Webword links.
Information Architecture for the Rest of Us – “. . . explain information architecture in a very simple and clear manner.”
When will Google screw up? – “. . . I’m afraid that Google is going to screw up. I’m afraid that they will go away or that they will do something terrible.”
<a href="http://www.onbusiness.ie/redir/business/2002/0205/ryanair.html
“>Ryanair report 35% increase in profits!
Elan shares down 40% – many Irish pension funds are invested in Elan.
Got this from my sister. Hey Mairead! Hope you’re enjoying Australia! I found it on the Evil Gerald as well so link to there.
Hussein threatens world peace following theft of Magic Door Technology. You have to be Irish to understand it though! Here’s some more links about Bosco from Google.
Edit in 2025: The links above are gone although the Evil Gerald site is now on a .net rather than .com, and there’s a link to the Hussein article in their archives but it’s on page 3 of their breaking news.
Here’s a copy of it, in case that site goes dark forever:
Hussein threatens world peace following theft of Magic Door Technology
World’s psychopath mustachio Saddam Hussein is believed to have gained control of Bosco’s Magic Door and intends to use it in his plan of world domination, says American military top brass.
The door’s technology was brought to the attention of Saddam Hussein when the national TV station Allahababababad YWRX was showing episodes of Bosco, dubbed for the Iraqi market. Hussein, obviously amazed by RTE’s technological ability to transport people to far away places, ordered his Elite Guard to seize the Magic Door from RTE’s storage warehouse.
Fear and panic spread through the international community after hearing the shocking news and world supremo, US president George Double-yuh, immediately responded by bombing the fuck out Baghdad. “With this technology,” said RTE director general Bob Collins, “Saddam Hussein can launch a full scale attack anywhere he chooses, anywhere in the world – providing his Elite Translators have properly decoded the magic chant.” However, top anarcho-linguist Baxter Baxter explained that the Magic Door rhyme is actually impossible to translate into Arabic “so it’s unlikely they’ll get to their bunkers yet alone Washington DC.”
Black Republican, Colin Powell, echoed these concerns by issuing a state of national emergency, placing “a soldier on every corner – and that’s pretty secure given the pride we Americans have for straight roads.” No one is sure when or where Hussein will use the door but every country of the world is preparing for surprise attacks. “We don’t know where this rat is going to strike first but it could even be your very own bathroom,” warned Powell.
Dr. Patrick O’Lafferty, RTE Mad Scientist and inventor of the Magic Door, however, insists there is no cause for alarm. “We made the Magic Door some time ago and in those days, we could only make it respond to stupid rhymes so the users can’t tell it where they want to go,” explained Dr. O’Lafferty. “Technically, the only place Saddam can launch an attack is Dublin Zoo and that won’t do him much good; I’d like to see him try firing a Scud out of the lemur pen.”
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 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..
Linuxbierwanderung (Linux Beer Hike) will be held in Doolin, Co. Clare, Ireland this year. I know Proinnsias has done a lot of work preparing for this!
Ananova.com – BadTrans still top of the virus charts. This doesn’t surprise me because our mail server stops more Badtrans than anything else.
It’s St. Bridget’s Day today. Here’s the Google search I used to find that link.
Bono’s saving the world again. That’s a reference to a comedy video advertised on Irish tv over the Christmas holidays..
*Phew* Glad I have my Palm Pilot with me.. Must book a restaurant for Valentines Day!
Online.ie – Euthanasia renegades may have assisted suicide
Wish I had pictures to show of the floods because I just spent 20 minutes in 5mph traffic because I wanted to avoid the floods in town. There’s a realaudio report from Morning Ireland on the link above. Don’t have realplayer though.
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!