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12.11.07US and WiFiThe US is now monitoring WiFi users under a new approved Bill that forces anyone operating a public WiFi connection to report illegal images sent or received over the network. There are a few things I don’t understand about this, but I am surprised that this bill was passed so quickly, well maybe not when you consider this (from RTE News) “The Safe Act was passed in the House of Representatives by 409 votes to two. Law makers used a system designed to push legislation through quickly which meant that it did not receive a hearing, was not voted on in ...
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10.15.07Limerick Animal Welfare Launches a BlogLimerick Animal Welfare - These are great guys - they have even launched a blog! - welcome to the blogosphere ! Limerick Animal Welfare was founded in 1983 to care for unwanted and abandoned animals in the Limerick area. We have rescued, rehabilitated and rehomed many thousands of neglected cats and dogs. We are so proud that after almost a quarter century in operation, our charity continues to flourish. We feel there are two keys to our success. We have an amazing group of hard-working volunteers, who give so freely of their time and energies for the sake of the animals. ...
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10.05.073 Mobile Ireland Blocks johnmryan.com?According to a reader and commenter on johnmryan.com, 3 Ireland are preventing it's mobile phone customers from accessing johnmryan.com on their mobile phones. This is something I cannot confirm for myself, as I am no longer a three customer, so if anyone else can confirm this for me? There has been a somewhat heated and ongoing commenting session (for the lack of a better word) on one of my posts in which I briefly mentioned what people will miss if they switch to 3 Ireland. Although the post is a short post, readers of my blog have been using it as ...
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09.05.07Cheeky Spammer or Blackmail?I got this comment today - somewhat different than the usual spam... hello , my name is Richard and I know you get a lot of spammy comments , I can help you with this problem . I know a lot of spammers and I will ask them not to post on your site. It will reduce the volume of spam by 30-50% .In return Id like to ask you to put a link to my site on the index page of your site. The link will be small and your visitors will hardly notice it , its just done ...
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08.17.07Blog Action Day 2007 - The environmentI have to say this sounds pretty interesting on October 15th is to be Blog Action Day where bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone's mind. That is the issue that is our environment. It is a very interesting idea, and I will be very interested to see some Irish Bloggers participate. Continue Reading...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Blog Action Day 2007 - The environment", url: "http://johnmryan.com/issues/blog-action-day-2007-the-environment/" });
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05.25.07EuroNews thinks Enda Kenny is a woman!This is somewhat funny, what makes it worse is that you cannot contact these people via e-mail - there form does not work... ...Currently Ahern rules with a junior partner, the Progressive Democrats, but he may find he will need a bigger party on board as well. Fine Gael's Enda Kenny says she will do everything she can to prevent Sinn Fein playing a kingmaker role in any future coalition, as does Labour's Pat Rabbitte.SourceSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "EuroNews thinks Enda Kenny is a woman!", url: "http://johnmryan.com/issues/euronews-thinks-enda-kenny-is-a-woman/" });