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Monthly Archives: October 2007

Interesting Links October 09 to October 12

My latest Ma.gnolia bookmarks
The truth about traffic on the Internet « Scobleizer

ThinkGeek :: Wi-Fi Detector Shirt

Glowing animated shirt dynamically displays the current wi-fi signal strength
International disgrace at the WCG Grand Finals

Korean Starcraft players match-fixing. Russians cheating. Norwegian Counter-Strike players urinating on the stairs. Chinese guys threatening Taiwanese kids. It’s just another Grand Finals at the [...]

Vienna > NetNewsWire Lite

With all the lovely apps you can get on a Mac, I still find it hard to believe that nobody has made a feedreader that is really nice to use. NetNewsWire Lite has failed me for the last time. I hope that Vienna does not let me down. What do the rest of [...]

Interesting Links October 06 to October 09

My latest Ma.gnolia bookmarks
na Fianna vs +forward

Irish team “Na Fianna” easily beat +forward in the European Quake League.
Python Magazine – first issue free

October issue is free as a PDF
A very professional lottery 419

na Fianna vs Drastic Collision

na Fianna easily defeat the Czech team Drastic Collision
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"News Alert: Irish Broadband Routers Totally Secure"

After all the coverage that Eircom got over their security problems, Irish Broadband have attempted to capitalise on the situation with this press release: “Irish Broadband routers are totally secure”. I don’t know whether they are trying to lure any confused/misguided Eircom customers to switch providers, or whether this is an attempt to console [...]

Back from London & Future of Web Apps

Was over in London for the FOWA. I’ve been to London a few times in the past couple of years, but still can’t get over what an insanely expensive city that is. Breakfast in the hotel, for a basic fry: £21! That’s €30 or $43. Future of Web Apps conference was on [...]

Interesting Links October 03 to October 06

My latest Ma.gnolia bookmarks
UT3 System Requirements Released

Unreal Tournament 3 first person shooter game to be released in November 2007. The system requirements are not very demanding.
Schneier on Security: The Storm Worm

Nigerian ‘419′ e-mail scammers targeted in 80 arrests around the world

Kartrider Open Beta

A colourful, free, kart racing game that is big in South Korea, [...]

Free Tickets to Web2Expo

Conor O’Neill has these tickets up for grabs for the Web2Expo in Berlin.
This is the deal; the Irish (or Ireland-based) blogger who makes the best suggestion for an original Web Application with an Irish focus will win the tickets.
Well Conor, as much as I’d love to go to Germany for that conference, if I thought [...]

Interesting Links September 30 to October 03

My latest Ma.gnolia bookmarks
Golden MacBook Pro – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

ARP attack to CISRT.org – C.I.S.R.T. – Chinese Internet Security Response Team (GMT +0800)

Chinese Internet Security Response Team (GMT +0800)
Artist gets probation for building secret mall apartment – Boing Boing

Dvorak Uncensored » Why It’s Time To Buy Apple Stock?

Perfect Parking in Blarney at Holy [...]

Eircom Respond to Netopia Security Issue

In the two days since I posted about the security flaw in Eircom broadband routers’ default configuration, coverage has spiraled to the front page of the Irish Times and elsewhere. In the words of a former roadie for Metallica: “new shit has come to light, man”. Bart got a reply from Eircom. [...]

Monster.com: Spam Capital of the Internet

Today, Monster.com have taken one step closer to their goal: becoming responsible for all the spam on the internet. They spammed just about every internet user in Cork (except me, hehehe). Tom Raftery has the details: Monster steals email addresses and spams it@cork membership.
It was not too long ago – 2 months? – [...]