It's the most wonderful time of the year when kids world-over discover the wonders and joy .. of taxonomic classification and data science.. as they sort through their Treat 'r Trick hauls and work out the best way of categorizing their loot. Some, unhappy that they cannot identify a single category for Snickers bars as it contains chocolate, caramel and peanuts, may ultimately dismiss it as a fools errand and dump their entire horde into a single bowl, eschewing traditions of yore.

I recently needed to order some printed mugs for a family member in Ireland. Shipping costs from the US were astronomical, so I ended up scouring the net for a place in Ireland that would do what I needed.

Most of the services that advertised as being in Ireland did not work out. While all of the services gave me ways of building the design I wanted, I ultimately needed to customize the photo in a photo editor on my computer and repeatedly upload versions until the print was going to match what I wanted.