tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67627960828241810472012-01-07T17:58:34.859ZsnappieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729409639793403826noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762796082824181047.post-42461199007948109002010-09-15T20:11:00.003+01:002012-01-07T17:58:34.868ZI've just completed by M.Sc. in Computer Science (Networks and Distributed Systems) at Trinity College Dublin. Part of the program involves a research dissertation, which is presented in poster form to industry by the students. This happened today. For posterity, if nothing else, <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mx3gbK2gGUc/TJEWEzPo-KI/AAAAAAAAAG4/2zQxpbZr8ZQ/s1600/Poster.png">this is the poster</a> I presented:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mx3gbK2gGUc/TJEWEzPo-KI/AAAAAAAAAG4/2zQxpbZr8ZQ/s1600/Poster.png"><img border="0" height="851" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mx3gbK2gGUc/TJEWEzPo-KI/AAAAAAAAAG4/2zQxpbZr8ZQ/s640/Poster.png" width="600" /></a></div><br />This poster is also <a href="http://www.scss.tcd.ie/postgraduate/mscnds/prospective/posters/2010/nds-purcell.pdf">available as PDF</a> on the TCD Computer Science site. A full copy of the dissertation has also been published as a <a href="https://www.scss.tcd.ie/publications/tech-reports/reports.10/TCD-CS-2010-28.pdf">TCD technical report</a>&nbsp;for a more thorough look at the work I undertook.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6762796082824181047-4246119900794810900?l=snappiet.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>snappieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729409639793403826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762796082824181047.post-89870139653447911272010-07-12T19:48:00.002+01:002010-07-13T14:38:17.141+01:00I recently got a renewal from Axa to the tune of €3000, and decided it was time to start shopping around. I should point out that Axa incorrectly removed my no claim's bonus, and it has been reinstated since, but here's the result of my search nonetheless.<br /><div><br /></div><div>I'm a 22 year old male, living on the northside of Dublin, with 3 years of a full licence without any claims. I drive a 1.4L 2006 Mazda 3, which has a value around the €7000 mark. In all cases, I chose the default excess, and added windscreen cover if it wasn't already included. I'm also adding my mother onto the insurance, and neither of us have any penalty points.<br /><br />I should be clear that these insurers offer differing benefits, and as such cannot be compared like for like, unless you're looking for the cheapest comprehensive insurance with windscreen cover, as I am. Some include breakdown assist, contents cover, fire brigade charges and any number of other benefits. This is strictly a comparison (with default excess values) for my requirements.</div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li>NoNonsense: €768</li><li>Allianz: €842</li><li>Axa: €880 (and the ability to drive other's cars third-party)</li><li>123.ie: €1091</li><li>Quinn: €1146</li><li>FBD: €1151</li><li>Insure.ie: €1186</li><li>Bestquote: €1195</li><li>Hibernian: €1234</li><li>Zurich: €1556</li><li>Tesco: €1631 (€1281 for the basic package without windscreen cover, but not available as an individual add-on)</li></ul><div>And I'm still shopping around. Huge improvement on a 3k premium though!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6762796082824181047-8987013965344791127?l=snappiet.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>snappieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729409639793403826noreply@blogger.com7