Author Archives: Donncha

Moreover, when Enron hit the w …

Moreover, when Enron hit the wall, the Bush Administration remained mute, even knowing Enron was disintegrating. Certainly the former governor of Texas had some idea of what this would mean to his beloved state. For one thing, twenty thousand employees of Enron would be out of work, with their 401(k) plan worthless. Part 1 and Part 2
Via Dangerous Meta

Liam Lawlor faces a month in jail. I heard this morning that he’s considering retiring from politics, with a golden handshake of EUR100,000 (or that could be IR£ even!) and a handsome pension. Who wouldn’t be a politian?

Ireland beat Wales in the SIx Nations Cup. Gavin asked me if I watched the rugby match yesterday, I asked him, “what rugby match?” oh well!

Loyalists threaten Catholic postal worker in Derry. Sometimes I feel like banging my head against a wall, it might be more productive than the troubles in the North.

Damn.. spammers have found the …

Damn.. spammers have found the email addresses of one of our internal mailing lists 🙁

Ananova: Survey reveals women’s pet hates about male drivers
Ananova: Councils consider remote-controlled disappearing toilets
Ananova: British Airways has posted third quarter pre-tax losses of £160 million
Onbusiness.ie: Broadband leaves European comsumers cold

RTE News: Review of the year

More later..

Ananova.com – Motorist drives …

Ananova.com – Motorist drives down hospital corridor to demand treatment.

Ananova.com – 78-year-old boy racer with mobile banned

Irish Examiner – Optimistic forecast for economic growth. The Irish economy is likely to grow faster than any other in the developed world. . . Gone are the days of 10% annual growth! *sigh*

Damn, Mozilla sucks for copy and paste!

I updated the code below after …

I updated the code below after talking to Ivan at WebKreator. It now works without opening a new window!


<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" fgcolor="#000000" onload="javascript:endTime()">
<img src="" width=1 height=1 name="counter">

<script language="javascript">
<!--
var now = new Date();
var start = now.getTime();

function endTime()
{
    var now = new Date();
    var end = now.getTime();
    timeToComplete = ( end - start ) / 1000;
    alert( "this page took "+timeToComplete+" seconds to load!" );
    document.counter.src="/icons/text.gif?time="+timeToComplete;
}
// -->
</script>

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