SF barks about Apple, but we all know party to its very core
GREAT to hear Sinn Féin’s concern for our reputation following the findings in the Apple case.
The party had no such concerns when its pals were blowing up women, children and men at home and abroad as well as advocating that we welch on our debts by adopting their proposals to ‘burn the bondholders’ during the last financial crisis.
Regarding the latter point, we can only wonder, if we had pursued such a crazy policy, who now would lend us the money to help us overcome the problems of Covid-19 and at what price?
Taking that into consideration, together with its cavalier attitude to the virus, amply and proudly displayed recently in west Belfast, we should count ourselves lucky that it was not Sinn Féin that was in charge during this crisis.
PAT O’MAHONY, Dalkey,
Co. Dublin.
Commit to see comet
WHAT a night Sunday night was. At 11.14pm, I watched the International Space Station fly from above Croagh Patrick and head east towards Dublin – a total of six minutes’ viewing.
Then I searched the northern sky for the comet Neowise – without luck because of low clouds.
Not ones to give up, my wife and I were determined to wait for the clouds to disappear, which they did just as the ISS was making another appearance at 12.50am. Neowise appeared as a faint object in the sky. With our binoculars we saw the comet with its long tail and bright head. It will be visible for the next few days and then again in 6,800 years. So don’t wait, get out of your comfort zone and take a look.
KEVIN DEVITTE, Westport.
Who’s a smarty pants?
AN article about smart devices on the Science Daily website and in recent newspaper articles discusses the possibility of hackers gaining access to your computer system through smart devices including washing machines and light bulbs, a matter I was in the dark about.
The basic issue is that anything connected to your computer or operated by wifi, such as your light bulbs, needs to have strong passwords in order to properly protect your privacy.
To me it seems not that great a worry, not just because I don’t have these devices but more so because I don’t think I am really that interesting.
A look inside my fridge would show some health food, some not so healthy food and some chocolate, but no fascinating creative cooking that will inspire thousands of home chefs.
If you want to leave me in the dark by turning off my light bulb, I’ll just go to bed and sulk.
And if you think that you can spy on me via a wifi washing machine, all you are going to end up seeing are some dirty cloths and a few ‘unmentionables’.
Sometimes science goes too far in developing useless applications for useful technologies and maybe for a while the pressing area of concern is finding a vaccine for the Covid virus. In the meantime, I am going to see if I need to change my light bulb or just its password before it gets too dark to see. DENNIS FITZGERALD, by email.