Archive for February 25th, 2009
IRMA proving they are idiots..
http://blog.blacknight.com/irma-threatens-irish-isps.html
Yep, lets show our ignorance in technical matters by blanket-bombing FUD-filled letters to entities that cannot perform what they are said to be able to within that letter. Blacknight are not an ISP, so IRMA shouldn’t have sent them a letter…
Gran Canaria – Anniversary!
To celebrate our being together for the past 5 (yes – FIVE) wonderful years, myself and Sarah are temporarily heading to a warmer clime for a few days soon. Puerto Rico, the Gloria Palace Amadores **** and hopefully a little bit of sunshine.
Rest and relaxation, a few Mojitos by the pool, a trip to the centre of the island, a visit to Las Palmas, Carrefour, Maspalomas dunes, are all on the plan.
I’m really looking forwards to this!
I love secrets!
Yes, it’s great knowing a secret sometimes
Roll on September 11th or so, in 2009 when all will be revealed….
Rant titles
I’ve been accused in the past of having ‘favourite’ rants – so here are a few of the titles of the common ones :)
- Microsoft and how their business practices make for bad products, making more work for me.
- Microsoft and how they make it so hard to interoperate with, even with non-core items .
- Apple and the attempt to control such things as iPhone jailbreaking. My phone, my choice.
- EULAs and how they are absolutely meaningless.
- RIAA and *stupid* business methods, and their perversion of justice.
- MPAA being idiots with filesharing. It’s free advertising you muppets.
- Attempts to restrict free access to the Net – see Eircom rolling over for IRMA.
- Fianna Fáil and their continuing to drive this country into the ground (again), taking a lot of value with them. Get out of the way and stop being part of the problem!
- Road cameras in private hands – <sarcasm>Yep, this will make the roads safer <\sarcasm>. Be more precise about the blackspots..
- The state of the roads in the country, you’d swear we haven’t had a cent to put towards infrastructure recently (see previous rant about Fianna Fáil)
- The overuse of txtspk or IRC abbreviations in out-of-context situations e.g. web forums.
There are a few essays’ worth of stuff there, for another time perhaps..