I was just checking out Easy Reader, an interactive Irish language learning program. It actually looks pretty good and something I wouldn’t mind having … but christ, look at the cost … US$ 75.00 for a single licence. That’s one of the things that pisses me off, it’s very hard to get good Irish software [...]
What’s been called the worst kept secret in the dot com business Google is to offer shares to the public. Ok everyone knows that by now, but the question is why? For their “war chest” is the answer. From meagre revenue of $200,000 in 1999 Google have sky rocketed in recent years now running 600 [...]
The US death continues to rise in Iraq. In what has been a bloody couple of week the number of service personnel killed since the start of operations now stands as 735!
Has Blatter lost his mind? Is this man a fool or is he just a fool? His suggestion that draws in soccer should be done away with is absolutely ridiculous!! Naturally his suggestion is receiving widespread ridicule. What a dumbass …
The Finnish Navy has been on high alert recently after reports of submarine activity in the area. In fact the Navy fired depth charges as a warning just in case it was a foreign sub invading Finnish waters. Must be another Russian invasion …
Seemingly a brutally dull game in Poland last night and Ireland only managed a draw a scoreless draw. Hopefully they can perfrom better in the upcoming Unity cup. Meanwhile the North managed to earn a draw against Serbia & Montenegro despite going behind to an early Paunovic goal. [other results] Ice-Hockey World Cup, it was [...]
Interesting story about studies done on several hundred fossil front teeth from early humans, Neanderthals and modern humans. Apparantly neanderthals were on a “completely divergent evolutionary path” from uz humans. They were actually a different species altogether, according to the findings of this study. Please, no jokes about homosapiens and the reasons for their extinction…
I’ll tell ya … the world is falling apart. Gaddafi may be the 21st centurys latest peace maker but there’s shit storms everywhere. With ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, over a hundred killed in clashes in Thailand, attacks in Syria, the usual bull going on in Israel, clashes in Peru, bombs in Madrid, more [...]
Happy birthday to Saddam Hussein, 67, and he doesn’t look a day over 70. At least I think it’s today anyway … note to self, send Saddam a birthday card and a box of those strawberry Jelly babies he loves so much.
One of the very few things I respect about China is the fact that it stands up to the US and UK and says what it likes. It’s recent decision, ruling out full democracy for HK is wrong, plain and simple, but China has stood up to the UK and US by telling them to [...]