August 29, 2006
August 28, 2006
August 25, 2006
I made it home (finally)!
Today's journey home was as arduous as trying to eat udon noodles in soup with chopsticks (yes, even I have trouble sometimes). Waited over 45 minutes for the darn 16/16a (thanks, Dublin Bus).
My brother was kind enough to inform me that the LUAS was in a crash and the red line was offline (for my leg of the journey home). But as I walked down to Jervis St from the Southside, I only then realised that the LUAS was out of commission. I know, I know, my brother called me about it, but I was on auto-pilot, and just ended at the LUAS stop. Anyhoo, I walked home, I did not want to get the 'lovely' Dublin Bus (see above). So after 2 hours, I made it home, quite a trip considering that it normally takes at least 1 hour for me to get from Rathfarnham to Parkgate St with our ever so reliable Dub transport. Again, I would like to thank Dublin Bus for a fantastic job of not doing their job properly.
August 24, 2006
Bah, scumbags
(Hear it comes....) Argh, I hate skangers so much. Typical journey home on the LUAS, ok trying to get to Heuston Station to meet with Mick (who is off to PyPy Sprint in UL this weekend). And because of the lousy messers, the LUAS was stuck at Smithfield and the driver cannot get the LUAS going. Argh... so I got off and walked (not that far, but was hoping to catch my fiancé before he left). Anyhoo, the LUAS went passed me at Museum stop, empty of passengers.
*End rant
August 23, 2006
August 21, 2006
Monday's nearly over
So after a successful day at work, I decided to go an watch A Scanner Darkly and I enjoyed it. But I came across a few things that made Monday more enjoyable...
- Imagining a friend (and maybe another) wearing this Hello Kitty skype headset.
- A pink PS2. OMG, what a sight!
- And following that... a pink PSP
- Even more pink gadgets (although I wouldn't go near some of the brands).
- Nearly pink-related... goth day at DisneyLand!
- Garfield webcam (it's cute, ok.)
And something that maybe cool to use (unlike the other HTML-based word processors... Google's writely. (And no, it's not pink!)
August 20, 2006
August 19, 2006
Recently
Some stuff I came across and did not get around to comment about it...
- Python in codejam
Finally, Google's Codejam includes Python. I was wondering why Google (who is a big support of Python) left it out in the first place.
- Parent-controlled Leopard
Future Leopard young users will be annoyed with this. Parents should not have to resort to methods like this, I think just pulling the plug is the same thing. It's all down to proper parenting anyway.
- LCD torture
What I wouldn't give to be able to work on my laptop out back (down in Limerick, that is), or anywhere else when it is sunny out, and give up because of all the sun's glare on the screen makes it impossible to read anything. Squint all you can, it's not going to make any difference.
- Firefox alien invaders
I just like the picture.
- Lightening strikes
A really good picture of a lightening striking a wee boat.
- Comics, lots of comics to download
Ok, some not very well-know comics... still grinning at "Man-Bat", for some reason I am thinking of "man-bag" (reference from Friends).
- Hackers are not just kids
Go girl (or in this case, woman) power!
- On the implausibility of the explosives plot.
Mick sent me on this link and it's quite a good read. The guy gives a good humorous critique on this whole explosive plot thing, that has brought Heathrow to a standstill recently.
That made my Friday yesterday
I am happy that Sun still has some humour. Their little stunt did not bode too well with HP. I think my last memory of some Sun-related humour was back in Oct 2005, when Sun and Google announced they were going to work together. The look on Scott's face when he recieved the Google Lava lamp, and Google's Schmidt received and Opteron and Staroffice 8. The the HP one is class. I loved it. Good one, Sun.
Python Ireland Tshirts
Well, I got my own Python Ireland Tshirt.
I'll be sporting this on Monday. 
August 16, 2006
Dell recalls batteries
Again, Dell has issued a recall. Scary that I use to have an Inspiron, and my family members have as well, hope we are not of the small few who has the faulty battery. More info : https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Default.aspx.
August 15, 2006
August 13, 2006
August 12, 2006
August 11, 2006
August 09, 2006
August 07, 2006
Apple delights
So, entertaining as it was to run back and forth to see what was happening in the keynote update on the IRC on Mick's MBP, with intervals of excited outburst from Mick when I am in the kitchen... Apple just released one heck of a monster. Plus a recovery feature called Time Machine. And Spaces... something that I missed coming from Linux/Unix background. And tabs in ichat, woohoo! Now it's more usable. Don't really care about fancy looking email messages. Create your own DB widgets, sweet. But since Apple welcomes folks to upload their widgets, imagine how many there would be on top of the 25,000 that are already there! Heh, tis sweet though. And their 30" display's price has been slightly reduced.... hmmm... so tempting.