild chilli powder […]
Spicy Tortillas
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 500g beef mince 1 onion, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 teaspoons mild paprika 1 teaspoon ground cumin 415g can […]
Spaghetti With Olive Oil And Garlic
Ingredients 375g spaghetti 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1-2 dried red chillies, finely chopped salt and pepper Cooking Instructions: […]
Spanish Tortillas (Vegetarian)
Ingredients 150ml olive oil 750g potatoes, thinly sliced 1 large onion 1 red pepper, cored, de-seeded and sliced 1 green pepper, cored, de-seeded and sliced […]
Great Steak Sandwich
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons olive oil 2 large red oinions, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 teaspoon mustard 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar […]
Chow Mein
Ingredients 250g rice noodles 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 3-4 spring onions, sliced thinly diagonally 2.5cm piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped […]
Vegetable Biryani (Vegetarian)
Ingredients 250g long-grain rice 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 carrots, chopped 1 large potato, chopped 2.5cm piece of fresh root ginger 2 garlic cloves, crushed 150g cauliflower florets […]
Balti Chicken
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon chilli powder 2 tablespoons water […]
Foundations Of Computer Science – Graphs And Probability Revision
Graphs Simple Graphs Are ordered pairs (V, E) where V ∈ A set of all Vertices E ∈ A set of […]
Bash Profile
On linux machines, there are a couple aliases I like to make just so everything runs a little smother and […]
PHP – Variables, Types and Operators
What is a variable? A variable is like a custom-made box. It can only hold one thing at a time […]
PHP – How to read the PHP documentation
A function is a list (or “block”) of instructions that can be “called” in a PHP script to execute them. […]
I’m Sorry
This is an old post I found on my hard-drive I pace my room, my heart racing and my […]
Chinese Stir-Fry Noodles
Ingredients 300g tofu 175g egg noodles 150g frozen peas 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 bunch of spring onions, sliced 300g pack mixed stir-fry veg (shredded cabbage, […]
IRISH – Hurlamaboc Achoimre (Summary for Hurlamaboc)
Bhí gach rud foirfe i dteach Lisín. Bhí sí lánsásta le gach rud – A fear céile Pól, a mic […]
IRISH – Cáca Milis Achoimre (Summary for Cáca Milis)
Tháinig bean óg go dtí an stáisiún traenach sa charr lena máthair. Bhí ar an seanbhean dul go dtí an […]
IRISH – Gnáthrud Achoimre (Summary for Gnáthrud)
Bhí Jimmy ag ól lena chairde i dteach tabhairne i mBéal Feirste. Smaoinigh sé ar a bhean chéile álainn ag […]
IRISH – Dís Achoimre (Summary for Dís)
Bhí lanúin óg ina suí cois tine tráthnóna amháin. Bhí an páipéar ag Seán, ach bhí a bhean ag iarraidh […]
I Say Sorry… A Lot
I apologise for nearly everything. Someone bumps into me? I say sorry. It starts to rain while I’m out with […]
IRISH – Dís Achoimre (Summary for Dís)
A short summary for the Irish prose Dís aimed at Leaving Cert students. Bhí lanúin óg ina suí cois tine […]
IRISH – Gnáthrud Achoimre (Summary for Gnáthrud)
A short summary for the Irish prose Gnáthrud aimed at Leaving Cert students. Bhí Jimmy ag ól lena chairde […]
IRISH – Cáca Milis Achoimre (Summary for Cáca Milis)
A short summary for the Irish prose Cáca Milis aimed at Leaving Cert students. Tháinig bean óg go dtí an […]
IRISH – Hurlamaboc Achoimre (Summary for Hurlamaboc)
A short summary for the Irish prose Hurlamaboc aimed at Leaving Cert students Bhí gach rud foirfe i dteach Lisín. […]