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Posted by TheChrisD on Monday the 26th of January, 2009 at 11:59:59pm UTC

Argh, already had to wait almost an hour to collect this passport… Hurry up so I can get the 1150 back home! #
@CyRevenant If you think your friend stream is made bad because of me, you should see mine. It’s about 10-15 tweets every 3 minutes… in reply to CyRevenant #
@alancostello Hot chicken roll with ketchup? Mayo, lettuce, cheese, and sweetcorn FTW… in reply to alancostello #
How hard is it to find a simple list of possible bits of code and/or styling that makes IE8 display the compatibility view button…? #
@bksolutions Jay Daley? (Says Google…) in reply to bksolutions #
@bksolutions Hoorays! Now to figure out what to do with it… in reply to bksolutions #
I hate sending professional-ish e-mails… A formal tone is not my forté. #
@binncheol Ummm, me? in reply to binncheol #
@TrustTommy Early Wednesday lunch then? in reply to TrustTommy #
@iCork Sub of the Day really isn’t worth it if it isn’t Tuesday or Sunday… Cheap Meatball Marinara FTW. in reply to iCork #
@donncha Nope. However much I like WP, if I had to pay for it, then I’d be using the more complex CMS’ for my site. in reply to donncha #
Hey, there’s my original Transport Tycoon Deluxe CD! #
@bkenny There should be a “badges” link to click somewhere… in reply to bkenny #
@PhilBowen 2 bites? Weakling… Either down it in one, or don’t eat it at all! in reply to PhilBowen #
@binncheol Doesn’t that mean it went badly then? Or so-so? in reply to binncheol #
@john010117 No, 140 characters fail. Anyway, I can’t say because I’d never go back to using a pre-built theme. in reply to john010117 #
Hmmm, is it irony that the total cost of a .eu domain with 21.5% VAT and two .com domains with 21% VAT is €20 exactly? #
In amongst the day’s quota of junk e-mail is a slightly legitimate e-mail asking about ads on my site. I DO NOT SELL AD SPACE (PRIVATELY) #
@Grannymar ‘s site really does not like Internet Explorer these days in reply to grannymar #
@irishstu I fucking hate you, I now have to waste the next hour or two messing around with them… in reply to irishstu #
@grannymar Page just suddenly stops loading on your latest post with a load of <!–[endif]–>. in reply to grannymar #
@ellybabes Yup, that one works again – the one two posts down is also broken in reply to ellybabes #
@ellybabes Let’s say Hi! – 20th @ 7:09. And IE8 is grown up! It just tends to have a few teething issues… in reply to ellybabes #
@endac Why, yes it is. in reply to endac #
@miralize Actually it does pass Acid2. Acid3, not a chance, but “meh” either way. in reply to miralize #
Owww, no feeling in left foot… #
@miralize While I agree Chrome is superior, it doesn’t integrate too well with what I do and how I do it. in reply to miralize #
New blog post: Random Shit of the Day – January 21st http://tinyurl.com/8mdtuz #
@themaddhatter That’ll be €500 for a one line, 60-character max text link shoved somewhere in the footer. in reply to themaddhatter #
@miralize In a nutshell – favourites, proxy settings, rss, cpu usage. For my usage, fails on all those counts. in reply to miralize #
So SkyDrive is replacing the functionality recently provided by Favourites? That explains the removal from the Toolbar… #
So that’s how to get the new Windows Live Toolbar set up to sync your Favourites. If this works, Google… whatever can go kiss its ass #
Fucking survey people on phones, don’t take no for an answer. Will they just all go fuck off! #
@headrambles Already hung up after shoo’ing them as much as possible in reply to headrambles #
@mieows Go buy a boat load of pizza, and spend as much time as you can playing Rock Band – that’ll help de-stress in reply to mieows #
@aarondonohoe A bad one – unless they expect everything to use the main index template. But that’s just silly… in reply to aarondonohoe #
@twentymajor Still does. On the left-hand side underneath the name, url and e-mail. Or do you have it set to hide the author? in reply to twentymajor #
@endac Highly doubt it. in reply to endac #
@thedeadpixel They like almost anyone who can write something that is spelt correctly, or can make a video of better quality than the Chief. in reply to thedeadpixel #
@cloudsteph Computer says nooooooooooo…….. in reply to cloudsteph #
@charly_de_toi Don’t use it in reply to charly_de_toi #
Going through the pile of mail built up by someone – and I find an express-sent Christmas card from my aunt. With money of course #
@cufa Well half of it went to my family “rent” for the week. Half of the other half will probably go on a Dominos 888 deal tomorrow! in reply to cufa #
Hmmm, I really need to buy a new phone – particularly one that will go well with my N810… #
@icedcoffee Sounds like a plan in reply to icedcoffee #
@Mark_Coughlan Holy crap, this will be fun. I now want them to go through to the final to be crushed in reply to Mark_Coughlan #
@Mark_Coughlan Oh wait, Tottenham scored. Now I get it. Fail on Tottenham’s part in reply to Mark_Coughlan #
@themaddhatter You should be let down by Tottenham for fighting back rather than just lying there beaten like the bunch of wimps they are… in reply to themaddhatter #
Ugh, Filefactory’s slow download speeds suck… Getting 258KB/sec on an 8Mb/sec line… #
@darran I take offense at that ROFL… in reply to darran #
@endac I don’t get the reason… Did they take your mobile, and you can choose to take a detention to get it back earlier? in reply to endac #
@endac End of fucking term? Pfft. If I was your father, I’d march right into school and just take it back from them. in reply to endac #
@thedeadpixel You doing that Machinima directors vs people who think they’ll be so cool playing in it thingy…? in reply to thedeadpixel #
I think I’m going to go play some crap on XBL. If anyone cares to join me… meh, you choice. #
Playing Forza Motorsport 2. Don’t bug me. http://raptr.com/TheChrisD #
I unlocked 36 Xbox achievements on Forza Motorsport 2! http://raptr.com/TheChrisD #
Wait… WTF… how do I manage to have 31 new e-mails in the space of 14 hours…? #
@stroughtonsmith Actually I unlocked them offline ages ago and Raptr is only now getting around to mentioning it… in reply to stroughtonsmith #
@endac Finally, you got rid of the Christmassy avatar! in reply to endac #
Guess who has 1000 Gamerscore in 5 minutes being shipped out to them #
@spiller2 If you have a 360, then you can borrow it in reply to spiller2 #
What? American Gladiators isn’t coming back for a third season? Fail on NBC’s part #
@CyRevenant You really need to up your shit in reply to CyRevenant #
@CyRevenant Wimp… in reply to CyRevenant #
@uberalex Yes. in reply to uberalex #
Domino’s lunch/dinner ordered #
WTF? WP just told me my attempt to save the latest revision of the random shit failed, and I lost all that work?!?! Fuck off… #
@mcawilliams You’re down by 106… Are you sure it’s still do-able? in reply to mcawilliams #
Maybe ordering the pizza to be delivered at 5.30 wasn’t the best idea… I’m starving #
@mcawilliams Don’t you think I’ve already tried getting those who I follow, who don’t follow you to vote? in reply to mcawilliams #
@wheelworx It’s cheap as well – Domino’s have the 888 deal going on. Three small pizzas for €24! (Still fails in comparison to the DCU deal) in reply to wheelworx #
@icedcoffee Think @lexia might have mentioned one? in reply to icedcoffee #
@icedcoffee I have to keep mine at 50 – any more and I get pauses… in reply to icedcoffee #
Finally, Amazon just dispatched my copy of Grandad’s book. About fucking time… #
New blog post: Platinum Playthrough – Part 12 http://tinyurl.com/bng3r8 #
@themaddhatter http://www.headrambles.com/the-book/ in reply to themaddhatter #
@lexia In that case, you’re buying the rounds! in reply to lexia #
Yay, pizza’s here #
@kennyEgan Gotta love the January weather in reply to kennyEgan #
3 slices of Texas BBQ down. Should I move onto the Meateor or the Sizzler with double jalapenos? #
@mcawilliams Yea, followed me too. Am blocking right now. in reply to mcawilliams #
@thedeadpixel They went quick… in reply to thedeadpixel #
@mieows I’m not so sure that would be as easy an A as you think in reply to mieows #
@endac DCU? Yay in reply to endac #
@endac Oh don’t worry, you’ll get it – even if I have to influence it somehow! in reply to endac #
Ugh, links page is a failure in IE7… Must go fix… #
Twitter’s API limit fails. I have so not used up 100 requests within the past hour… #
@burkie Then why decide to do it again? in reply to burkie #
Ugh, too much family stuff… #
@garseys More juice = more heat = more fan action maybe? in reply to garseys #
@icedcoffee You don’t have anything else using Twitter’s API? I have two WP Twitter plugins eating up my reqs… #
@mcawilliams No problem. Just wish more people would click it… #
@binncheol Fill your belly here: http://is.gd/gSeF (be sure to clik the button!) #
@endac Oh bother. #
Hmmm, The Sims 3, using an inbuilt graphics chipset needs a 2.6Ghz Pentium D. I have a 1.83Ghz Core 2 Duo. Would it still work? #
@alancostello If you remember to remind me… #
@Popple3 @davidd Cheers, guys. I just hope it does run on this, because I doubt I’m going to get my gaming beast before the 20th Feb! #
@sp1ky Yup, Sims 3. I really don’t like the big jumps though, wish they’d just introduce them through expansions. #
Fuck sake… Can Task Manager not kill a process quickly, instead of making my piece of shit suffer several minutes of intense CPU use? #
@davidd It’s never been spelt with a g. It may be pronounced like a g because of dialects, but always spelt “Dia Dhuit”. #
@icedcoffee Really? *opens stream* #
@endac You can either go to http://www.rte.ie/live/ to watch it on the site, or use http://tinyurl.com/dgtobr #
@miralize Really? Eircom’s DNS has been fucking up? My cousing was IM’ing me earlier asking why everything was saying DNS error… #
Mentioning broadband on the news now. #
Yay! Damien! #
“Damien Mulley, Broadband Consultant” – I liked that title. Pity it was only a 10-second clip #
@endac OK, maybe I read it wrong #
@alancostello @icedcoffee Here’s the story as it was on the 9pm news: http://tinyurl.com/cu3a3u #
Does anyone know why taskbar tooltips sometimes show under the taskbar – and then how to fix it? #
@alancostello I know… Is it a sign of the apocalypse? #
Playing Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour. Don’t bug me. http://raptr.com/TheChrisD #
@Popple3 Thanks for making me waste over an hour of my sleep time writing my latest post… #
Just opened up Firefox for the first time in ages because I needed Firebug’s CSS expertise. The amount of time it took to load (and die)… #
If it wasn’t for the fact that the rest of Games Soc is in exams, I’d be telling you all to go to Warpcon in UCC this weekend… #
All this speculation about whether @mcawilliams will win, is making me think I could have won in the videogames category… #
Ugh, need to go back for nap… #
@mcawilliams 59! #
Hmmm, watching some videos of Pokémon gameplay on YouTube and wondering how they have perfect sound quality… #
Maybe they plugged a cable from the DS headphone port to their computer’s microphone and recorded it? #
Ugh, I’m too quiet today… #
Oh yea, guess who’s got a new DS recording trick – with near perfect sound quality #
Would live blogging the A1 qualifying tonight be too much? Or will I just stick with live tweeting> #
@irishblogs Hmmm, I definitely need to work on my Rank 157… :/ #
@lecraic You mean you haven’t been swear tweeting before this? Fucking hell, that’s shit #
@mcawilliams 43, we’re getting there! #
@mcawilliams I’m running out of people, having to get fellow DCU twitterers to vote! #
@Art_Wolf Nice one. Cheers John! #
@mieows Then just relax your brain – you can start here: http://short.ie/anfr4p ^_^ #
@TrustTommy That’s one of your more insane tweets #
@Distantrambler I like to spread the joy and absolute worthless drivel that is my feed inbox #
I wonder if @bdum_bdum gets his ideas for posts from http://tinyurl.com/awp5np …? #
@johnnycbad Screwing up your NationState? #
@mcawilliams She also just posted another one of her own voting links in her stream… #
@mcawilliams I think she was expecting it to be a walkover since she has so many gullible idiots following her… in reply to mcawilliams #
OK come on, I haven’t been using up that many API requests! Stupid twhirl pausing because of the limit… #
@mcawilliams If the gap hasn’t substantially closed up by about 10pm, then I’d say that’s it – she still probably has a lot of US people… in reply to mcawilliams #
I feel like personally replying to everyone who voted for that cow telling them how fucking stupid they were to fall for it… #
@john010117 Be nice, and help us out a bit, would you? http://short.ie/anfr4p in reply to john010117 #
@john010117 Yays in reply to john010117 #
@trixie360 I know this is out of the blue, but any chance you could get everyone over there on Twitter to go to http://short.ie/anfr4p #
Ugh, I seriously need to go find a download of the original Rollercoster Tycoon… Soooo want to play it #
I think we’re heading out for a walk for no logical reason whatsoever… #
@benkenealy Maybe only to those who haven’t watched your legendary talk #
@patphelan @mcawilliams is starting to lose ground again in the Shortys… That pig Arleen is just pushing her link to everyone… #
@mcawilliams Oh… Oh, oh, oh. Arleen just did a low blow there… #
Aagh, where’s the poxy A1GP stream?!?! #
Seriously, it’s 1am and they said the stream would be up at this time, so where the hell is it?!?! #
Bloody official stream not loading up… Having to come here to watch: http://www.justin.tv/mordane2 #
At least the live timing is working… Can’t check the dashboard until someone leaves the pits! 2 minutes into Sprint Q1… #
@johnnycbad ……… Not funny. #
China and Australia first out – and we’re 4 minutes in… #
Ugh, 3 minutes left and yet only 5 cars out… #
Finally, Adam Carroll heading out for his out-lap in Sprint qualifying 1… #
4 tenths up in sector 1! Best time so far 1:16.165 from India. #
Provisional pole by 5 thousands of a second! 1:15.197, ahead of Switzerland. #
Sprint Q2 now. Come on Adam, keep yourself ahead of Jani! Especially when there’s a standing start unusually for the Sprint Race… #
Official stream finally up… #
Again, everyone piling out with 3 minutes to go in the session… #
Adam’s going even quicker than the first session! Two tenths in the first sector! #
Pole for the Sprint Race! 1:14.507! G’wan Adam! #
@mcawilliams 61? Fucking bitch… I’m sorry, but she’s getting a Baby Bear award for being the biggest load of shit I’ve ever seen… in reply to mcawilliams #
Oooh, Adam’s going for it early before the rush this time! #
I love seeing all those purple sectors for the Ireland car (purple means quicker than the best time so far!) #
1:14.589! Get in there!!!!! #
@icedcoffee A Baby Bear Award is an award given by me to anyone, at any time, for any reason #
The worst fucking time to get an IE 100% CPU bug… #
Leading the field by seven tenths, with 5 minutes of the Feature Qualifying 2 session – and we still have a new tyre run #
Come on Adam, plenty of clear track, new tyres and a six tenth cushion! #
1:14.411 – Adam is unstoppable!!!! #
Pole position for both the Sprint and the Feature races! Also, the Netherlands and Portugal take 2nd and 3rd for both as well… #
Playing Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour. Don’t bug me. http://raptr.com/TheChrisD #
So, ummm… is there still some impromptu meeting of people tonight? #
Dublin Bus, I absolutely fucking hate your 70 service >_> Guess I’m leaving here at 1615, to arrive in town around 1700. Starbucks again? #
Guess I better get ready to get the bus into town to meet peeps later. Poxy bus timing… #
Right, I’m off then. Should see some of you at 6 then… #
Is anyone else around as early as me thanks to shitty bus and/or train services? Note, I can’t see your replies… #
I feel a little left out here, being the only one without a way of checking Twitter on the go… #
Since when was the McDonalds on Grafton Street open 24/7? Next thing they’ll probably make it into a hotel… #
@joescanlon Yes, via txt… It’s the only way I have of updating on the go short of finding an open Wi-Fi network and using my N810… #
@johnnycbad No WAP capabilities or anything. It’s a Nokia 1101! #
Anyway, now that she’s packed and “released” me, I can get back to the A1 now. Oh right, Ireland won the Sprint Race! Lead now 15 points! #
Come on – watch the Feature Race live now! http://tinyurl.com/27j4pq #
…50 laps for the Feature…? Oh well, let’s get going #
Did Portugal just about run into Ireland into Turn 1? Albuquerque is a little fucker… #
And there go New Zealand… Out of the race. And the home fans heart’s drop… And Lebanon have lost their front wing… #
OK, Lebanon are out of the race, and New Zealand get back out after a puncture, but a lap down. #
Oooo, Ireland and Switzerland trading fastest lap back and forth – now with the first pit window opening, who will come out in front? #
Ireland ahead of Switzerland after the pit stops, Australia right behind Switz – but Portugal still out and recording fastest laps! #
@Distantrambler Dinner went alright, but the drinks later with everyone (Darragh, Elly, Rick, Darren, Liz and others) was a blast! #
Portugal come out third, just behind Switzerland. The long first run gamble hasn’t paid off as well as they’d have hoped… #
Oooh, China spins into Turn 12 – nearly clouted the tyre wall… #
Dan Clarke in the GBR car spins into Turn 11, but survives and gets out of the gravel – just. #
Ireland and Switzerland both pitting at the same time! Will there be a repeat of Mexico last year? #
No, Ireland stalls coming out of the pits! Switzerland take the lead, and Ireland have also fallen behind India as well… #
Portugal into the pits – where will they come out? Third, behind Ireland. All three on new tyres. #
Ow, USA cut across the white line leaving the pits – awaiting the inevitable drive-through notification. #
Monaco spin into retirement at Turn 11… Safety Car standing by – 13 laps to go! #
Safety Car is out! Switzerland lose their 1.6 gap to Ireland, who lose their 1.1 gap to Portugal! Can Ireland get back in front? #
PowerBoosts: Switzerland 3, Ireland 4, Portugal 4. Australia 2 – but four places behind on the road… #
Safety Car in this lap! 10 to go, but it’s all still to play for #
@john010117 You’re only finding that now? #
Malaysia and Indonesia both spin at Turn 12 – was there contact? Nope. And because France had to back off, Netherlands got by! #
@calvin141170 Do you have a bot or something automatically acknowledging every new follower – legit or spam/bot? #
Switzterland losing oil? 1 lap to go, could this have an impact on the race? #
Guess not. Switzerland win, ahead of Ireland and Portugal. Australia, Netherlands, France, India, USA, ITa and South Africa in the points. #
Ireland still lead the championship by 13 points from Switzerland, who jump to second ahead of Portugal. #
Playing Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour. Don’t bug me. http://raptr.com/TheChrisD #
Playing OpenTTD. Don’t bug me. http://raptr.com/TheChrisD #
Gotta love it when relatives who you don’t see often come visiting, when the person they had intended to see just flew out to the US… #
Hmmm, maybe I picked out the wrong colours from my Gamerpic for the new header… Yes, I know, colours on my site. I find it hard to believe #
Hmmm, it’s not exactly what I was expecting, but at least it looks… maybe a little better than before? #
@alancostello Good afternoon #
@binncheol But it’s fun picking it all off #
*sigh* Finding the ideal way to set up my camera relative to my DS for as perfect a recording as possible is hard… #
Hmmm, this will be a long week what with one parent in the US on business, and the other who normally stays in Killiney staying here… #
Ummm……, yea…… #
Just recorded the next part of my Platinum videos with the video on my camera, and the audio using Movie Maker. Let’s hope this works! #

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3 comments

Darren says:

Tuesday the 27th of January, 2009 at 12:07:58pm UTC

Oh. My. God.

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- TheChrisD says:
  
  Tuesday the 27th of January, 2009 at 2:41:54pm UTC
  
  I’m kinda thinking that myself… I was actually considering deleting this since Twitter Tools suddenly started posting them again when I thought it was going to be a bitch and stop posting them…
  
  At least they’re not going to be going up every day, like some people do
  
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Thomas Geraghty says:

Tuesday the 27th of January, 2009 at 7:05:34pm UTC

This post makes me all unhappy face.
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