I got sms-spammed this morning by Eircell. They’re trying to encourage me to use Google as my WAP search engine. When I have used WAP in the past Google was the only site I remember going to. It displays rather well in my Palm Pilot too!
Author Archives: Donncha
First fully automatic car park …
First fully automatic car park goes wrong. Motorists had to be put up in hotels overnight after the world’s first fully automated car park went wrong.
I was out last night in a local pub, Anna Belles. We drank some lovely Belgian beer, “Leffe”, but I’m not feeling too well now.
Damn, make that 1,500 emails. …
Damn, make that 1,500 emails. Lots more coming in now. 🙁
Ex-boy racer sets up road safe …
Ex-boy racer sets up road safety website. Matt Howgego, 24, said he decided to set up the site after two of his friends died when their car crashed into a lamp-post at 100mph while doing a time trial.
The site’s at www.ringroadracers.com
Unbreakable? …
CERT Advisory CA-2002-08 Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Servers
Original release date: March 14, 2002
Last revised: —
Source: CERT/CCA complete revision history can be found at the end of this file.
Systems Affected
* Systems running Oracle8i Database
* Systems running Oracle9i Database
* Systems running Oracle9i Application ServerOverview
Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Application Server have recently
been discovered. These vulnerabilities include buffer overflows,
insecure default settings, failures to enforce access controls, and
failure to validate input. The impacts of these vulnerabilities
include the execution of arbitrary commands or code, denial of
service, and unauthorized access to sensitive information.
PHP function names are case in …
PHP function names are case insensitive. Watch out if you’re extending a class with the same name but in different capitals. Don’t add a constructor, but if you do don’t make that constructor mail you a warning email and call the previous constructor.. (I’m looking at 200 emails generated in a few seconds. oops!)
Researchers highlight sunbed r …
Researchers highlight sunbed risk. I know someone who uses sun beds on a regular basis. She has a great tan, but what’s her future going to be like. She smokes too. 🙁
If you were going travelling around Europe for a few weeks, what sites would you look up? I used Google and found this site and this site.
a letter to US President Bush. …
a letter to US President Bush. He [Kenneth Lay] flew you around America on the Enron company jet, and for that favor you touched down on tarmac after tarmac to tell your fellow citizens that you were “going to restore dignity to the White House, the people’s house.” You said this standing in front of an Enron jet!
British-built Corolla is What …
British-built Corolla is What Car’s Car of the Year. I didn’t know they were made in the UK. I like the new Corolla, I liked the old ones too. My first car was an 89 or 88 Corolla!
AIB shares down 15% on US frau …
AIB shares down 15% on US fraud revelations. Allied Irish Banks are one of the largest banks in Ireland. A trader in one of their US branches swiped $750m in the last year! He, along with the money, has disappeared after he didn’t turn up for work on Monday morning!