I realise that cinematic adaptations of novels are merely that - adaptations, so you come to expect certain degrees of difference between the source (the novel) and the derivative product (the film). In the case of Eragon, however, the film could best be described as "inspired by", as it couldn't possibly have been based on Paolini's first novel, or if it was then a lot of it … [Read more...] about Eragon – Waste Of Money
Afilias Announces Price Increase
Following on Verisign's price increase, Afilias are set to follow suit. In a letter sent to ICANN a couple of days ago Roland LaPlante announced a planned price increase effective from October 15. The annual fee will increase to $6.15 … [Read more...] about Afilias Announces Price Increase
No More Porn in .ie
John mentions that the IEDR have finally done something about porn.ie and added it to the blocklist: blacknight@siracusa:~$ whois porn.ie % Rights restricted by copyright; http://www.domainregistry.ie/copyright.html % Do not remove this notice domain: porn.ie descr: Forbidden descr: Discretionary Applicant descr: Discretionary Name admin-c: … [Read more...] about No More Porn in .ie
Why I blog – Goddam Taggers!
Some charmer decided to tag me, so I feel semi-obliged to rise to the challenge. So why do I blog? I started blogging for a couple of reasons. On the one hand I wanted to play with the blogging software. I'd seen people using Movable Type and it looked pretty nifty and I also thought it would be handy to know what our clients were likely to ask for in the future (at the time … [Read more...] about Why I blog – Goddam Taggers!
ENN P0rn? Typo fun!
Words are powerful if wielded carefully. The choice of words can make all the difference, so it was with much amusement that I read a snippet on ENN earlier today: Listen up banks: Women are worth IT In a lesson no doubt relevant to Irish banks, Britain's banking sector has been told to jizz up its customer databases to effectively target the female market. full text is … [Read more...] about ENN P0rn? Typo fun!