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I saw this article in the Irish Times today (19th July 2007). It outlines the sharp decline in third level applications to computer science related courses among the highest acheiving Leaving Cert scorers (down to 0.8% from 6% in 2000).

This is course alarming for a great many people; but not me. In a couple of years when I’m finished University, it’ll be me and the few other comp-sci graduates taking our pick of the best jobs in the industry, he he he. Or we could establish a startup, do a few months of Ajax-heavy work, watch the users roll in and get aquired by Google…

I’ve included a scan of the article so you can check it out yourselves. Click the image for some embiggened Flickrised goodness.

The 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were anounced by the The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences this morning.

Battlestar Galactica, the critically-aclaimed sci-fi channel show (and officially the best drama set in space, bar none) were awarded four nominations; a surpising move considering the show has been snubbed by the academy for the last three seasons. The nominations are as follows:

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Battlestar Galactica · Exodus, Part 2 · Sci Fi Channel · R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio Felix Alcala, Director

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series

Battlestar Galactica · Exodus, Part 2 · Sci Fi Channel · R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio Tom Archer, Lead Compositor Brenda Campbell, Lead Compositor Doug Drexler, CG Supervisor Michael Gibson, Senior VFX Coordinator Jeremy Hoey, Lead Matte Painter Gary Hutzel, VFX Supervisor Andrew Karr, CGI Supervisor Alec McClymont, Lead CGI Artist/ Animator Adam Mojo, CGI Sequence Designer

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Battlestar Galactica · Occupation/Precipice · Sci Fi Channel · R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio Ronald D, Written by

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series

Battlestar Galactica · Exodus, Part 2 · Sci Fi Channel · R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio Michael Baber, Music Editor Vince Balunas, Sound Editor Daniel Colman, Sound Editor Jack Levy, Supervising Sound Editor Doug Madick, Foley Artist Rick Partlow, Foley Artist

Other strong nominees include The Sopranos, Ugly Betty, The Office, Heroes, Rome, and Boston Legal.

You can view the full list on comingsoon.net here.

IBM article on Ajax design patterns as part of its developerworks series of tutorials.

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IBM developerworks outlines five common design patterns for php, without using an application framework.

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A series of 360-degree, high-resolution shots depicting various parts of this amazing 27-kilometer underground complex (complete with soothingly industrial ambient background soundscapes - you can almost hear the magnets cooling) should keep your mind off doomsday long enough to remember that the LHC is probably a pretty good idea after all…

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