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Gee, I wonder what this post will be about - 05/11/2008 - 10:32 GMT - [Link]

It's a perfect cocktail for me being in a bad mood: a bad night's sleep, woken at 6am by a crying baby, cold and foggy outside and work to do that requires more than a little concentration...and large cans of Red Bull are €2.20.

And yet, I can't help feeling a little chipper this morning.

• jim said:

  also on the plus side, you didn't have to do battle with Dublin traffic.
  

  [2008-11-08 16:30:57 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Dave said:

  Fuck no, I'd have just stayed at home.

  [2008-11-08 16:40:38 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• QQ said:

  I never did get round to watching his whole speech...just the first 5 min -.-

  [2008-11-11 19:18:42 GMT] [Reply to this comment]

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Watch history being made in a widget - 04/11/2008 - 17:02 GMT - [Link]



One way or the other, there's going to be people in the streets.

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Wassup 2008 - 28/10/2008 - 10:45 GMT - [Link]



You know something? It's going to be horrible when he doesn't win.

Via sbdc. Original ad here.

• Aidan Kehoe said:

  Apropos: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7693309.stm

  [2008-10-28 15:20:51 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Aidan Kehoe said:

  On the subject of Gmail; you seen Goggles? It is a beautiful, beautiful idea, methinks.

  [2008-10-30 00:49:25 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Dave said:

  It's a good principle but I don't think my maths skills would be diminished enough to stop me from sending a drunk mail. If I can spell while drunk (and I can), then I can surely do simple arithmetic.
  
  Perhaps an experiment is in order.

  [2008-10-30 10:20:55 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Aidan Kehoe said:

  Mit der Rechtschreibung (beim eintippen -- habe neulich bemerkt, dass es mit dem Kugelschreiber eine andere Frage ist) habe ich auch kein Problem, aber trotzdem, bei einfachen Problemen der Mathe, habe ich bemerkt, dass, wenn man
  besoffen ist, alles viel langsamer und sogar schlechter geht.
  
  Die Vorschau gibt's hier eben nicht, junge. Wer ist daran schuld?!?

  [2008-10-30 22:50:07 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Dave said:

  I see. Was this your contribution to the experiment? Dude, you totally type German when you're drunk.
  
  I suppose I should have pointed out that, while I can spell perfectly while drunk, I tend to have issues transmitting that information to my fingers ("I'm perfectly sober, Officer; it's just my body that's drunk"). The only difference between my drunk posts and a classic drnuk pots is I use backspace a lot. Can't confess to ever having tried maths, although I have seen anecdotal evidence that suggests there would be difficulties. I guess the Goggles time limit would be my undoing.
  
  What browser are you using that the preview isn't working on?

  [2008-10-31 10:25:06 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Aidan Kehoe said:

  FF 3.0.3. It’s started working again, though, might have been an odd interaction with the Youtube player and the window size?
  
  I’m missing speaking German a bit—I suppose I should go do a conversation exchange. Though my French needs more work …

  [2008-10-31 16:34:49 GMT] [Reply to this comment]

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Two men, two whiteboards - 22/10/2008 - 17:00 GMT - [Link]

Paddy Hirsch explains Collateralized Debt Obligations:



Mark Kermode explains High School Musical 3:

• Aidan Kehoe said:

  Nice the way the first guy's nœi vowel betrays quickly where he's from; without it I would have needed to listen a lot harder.

  [2008-10-22 20:46:16 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Aidan Kehoe said:

  That said, what's he doing with the surname „Hirsch“? Is it something like the Rosenstock story?

  [2008-10-23 00:22:35 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Dave said:

  He might be related to Emmet Stagg.

  [2008-10-23 09:21:32 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• schpengle said:

  well thats nice to know that, this expert said, "so if only 30% pay thier mortgage" when he meant 60% pay, or 30% dont...
  on the 2nd level cdo bit.
  well, if thats an explanation from an expert, no wonder!
  :p

  [2008-10-23 10:25:01 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Dave said:

  Ah, that's nitpicking. Its's still a very illuminating (and terrifying) explanation of the mess we're in. Well, those of us with earthly possessions anyway :P

  [2008-10-23 10:42:35 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Aidan Kehoe said:

  Its's?

  [2008-10-26 13:52:45 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Dave said:

  Yes's.

  [2008-10-26 21:28:10 GMT] [Reply to this comment]

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