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Thanks Claire, I fixed the lin …

Thanks Claire, I fixed the link to Our Countryside posted on Friday. Go look!

Posted byDonnchaDecember 9, 2002Posted inPhotographyTags:PhotographyLeave a comment on Thanks Claire, I fixed the lin …

Office of the Director of Cons …

Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs – I hope this site is useful. Damn, it’s ugly and I don’t know what that Java applet does, I have Java turned off.

Posted byDonnchaDecember 9, 2002Posted inGeneralTags:Holy ShmolyLeave a comment on Office of the Director of Cons …

Underground History – Disused …

Underground History – Disused Stations on London’s Underground – if I’m going to London I’m reading this again.

Posted byDonnchaDecember 8, 2002Posted inGeneralTags:Holy ShmolyLeave a comment on Underground History – Disused …

Why Unbreakable Codes Don't Ma …

Why Unbreakable Codes Don’t Make Unbreakable DRM, but when there’s a legal requirement for all hardware to have a DRM layer then we’ll be in touble. Someday those old tape recorders/CD writers are gonna break or you’ll run out of old-fashioned CDRs..

Posted byDonnchaDecember 7, 2002Posted inGeneralTags:Holy ShmolyLeave a comment on Why Unbreakable Codes Don't Ma …

Harry Potter – Pampered jock, …

Harry Potter – Pampered jock, patsy, fraud. – Harry Potter is a fraud, and the cult that has risen around him is based on a lie. Watch out Harry Potter fans, you may not want to read this!

Posted byDonnchaDecember 7, 2002Posted inBooksTags:Books, Harry-Potter, irishblogs, magician1 Comment on Harry Potter – Pampered jock, …

W3C Home Page Table-less Layou …

W3C Home Page Table-less Layout: HOWTO and FAQ – from Daypop top 40.

Posted byDonnchaDecember 7, 2002Posted inGeneralTags:Holy ShmolyLeave a comment on W3C Home Page Table-less Layou …

Jeremy Zawodny's blog: MySQL a …

Jeremy Zawodny’s blog: MySQL and Terabytes of Data? – TBs of data? wow, I’ll be keeping an eye on his progress.

Posted byDonnchaDecember 7, 2002Posted inGeneralTags:Holy ShmolyLeave a comment on Jeremy Zawodny's blog: MySQL a …

It's ironic that a radio show …

It’s ironic that a radio show lampooning Irish politions should be mentioned on a government website during a search for that show. 🙂

Posted byDonnchaDecember 7, 2002Posted inGeneralTags:Holy ShmolyLeave a comment on It's ironic that a radio show …

Internet spammer can't take wh …

Internet spammer can’t take what he dishes out – he’s been signed up to lots of junk mail 🙂
On the same page is someone who sent a letter to Santa via Fedex. He wants to know where Santa lives by watching where it goes on the tracking page..

Posted byDonnchaDecember 6, 2002Posted inGeneralTags:Holy ShmolyLeave a comment on Internet spammer can't take wh …

Irish Free State – Wikipedia …

Irish Free State – Wikipedia

Posted byDonnchaDecember 6, 2002Posted inGeneralTags:Holy ShmolyLeave a comment on Irish Free State – Wikipedia …

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  1. Dec [{(:no_ai:)}] on The meaning of numbersAugust 22, 2026

    @donncha The unexpanded ZX81 had 1K of RAM, and a cheap membrane keyboard. There was a big aftermarket in better…

  2. Donncha Ó Caoimh on The meaning of numbersAugust 22, 2026

    @dec23k no machine code monitor? OMG. That would have been painful!

  3. Dec [{(:no_ai:)}] on The meaning of numbersAugust 22, 2026

    @donncha Any time I see the number 16514, that takes me back to running the USR command (equivalent of SYS)…

  4. Dan York on The meaning of numbersAugust 21, 2026

    @donncha Fun to read! I have many old numbers rattling around in my brain, too… although most of those are…

  5. Josu Lizarralde on Queen Live in Japan 1985August 18, 2026

    … liked this!

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