Krishna had a nice post the other day about expanding your network and I see Paul Browne is also talking about networking. Many people at ShareIT Cork and at the Cork Open Coffee had not heard of LinkedIn before and it’s a handy resource for meeting some people who work in business and IT both Ireland and the rest of the world. A new Ireland-centric site doing something like this is one from Investnet (The Irish First Tuesday people). Anyone can register for the Create and Innovate Network. This is my LinkedIn profile.
The art of networking with people
April 4th, 2007eircom announce another 300+ additional exchanges to be enabled – No timeframe
April 4th, 2007eircom have announced that they are to upgrade another 319 exchanges in Ireland. They have not given a timeframe for when these will happen though. They previously announced they were upgrading another 100 exchanges this year. Again, no news when this year they’ll be enabled. This will bring the number of exchanges to 900 or so that will be getting broadband which is about 96% of working lines. It still doesn’t mean every line connected can handle broadband because some lines are really poor in standard but 450 more exchanges are now going to be enabled under new eircom compared to old eircom. This is a very positive move and I’d glad to see them once again say that the demand excuse was bullshit. Enabling another 450 exchanges shows it to be the case. Let us hope they give the missing 4% plus those who have crap copper some kind of wireless service to make up for this.
Again and I’ll put it in bold. There is no timeframe for when he below exchanges will be enabled:
Carlow
Ardattin
Hacketstown
Killerig Cross
Leighlinbridge
Milford
Cavan
Blacklion
Loch Gowna
Mountnugent
Redhills
Tullyvin
Clare
Ballyalla
Ballymacahill
Bridgetown
Broadford
Bunratty
Clarecastle
Cooraclare
Crusheen
Doonbeg
Feakle
Kildysart
Kilfenora
Kilkee
Kilkishen
Kilmaley
Kilmihil
Quin
Rockmount
Tulla
Whitegate
Cork
Araglin
Ballincurrig
Ballycondon
Ballycotton
Ballydesmond
Ballyhooley
Baltimore
Banteer
Boherbue
Burnfort
Castletownshend
Churchcross
Clonakilty
Clonbanin Cross
Donoughmore
Drinagh
Dungourney
Eyeries
Freemount
Glanworth
Glengarriff
Glenville
Goleen
Inchigeelagh
Kealkill
Killinadrish
Kilnamartyra
Knocknagree
Knockraha
Liscarroll
Macroom
Mallow Substation
Minane Bridge
Rossmore
Rylane
Schull
Donegal
Ballygorman
Burtonport
Carrigans
Churchill
Cloghan
Creeslough
Glencolumbkille
Kerrykeel
Killea
Kincasslagh
Lettermacaward
Linsfort
Malin
Narin
Pettigo
Rathmullen
Rossnowlagh
St Johnston
Dublin
Naul
Galway
Abbeyknockmoy
Ahascragh
Aughrim
Ballyconneely
Ballygar
Ballymoe
Barnaderg
Belclare
Carnmore
Castleblakeney
Clonbern
Cregmore
Duniry
Furbo
Kilconly
Kilconnell
Kilrickle
Kiltormer
Kiltulla
Laurencetown
Leenane
Lettermore
Menlough
Miltown
Rosmuc
Tubber
Williamstown
Woodford
Kerry
Anablaha
Ballybunion
Ballyferriter
Ballylongford
Camp
Caragh Lake
Castlegregory
Dromartin Cross
Duagh
Fenit
Glenbeigh
Headford
Kilgarvan
Knocknagoshel
Miltown
Mounthawk
Moyvane
Rathmore
Scartaglin
Sneem
Kildare
Athgarvan
Ballytore
Brannockstown
Calverstown
Coill Dubh
Kildangan
Kilmeage
Mageney
Moone
Rathmore
Kilkenny
Coon
Cuffesgrange
Glenmore
Gowran
Inistioge
Kells
Kilmoganny
Loughboy
Oldtown
Paulstown
Piltown
Tubrid
Tullogher
Laois
Ballacolla
Ballickmoyler
Borris In Ossory
Clonaslee
Rosenallis
The Heath
Leitrim
Carrigallen
Cloone
Drumsna
Keshcarrigan
Kinlough
Leitrim Village
Rossinver
Limerick
Ardagh
Athea
Ballingarry
Ballyhahill
Ballylanders
Bruree
Croom
Drumcollogher
Effin
Fedamore
Hospital
Kildimo
Kilfinane
Knocklong
Murroe
Obriens Bridge
Oola
Templeglantine
Longford
Aughnacliffe
Lanesboro
Louth
Clogherhead
Edmonstown
Hackballscross
Togher
Tullyallen
Mayo
Ayle
Ballyglass
Ballyhean
Barnatra
Bekan Cross
Belcarra
Bohola
Bonniconlon
Kilmaine
Knock Airport
Knockmore
Laherdane
Liscarney
Murrisk
Partree
Meath
Beauparc
Carlanstown
Carnaross
Clonmellon
Crossakiel
Drumconrath
Hill Of Down
Kildalkey
Kilmainham Wood
Lobinstown
Moynalty
Newtown
Monaghan
Annayalla
Broomfield
Newbliss
Rockcorry
Scotshouse
Tullynahinera
Offaly
Ballinagar
Ballycumber
Collins Lane
Five Alley
Killeigh
Moneygall
Mount Bolus
Mucklagh
Rahan
Roscommon
Arigna
Athleague
Ballinlough
Ballydangan
Ballyforan
Castleplunkett
Cloonfad
Cootehall
Cornafulla
Croghan
Curraghboy
Donamon
Fourmilehouse
Hodsons Bay
Kilmore
Kiltoom
Loughglynn
Monksland
Tulsk
Sligo
Ballinafad
Ballintogher
Calry
Dromore West
Gurteen
Rosses Point
Tipperary
Ardcroney
Ballinderry
Ballingarry
Ballyporeen
Birdhill
Borrisokane
Cappawhite
Clerihan
Cloughjordan
Donohill
Drangan
Dromin
Emly
Golden
Gortnagowna
Grange
Gurtnahoe
Hollyford
Lattin
Lorrha
Mullinahone
Newcastle Village
Portroe
Puckane
Rathcabbin
Waterford
Ballyduff
Ballymacarbry
Bonmahon
Cappagh
Lemybrien
Rathgormack
Westmeath
Ballinahowen
Castletowngeoghan
Collinstown
Crookedwood
Horseleap
Lismacaffrey
Milltownpass
Moyvore
Multyfarnham
Rathowen
Wexford
Barntown
Beechgrove
Blackwater
Bree
Clonroche
Curracloe
Foulksmills
Hollyfort
Kilmore Quay
Kilmuckridge
Taghmon
Wicklow
Coolboy
Donard
Glenealy
Kilbride
Kiltegan
Shillelagh
Fluffy Links – April 4th 2007
April 4th, 2007See how many electrcity/bulb puns are in this Irish Times article.
What the hell is happening in Cork in the jobs front?
Conor Pope’s Pricewatch blog on Ireland.com. Nice to be linked. Nice to see blogs there.
Via Tim Worstall is this wonderful debut blog post from Dan Hardie.
Smaller online communities = better interaction. As social sites grow, average interaction per user goes down.
Nearly a third of adopted children in the District of Columbia live with gay or lesbian parents … gay and lesbian parents are raising 4 percent of all adopted children in the country. Roughly 100,000 foster children await adoption, the study reported …
I find the fact that 100,000 foster kids are looking to be adopted to be a shockingly high number. Some other U.S. adoption facts.
A nice write-up by David Hollingworth who went to ShareIT in Cork.
DRM free, the music might be but they charge more for it. Ripoff.
Political Graffiti and Parody – About time
April 4th, 2007Some nice stuff from Snackbox Diaries and also some stuff from Mark.
Then there’s this:
(Original)
and this from IrishElection:
Bertie Ahern – Thick and fast come the parodies
April 3rd, 2007And more again and done to Dolly Parton. Lads, you gotta do one to the BeeGees too.
Political Video Stats – Updated April 3rd
April 3rd, 2007Edit: Please note this is not an ordered “top 10” viewed list. It isn’t in any order at all and there’s 11 vids!
This seems to be turning into a regular thing. Update on the viewing stats for some of the political videos out there:
Mary Harney behind her desk asking to put her back in power come election time. – 1,905 views. Views have gone way up because of the below video.
Piss take of Mary Harney by Political Thicko – 1,507 views in a week!
Labour’s “But are you happy?” video – 842 views.
Dan Sullivan’s “You pay taxes so we don’t have to” – 1,321 views.(Done twice, viewed 964 times and 357 times)
Enda Kenny awkwardly being a people person. It almost works too. – 1,489 views.
Bertie Ahern Ard Fheis Speech – 832 views.
Frank Chambers (FF) talking to you from his kitchen – 1,440 views.
Putting Words in Bertie’s Mouth – 1,650 views.
Trevor Sargent on Podge and Rodge – 8,877 views.
non-political:
Irish Bloggers on de tele – 1,035 views.
The banned Trocaire Ad – 9,261 views.
Since FG don’t have a YouTube account/channel, I found Enda’s Ard Fheis speech here. – 10 views. And holy shit but does Lucinda Creighton eat babies too? “Let’s get dis party started” was the intro music. This is really cringeworthy.
Oh maybe this is the FG Channel. FG HQ? Enda, brush your bloody hair and stop buying “casual” clothes from the politicians section of Marks and Spencer.
Fluffy Links – April 3rd 2007
April 3rd, 2007The latest management craze. It’ll never take off.
Via Kottke. Look at all the Xs in “The Departed”.
Robotchicken does the Carebears.
And this is the “Ha ha” song. I dunno.
Posting will once again resume…
April 1st, 2007I had planned to have my physical breakdown around June, once my schedule was free. 😉 I wish I was like Hannibal in the A-Team. (Not the dead part.) After my two minute checkup at Southdoc this morning around 7am they gave me augmentin. a few hours after taking it I got very very ill. The doctors claim it is not a reaction to the augmentin but food poisoning. Hell, they know best if they can charge 60 quid for 2 minutes work.
This evening they changed the meds from augmentin to distaclor (just in case) for what they later today told me was tonsilitis, motlium so I don’t puke the funky blue pills up, immodium for other end, dioralyte to rebalance salts after spending the day vomiting, strepsils for the throat and paracetamol for the fever. The pharmacy also refused to take back the augmentin.
Talk to y’all in a few days. I think I already had a few automated posts lined up. So, enjoy!
p.s. The new trailers for the Transformers movies are fantastic and Doctor Who last night rocked as well.
R.E.M. Play 5 nights in Olympia (Dublin, Ireland) in July
March 30th, 2007Via this cranky git. I got mine: Wed 4th Jul 2007 Olympia Theatre tickets (Reserved seats (circle)) 2 € 50.00 € 100.00
The five shows in Dublin will showcase songs from these spring recording sessions and, as such, will be a rare opportunity to hear songs before they are released on record. The Olympia dates are the only scheduled shows for R.E.M. in 2007.
Irish Web 2.0 companies feature on ReadWriteWeb
March 30th, 2007Congrats to all. Read all about them. Well done to PutPlace, to LouderVoice (like the new logo), to Nooked, to Pixenate, to PollDaddy and all the others. We need a much bigger list though.