This poster was very popular in the 1980s - I don't think it's available these days: … [Read more...] about Expose Yourself To Ireland
Apple’s 1984 Ridley Scott Advert
I'm currently reading the Steve Jobs biography. I wanted the "dead tree" version, so I had to wait for it to arrive, so I'm probably a bit behind compared to other people. I don't remember the launch of the Macintosh, but I do remember the Apple stand at an exhibition in Cork around the same time. I have vague recollections of a video they were playing about IBM vs Apple, so … [Read more...] about Apple’s 1984 Ridley Scott Advert
Blocking and Culling Spammers On Vbulletin
Pretty much any site that has "user generated content" will be abused by spammers. It's an unfortunate fact of life. in many respects it's like a war. The software vendors tweak and improve their software to stop spammers, but the spammers find new ways of getting around them. Vbulletin has several options in a base install that can help, but unfortunately they're not … [Read more...] about Blocking and Culling Spammers On Vbulletin
Does Google Dislike The English?
From the "weird and disturbing" category comes today's "gem". At the moment if you type the following query into Google you will get some rather "interesting" results: what defines an english person And here's a screenshot of the results (click to enlarge): NB: I didn't manipulate this. Found via James … [Read more...] about Does Google Dislike The English?
Punt Nua To Replace Euro?
There's been quite a lot of talk in recent weeks about how the Euro might collapse and whether or not Ireland would be better outside the Euro, back with its own currency or maybe even using Sterling. One of the things I miss about not having our own currency is the design of the notes and coins. Ireland's Euro coins aren't exactly distinctive, unlike a lot of the … [Read more...] about Punt Nua To Replace Euro?