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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-10

Posted on May 10, 2009 by amd

In the roughhouse world of French rugby, gouging barely raises an eyebrow http://is.gd/wmDL #
Any news on Compteponi’s injury? #
Leicester deservedly get a breakaway score, 7-3 now after 24 mins. Cmon Cardiff! #
Good call from Roland not to yellow for high tackle, no intention there. #
Good defence from Cardiff there, cmon Blues #
@TheMenace I reckon we can beat either of these anyway in reply to TheMenace #
What a kick! 12-10 Blues. #
I don’t know wtf Stuart Barnes is giving out about, questioning the ref is always a stupid thing to do. #
13-12 Leicester, this game is totally up in the air. Think both teams will be happy with halftime to look at tactics. #
Leicester in control here now. Still 20 mins to go though. Cmon Blues, I want to beat you in the final #
RT @anthonymcg: Great drive from Adam Carroll as Ireland take the A1 GP championship. #a1gp << congrats all involved #
Deserved yellow card, pen Cardiff, cmon Blues #
@patmoroney Just the rugby, and the snooker. Oh, and the A1 GP, and a little bit of wendyball earlier. in reply to patmoroney #
Great try from Blues but can’t believe Ben Blair – what a legend with 2 impossible kicks to equalise #
@patmoroney I’m a sports addict, love Sundays in reply to patmoroney #
Extra time! Well done Cardiff, what a great comeback to level it at 26 all. 10 mins each way of Extra time #
Sad for Cardiff, feel sorry for Williams. Bad way to go out. Leinster can win this HEC, that’s the conclusion from today’s #rugby #
@chrismehigan Very tense. I’d much rather have had Cardiff in the final, Leicester are old hats at playing finals in reply to chrismehigan #
@yenwodt Could be. From my own experience playing rugby in Switzerland a little, the continentals, esp the French, are very tough in reply to yenwodt #
Bottle of 1856 whisky likely to sell for £20K withdrawn from auction after discovery it had been made in 1950 http://is.gd/wzXY #
I’m looking for accommodation in Edinburgh 22nd/23rd May, B&B/hotel/anything. Anyone changed their mind about going? Let me know #
Munster folks, if you could RT that last one I’d be ever so greatful (i.e. I’ll buy you a pint) #
Leinster Rugby: Ticket distribution details for Heineken Cup final will be available online from Wed morning http://is.gd/wArz #
@BookingsHotels Thanks, but “178 Hotels found, 0 Available” isn’t very useful in reply to BookingsHotels #
@splendiacares Thanks! #Edinburgh @BookingsHotels It’s showing 0 available for 22nd & 23rd, going out to 30km radius #
@BookingsHotels No worries. btw it’s not a convention, it’s the Heineken Cup Final http://www.ercrugby.com/ in reply to BookingsHotels #
Anyone else find it amusing that Shaun Murphy is sponsored by “evolution”? #
Billy Keane’s wise foresight: “let’s go easy on Leinster just in case they flay us with our own words” http://is.gd/wBGd #
Shaun Murphy not having the best match, hope he can mount a good break here #snooker #
Leinster fans via @HammerHead4Him HEC final 1 adult +1 youth tickets available for USD$150+P&P #heinekencup #ERC #
@willcarling It’s got to be Leicester, Will, you have to pick Leicester! Experience and history and all that. in reply to willcarling #
@HammerHead4Him I have no doubts, but it would be nice to have the extra bonus of @willcarling writing us off to guarantee victory in reply to HammerHead4Him #
@yenwodt @willcarling @HammerHead4Him: Dear Mr. Carling, http://is.gd/wHzd #
Oops, I’ve lost my yacht http://is.gd/xdyS #
@technological_1 hey, I thought you were the technological 1? It’s GPS coordinates for your stalking pleasure. in reply to technological_1 #
@feylya I’ve no problem paying that, but it’d be the last time I’ll ever pay for a TV licence in reply to feylya #
Anyone know when the Quinlan citing commission make a decision? #lions #rugby #
Quinlan hearing unlikely to be convened until early next week http://is.gd/xfjH #erc #rugby #lions #
Really enjoyed the @Ruggamatrix podcast with Rocky while I was having my coffee. Well done guys, great #rugby podcast you got there #
Finally got all arrangements made for Edinburgh. 4 flights – check! 4 tickets – check! 4 beds – check! Relief – check! #
Bob Dylan is rocking the Point Depot here in Dublin, I’m lovin it ™ #
@longpour yes, sadly. we’ll know next wk. #
Bob Dylan playing a lot of new stuff here. Most of it fantastic, as expected. #
Irish #rugby folks, Clontarf (my club) play Shannon in AIL final @4pm, RTE2. #
Be interested to see how Leicester do today against Bath, they’ve started very strongly. Hope London Irish get past Quins later. #
Hmm, might be good for Leinster if Leicester win today – they’d be in the Premiership final 7 days before the big one. Tiring & injuries #
Leicester miss a penalty… didn’t they get enough practice last week? #
@TheMenace Kearney will have to play at least 60 mins, but after last night I’m confident that 15 (+Rocky) can win it. in reply to TheMenace #
@TheMenace Agreed, that was what most of the folks in the STH terrace thought last night. Switching to RTE2 now, c’mon Tarf! in reply to TheMenace #
@TheRealAmz Great game, hope we can do it! #rugby in reply to TheRealAmz #
@pauloflaherty I’m loving Win7rc, great to have a decent Windows again after Vista debacle in reply to pauloflaherty #
Aww, so close! C’mon Tarf! #
@sineadailill @TheRealAmz I’m very concerned, we could lose this on the technicality of who scored 1st #rugby in reply to sineadailill #
F*)&)!£$)(_(&_*)&!$&!@ #
That’s heart breaking #
@LTeeling That sucks. Clubhouse dead? Might head in later #
@therealamz @sineadailill Missed that, what was it? Turned off for a couple of mins, pissed off #rugby in reply to TheRealAmz #
Not sure if Irish or Quins would be a match for Leicester. Irish ahead 10-0 here, #
@nell_xo @TheMenace Fair play to Catt, he deserves that, deserves a title too I think #rugby in reply to nell_xo #
@TheMenace Love if Irish could bruise some Leicester egos and bodies next weekend for us #rugby in reply to TheMenace #
Heading to Harrys for a pint with @AlMcBride. Might pop into Tarf clubhouse after, probably like a morgue tonight. #
Kimi’s car dead? #f1 #
@teester1 Well, you might say he’s “lucky” to still have a drive with Ferrari according to Eddie Jordon #F1 in reply to teester1 #
Hamilton’s team reckon he can get a points finish #f1 #
Kimi interviewing with BBC again, better be careful what he says this time #f1 #
Brawn’s Button vs Barricello is the best part of this #f1 race now. Rubens needs to push big time to get #1 #
RT @F1grid Kimi also says he couldn’t see the start lights because of the higher rear wings. #F1 #Formula1 #
Agree that Ross Brawn probably prefers Jenson to take win, Rubens 2nd. Rubens ordered to push hard by his engineer #f1 #
RT@Jamesallenonf1 #f1 isnt over yet. Rubens will take advantage when Button, Massa & Vett put hard tyre on. Watch Vettel jump Massa at stop #
Fair play to Mark Webber, looks like he’s nabbed a podium barring no incidents in last 15 laps #f1 #
@TheLensman Good for him too, better driver than he’s given credit for. Massa’s in trouble here though #f1 #
Massa’s raging; he’s short fueled. He should give up 1 position or come in immediately #f1 #
Massa managed to crawl over the line in 6th. RT @adam_macdonald: #F1 BUT, BAR, WEB, VET, ALO, MAS, HEI, ROS. #
Well done Brawn again. Button embarrassed to steal it from Rubens? Lets see how they interact here… #f1 #
Of course, Rubens a gentleman as always. Must be desperately disappointed to lose that one #f1 #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-03

Posted on May 3, 2009 by amd

@TheRealAmz They beat us well (maybe with their J3 team) so deserve to go on. Should beat Belvo unless they’re very good. in reply to TheRealAmz #
@Kiowah Glad it was useful to you. I occasionally tweet geek/biz stuff off @WebsiteDoctor, but keep most of it here on this a/c. in reply to Kiowah #
Delighted that my ticket for Heineken Cup semi-final arrived, looking forward to Saturday #
@trontsephore Looks great, but why didn’t you put one on Cowan too? in reply to trontsephore #
@holyschmoke I was very concerned, Leinster Branch made a complete haymes of ticketing (as usual) in reply to holyschmoke #
@seismicshed Looking forward to it. Hope Leinster do it, but I have a fiver on Munster by 8pts in reply to seismicshed #
@darraghdoyle @TIME didn’t mention Marblecake, which is more impressive than just winning http://is.gd/sCWp in reply to darraghdoyle #
@darraghdoyle 4chan can be a powerful force for good or mischief (evil would be unfair). Even made IrishTimes http://is.gd/uT9X in reply to darraghdoyle #
Oh no… RT @bbcirishrugby: Rob Kearney is ruled out of Leinster’s HC 1/4-final against Munster http://tinyurl.com/c6j7eh #
@EvertB Hey there Evert, nice to meet you tonight. in reply to EvertB #
@mrs_bopp Our intros were quite long, he started his pres 5 only mlns ago. in reply to mrs_bopp #
@mrs_bopp Lol, yeah, I love that song. @EvertB did great job explaining benefits of Twitter & Open Coffee clubs. in reply to mrs_bopp #
@sineadailill @oscarBravo Best view is sailing into Clew Bay on a sunny summer’s afternoon in reply to sineadailill #
Morning folks. Dull old day here in Dublin this morning, was lashing rain earlier. Where’d that summer weather go? #
@befuddle That @alcarlton guy is a legend – he’s probably on commission for whatever drink you buy! in reply to befuddle #
I have to quit reading Charlie Stross on a school night, his stuff is unputdownable. #
@MiriamAhern That’s why I hid down the back so you couldn’t see what I was up to in reply to MiriamAhern #
@MiriamAhern You can forget the Munster jersey idea. I might go as far as to wear a Lions jersey but there’s a limit! #linknetwork in reply to MiriamAhern #
RT@ginader: happy there’s non-panicing & well researched articles about swine flu. Thank you Guardian http://cli.gs/t4jPBe #
I see Digg has got rid of their framing Diggbar #
If I read http://is.gd/vj3y correctly, we have 7 confirmed deaths associated with swine flu, worldwide? And they’re all in Mexico. #context #
@PixieVonDust from journalists? in reply to PixieVonDust #
@NiallHarbison They not only have power socket but free wifi on loads of trains. Much better than ours in reply to NiallHarbison #
RT @marycarty: We are looking for a great ASP developer any recommendations? Thanks #
@PixieVonDust http://is.gd/vkhb (via @irlchrusty) has the answer. 7 confirmed deaths = “it may have killed as many as 159 people” in reply to PixieVonDust #
@dancryer My guess is freelance. DM me your email and I’ll send it on to her in reply to dancryer #
Skype are spending tonnes on TV advertising at the moment, I must have seen that ad 10 times in the last couple of days. #
Time required to setup WordPress: 3 minutes. Time required to setup WordPress *properly*: 3 hours. #
@amylong yeah, driving me nuts. in reply to amylong #
@PerfectBlogger Cfg options & setting up site specific plugins. Can usually automate a good bit but normally sites are not identical. in reply to PerfectBlogger #
Finally got our HCup semi-final #rugby tickets! The relief! Will be in Hogan Stand Sect. 334, on the 22. #
@bsneyd lol, true that! Unfortunately the best you can get out of the blood transfusion guys these days is a small bottle of Guinness. in reply to bsneyd #
Anyone know a good online shop for glasses that delivers to Ireland? I used glassesdirect.co.uk before but they’ve stopped delivering here. #
RT @robert_brady: 2 medalists among 6 positives in Olympic retests http://ff.im/-2rMD9 << that sucks. #
@yenwodt You’re across the 22 from us in reply to yenwodt #
I can’t believe this is being debated in Ireland in the 21st century http://is.gd/vl5e “crime of blasphemous libel”. Morons. #
I’m going to become a registered Pastafarian (http://www.venganza.org/) if that crap goes through. #
@Kiowah It’s a new religion which acknowledges the world was created by the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Based on a lot of factual evidence. in reply to Kiowah #
@thomasbrunkard The law is weird and wonderful thing, particularly defamation law. Don’t be surprised if it sails by and is upheld in reply to thomasbrunkard #
@Kiowah Glad to help educate, even my elders #
This is pretty cool, US electric grid: http://is.gd/utDm @TomRaftery: your kinda geekiness #
@theelfyone I was! There appears to be a lot of us touched by his noodly appendage recently in reply to theelfyone #
Interface question for @forbairt/@TheMenace/any other web UI folks: do you like “Type and wait to search”? I’m not feeling the love for it. #
@Riezner True. Here in Ireland we have quite a bit of wind, especially on the west coast. Have some big wind farms up but could do more. in reply to Riezner #
@121Marketing Some of my thoughts on cycling in Dublin http://is.gd/vt8x http://is.gd/vt94 #cycledublin in reply to 121Marketing #
@121Marketing Yeah I really hate the cyclelanes behind/in front of busstops in particular. Some really dangerous ones in reply to 121Marketing #
Ok, stop work time. #
@Hobo_Web Framebuster: test against infinite loop or broken back button. if (top !== self) top.location.href=self.location.href seems ok #
@fantomaster I’m not sure about that one. Often you want to credit the secondary source, or it adds value. Depends on circumstances] in reply to fantomaster #
@SelectSpecs Cheers. Good work on the twitter monitoring btw in reply to SelectSpecs #
What’s this about boards being on RTE tonight? #
Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/boards to join boards.ie Twitter users. And they’re on RTE tonight at 7pm. #
@mattcutts Please let me nofollow H1, so you ignore it and read the *real* H1 further down the page? #
@dannyarr Thanks for the fantastic work on WD, much appreciated. #
@amylong Where does the queue start? in reply to amylong #
@darraghdoyle You’ll need to dig up to get out of this one #
RT @MiriamAhern: @AMcDermott Thanks for the help. Your advice is always spot on so I’m sure it will work << @amylong you have competition! #
Snooker World Championship has had loads of weird incidents this year. Shaun Murphy not making friends with Neal Robertson there #
RT @Tupp_Ed: Email addresses of Oireachtas members voting on blasphemy law: http://bit.ly/rbpGK #nbd via @damiengallagher #
Reggie has described my hatred of Lunster fans quite perfectly there >> RT: @ruggerbits http://is.gd/vI5J #
@TheMadderHat The Pastafarians have spaghetti & meatballs and pirate costumes.!What have the Jedi got, coloured fluorescent lightbulbs? in reply to TheMadderHat #
Facebook Manners And You http://is.gd/sz8e [VID] (production quality is superb) #
NZ gov has decided to recreate copyright law from scratch http://is.gd/vNPz #
Churchgoers more likely to support torture http://is.gd/vIlc (who’d have thought?) #
@forbairt There could be something to that. However, I have other theories in reply to forbairt #
RT @forbairt/@webcreative Even high-end fashion designers ‘steal’ designs http://tinyurl.com/c92ol3 #
Any Gravatar experts around? #
RT @darraghdoyle: Boards.ie on TV last night http://is.gd/vO9J << well impressed with drama board guys! #
@darraghdoyle @paulmcclean it definitely did work first time. Looks like RTE changed video id from 1046941 to 1046916 #
This blasphemy law stuff is crazy. Surely we must stick it on the next referendum http://is.gd/vODW #ireland #law #
Nothing like a bit of Prodigy for a Friday afternoon. Reckon I’m typing faster #
@davidsmalley Looks great. But what kind of hacker are you, reading the manual?! in reply to davidsmalley #
@Shiminay Listening to it now, tis pretty alright in reply to Shiminay #
Just been testing site in mobile – Opera’s View -> Small Screen mode is fantastic when you set user agent too #
@MiriamAhern if he’s going by how much time you spend on it, he’s dead right in reply to MiriamAhern #
Six years ago today GWB declared “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq. #
@willcarling you do those accents pretty well in reply to willcarling #
@davidmcdonagh Mulligans Guinness will taste sweet on Monday in reply to davidmcdonagh #
Fair play to Mark Allen there, great session of snooker, did really well to keep his head up despite Higgins’ form & his own bad luck #
@nell_xo He had incredibly bad luck so often, twas like the Gods were against him! I don’t like Robertson, too arrogant -typical Aussie? in reply to nell_xo #
@nell_xo Mind you, it’s really disconcerting when Shaun Murphy sits in his seat smiling in reply to nell_xo #
@andrewburnett @wiieb Fair play both of yis. Moving is something I like to do as little as possible. in reply to andrewburnett #
@mneylon Funny you say that, but I’m actually doing exactly the same. Thankfully the latter are not mine! in reply to mneylon #
Err, I mean the former. Lol #
@patmoroney @holyschmoke It’s a disaster waiting to happen. Super Rob has the skills, Girvan the reliability, Nacewa the … inconsistency? in reply to patmoroney #
@andrewburnett Ah, nearly as bad – just as much effort in reply to andrewburnett #
Comparing Leinster v Munster to State of Origin (great comparison IMO) http://is.gd/vYE4 (via @patmoroney) #
Browser >Extension< Wars! Noscript includes obfuscated code which breaks AdBlock Plus http://is.gd/vYJt #
btw I’m a big fan of http://adblockplus.org – I whitelist sites that I want to support or might find interesting (like boards.ie etc) #
Thanks for #followfriday recommendation @mrelihan @patmoroney @robert_brady @MiriamAhern @forbairt @dvdlpz @ruggerbits y’all are my pick #
RT @Brian_Howes: Petition to help stop the Howes being extradited without evidence. Please Sign & RT http://bit.ly/BfQL6 #
Tip for twitter spammers: dont all use the same pic of a cute girl. Also 100:1 follower ratio and no updates are kind of a giveaway #
@fantomaster We should start some sort of self-help group for these spammy marketers with no clue in reply to fantomaster #
@Brian_Howes More than welcome. Crazy to think someone can be extradited without evidence, nevermind parents. Best of luck with it. #
@fantomaster “Somebody set up us the feathers. For great justice!” just doesn’t really do it for me… in reply to fantomaster #
@astewart You might be able to access it at http://x.x.x.x/wp-admin Alternatively your host might have an “instant alias” #wordpress in reply to astewart #
@fantomaster Yep. Gets em all in one room. Then nuke the entire site from high orbit. It’s the only way to be sure. in reply to fantomaster #
Looks like that NoScript issue http://is.gd/vYJt has angered the Reddit gods, getting tonnes of 1/5 ratings on Moz.org #
@JoelDrapper @boagworld Twitter Tools from Alex King is probably the one you’re looking for http://is.gd/atI #
Anyone recommend me new scifi to read? I’m all out of Charlie Stross (hence messed up body clock) #sciencefiction #sf #
@JoelDrapper Hmm I think I may have sent you wrong there. TT is on the sidebar http://is.gd/jn9h has some but I don’t see the 1 you refer to in reply to JoelDrapper #
@duggan I’ve read *everything* by Peter F. Hamilton. Waiting for latest to come out. He’s in my top 5 for sure. in reply to duggan #
@fantomaster One problem is a lot of legimate stuff like high quality info products gets associated with MMO spammers. Real pity. in reply to fantomaster #
@duggan Check. Check. Also Reynolds (who can be a tad hard sometimes). in reply to duggan #
@JoelDrapper Got it! It’s this one http://is.gd/vZwc and maybe @boagworld can tell us exactly how he configured setup in reply to JoelDrapper #
@Thaedydal @duggan I may have to turn to fantasy. Robin Hobb was good but latest series went a bit pearshaped. Loved previous stuff in reply to Thaedydal #
@JoelDrapper It seems to be this: http://is.gd/vZwc plus this: http://is.gd/vZxs to get Twitter references showing in WP comments #
@Thaedydal I can be generous – the first Assassins series was awesome so giving her a bit of leeway. Hopefully next series is better. in reply to Thaedydal #
Fantastic interruption of press conference, pretty cool exit too http://is.gd/vZA0 #
@duggan Ah, I see he co-wrote the latest Dune ones. They were -ok- (better than Franks later ones). I’ll check his stuff out in reply to duggan #
@JoannaSchaff Read pretty much all of Asimov/Clarke/Heinlein/Bear/Bradbury/Aldiss/Card/Adams/Baxter/Benford/Bova. Oh, and Harrison in reply to JoannaSchaff #
@JoannaSchaff When everyone else was studying for Leaving Cert, I was quietly failing because of mountains of sf/f in reply to JoannaSchaff #
@JoannaSchaff Stop. I’m up to date, sigh. And I even read all of Goodkind SOT series :/ in reply to JoannaSchaff #
@JoannaSchaff Ah true enough. First 5 WOT are alright, good page turners when all else fails in reply to JoannaSchaff #
@JoannaSchaff I loved Magician and some of Feist’s spin off series but they got too many for me, quality dropped around Princes, Merchan … in reply to JoannaSchaff #
@JoannaSchaff I refuse to read Brooks and don’t like Eddings. Goodkind is almost there with them though in reply to JoannaSchaff #
We all have superb taste in sf&f *Mutual back clapping* #
@JoannaSchaff I don’t grok that? (when I said “pretty much all of XYZ”, I wasn’t joking ) in reply to JoannaSchaff #
In hindsight, the secondhand bookshop that opened within walking distance of my school really didn’t help my exam results. #
Mind you, they also decided to hold the Rugby World Cup right when I was doing exams too. Fatal combination really. #
Ok, time to head to Croker, hope to see Leinster do it, but feel it’s unlikely #
Croker jammed. Lot of Munsterfans around. I’m concerned about catching flu from the swine #
Croker wont show replay, fair yellow? I though he was committed #
Disaster #
Happy enough with 5pt lead at 1/2time. I’d prefer if 50% of our team wasn’t broken #
Voice gone. Incredible performance by Leinster #
Just home. Voice completely gone from shouting at the game. What an incredible performance by Leinster. Pics uploading. #
RT @TheMenace 15:05: Right, off for a pint before heading to Croker. ALLEZ LES BLUES << and that was the last we heard of Ken. #
RT @fantomaster: RT @daveredfly: Every day I wish more and more that Google had a viable competitor. << Ditto #
@holyschmoke Just trying to sort them, they got out of order somehow in reply to holyschmoke #
Pictures from Munster v Leinster #HEC #ERC #rugby semi-final http://is.gd/wd9H #
@MiriamAhern Looks like we’ll be wearing the blue jersey after all. I’m still in shock #
I also have some nice video of “the best fans in the world” leaving early, that’ll go on YouTube at some point #
Munster fans, I won’t apologies for that, you know you’re overbearing about that so take it on the chin #
Looking at the pics, I see the way they cross-checkered the Leinster & Munster fans. It’s pretty cool but I’d prefer they didn’t do that #
@holyschmoke I was full sure Munster would win, just unsure by how much. I keep repeating “incredible” but only way to describe Leinster. in reply to holyschmoke #
@willcarling said “Munster by 21″ << I thought he might be right, especially when our backline was destroyed by injury. #
@holyschmoke Putting my Ireland jersey on, I’m very concerned that some of our Lions have done serious damage to their rep today. Not good. in reply to holyschmoke #
@holyschmoke I think he realises he’s in trouble. A 26 week ban is norm for deliberate eye-gouging. I didn’t see incident enough to judge. in reply to holyschmoke #
I watched videos of the Quinlan incident. I think it will get him the minimum eyegouging 12 wk ban. Deserved. Unfortunate timing for Lions. #
@cgallagher @holyschmoke It was stupid. I want him on the Lions, but that incident must deserve a ban. Positive: maybe Jennings gets called! in reply to cgallagher #
@cgallagher @holyschmoke I don’t wish it on him, but he MUST get cited for it. Nasty incident. Potential 12-26 wk ban means out of Lions. in reply to cgallagher #
@DesireeScales My notes on Outliers: http://is.gd/web1 #fb in reply to DesireeScales #
@LTeeling Best got 18wks for this even though accidental http://is.gd/wmds Here’s Quinlan one: http://is.gd/wmdW #rugby in reply to LTeeling #
@TheRealAmz That bad, eh? I don’t go on it much anymore. in reply to TheRealAmz #
Good start to snooker final for John Higgins. He’s in serious form this year, will be tough for Murphy to beat him. #
Ok, settling down to watch Cardiff-Leicester. Would prefer to meet Cardiff in the final. #

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New reading materials (sf and f)

Posted on May 2, 2009 by amd

I was just complaining on Twitter that I’m all out of Charlie Stross and I need some new scifi to read. I am a pretty avid scifi reader (to say the least: it’s like crack cocaine to me).

Ross, Janet and Joanna had some great suggestions and we had a good chat about various options. This blog post is mainly a Note to Self for me on what they suggested so I can fill up my shopping cart next time I’m book shopping.

Here’s suggestions of stuff (that I haven’t read only) so far:

Cowl by Neal Asher
Grass by Sherri S Tepper
Simon R Green (both fantasy and scifi were good esp Deathstalker and Hawk & Fisher)
The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas (some comments on that: “most perplexing book I have read in a while” and “@JoannaSchaff oh dear Jo that’s just cruel, I know it’s Alister but still, actually given that it is him it’s worse” – hmmmmmm

Ok, give me more.

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How To Stop Skype Changing Your Website Design

Posted on May 1, 2009 by amd

If visitors to your website have Skype installed, it may reformat what it thinks are phone numbers on your website. This can be very annoying if you’re a web designer and you get an angry phone call from a client asking why the design is broken (and worse, you can’t see the problem because you’ve disabled Skype in your own browser)!

skype-reformat-number

The image here shows the contact page of one of my websites, WebsiteDoctor.com. Note the phone numbers at the top of the image, and the one in the middle of the text. Before I fixed this, Skype was reformatting all numbers, which severely affected the balance of the banner design (see the site to see why).

What I needed to do to prevent it is include a Skype specific meta tag in the header of my webpages to tell it not to reformat numbers by default (so it doesn’t change the top number). Then I added some more code to tell Skype that it is allowed reformat the 2nd instance of the number only (the one you see with the Irish flag in the picture). Here’s the code to do that.

First, add this META tag to the <head> section of your webpage or CMS (putting this in header.php somewhere before the </head> tag will work in most WordPress themes):

<meta name="SKYPE_TOOLBAR" content="SKYPE_TOOLBAR_PARSER_COMPATIBLE" />

At this stage, Skype will not reformat ANY numbers. If you just want to remove all Skype formatting, you’re finished now!

To tell Skype that you are allowing it to format a number you need to wrap the number with the following html comments. Note you can also specify “File As:” text for the Skype application:

01 4404 342

I hope this helps you out. If it does, or if you need any further help, please leave a comment below.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-26

Posted on April 26, 2009 by amd

@Cubikmusik Cyclelogical (on the Quays) and Cycleways (Parnell St, more expensive) are good places to look. Haggle *lots* over price. in reply to Cubikmusik #
Morning folks. Good weekend all? #
@TomRaftery Any politician who has an Asimov quote front and centre on their site gets kudos from me Fair play @sendboyle! in reply to TomRaftery #
@JoannaSchaff Good wkend but got less done than I hoped. I guess that’s what weekdays are for! You been to Dracula Museum? http://is.gd/tpuz in reply to JoannaSchaff #
RT @donncha: Just added a “Don’t cache for logged in users” to wp-super-cache. << now you’re suckin diesel, fair play Donncha #
@donncha any intention to get this rolled into the main WP release at some point? in reply to donncha #
Wow, quickest sales call ever “we’re offering an exciting new discount of blah”, me: “I won’t be taking that up”, them: “ok, thanks, bye!” #
@ginader Sounds a bit extreme, school certs for a travel visa? in reply to ginader #
@ginader you moving over there? in reply to ginader #
@ginader I certainly did! Best of luck with all the docs and that, US immigration can be fun in reply to ginader #
@davidmcdonagh Yeah I guess it makes up for some of the stuff they’ve done that’s really pissed me off in the past – I’m neutral about em in reply to davidmcdonagh #
@TheLensman Archery, cool, who didn’t want to be Robin Hood when they were 10? btw I love your username in reply to TheLensman #
I wonder if Hugo Chávez has an Amazon affiliate account. http://bit.ly/q8bNj #
Sad day for Sun Microsystems. #
@irlchrusty Any news what’s gonna happen to Solaris? #
@TheLensman @gregeden Oracle buys Sun Microsystems http://bit.ly/fEMuT #
@littlequiz That monkey fella looks familar, where have I seen him before? #
One of my favourite authors is Piers Anthony. I must rebuild collection: Xanth, Tyrant, Adept & Mode series were brilliant http://is.gd/tv7F #
@cufa I only read the first 2 books in Mode, couldn’t get the rest of ‘em back before the internet existed. Tyrant/Adapt also superb. in reply to cufa #
@MichaelHyatt I think @littlequiz mentioned some issues earlier today with Following. Also check you have Javascript on http://is.gd/tvj4 in reply to MichaelHyatt #
@stepforth Interesting, they’re on #ppcrockstars for the interview. I agree with Guy Kawasaki critics, he seems an unrepentent spammer. in reply to stepforth #
@jamesdickey Nevermind MySQL, they’ll find somewhere for it in a DB company or it’ll get forked by original coders. But what about Solaris? in reply to jamesdickey #
Heading down to Clontarf, playing Terenure tonight in a cup semi. Hope to make the final, we have a good team. #
@feylya @hullaballoo84 sorry been offline most of today, catch you guys later! in reply to feylya #
@denisefay @TheRealAmz Thanks guys, appreciated! Tell you around 9.30 how we did in reply to denisefay #
Delicious makes me re-login too often. #
#smbiz folks, hello from Dublin, Ireland. #
@DrFernKazlow @SternalMrktg Thanks guys. For more intro I run an internet marketing company, see http://is.gd/tLO5 http://is.gd/tLO8 #smbiz in reply to DrFernKazlow #
Hello #sbbuzz folks ! I’m going to stick with the #smbiz channel tonight only cos it’s late here in Dublin (1am) and I’m tired #
Q2: the whole point of social n/w’ing (real or online) is to make friends and get to know ppl. LI makes it easy to help people #smbiz #
@deniseoberry I don’t have enough time to spend much on groups/ans Q’s myself, but I do find people more credible when they do it #smbiz in reply to deniseoberry #
I had potential customer call me on Friday morning who got my number from LinkedIn – used it as Yellow Pages #smbiz #
Q3: I prefer personal name vs biz name. Build a personal rep, associate it with biz, you keep it if you sell /get job #smbiz #
@amylong lol, you been out tonight? in reply to amylong #
Q4 The “who” of your network is always more important than the “how many”, whether it’s LinkedIn, Twitter, FB, etc #smbiz #
@amylong Tut tut tut, and on a school night as well! Ah well, have to admit I had a pint in the club after the match this evening too. in reply to amylong #
@amylong life is tough! Then you’re auld and decrepit! There’s immediate onset when you hit 25 you know. Sigh… in reply to amylong #
Q5: Stay professional on LinkedIn. I mix personal/prof on Twitter under my name, keep business strictly on @WebsiteDoctor #smbiz #
Q6: Don’t forget, with all this online social NW’ing, to go and meet people in person. The power of S/N is *the intro*. #smbiz #
@andrewburnett I’m not an úbergeek? in reply to andrewburnett #
Q7 I’m not crazy about LI apps or FB apps. Tis main reason I prefer Twitter: simplicity. #smbiz #
@andrewburnett Been there (many times), bought the t-shirts, not worth it. Find a good base theme instead. #WordPress in reply to andrewburnett #
@karatcopy Defintely link all your social network profiles off your About & Contact pages. If you have bios, there too #smbiz in reply to karatcopy #
@TheRealAmz I’m on Earth, can I help? in reply to TheRealAmz #
@andrewburnett Shhhh, my designer wants to rip my limbs off for that. New design coming soon, honest! in reply to andrewburnett #
@andrewburnett http://is.gd/tM6w is a decent WP theme we’ve done. See main site http://is.gd/tM6W for comparison. in reply to andrewburnett #
@andrewburnett You play rugby? I’ll be in Neuchatel for the 7s tournament on Mai 29/30th in reply to andrewburnett #
Q10 A huge amount is just common sense & not being a spammer. Treat others as you want to be treated #smbiz #
@Hobo_Web G’Mornin’ Shaun. #
@andrewburnett HEC Final is Sat, 23 May – we’ll be over on Friday afternoon 22nd in reply to andrewburnett #
@therealamz Just finished evening down the club, not a woman in sight all night I’m afraid. Come over Fri b4 town? in reply to TheRealAmz #
G’night #smbiz folks. I’m at http://is.gd/tMfw – please connect. Cheers! #
@therealamz k/o around 7pm at Clontarf, hope to be in town by 10ish (you can drag me in earlier if you like). in reply to TheRealAmz #
@Hobo_Web Really? Might watch it at the wkend. Not a big movie buff. in reply to Hobo_Web #
Ok, t’th’that’s all folks! G’night all. #
Mornin’ folks, glorious day here in Dublin #
@MiriamAhern Not the best I’m afraid, we played well but were soundly beaten by a better side. in reply to MiriamAhern #
Off to meetings, back later. In the meantime, eyecandy: http://is.gd/tF2W #
Apple: would adding an extra mouse button and doing proper maximise really hurt that much? #
Support from some Irish hosting companies is absolutely atrocious. (Digiweb & Blacknight being very pleasant exceptions) #
Must add that Stephen from H365 was quick to respond on Twitter last week too. #
@Shiminay With the multi-touch mousepad it’s not too bad (2 finger touch is right-click). The maximise thing affects me more. in reply to Shiminay #
@topgold I hit about 25% of that last year, 5k is a lot of roaming! in reply to topgold #
Someone visiting a site of mine using IE 5.5, how 1999 is that?! #
@pageoneresults I’m HTTP 500′ing on URIvalet, it don’t like me at the moment. Nice site though #
@steveweber I gave up on aweber, too much of a PITA. in reply to steveweber #
@steveweber http://www.campaignmonitor.com is fantastic. in reply to steveweber #
@TheRealAmz A lot of clubs play informal tip rugby (no tags/refs/scorekeeping). We play in St Annes Park when the club closes for summer. in reply to TheRealAmz #
@therealamz Tip rugby’s a lot safer and less competitive. Check out if your club(s) do it – you’d definitely be welcome in St. Annes anyway in reply to TheRealAmz #
I missed this yesterday, very cool: Google release API for Google Analytics http://short.ie/aw95n0 #
@alanorourke I have a rugby match at 7pm Fri, will head into town for 9.30/10ish in reply to alanorourke #
I’m really loving these (end of season) weekday evening games, much better than Saturday games #
@patmoroney Yep, I play with Clontarf. Socially only, J4/J5 level. Been there about 4-5 years now. in reply to patmoroney #
@burkonsconsult “Technical writer with some/a lot/extensive Oracle experience”? in reply to burkonsconsult #
@VodafoneIreland any news on release date for Android 2? #
@alanorourke Check out where @Shiminay is heading out to – think it’s his b’day, that right Dav? in reply to alanorourke #
@tdaniel39 What exactly are you trying to do? Save a PDF as html (make a webpage from it)? http://is.gd/tViZ in reply to tdaniel39 #
@tdaniel39 If you have the PDF on your web server you can just link to it like http://www.xyz.com/docs/somedocument.pdf in reply to tdaniel39 #
@nell_xo Kinsale 7s is May 1st/2nd. http://is.gd/tVkz And I’m going to the Neuchatel 7s in Switzerland May 30th http://is.gd/tVlv in reply to nell_xo #
This is really cool, converts loads of different file types into others: http://short.ie/fileconv @tdaniel39 might help you out #
@DustyReagan App programmers could code that 10s delay into tweet submission pretty easy. Very similar to Gmail “undo send” feature. in reply to DustyReagan #
Off-site meeting with some joint-venture partners. Have spent hours brainstorming names, finally think we got it. #
@daveredfly Out your neck of the woods, am in St. Columbas, Swords (near Cronans where I went to school actually!) in reply to daveredfly #
@patmoroney Big match on Sat – 1sts are playing Cork Con in AIL semi, it’s televised in reply to patmoroney #
Architecting software security. It’s fun but there are a lot of different combinations of user circumstances in this product. #
@holyschmoke I got a text from club that it’ll be on big screen in clubhouse so assuming live. in reply to holyschmoke #
@holyschmoke yeah, I play for the J4s Hooker, tighthead or loosehead (in that order). Played all 3 positions on Tuesday evening in reply to holyschmoke #
Finished a very productive day of meetings re: cool software product development. Very positive. Nasty rain for a rugby match tonight :-/ #
@seismicshed lol, yeah, actually I discovered I’m same weight as prop 6″ taller than me (109kg) in reply to seismicshed #
@mneylon tis a strange one. btw I just reread the email I send your presales, it’s TLA hell, didn’t realise how bad it was at the time in reply to mneylon #
@mneylon I see the prob. After MIME-Version you add 4 headers, but inject blank lines between. Client sees 1st, parses it as end of header. in reply to mneylon #
@ruggerbits @nell_xo @myma1313 @nealschaffer @patmoroney @crusaderz4life Thanks for the #followfriday recommendation guys! in reply to ruggerbits #
Really must head to club for match, k/o 7pm and I’m running behind. Laters. #
RT @TomRaftery/@fkoehn/@leeprovoost Thousands of Indian farmers commit suicide cos of Monsanto’s GM crops http://bit.ly/BzH9O #
Great win for Clontarf down in Cork Con, will be playing Shannon in AIL final afaik #
Very sorry for O’Leary, fractured ankle means he misses Lions tour. Will Stringer make it? #
@DIYMarketers cool, will be around if I’m still up at that hour in reply to DIYMarketers #
@DIYMarketers Only 5 ahead of east coast. I may be out Mon for a pint, have late meeting til 9pm in reply to DIYMarketers #
@RuggieBear sweet, see you around Mary Macs or so, 6ish? in reply to RuggieBear #
@RuggieBear k, I’ll be in Macs around 6.15 or so, meet you guys around then in reply to RuggieBear #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-19

Posted on April 19, 2009 by amd

Think I’ll have to watch a replay of that Quins v Stade game sometime, looked incredible in those conditions #
RT @alanorourke: We give thanks to the real meaning of Easter & the man who gave his life so we can share choc eggs. Thanks mr Easter bunny. #
@TheMenace A bit like some folks on Twitter …. Cheika doesn’t inspire my confidence in those interviews #
Tag for Irish side of Leinster v Harlequins? #LeiHar ? #LeinQuin ? #hcup #rugby #
@TheMenace we’ve never done that before – standard has been to have the Irish side first regardless of location in reply to TheMenace #
@yenwodt well he might, he’s a bit of an EOS or a Pillar Caffrey I think – good, but not great in reply to yenwodt #
@TheMenace I’d love if we could bring back David Knox, the completely obnoxious, arrogant, thoroughly dislikable genius in reply to TheMenace #
@yenwodt Ah sorry, ex-manager of Dublin GAA – he brought them to a consistent Leinster Championship standard but never to Sam Maguire in reply to yenwodt #
#lenhar hashtag for Irish side of Leinster-Quins, please RT #
C’mon Leinster now! #lenhar #
Big missed peno from Quins there. Very tight game so far, this one could go either way. #lenhar #
Dr. Phil has his kicking head on today, thank god for that #lenhar #
@TheMenace rofl. True, he’s been very poor whereever he’s been played. Cheiki moves him every week though #lenhar in reply to TheMenace #
@TheMenace Plenty of negatives, but one positive is Quins aren’t as good as I thought they might be #lenhar in reply to TheMenace #
Great defense by Leinster – good man Rocky go go #
@TheMenace Don’t agree, think they’ve been half-decent, defense has been incredible at times. Rocky, BOD playing great. Deserve 6-0 lead in reply to TheMenace #
@damienmulley What do you mean exactly? You could use the AdWords editor, something like that? in reply to damienmulley #
@TheMenace Need to see stats but I think we have a chance to win it (didn’t really believe it before the game). Kicking’s been dire though in reply to TheMenace #
@TheMenace I think we can take this. Here’s to hoping. #lenhar in reply to TheMenace #
Miss the conv, miss the conv…. Cmon Leinster #
Dean Richards is going to have to put on a jersey and go on himself soon. CMON LEINSTER #lenhar #
RT @aarons: Leinster fans are a credit to the province, great noise and colour << 100% agreed #
You fuckin beauty #
What a game #
@TheMenace Well, that sets us up nicely for the semi in reply to TheMenace #
@TheMenace Massive sour grapes from Dean Richards there, poor form. Have great respect for the rest of the Quins though, gave everything in reply to TheMenace #
@wiieb Manflu is not to be taken lightly! in reply to wiieb #
Going to meet @davidmcdonagh for a Guinness & chat to him about his Twitter application #
Looking for a WM6 app that does 2-way sync to GCal #
@oscarBravo @fintanmurphy Thanks for the suggestions guys #
Been out of it last few days with nasty dose of manflu. Clearing up now. Amazing how I feel productive at 2am even when I’m sick. #
@daveredfly @cksolutions “I want some soup… and to watch CBBC.” That sums it up perfectly #
@daveredfly How many are doing it that you’ve found? Name and shame em, that’s not on. in reply to daveredfly #
Looking at some slides from #tnw via search & twitpic: http://tinyurl.com/dltayb #
@Shiminay http://www.themespress.com/ aint bad at all but does need some tweaking afterwards. Depends on how simple your code started out. in reply to Shiminay #
@Shiminay It’s not free, but hopefully $10 won’t break the bank in reply to Shiminay #
@Shiminay lol, fair enough, but it might save you a tonne of effort in reply to Shiminay #
Paleo lineup this year: Placebo, The Prodigy, Francis Cabrel, Franz Ferdinand, Moby, NTM, Tracy Chapman, Amy Macdonald http://www.paleo.ch/ #
It’s lashing rain, but I have to go into town. Where’d all that sunshine from the weekend go to? #
http://is.gd/sKVO #
Leinster and Munster tickets to be re-issued http://is.gd/sL02 “it took just 30 seconds for the 5,000 tickets on general sale to sell out” #
Ok, time to quit procrastinating… off into town. Hopefully get a break in the rain. #
Got rugby training, hopefully the rain holds off for next couple hours. #
Looking at a site selling SEO, with identical titles (company name) on every page of the site. #
@davidmcdonagh Oh dear. Best of luck with that, hope you manage to fight it off! in reply to davidmcdonagh #
@davidmcdonagh The timing is completely coincidental, I’m sure in reply to davidmcdonagh #
This is pretty cool, though questionable ethically (they didn’t know they were being filmed) http://www.howtonailaninterview.com/ #
@forbairt That’s mad isn’t it? I can’t believe it, she basically offered herself to him straight up like that! Desperate for a job, eh? in reply to forbairt #
@EamonLeonard You gonna open source that Zaytoon API? Can think of some nice plugins! #
My favourite article on writing (un)maintainable code. http://is.gd/sUGJ (rescue from IA, latest version is unreadable – ironic, eh?) #
@EamonLeonard I think you’re on a winner. Over the wire Kebab-As-A-Service. in reply to EamonLeonard #
RT @brokep According to leaked information from the court we lost (got the news last night). << was right http://is.gd/sUIF #
RT @bsneyd: Check out this Asda prank call http://tinyurl.com/2yxnrj << classic. #
What is it about Friday afternoon? Phone ringing off the hook today! #
@Shiminay hmmm. Is that micronuked? in reply to Shiminay #
Phone call number 12 of the day #
Many unaware of alcohol calories http://is.gd/sU8l — I, unfortunately, am all too aware. #
@Shiminay sounds rather good actually! Surprising! @forbairt Yep, it’s one of the best ways to do it (d’oh!) in reply to Shiminay #
Seeing as it’s Spring, we’re going to be doing some significant Spring Cleaning around http://www.logon.ie and http://www.websitedoctor.com soon #
@amylong You’re light as a feather! (Unlike that big ass Kenealy fella.) in reply to amylong #
I don’t watch TV, especially talent shows, but this has got nearly 20M views on YouTube now: http://is.gd/rYqS (Susan Boyle). Class. #
RT @sineadailill: @AMcDermott “I don’t watch TV” so rugby, ice hockey, gaa, wendyball, basketball, cricket, f1 << Sport isn’t tv! #
@regi @feylya If you haven’t seen these WTF’s check them out: http://is.gd/oJgW http://is.gd/3rkn #
How to distract a geek for several hours: http://is.gd/sXV5 #
@walter Tell ‘em “Go away, or I will replace you with 3 lines of perl”. That should sort it. in reply to walter #
@TheChrisD You should spend some time meditating and talking to your Inner Geek. One day you too will know. in reply to TheChrisD #
Olbermann on Obama refusal to prosecute Bush CIA torture http://is.gd/sZiv #
Journos on twitter: http://muckrack.com/sources.html #
Heading to see if I can find the Edinburgh v Leinster match on tv. #
@MiriamAhern Have semi tickets, yep. And final tickets in reply to MiriamAhern #
@RedDave14 @czajkowski @niallok Tis dire stuff from Leinster so far. Last Thomand game was bad, but this is awful in reply to RedDave14 #
@czajkowski It’s not too bad when it doesn’t matter in reply to czajkowski #
@ruggerbits I think it’s safe to take a trip to the offie. And the supermarket. And the park. #magners in reply to ruggerbits #
I started writing a 3 line blog post and now it’s half a page. Ah well. Match got somewhat interesting again, good comeback here. #
@sineadailill Edi 27 – 16 Lei, 68 mins gone. Doubtful we’ll steal it. #magners in reply to sineadailill #
Just posted amdsoft.com/fixing-twitter-security-issues/ which shows how to fix Mikeyy etc (http://is.gd/t10c ) #
@smallbiztrends: Wrote that for you: amdsoft.com/fixing-twitter-security-issues/ #
@sineadailill Sweet, enjoy Johnnys. Might crack open a beer here now, that first half was bad enough to drive me to drink. in reply to sineadailill #
You’re in good hands with whoever designed this: http://ingoodhands.com/ #
RT @antgalvin: Watching cecilia ahern interview on Russia Today. Not much on obviously << Curling’s on Eurosport if you’re that desperate #
Holy mother of f… http://now.sprint.com/widget/ is just *incredible*. They win the internet. #
Ohh, adidas coming in a close 2nd here: http://www.adidas.com/jp/homepage.asp #
@Thaedydal http://ingoodhands.com get bonus points for having Dennis Haysbert on the page, and the clackulator is fun to try use in reply to Thaedydal #
All these full screen flash websites are getting too much for me, it’s about time I had that beer (I was good and didn’t have earlier). nn #
RT @dannysullivan: sons had lockdown drill @ school 2day, hide in case of crazed killer. << WTF?! Now that’s just nuts. #
@TheMenace @yenwodt Shocked by Cardiff here, putting some serious pressure on in this 1st half #rugby in reply to TheMenace #
@willcarling Could you do Leinster a favour and say Munster is a shoe-in for the HEC semi? #
I missed the throwing teacups reference – what’s that all about? #rugby #
Blues out of sight! Leicester might be getting a bit nervous watching this #EDF_rugby #rugby #
Are Gloucester making Cardiff look good, or have they really improved this much? #rugby #
@TheMenace It’s a fair point, but it is a cup final. Wow, another won, what a hammering! 50pts?! #rugby in reply to TheMenace #
Gotta get outside while it’s still nice; on me bike out to Howth. #
I really like http://ie6update.com but there are some ethical questions. Great benefit vs misleading folks. What do you guys think? #
@sintaxasn Agreed, it’s totally misleading. However, it helps rid the web of IE6, which is a blight on developers everywhere. in reply to sintaxasn #
@bsneyd It updates to IE8, or at least that’s where they link it to in reply to bsneyd #
It’s a very beneficial thing for most users, particularly home/SOHO users. The only issue is enterprise… who should move off IE6 anyway. #
@ShaneKilcoyne Hey there! I’m watching Munster Connacht, going ok actually here in reply to ShaneKilcoyne #
@sintaxasn Somewhat agree with you. However, those companies should have moved off an insecure browser that is over 8 years old. in reply to sintaxasn #
London police terrorising tourists http://is.gd/sKbJ #
Nice try from Munster, now leading 10-3 against Connacht #magners #rugby #
@ShaneKilcoyne hey, you need to put up a picture on your account now in reply to ShaneKilcoyne #
@sintaxasn Correct, that’s 1 fact. *Another* fact is that companies are spending^W wasting millions supporting this POS. Not clear cut. in reply to sintaxasn #
Munster starting to open it up now, I think Connacht are in serious trouble here now. #magners #rugby #muncon #
@sintaxasn Ah well. I think #ie6update is going to do plenty of good, and also some harm to unfortunate co.’s who are behind the times. in reply to sintaxasn #
Poor old Connacht… 20-3 down at the break. Don’t see a comeback on the cards #magners #rugby #muncon #
@heavensgame Score was a great shocker, that. Reckon Leicester might be a bit concerned going into their semi against Cardiff now. in reply to heavensgame #
Well now! Try Connacht! 20-10 down now, after successful conversion #muncon #rugby #
Happy enough for Connacht, did well in the 2nd half, great to prevent Munster’s BP. #
@TheMenace Thanks for reminder to hit the offie before 10pm, always gets me in reply to TheMenace #
Nice article from @MethodDan about The Pirate Bay http://is.gd/tc1A “Don’t Believe The Hype” #
@MethodDan You’re welcome, twas a better commentary than the rest I’ve read on the issue. in reply to MethodDan #
@MethodDan Jack Riley wasn’t bad in the Indo: http://is.gd/t74t “This trial has only made torrent sites much stronger” in reply to MethodDan #
@MiriamAhern Getting up early for the F1, Miriam? in reply to MiriamAhern #
@MiriamAhern Same. Used to love it too, disappointed when Jordan sold: no Irish interest now. Always fantastic to go to though in reply to MiriamAhern #
Go 1990′s web design! http://is.gd/tcDT #
I love the guys who do the Big Picture at Boston Globe, consistently brilliant. Here’s latest: http://is.gd/sZa2 #
Unreal Tournament 3 is taking an age to download </gamegeek> #

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Fixing Mikeyy and Other Twitter Security Holes

Posted on April 17, 2009 by amd

If your twitter account starts sending messages by itself, or has weird stuff that you didn’t enter in your profile like text that reads “Mikeyy” or other names, then it’s highly likely that your account has been taken over via security hole (specifically a “cross-scripting bug”).

How It Happened

Your account was probably infected when you viewed the profile of somebody else infected in your web browser. Often these are hidden behind tinyurl and other URL shorteners – bear that in mind.

Fixing The Problem

To fix it, the first thing you should do is turn off JavaScript.
Go to your Twitter Account Settings (You may need to get your password reset via email before you can log in.)
Update your Name, Username, More info URL, One Line Bio. Press ‘Save‘!
Click the Password tab and change your password. Click ‘Change‘.
You should now be able to turn back on JavaScript.

Update: One other place I’ve heard there might be security issues is the background colours page of your profile design, so go and reset the colours in the design section. You need to have JavaScript on to do this – avoid visiting any other twitter profiles while fixing your design settings.

Preventing it Happening Again

To avoid problems with this in future, I recommend you use a secure browser (I recommend Firefox instead of Internet Explorer). You should either browse with Javascript turned off (which kinda sucks) or use a plugin like NoScript for Firefox which allows you pick and choose what you allow to run.

Did this help?

If this helped you out, follow me on twitter and send me a message. I get the warm fuzzies when I find out that these posts helped someone, somewhere.

If it didn’t help, then send me a message on Twitter or leave a comment below with your question – I might be able to help out with the issue!

Regards, Alastair.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-12

Posted on April 12, 2009 by amd

Watching a great comeback here from Catalan Dragons v Bradford (rugby league) #
Really looking forward to this Leeds-Saint Helens RL match, should be a cracker #
@chrisclarkson lol, nice. You have tinted windows? in reply to chrisclarkson #
@damienmulley The Shield #
RT @AlexFraiser RT @SuperAffiliate RT @rcraswell Best. 404. page. ever. http://www.rathergood.com/404 #
Hey @tippinst your MrTweet greets are stopping people from following you. http://twitter.com/tippinst No surprise you got @spam reported. #
@mneylon worse, it’s not a DM, it’s public stream @reply in reply to mneylon #
Sun should have taken the money and run… http://is.gd/qU6W #
Does Your Doctor Know How to Sign a Prescription? http://is.gd/qZea << Learn something new every day… #
@MktgExperiments Glad to see you on Twitter. Big fan of http://marketingexperiments.com #
Interesting technical analysis of Facebook’s new photo serving architecture http://is.gd/qTqW — wondering if Twitter doing same. #
Very cool: influential websites rendered as Tokyo subway http://is.gd/quQD #
@Thaedydal It’s pretty cool cos it’s probably saved them $millions. in reply to Thaedydal #
@TheMenace @forbairt I use MSpaint.exe for wireframes (when not pencil, paper & scanner) #
@Thaedydal Agreed. It was probably caused by unstable tachyon emissions from the CPU. in reply to Thaedydal #
@TheMenace Depends from project to project and if it’s regular design team or a subbie working on it, whole process can take a bit longer. in reply to TheMenace #
@meanoiano Not for customer facing ones, but I do use it to demo to designer what I’m looking for. I’m a coder only I’m afraid in reply to meanoiano #
@LTeeling @RedDave14 Glad they managed to shore things up there. 77 runs off 21 overs (126 balls) to win is well doable #
RT @smallbiztrends: Not Everyone is An Entrepreneur: http://adjix.com/2ke5 #
RT @EamonLeonard: New blog post from echolibre – Vertical Scaling for Dragons’s Den #ddire http://short.ie/oqhbf9 #
@Shiminay @therealamz I will be down west on Thursday – sorry guys! #
Listening in on the folks at #diymkt #
@DIYMarketers Hmmm, not sure. Maybe http://twitter.com/AMcDermott is a start at it #diymkt in reply to DIYMarketers #
@DIYMarketers @chrisbrogan has a great post at http://www.chrisbrogan.com/elements-of-a-personal-brand/ #diymkt in reply to DIYMarketers #
Personal branding, for employee means better job/pay etc. For business owner, esp. B2B, means more contacts, business #diymkt #
Every employee & business contact is now google’d before interview : personal branding/reputation management is key #diymkt #
Actually I’ve heard of situations where parents have gotten in trouble because of something their kid has said on FaceSpaceBo: scary #diymkt #
@irlchrusty Haha, brilliant point. Of course it works the other way around in self-promotion #diymkt #
Flashmob dancing at Amsterdam Central – excellent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq6b9bMBXpg #
@daveredfly where’s that on? in reply to daveredfly #
Got a cup #rugby match tonight, vs Wesley. Hopefully playing hooker rather than prop. #
RT @ruggerbits:”I never comment on referees and I’m not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat.”: Ewan McKenzie (also Big Ron) #
@relevantstudio Hey Jon, how’s things working out for you now? That got a tonne of publicity #
RT @aaronwall: @dannysullivan Newspaper folks, where I got my start in journalism. What an embarrassment http://is.gd/r9fe nice article #
@dannysullivan that’s a bloody great article #
Limerick Leader News, April 5th 2009 http://sportcrazy.net/rugby/munster-leinster-post-game-humour/ #
@LTeeling where is the match tonight? #
I love the guy tracking his cats with this: http://is.gd/rdhG #
Dark side of Dubai – horrendous slavery, pollution, dictatorship http://is.gd/r95N (20 min read) #
@TheRealAmz Don’t think an Economics degree helps you understand economics much (see bankers) #bludget in reply to TheRealAmz #
Interesting #bludget actually means: “bludget – Dated term for a prostitute who engages in extortion” #
RT @savagepaul: twitter.com borked. twitterfall does the trick right now http://twitterfall.com/?trend=%23bludget #bludget #
RT @fantomaster: If you others to retweet your stuff, keep it short enough: max 120-125 chars << leaving out words helps #
SF rep calls it a budget “debate” – lol. #bludget #
Ok, off to Donnybrook to beat Wesley #
RT @AMcDermott: Ok, off to Donnybrook to beat Wesley << Beat Wesley – WOOT (literally) #
@TheRealAmz @Thaedydal 14-10, comeback from 10 nil down. Gale force wind, was a pain throwing. @LTeeling is our #9 btw #
@fantomaster Counterpoint: problem mysteriously disappears when you try to demo to someone else #murphystechnologylaws in reply to fantomaster #
@TheRealAmz Two away wins means we get a home semi-final, well happy with that in reply to TheRealAmz #
So what’s the consensus on the #bludget? #
@amylong Did @benkenealy ring in again? in reply to amylong #
@amylong That was the heimlich maneuver, it was a safety issue #
@BarryAlistair I hate talking to those guys – learn tonnes of cool stuff then can’t tell anyone in reply to BarryAlistair #
RT @mneylon: RT @theWHIR: @mneylon Want to read a funny cat story? http://is.gd/rhOd – insane #
RT @dberesford: Just finishing the #bludget calculator for RedOak: http://short.ie/bludgetcalc – please RT the budget bad news ;-( #
@amylong The budget will do that to ya… in reply to amylong #
@therealamz Hopefully we’ll be there. Think it’s Seapoint U20s we’re playing next, will probably stick it up the jumper, we’ve a good pack. in reply to TheRealAmz #
@BarryAlistair @irishdevdotcom followed in reply to BarryAlistair #
@damienmulley I thought every co. would have a “do not spam this Mulley guy under any circumstances” mugshot over their PC by now in reply to damienmulley #
Is voting tomorrow? Feck, nearly forgot. Must remember to bring ID with me. #
@damienmulley True enough. I’m sure your response will have helped educate them though in reply to damienmulley #
Superb roll-cage; incredible no injuries: http://tinyurl.com/c32h52 #
@ann_donnelly lol true that! Ok, gotta be on the road west in a few hours, night all. in reply to ann_donnelly #
Heading West, will be at Mayo Open Coffee later, cy’all there #
@seismicshed Hey, yep we did, was a good one in the conditions too #
@davidmcdonagh I don’t know! Someone mentioned there was a vote, and I don’t watch TV/read paper, so figured there might be one #
@davidmcdonagh Somethings stuff is going on in the Real World that I have managed to be blissfully unaware off for weeks in reply to davidmcdonagh #
Incredible. A (US) Republican who doesn’t sound like a raving lunatic fundamentalist http://is.gd/rsBP #
@khalidh http://useqwitter.com/ from @eoghanmccabe et al. in reply to khalidh #
Great open coffee in Mayo this morning with @cbkerndter @sineadailill and lots of non-twittering folks. Interesting discussions on SEO #
Any support staff from Hosting365 on here? #
Leinster’s Sexton has 2 week suspension for kicking out at Mafi – missed Quins game http://is.gd/rsZ7 #rugby #ERC #
Liverpool being annihilated but fans still giving it loads, fair play #
Great phrase – “they were marking space; but I’ve never seen space score a goal” #
Boys build houses! http://is.gd/rkFV #
@pfinane Johnny Giles, aye in reply to pfinane #
Feckit, missed The Apprentice. Apparently they weren’t all fired this week either, so here’s to hoping for next week. #
Interesting post: All Customers Are Liars: http://tinyurl.com/ac72qj #
@IttyBiz what was the traffic like? Hope you get some good links into it in reply to IttyBiz #
Watching London Irish vs Bourgoin, last 10 mins. Very tight, Irish equalised but french got a nice drop goal… worth a look #
@christophgold I don’t know, but if you find it, please let me know. I have a load of tcot followers, no idea why #
The Missing $1,000,000 Tax Bracket http://is.gd/mOO7 — love to see the stats for Ireland #
@christophgold Thanks for that, Christoph in reply to christophgold #
Bah, damned #followfriday – there’s tonnes of people I’d recommend but it’d take about 20 tweets. I promised to write a blog post, didn’t I? #
@amylong Post up people you recommend your followers to check out in reply to amylong #
RT @daveredfly: RT @RedDave14 Another attack on free speech in Ireland http://tr.im/iyWx << disgraceful #
@amylong ah, now you see the dilemma in reply to amylong #
@peterd It’s your colleagues copyright if he owns the pic. Did he share elsewhere or (cc) it? in reply to peterd #
Some #followfriday recommendations @davidmcdonagh @MiriamAhern @fantomaster @amylong @enormous #
#followfriday recommendation: look at who you follow is @replying to regularly – usually worth following #
@peterd I see that the Gardai are almost certainly from pic on your blog, but you imply that you didn’t take the photo, did you? in reply to peterd #
@peterd Ah, yeah well then it’s almost certainly a copyright violation. Personally I’d ask for a license payment of a link back to blog in reply to peterd #
@peterd definitely one option and within your rights. Personally I’d go softly-softly and would try get a couple of backlinks instead in reply to peterd #
@tdaniel39 What’s “The Masters”? in reply to tdaniel39 #
@eamonncarey I’m sad to say that I think @ghook is right, Quins looking strong, Leinster need leadership. Munster to beat Hairsprays. in reply to eamonncarey #
@peterd Backlink is just a word to describe links in to your site, as opposed to links out from your site. Also called IBLs: in-bound links in reply to peterd #
RT @aaronwall: Yahoo Japan takes your pic & offers individually targeted billboard ads http://is.gd/rN0h << I Robot, eh? #
RT @AlCarlton: Vote in this week’s coolest gadget contest http://bit.ly/2k8LPo $50 up for grabs (please RT) #
Dark side of Dubai http://is.gd/r95N << well worth a read. Rebuttal: http://is.gd/rN9k — I could have written better #
Harlequins v Leinster: Teams http://is.gd/rNim #
Munster vs Hairsprays: Teams http://is.gd/rNk7 #
Holy fsck – look at the size of these cows http://is.gd/j1FB #
@Thaedydal Agreed, although selective breeding is not completely inbred if the original pool was big enough and they introduce externals in reply to Thaedydal #
@mneylon I used to use frame-busting code on sites from years ago – time to reintroduce it as a default script for all sites in reply to mneylon #
@mneylon just DM’d @blacknight support question in reply to mneylon #
btw @mneylon @regi @smccarron – thanks for providing great hosting support via Twitter, kudos to our Irish hosting co’s #
@shortword hope you don’t feel left out dude, sorry #
@shortword @mneylon I figured it out – I was trying to ftp a blacknight.com server when I should have tried .ie in reply to shortword #
@shortword I know, twas a bit dumb. I’m also watching a rugby league game while doing this, so I’ve an excuse in reply to shortword #
@pageoneresults Your @God is a farce. @HolyGod is the One True Twitter God! in reply to pageoneresults #
@pageoneresults Aren’t they all?! in reply to pageoneresults #
RT @fantomaster: The Law of Common Sense: Never accept a drink from a urologist. #lawsoflife << lol #
Loving @fantomaster’s #lawsoflife http://tinyurl.com/cohgrp #
Watching end of UNC beat Mich State #
@KimBrame Aye, well won at this stage I think Twas a good game at the time though, enjoyed in reply to KimBrame #
Watching Cardiff v Toulouse. Blues doing well but I can’t see them winning this one #
Wow, commentators called out front rows for credit – excellent, usually deserve more credit than given #
Lovely rugby from Cardiff here #
@viddythis Cardiff might be able to take it yet. What an incredibly low-scoring game. Like you said, great for Magners if they win in reply to viddythis #
Great defense there by the Blues, looks like they’re going into the semis with a 3pt win #
Cardiff 9 – 6 Toulouse. Massive victory for Cardiff and good for Magners League too, guaranteed 2, possibly 3 of the semi places #
@TheMenace They did a lot better than I expected, defense was superb. Still will be the weakest of the last 4 regardless of next results in reply to TheMenace #
This is cool – http://www.tweenbots.com #
@patrickphelan Yeah, I thought they were close enough to have a pop at one stage, would have been a long one but you’re right, no patience in reply to patrickphelan #
@rugby_No6 Enjoy the game, hope it’s a good one in reply to rugby_No6 #
@jasonroe sweet! Domains are totally market/demand driven – there’s no demand out there at the moment in reply to jasonroe #
@TheMenace Leicester have to be big favourites here. in reply to TheMenace #
@applemacbookpro @wiieb Those bots look so friendly and huggable in reply to applemacbookpro #
Leicester looking good with 6 pts on the board despite all of Bath’s possession. @nell_xo 6-0 L, 26 mins gone #
Leicester haven’t been in Bath’s 22, but they’re leading 6-nil #
Bath totally leaderless. Butch James misses a relatively easy peno, then they waste another. Where’s the captain sorting them out? #
Well – now that shuts me up. TRY BATH. 6-5 Leicester, Bath conversion to come #
Game has suddenly broken open. Bath lead 7-6 at HT. Big mistake by Leicester not to get a dropgoal there at end of half #
@pageoneresults An SEO should know EVERYTHING in reply to pageoneresults #
@TheMenace I’d almost agree, but half-time can change teams. Never know who’ll come out. @nell_xo tis good game, find a TV with it in reply to TheMenace #
@ghook your #
(oops) @ghook your 1st prediction was wrong, and this one is questionable. Hoping you’re wrong about Leinster tomorrow too #
@TheMenace This is fantastic stuff. I’d like Murphy to do well but I find myself cheering Bath on at this stage in reply to TheMenace #
@TheMenace Superb try. What a game! (Ends Leicester 20, 15 Bath). Great game. in reply to TheMenace #
RT @damienmulley: well that Doctor Who was good RT @Thehodge: disappointing doctor who << who to believe?? #
@sermoa I’m looking forward to watching it later. I think that @Thehodge fella is being a sourpuss in reply to sermoa #
@damienmulley That’s overthinking it. Twas just funny to see 2 opposite reviews one after another in timeline, that’s all in reply to damienmulley #
@kas_tweets Checking out some of my sites that I hadn’t added in Webmaster Tools before, some interesting info #
What’s the best thing on tv now (Ireland/UK)? #
I’m getting tonnes of traffic on World of Warcraft posts I wrote back in 2006, really need to find a way to monetise it. Suggestions welcome #
@mcawilliams Tell me about it. I was thinking about starting up a clinic to help people quit WoW. You still clean? in reply to mcawilliams #
@andrewburnett Is she using scotch instead of real whiskey again? Thought I explained all that back at the Radisson… in reply to andrewburnett #
@wiieb The sickness has gone to @andrewburnett’s head, he’s talking nonsense now! Poor fella! Andrew, I’ll bring you some good stuff in May. #
Enjoying late night chat. There’s live sport on, but I’m not watching it out of the corner of my eye, I promise! (great goal Miami!) #
@TheRealAmz I’d love a steak and veg dinner. Bonus points for cooking at 2.30am. My friends think I’m weird when I cook dinner at 3am. in reply to TheRealAmz #
Setanta Ireland, you better bring back the end of that overtime NCAA game I was watching. Or there be trouble. #
Setanta, you suck. For multiple reasons. Muppets don’t answer phone or allow voice messages. Online streaming FTW. #
Great win for BU (no thanks to Setanta, who suck). Bedtime, catch y’all for ERC action tomorrow. #
@aarons Munster fans complaining about the ref? They’ve gotten away with a tonne of stuff. DOC should have been yellowed. Barnes doing well in reply to aarons #
@aarons Disagree that the jury is out – he’s had a great game so far. Only issue is he should have sent off DOC. in reply to aarons #
@TheMenace What’s he done now? in reply to TheMenace #
Dunno why Munster people are having a go at Wayne Barnes, every 50-50 calls has gone their way. #
RT @JL_Pagano: Yet another chorus of Athenry from the geographically challenged Munster fans #hcup #rugby << lol #
@TheMenace Munster destroying them now. Lovely work by Mafi #munosp #hcup in reply to TheMenace #
Thank @HolyGod that’s over. Feel sorry for Tommy Bowe. 43-9 is a bit of a thrashing, eh? #munosp #
Now, I’m sure all the Munster fans will be cheering on Leinster in the next game. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-05

Posted on April 5, 2009 by amd

Heading over to the RDS for the #rugby, hopefully a good game with Leinster beating Ulster. #
@sineadailill Gave 1 to @theRealAmz, but still have 1 spare I think #rugby in reply to sineadailill #
@suzybie better you than me, I couldn’t stand listening to the muppets for 2 minutes! Cooking blogging sounds a lot more interesting in reply to suzybie #
Wasps are trying to throw away their chance of Heineken Cup #rugby next year – just lost to Saracens. Right, on me bike to RDS. #
@mcawilliams I recommend Avira or NOD32 if you’re willing to pay for a decent AV http://bit.ly/2WHlrb Avast is ok, don’t use AVG. in reply to mcawilliams #
@donncha not blocked for me here (FF3/Mac). I’ve seen some very high profile sites blocked recently in reply to donncha #
@donncha I was in a taxi at the weekend, 05 Passat, full leather, auto, 38k miles, guy got it for €12k up north, reckoned 21k here… in reply to donncha #
@donncha He saved nearly 9 grand. ~40% cheaper, incredible. If I was buying, I’d definitely head north. £STG was good at the time though. in reply to donncha #
@blacknight Question for ya. I have a domain and I’m not sure which registrar it’s with. How can I find out? #
@savagepaul @forbairt fair play guys. The first whois I tried didn’t list an ICANN Registrar field, but that one does – cheers! #
@blacknight Cheers – thanks for the help! I found them, looks like they were a reseller. Buying existing domains can be really messy. in reply to blacknight #
I got loads of work done on Saturday, getting feck all done today. Had no coffee, maybe that’s it. Off to shop to get some. #
I’m lurking on the tweetchat going on over at #diymkt #
@gotocasnet what markets/options are you considering? #diymkt #
Super story — RT @fantomaster: How My Start-Up Failed http://bit.ly/3U5u4u #
@BusinessTherapy SEO is a complex subject, but it can be simplified to explain it to people – more SEO folks need to do that well #diymkt in reply to BusinessTherapy #
@burkonsconsult I think a good SEO should be able to do explain it to people of every level of knowledge. #diymkt in reply to burkonsconsult #
Tweetchat finishing up at #diymkt, got some good ideas & found some interesting twitters. #
@Shiminay super story, eh? love it. @blacknight cheers – will DM you about the domain agent in reply to Shiminay #
Great speech, unfortunately he’s wrong: Ireland is worse off than UK. http://bit.ly/UaHt courtesy of @almcbride #
@sjug It’s tight at the moment, but the sector always needs people with specific skills. Check out http://bit.ly/NOFuh #
RT @doshdosh: “Everybody kills Hitler on their first trip.” http://bit.ly/xpCbO #
Any advice for a friend who wants to learn how to be a Journalist without doing a course? I’m sure it’s possible with online resources. #
RT @fantomaster: RT @fantomsurfer: Compare and merge files w/ WinMerge http://winmerge.org — I love this, use it all the time #
This operation has been compromised. #
@DaveNaylor A lot of CMS you can’t rewrite to .htm, going with directory style just makes things a whole lot easier in reply to DaveNaylor #
@DaveNaylor In a world of imperfect solutions I think it’s by far the best we have in reply to DaveNaylor #
RT @mneylon: RT @DomainerTimes: 5 Reasons To Not Buy a Mac http://tinyurl.com/dm4dll — I like em both. Platform irrelevant, data matters. #
@BeckyNaylor They say communication is important in a relationship, but I don’t think they mean twitter in reply to BeckyNaylor #
@frankiep Good point on 2nd side to the story there, dead right. #
@damienmulley @frankiep There’s a lot of SEO work that could be done after the fact. It depends on the situation. On the surface sounds bad. #
RT @KevinC_: Twexperiment, RT Please! http://bit.ly/MWZT (via @endac) #
RT @Hobo_Web: Illustrating double listings in Google http://tinyurl.com/cea9op — nice example there Shaun #
@Eirepreneur I hate the false apology too. It’s a bit like “I’m not being racist, but…” in reply to Eirepreneur #
@Thehodge What char are you? That game is dangerously addictive – be careful! in reply to Thehodge #
Anyone know what control panel Register365 is running? I’m trying to enable PHP for a friend, can’t find any options for it #
@cksolutions I thought it should be too – appears not for this a/c. @mneylon feck, if it’s custom we’re done for. I don’t see options here. #
@mneylon found a link (via google) to hsphere. http://cp.hosting365.com/ BAD http://cp.hosting365.ie/ GOOD. in reply to mneylon #
@nealwalsh @thomasbrunkard Thanks guys, with hSphere I’m happy as a pig in shi- well you know what i mean :0 #
@HolyGod they have a bloody 10MB (10 meg!!) disk quota. W T F. #
It’s getting late, I better start work. Beat the traffic, eh? #
@pearsonified Twitter should hire her! #thesiswp in reply to pearsonified #
RT @pageoneresults: Twitter Changes: Replies are now Mentions http://bit.ly/Y64Sd — advantage of Tweetdeck, it’s been doing this for ages #
Jaysus, I caught myself watching Fox News there. *unclean* #
RT @Hobo_Web: The critics are never going to be happy with you, that’s why they’re critics. Seth Godin http://bit.ly/ufug3 #
@mcawilliams Twitter is learning from the way it’s 3rd party apps work – soon the web interface will be usable! in reply to mcawilliams #
Sarkozy thinking about going on strike from the G20 summit? Can’t accuse the French of being inconsistent http://bit.ly/LNCK #
@davidmcdonagh Godin is very much a love ‘im or hate ‘im kinda character. Tends to be a lazy writer (few sources) which annoys academics in reply to davidmcdonagh #
I have validated my VAT number with iStockPhoto about 12 times now, they keep asking everytime I login… #
@mcawilliams What site/app do you use for that? I need to go look at that too in reply to mcawilliams #
RT @Eirepreneur: RT @Davkell Galway Open coffee is back on Friday at 11am. Details at http://galwayopencoffee.com #
Just found out the #rugby match I’m playing in later has rolling substitutions, excellent news #
@forbairt/@TheMenace/anyone: I haven’t used sIFR since 2007, any changes? What’s the latest thinking/where do I go to get latest code? #
@MiriamAhern They’re really stuck if they need me! Sorry to miss you and @krishnade tonight! #
I’m looking for a few good (bad?) examples of all Flash websites, anyone got links for me? #
@TomRaftery The Airport Hilton is couple of miles away, Bewleys too. You want the Radisson or Clarion if you want somewhere in the Airport. in reply to TomRaftery #
@mneylon @forbairt cheers guys, much appreciated #
RT @RTEsport: Mauls saved by ELV rejection: The maul’s place at the heart of #rugby union is set to be preserved http://tinyurl.com/ccoy67 #
Not results I was hoping for from ELV vote: maul decision good, but why’re they postpone pens->freekicks. Should have been thrown out #rugby #
@WillCarling @anyone — got any more info on ELVs than http://tinyurl.com/ccoy67 ? #rugby #
@chrisclarkson I recommend http://www.blacknight.com and http://hosting.digiweb.ie Tell em both I send you so Michele/Dan can buy me pints. in reply to chrisclarkson #
@chrisclarkson IEDR can be a PITA (better these days). At the same time they’re the reason .ie is well trusted: http://bit.ly/5b4HF in reply to chrisclarkson #
RT @TheMenace: Freelancer needed for on-site work in Dublin 1 – Strong XHTML/CSS, decent knowledge of Flash/actionscript & PHP. DM me! #
@BlackNight @chrisclarkson It dropped to #2 worldwide, c’mon! in reply to blacknight #
@BlackNight Ah, you’re right there. That must be when they let @chrisclarkson in… in reply to blacknight #
@Shiminay Oh yeah? I’ve just been listening to a bit of 2Unlimited myself, I agree, they rock. in reply to Shiminay #
RT @ayat: RT @DougH: Very quick poll (promise!) about online banking for those in your 20s/30s http://bit.ly/olbank please RT #
Ok, #rugby gear organised, off to my match. #
@TheRealAmz Avenged you: beat Marys at Marys #
Hi #sbbuzz folks. I’m reading back chat history via search to catch up. #sbbuzz #
@t_s_f how does that work out? sounds like it might not be very effective – missing the relationship side of the equation #sbbuzz #
@t_s_f Twitter can be very effective in doing that, depending on how people use it (that part is key). #sbbuzz #
@desireescales Good techies could (should) pay for themselves, like any another professional advisor (accountant, lawyer) #sbbuzz #
RT @duggan: A new frontier in Irish social networking: http://faceboards.ie #
@desireescales Free advice up to a certain point is essential. While at the same time maintaining the ability to put food on table. #sbbuzz #
@graywolf maybe he thought “I’ll sneak this in as an April Fools, but it might just work…” in reply to graywolf #
I don’t believe that giving away info for free is a black and white issue, lot of considerations and situations. #sbbuzz #
@SternalMrktg I’m interested in the Thesis link, can you link publically or DM me? #smbiz in reply to SternalMrktg #
@sweetsue Sure, got that one. I meant the link for company specialising in customising Thesis – just getting started with that. #smbiz in reply to SweetSue #
@intuitioneer @SternalMrktg thanks guy #smbiz in reply to intuitioneer #
@t_s_f Can be hectic trying to follow conversation here #sbbuzz in reply to t_s_f #
@frankiep it’s a premium WP theme, has some pretty nice features. Check out http://bit.ly/4BC5tp amongst others – one of most honest reviews in reply to FrankieP #
@jvinchi I’m actually using *both* Tweetdeck search & Tweetchat – still tough to keep up on all threads of conversation #sbbuzz in reply to jvinchi #
btw @Tweetchat, please enable return/enter key to submit postings, creating a newline is driving me nuts #sbbuzz #
@smallbiztrends any tips for writing the releases? #sbbuzz in reply to smallbiztrends #
Mornin folks. Feeling sore today after a match last night. #
@thomasbrunkard I reckon they would, but would have to keep it obvious enough in reply to thomasbrunkard #
RT @WebsiteDoctor: Conflicker virus has struck: http://bit.ly/cjTi6 Removal instructions: http://is.gd/p9IP [not an Apr Fools] #
RT @sineadcochrane: Some interesting results from my Irish Blog Research Study now available on my blog http://is.gd/q2Ba #
@daveredfly Enjoy SMW, gutted I can’t make it out there today, got tonne of meetings scheduled today :/ in reply to daveredfly #
@tomeglenn nice job grabbing the Conflicker screenshot #
Nice video for all you failures out there: http://bit.ly/A7Edz #
I’d swear this was AprFool if not for the date. Catholic priests who appear to be gay must be banned http://bit.ly/W4lqg #
@fredchannel @FacundoV glad you guys liked it, thought it was fantastic. If you didn’t see http://bit.ly/15XGJL check it out. #
@MiriamAhern Rugby was great, reminded me why I love the game so much Playing Loosehead though, my least favourite. Was throwing in lineout. in reply to MiriamAhern #
@interactivemark Going forward we’re seeing a paradigm shift away from imposition of overly technical patois toward unostentatious dialogue. in reply to interactivemark #
@alanorourke @denisefay That rules, what a great way to get help with procrastination! Fair play both of you in reply to alanorourke #
@regi @devore is there a way to sync my Faceboards.ie a/c so it posts a new message when I update on Twitter? #
@patrickaltoft I got a shock looking at reddit today. Even weirder is some of the sections have slashdot styling in reply to patrickaltoft #
Exercises for carpal tunnel/RSI/tendonitis: http://bit.ly/s8lx interested to know what folks think of em. #
I wonder how many great ideas originated as April Fools jokes. #
Coffee kills some of the pain of exercise http://bit.ly/denP and off to the kettle I go… #
@sineadailill not sure, how about down in Harry Byrnes, or Brogans in town? in reply to sineadailill #
First meeting of the day cancelled, hope my next one is still on, otherwise I could have gone to #SMW09 #
@regi Just looking at uptime reports, all my sites on Digiweb Hosting had 100% uptime in March, good job guys! #
RT @sineadailill: going to be taking clients for Reiki Healing on Saturdays in ‘Innanú’ holistic centre on Spencer St Castlebar — cool! #
Hello new followers! How’d I get to 600?! I don’t have email notification or auto-follow, but if you @ chat with me a bit I’ll follow back. #
The difference between Pixar & Dreamworks: http://bit.ly/1ARHJn #
@lt_ie hey there, welcome to Twitter! in reply to lt_ie #
Sky News interviewing protestors live at the riot police cordon – protestors not doing much justice to their point of view #g20 #
RT @LTeeling: Ireland going to get to the Cricket WC again http://tinyurl.com/cplhg6 << great score for Ireland, just about to win by 7 wkts #
@LTeeling & other cricket fans: Irish captain Trent Johnson is here on twitter as @Green23 – great guy & great player #
Run rate of 6.19, fantastic. Well done Ireland & @Green23 #
@seismicshed Irish cricketers have to balance country vs career, not best choice for a pro athlete. btw Porterfield is capt, sorry @Green23 #
@seismicshed that’s what we’re hoping alright, despite Gatland in reply to seismicshed #
@sineadcochrane careful now! http://bit.ly/UZkrD in reply to sineadcochrane #
Meeting done! #
Looks like the French President isn’t going to go on strike at the #g20 summit #
RT@jbillingsley: RT@tjwalsh1: awesome e-tail april fools – http://www.lululemon.com/shop/ << beautiful site design though #
@alanorourke I used sedo.co.uk for domain name escrow, fees weren’t bad at all (relatively speaking), and they know what they’re doing. #
@regi Hopefully so – I’ll tell you in 8 months time in reply to regi #
@littlequiz @enormous I loved this article guys: http://bit.ly/WXupR #
@alanorourke Give ‘em site front end. Put the domain on escrow, and give them 1/2 backend code, other 1/2 later. Some trust is essential. in reply to alanorourke #
@duggan boards PMs need a Save as Draft option, does vbb supply? #
@nell_xo what’s that about? sounds interesting #rugby in reply to nell_xo #
@nell_xo Sounds good, though don’t know if beach rugby will catch on in Ireland #rugby in reply to nell_xo #
@nell_xo In Dublin, which has a few beaches , but I think the rain would be the main problem with that idea (maybe not this summer) #rugby in reply to nell_xo #
@nell_xo that’s funny, I was just looking at http://bit.ly/owT0h 2 days ago. in reply to nell_xo #
@TheRealAmz @sineadailill I noticed that too, thought it was just in the Google Apps for Domains. Bloody annoying alright #
@nell_xo http://bit.ly/3uuHLO and response http://bit.ly/16mmZ2 in reply to nell_xo #
@CormacMoylan Survey of Free Business Models Online: http://bit.ly/WJal & Should An iPhone Dev Charge: http://bit.ly/YNlI might be useful. in reply to CormacMoylan #
@sineadailill I think there’s some wet paint around here that needs watching if you’re looking for something more interesting in reply to sineadailill #
RT @patrickphelan: #ireita for the Ireland v Italy game this evening. (please RT) #
@florianseroussi That’s a great pub, love it. Think your GeoTagging might be slightly off though in reply to florianseroussi #
Bored with #ireita, switched to #Apprentice #
These #apprentice lads are clueless #
oh jeez this girl is just as bad as the lads trying to sell the sambos #apprentice #
@sineadailill excellent – fair play to ya in reply to sineadailill #
I think the estate agent guy has it right – it’s gonna be a washout #apprentice #
@sineadailill replace college with work in that sentence and you have my situation precisely too in reply to sineadailill #
Oh dear #Apprentice idiots cooking for 60, those poor people don’t know what they’re in for. lol @ “high powered lawyers” hyperbole #
@kierondonoghue they should have ignored yer man telling them to go in at £65 a head #apprentice in reply to kierondonoghue #
#ireita seems to be a carbon copy of #irebul #
Should have been a goal off that corner #ireita #
@BarryAlistair Tis offline. http://bit.ly/8IatB can be useful to check speed (if online) in reply to BarryAlistair #
@sineadailill Think he got the wrong guy there too #Apprentice in reply to sineadailill #
@BarryAlistair Back up now in reply to BarryAlistair #
@BarryAlistair Could be script or something. Looks like they’re on @Blacknight, one of the guys might be able to help in reply to BarryAlistair #
This was my favourite Apr Fool of the day (probably cos I got to participate) http://bit.ly/27xaPI #
@sineadcochrane Very good. Get the CV down to 2 pages and you get a star, get it to 1 and it’ll be a gold star! in reply to sineadcochrane #
@BarryAlistair Might need to be a bit of a boardsie to get it. It crossed multiple threads/forums and went on and on in reply to BarryAlistair #
@smallbiztrends I think watching the 10 minutes of Jon Stewart trying his best to be nice to Cramer tells me all I need to know about Cramer in reply to smallbiztrends #
@BlackNight itcork.ie was not responding earlier, and then came up but v. slow. ping 81.17.248.30 176.12ms That yours? Upgrade work? in reply to blacknight #
@BlackNight cheers – bookmarked! in reply to blacknight #
@NevF Gonna see if I can pop down to Mayo OCC next week. Wouldn’t arrive in til 11:45 (damn IrishRail). You guys still about at that stage? #
@DavidGosse I’d say your server is under strain now with @Scobleizer’s mention #
@cbkerndter I’ll wait and see. Don’t want to make 4 hour trip down and then find that you’re finishing up 15 mins after I arrive in reply to cbkerndter #
Nice spam comment on one of my blogs: “Is it lately facsimile ? Already saw the unvarying info on this area ” #
Nice: “You’re doing a good service by telling people this.”, “This blog is layout very beautiful & in this blog have wide range information” #
Comment spammers have gotten very polite these days! #
This is very cool: http://www.boohbah.com/zone.html Acid, anyone? #
My Half-Year of Hell With Religious Fundamentalists http://bit.ly/x9mw #
@bridkeogh It shouldn’t have done that, it was only Flash. Are you using Internet Exploder? Upgrade: http://bit.ly/17dcqJ in reply to bridkeogh #
@bridkeogh Firefox is more stable and secure, and has lots of cool extensions, you should check it out in reply to bridkeogh #
Using Google Docs spreadsheet, not bad. One big annoyance: it doesn’t have Ireland locale so currency is messed up. #
Ah, if you choose drop-down under 123 (not currency!) it gives an option. Also stops it displaying 6.99 as 7 which was not good #
Are marketingexperiments.com on twitter? #
“The grain of salt I take with Joel’s writing could desiccate a water buffalo.” http://bit.ly/Od9LC #
RT @andybeal: Spammers Show Resilience http://snipurl.com/f2p19 << interesting. Also “hyperactive users” is a good description #
@BeckyNaylor @DaveNaylor I’m liking the new look on http://www.bronco.co.uk in reply to BeckyNaylor #
Off to meetings – will be in town for #BTW meetup later #
@jasonroe Cheers for organising a great BTW http://bit.ly/h8I4 #
@theelfyone Congrats Julie, http://bit.ly/7uajX looks fantastic even if I don’t know what a holga lens is #SPF09 #
@mcawilliams I’ve just been looking that up! http://bit.ly/1RVEax in reply to mcawilliams #
Conflicker eye-chart: quick and easy way to see if your machine could be infected: http://short.ie/7stgo2 #
RT @rww: How Would You Feel About Google Buying Twitter? http://bit.ly/IK5W << I’d love if MS (or Yahoo) got in there #
@MiriamAhern Leinster named a very strong team, really looking forward to this match http://is.gd/qtGN in reply to MiriamAhern #
I don’t use Twitter email notifications, so if you followed me & I haven’t reciprocated please @reply me (if you’re not a spammer) #
@lyndoman Liking the new digg toolbar (it’s better than their bloody awful site design) in reply to lyndoman #
@lyndoman Agreed, which is not a bad thing – the quality of stumbleupon pages has been dropping massively as people are gaming it more in reply to lyndoman #
@lyndoman I think even the Google Search Quality Team would agree with you there in reply to lyndoman #
Ok, for the 3rd time I go back to boards.ie to look for the info I need. Not getting distracted this time, focus, focus. #
@Thaedydal Damn you, damn you! Must. Resist. Temptation. in reply to Thaedydal #
Don’t ever cooperate with Merseyside cops http://is.gd/qoCB #
@duggan @benkenealy That was lovely grub! Thinking about going in there for lunch in reply to duggan #
@MiriamAhern I think they picked TOL http://is.gd/qv0K Which would you prefer? Strings I’m guessing #rugby in reply to MiriamAhern #
@Mazi MS should definitely show interest, no downside, and upside is either actually acquiring Twitter or pushing price up for Google. in reply to Mazi #
@Mazi Definitely. I’m not an MS fan but I’d much rather someone other than Google owning the data. in reply to Mazi #
RT @leelowe: Google uses Twitter to sell ads http://is.gd/qouz #
@denisefay You can change it at http://twitter.com/account/notifications – there’s a few email options there in reply to denisefay #
Leinster fans on boards not at all happy with Cheika’s team selection http://short.ie/hnia2c #rugby #ML #
@AlCarlton Hey dude, how are you getting on now? Hope you’re all better for the weekend in reply to AlCarlton #
@pearsonified What’s your expected release date for #thesis 1.5.0? #
Gonna go grab some food with @davidmcdonagh and talk about his twitter app and some other cool stuff we’re working on #
I love the calendar reminder from Leinsterfans: [Reminder] Turnip Patch @ Sat Apr 4 7:30pm (Leinster Rugby Fixtures) #
@TheMenace I’m very concerned.Y in reply to TheMenace #
Off to boards.ie HQ and then for beers #
C’mon Leinster! #
@darraghdoyle you guys still in restaurant? #
@czajkowski agreed, great game of #rugby so far, love if Leinster had some points on the board. #
Turnip fans singing Galway song now… #
Fuck. #
Leinster, where’s your fuckin pride? #
YES! C’mon Leinster #
Should be 17-16. Felipe you’ve been great. But don’t let the door hit you on the way out. #
About time cheating Munster had someone sent off. Connacht song again from Munsterfans #munlei #
@KimBrame @bngr No comment. Can’t get myself in more trouble #
@czajkowski congratulations. Time for Cheika to go I’m afraid #
@aarons Screw that idea. I’d rather beat Quins & go again at Munster with someone with a clue in control #
Ok, screw it, supporting best semi-final team at HQ final, whoever it is. *sad* #
@heavensgame Irishman is he? #
So, in the cold light of day, great performance from Munster, Leinster weren’t bad in 1st, poor in 2nd. Kicking desperate. Won’t beat Quins #
Watching a replay of Bath v Quins #
@BarryAlistair Don’t think it can restart at this stage. in reply to BarryAlistair #
Ah well, there we go, it won’t restart. This race didn’t do much for F1′s poor reputation at the moment. #
If Munster get to Heineken Cup final, what jersey should I wear? Thinking about Lions jersey. #
@czajkowski Didn’t see the Sexton incident properly, any video online? in reply to czajkowski #
RT @mneylon: scary: http://xr.com/ngs — madness #
@mneylon Unfortunately there’s not a lot you can do when FBI & SWAT arrive to turn your datacentre off. in reply to mneylon #
@czajkowski It’s replaying on Setanta 1 now in reply to czajkowski #
@amylong Oi! in reply to amylong #
Leinster aren’t winning the replay either. #
@amylong I know ye do, I know ye do. Feckit. @theRealAmz you don’t want to. 2nd half starting now on Set1, but we get our asses kicked. in reply to amylong #
@amylong There’s an ice-cream van in the housing estate near here, sounds really eerie. in reply to amylong #
@LTeeling Sound. I’m 50-50 at the moment, hoping my back is better by Tuesday otherwise can’t go contested (or go in at hooker maybe) in reply to LTeeling #
@LTeeling I’m not playing feckin loosehead again, hate loose. in reply to LTeeling #
@amylong In Killester, on de northsoide in reply to amylong #
Sexton incident will be on now #

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Dear Google,

Please add the following sites to your almighty index:

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