As some of you may know a lot of Irish IT professionals, including myself, received a spam from Monster earlier this week. Anyone who reads me on a regular basis would know that I am probably one of the last people you would want to spam. In any case the story grew legs yesterday, as I received legal threats from the Monster employee, as I had published his email. It is … [Read more...] about Monster Says Sorry For Spamming
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Tuesday Morning Quickie
Sorry about the post title :)Pete's being spammed by Golden Spiders. He's been trying to get off their mailing list, but they're not having any of it.Eircom's wireless DSL routers are insecure. I posted a link to my delicio.us account a few days ago that I got from someone and now the story's been picked up by just about everyone.... There's a lot of discussion over on the IIU … [Read more...] about Tuesday Morning Quickie
Why I Won’t Use Expletives
I never use expletives when I write. I can't see the point.If you can't make your idea / opinion known / clear without having to resort to the use of expletives, then I would have to question your abilities as a writer. Twenty Major's use of the expletive is interesting, as he does it in a particular manner. The first couple of times I read him I was offended on certain levels, … [Read more...] about Why I Won’t Use Expletives
Top Fifty Most Influential Bloggers
Via Digg the top fifty most influential bloggers is a fascinating read. Unlike so many of those lists you see this one has been laid out clearly and explains exactly who each person is and why they may be considered important.You'll probably recognise some of the names, but a lot of the others are probably better known by the sites they run or started. … [Read more...] about Top Fifty Most Influential Bloggers
Typekey Login Fixed
I somehow managed to break the typekey login for commenters a couple of days ago. It's now fixed - thanks to SixApart's patient support team who talked me through fixing it on IRC last night. At least this time I think I know why it wasn't working, so I should be able to fix it again if I manage to break it! … [Read more...] about Typekey Login Fixed