Dave’s Rants

Save Toby
A very clever (and evil) idea! I love it!
(categories: clever evil)

Ask MeFi - Footpath Protocol
I had no idea other countries had a right way of walking on the footpath.
(categories: footpath mefi walking)

Referrer Karma
An attempt to stem the huge amount of referrer spam out there, looks very interesting
(categories: referrer spam)

Sinn Féin Members Arrested
Gavin names and shames those involved
(categories: sinnfein ira ireland politics)

Catching a Burglar Using A Webcam
(categories: webcam burglar crime)

DigiWeb Broadband
I think you can access this even in regions of the country that DSL doesn’t service
(categories: broadband ireland dsl)

24 hours of flights
Brilliant Quicktime Movie of the number of flights over the US over a 24 hour period
(categories: usa air flights quicktime)

Global Dimming
A facinating phenomenom
(categories: globalwarming global weather climate)

The Sinn Féin Guide To Mispeak
(categories: sinnfein misspeak politics ireland ira)

The Portable Freeware Collection
A list of things that can be installed on your USB drive
(categories: usb […]

Web Album Photo Generator
Generates valid XHTML photo albums
(categories: web photo album xhtml)

Annus Horribilis continues
The story of how people in Republican areas are finally starting to stand up to the IRA
(categories: freedom ira northernireland republican)

FutureMail
A useful service for email yourself future events
(categories: email calender useful)

iTunesAlarm
I’ll know in about 6 hours whether this works as intended or not! Looks great though!
(categories: itunes alarm music mp3)

Tiger Wood Taking Shots….
….From on top of the tallest hotel in the world
(categories: tigerwoods golf hotel tallest world dubai)

Do I Need A Jacket?
Based on the weather in your location this site tells you whether you need a jacket or not!
(categories: jacket weather fun)

Windows Explorer Hacks
Includes a method for doing ‘No To All’ in Windows Explorer
(categories: […]

ISP-In-A-Box: The $500 Mac mini
This guy seems to make out that it’s difficult to do this on Linux. I suggest he try out ClarkConnect
(categories: isp linux macmini)

Here Is The News You May Have Missed
The Independent’s reaction to the huge converage Prince Charles marrying got
(categories: independent news royal princecharles)

iPSP
intelligent Picture and Sound Pusher - A reason […]

Sorry for those people who read here and will have no idea what I’m talking about but this guy is getting on my nerves so much! He’s not brilliant, sure he can kick long kicks but that’s about it. What’s good however is how the press (well the Irish press at least) are catching on to what an overhyped arrogant player Henson is.

BB readers fisk Lifehacker.com on MPAA shutdowns
Some interesting comments being made on Lifehacker’s ’support’ of the MPAA
(categories: mpaa boingboing fisk)

What Happened After Mario beat Bowser
Possibly NSFW
(categories: flash funny mario nsfw)

Notes From Getting Things Done
I’ve ordered the book that this is based on. I’ve read nothing but good things about it so I’m going to check […]

Virginia to fine low pants wearers
Brings a whole new meaning to the idea of the Fashion Police
(categories: virginia usa pants fashion)

Boards.ie Makes an Appearance in the Independent
Boards.ie is also celebrating its 7th birthday!
(categories: boards.ie birthday irishindependent)

Ultra Gleeper
I’ll have to install this to see exactly what it does but I think it offers you recommendations based […]