Monthly Archives: April 2012
It makes glass, it’s just 16 milliseconds old and it’s not a jellyfish.
You may remember Father Martin McVeigh (above) whose power point presentation to parents [of children at a primary school in County Tyrone] about Holy Communion unexpectedly displayed gay porn images.
An inquiry was launched by the archdiocese and Fr Martin McVeigh said his character had been “blackened” by “innuendo and fabrication” in the media.
Well, you’re probably not going to believe this but:
Yesterday’s Irish News (behind paywall and via Bronagh Mc).
Miraculously, the laptop was the only item stolen during the burglary.
Thus endeth the inquiry.
Previously: An Ecumenical Matter
Thanks Lars Biscuit.
Recruitment agencies? Greedy and exploitative? Surely not.
Pat Byrne (above), chief executive of aviation software specialist Rainmaker and chairman of airline Cityjet, says recruitment agencies have become too dominant and are charging employers exorbitant and unsustainable commissions.
He says agencies seek up to 28 per cent of the salary of anyone hired by a client company. In the case of software engineers and other similarly qualified staff, this could come to between €14,000 and €19,000.
Oh.
Job Agencies Accused Of Driving Up Costs Of IT Staff (Irish Times)
pic: IIBN
The QLOCKTWO W wristwatch from Biegert & Funk features a grid of 110 letters which light up ‘ in unexpected places’ when you press a stainless steel button on the side of the case.
No doubt a nifty coder could make it spell out rude words.
Price TBA. Reads out in German or English. Available from Autumn 2012.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9bSOSxFTpg
This is a roaming charge.
Astonishing Video Of California Man So Distracted By Sending A Text He Walks Into A Bear (News.com.au)
Tomorrow’s Irish Independent (via 4FM’s Mike Hogan).
Nice shades, Mr Justice Minister.
Shatter: I Refuse To Reveal If I Met Lowry (Fionnnan Sheahan, Irish Independent)
Previously: Hogan, Lowry Met After Tribunal Findings
Ah Here
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Mount Saint Anne’s, Milltown, Dublin, this afternoon.
Damn hipster Italian bike hatas.
Thanks Tom Fox
Chris Boomer writes:
I was watching the old western ‘Chisum’ the other night [on TG4] and was taken by surprise by John Wayne using one of my favourite words. I wonder if there’s any other films with him telling the Indians to feck off or calling Lee Marvin a gobshite?