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McDougal · 17-09-2010 11:57PM #1

What a load of sh1te

The 2 winners are the usual knobs that pass for innovators. One is talking about a global media hub and the other something about a mega free zone. Complete joke of a competition. Why didn't they just call it "Corporate Bullsh1t 2010"?

phasers · 17-09-2010 11:58PM

What on Earth is a "mega free zone"?

Sanjuro · 18-09-2010 12:00AM

Your Ideas, Our Profit.

ILA · 18-09-2010 12:00AM

Wouldn't expect anything better from Martin McAleese and his fetish for entertaining both alleged and convicted Loyalist terrorists from the North in the past. Although they had nothing to do with this particular competition.

Did anyone seriously think it was going to be a real competition? Try and remember the tacky adverts for God's sake (or if lacking belief, in someone else's name).

BOHtox · 18-09-2010 12:05AM

Well, sir, there's nothing on earth Like a genuine, Bona fide, Electrified, Six-car Monorail! What'd I say?

Superbus · 18-09-2010 12:06AM

BOHtox wrote: »

Well, sir, there's nothing on earth Like a genuine, Bona fide, Electrified, Six-car Monorail! What'd I say?

Then we could have Leonard Nimoy.

orourkeda · 18-09-2010 12:12AM

At least they made some sort of effort unlike the snipers around here.

Anyone got any better ideas as a matter of interest.

phasers · 18-09-2010 12:14AM

orourkeda wrote: »

At least they made some sort of effort unlike the snipers around here.

Anyone got any better ideas as a matter of interest.

Quit trying to steal people's ideas

McDougal · 18-09-2010 12:16AM

orourkeda wrote: »

At least they made some sort of effort unlike the snipers around here.

Anyone got any better ideas as a matter of interest.

Not have the competition in the first place and save over a million. That's my idea.

orourkeda · 18-09-2010 12:21AM

McDougal wrote: »

Not have the competition in the first place and save over a million. That's my idea.

So dont even attempt to come up with any ideas?

orourkeda · 18-09-2010 12:22AM

phasers wrote: »

Quit trying to steal people's ideas

Not that anyone has offered yet.

McDougal · 18-09-2010 12:26AM

orourkeda wrote: »

So dont even attempt to come up with any ideas?

I have lots of ideas. Of course none would ever be selected to win by a panel of right wing arses.

Corsendonk · 18-09-2010 12:26AM

McDougal wrote: »

What a load of sh1te

The 2 winners are the usual knobs that pass for innovators. One is talking about a global media hub and the other something about a mega free zone. Complete joke of a competition. Why didn't they just call it "Corporate Bullsh1t 2010"?

Weren't they two of the ideas Dubai tried out before they went bust?

orourkeda · 18-09-2010 12:27AM

McDougal wrote: »

I have lots of ideas. Of course none would ever be selected to win by a panel of right wing arses.

Why havent you done it yourself then?

barleybooley · 18-09-2010 12:30AM

BOHtox wrote: »

Well, sir, there's nothing on earth Like a genuine, Bona fide, Electrified, Six-car Monorail! What'd I say?

MONORAIL!

I'd like a 100K for an idea of mine, any takers? I propose everyone gets a million and we'll have a great time.

McDougal · 18-09-2010 12:35AM

orourkeda wrote: »

Why havent you done it yourself then?

Here's another radical idea, why don't we stop giving more public money to Anglo Irish Bank? Of course that would never win because it's far too sensible. To win a competition like this you need to use words like "dynamic", "proactive", "entrepreneurial", "global" and "innovative".

Hector Mildew · 18-09-2010 12:39AM

orourkeda wrote: »

So dont even attempt to come up with any ideas?

Anyone with a worthwhile idea with real potential wouldn't post it on a website for anyone to read and copy.

As for the winners:

"Make Ireland a Global Media Hub" sounds great but with Google et al lamenting Ireland's poor broadband Internet connectivity and Eamonn Ryan's weak attempts at building a modern network, it's not going to happen anytime soon..

Likewise the "The Data Island Strategy," nice idea but data centres need guaranteed cheap power and lots of Internet bandwidth. Also, a data centre only needs a small number of staff to operate.

I don't mean to be negative but I expected more from ycyc...

PeterIanStaker · 18-09-2010 12:40AM

I'd go down the renewable energy route, something along those lines, either that or come up with a novel way to rip off hordes of tourists

recylingbin · 18-09-2010 12:40AM

McDougal wrote: »

Here's another radical idea, why don't we stop giving more public money to Anglo Irish Bank? Of course that would never win because it's far too sensible. To win a competition like this you need to use words like "dynamic", "proactive", "entrepreneurial", "global" and "innovative".

Is that your gut feel?

WallyGUFC · 18-09-2010 12:41AM

Funny listening to them comparing the media hub to the banks that were brought here in the 80s. Look where that got us...

recylingbin · 18-09-2010 12:42AM

PeterIanStaker wrote: »

I'd go down the renewable energy route, something along those lines, either that or come up with a novel way to rip off hordes of tourists

Dugital camera tax.

orourkeda · 18-09-2010 12:42AM

Hector Mildew wrote: »

Anyone with a worthwhile idea with real potential wouldn't post it on a website for anyone to read and copy.

As for the winners:

"Make Ireland a Global Media Hub" sounds great but with Google et al lamenting Ireland's poor broadband Internet connectivity and Eamonn Ryan's weak attempts at building a modern network, it's not going to happen anytime soon..

Likewise the "The Data Island Strategy," nice idea but data centres need guaranteed cheap power and lots of Internet bandwidth. Also, a data centre only need a small number of staff to operate.

I don't mean to be negative but I expected more from ycyc...

In a recent survey Ireland finished behind Mongolia for broadband coverage.

This in itself should indicate the potential of this idea.

orourkeda · 18-09-2010 12:44AM

PeterIanStaker wrote: »

I'd go down the renewable energy route, something along those lines, either that or come up with a novel way to rip off hordes of tourists

The Nimbys, treehuggers and professional objectors will have a field day with that one.

onlyrocknroll · 18-09-2010 12:44AM

BOHtox wrote: »

Well, sir, there's nothing on earth Like a genuine, Bona fide, Electrified, Six-car Monorail! What'd I say?

I'm sorry, I shouldn't have stopped to get that haircut.

Hector Mildew · 18-09-2010 12:46AM

I wonder how he winner's ideas would be received on Dragons Den?

boblong · 18-09-2010 12:48AM

I think we need to start to foster a startup culture like that in Seattle and San Francisco (except obviously on a smaller scale), whereby we reorient recent grads and those with a talent or trade away from the great hiring and firing companies and instead into a culture of building small online enterprises from scratch.

Corsendonk · 18-09-2010 12:56AM

Maglev Monorail between Dublin to Cork powered by renewable energy, top speed 361mph.

PeterIanStaker · 18-09-2010 01:08AM

orourkeda wrote: »

The Nimbys, treehuggers and professional objectors will have a field day with that one.

Fuck 'em. Let em complain it makes them feel worthwhile. ****.

goose2005 · 18-09-2010 01:18AM

Corsendonk wrote: »

Maglev Monorail between Dublin to Cork powered by renewable energy, top speed 361mph.

But that assumes that anyone would want to go to Cork.

fonecrusher1 · 18-09-2010 01:25AM

How about a monorail that goes from dublin to Ireland?

Lone Stone · 18-09-2010 01:55AM

Ive a great idea to stop piracy of music but unless ireland becomes a record lable i don think it will help hmmm...

How about all irish artist must sign up to ireland huzzahhh

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