The Mire » Apple http://www.themire.net Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:17:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Govt denies Dáil’s anti-suicide nets linked to publication of expenses http://www.themire.net/govt-denies-dails-anti-suicide-nets-linked-to-publication-of-expenses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=govt-denies-dails-anti-suicide-nets-linked-to-publication-of-expenses http://www.themire.net/govt-denies-dails-anti-suicide-nets-linked-to-publication-of-expenses/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:12:44 +0000 Donal Conaty http://themire.net/?p=1280 The Government has insisted that the anti-suicide nets around Leinster House are best industry practice and do not reflect plummeting morale among TDs who now have to publish their expenses accounts.

“Anti-suicide nets are very common,” a spokesman said. “Apple are even doing it in China.”

Meanwhile, a bidding war has broken out between publishing industry heavyweights for the international rights to the published accounts of politicians’ expenses. “This could be the biggest thing to happen in publishing since the bible,” an industry analyst said.

Early hopes that  proceeds from sales of the published accounts might go into the public purse have, however, been dashed. “We need every cent we can get,” a TD said.

There was further good news for impoverished TDs when a Revenue inspector confirmed the accounts will probably qualify for the artists’ exemption.

]]> http://www.themire.net/govt-denies-dails-anti-suicide-nets-linked-to-publication-of-expenses/feed/ 0 iPad Roleplay gives users full Charlie Bird experience http://www.themire.net/ipad-roleplay-gives-users-full-charlie-bird-or-john-waters-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ipad-roleplay-gives-users-full-charlie-bird-or-john-waters-experience http://www.themire.net/ipad-roleplay-gives-users-full-charlie-bird-or-john-waters-experience/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:33:54 +0000 Donal Conaty http://themire.net/?p=873 A little known feature of the new Apple iPad is the facility whereby users can set their unit to give them the virtual experiences of a celebrity of their choice.

The Mire can now reveal some of the models in iPad Roleplay that are proving popular here:

iSad allows users to get inside the head of Charlie Bird.

iDad gives users who want it the John Waters experience.

iHad is surprisingly popular as it gives users the sensations felt by Martin Cullen while he is being raped by the media.

iCad and iLad are two Tiger Woods roleplay models proving popular with golfers.

iMad, which offers the Iris Robinson experience, is also popular.

Finally, iFad lets users know what it feels like to be an iPad.

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