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- 1 a.m., Snowy February Morning
February 10, 2012
Amazing and Weird When the pictures were taken, it was nearly pitch dark outside! The shots are in 2 columns below, taken at about 1 this morning. Those on…
- Block ACTA! Stop ACTA!
February 10, 2012
Block ACTA and Stop ACTA! Truly, our freedoms are at stake. While notionally an idea to prevent copyright theft, it's real purpose opens the floodgates for…
- Bland Picture
January 29, 2012
Words etc
- So farewell Leslie Nielsen
November 29, 2010
Today you left for good.. You made me laugh and fortunately moved on from the Forbidden Planet, where I also laughed, but not in the same way. httpv://www.…
- Iggy at Hammersmith
May 31, 2010
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qaq4NgYA64M I've been (and still am!) busy over the last few months moving house and otherwise making a new life for…
- Thin Moon over Bridgwater
March 18, 2010
Using my Panasonic Lumix TZ7 and it's fantastic zoom and image stabilisation, and at low-ish light levels (dusk), I took the following pictures last night…
- Lookalikes
January 5, 2010
Much merriment is being made about the Spanish presidency website being hacked and Mr Zapatero's image being replaced by that of Mr Bean. See Mr Bean…
- Top Cat Dies
December 23, 2009
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=Bh8T3kvXOZI Arnold Stang Dies The voice of Top Cat, the excellent cartoon series of my childhood has died at a good old age. He…
- Crawling Chaos Dishwasher
December 21, 2009
Via some Google Alerts I've got set up, I came across the weirdest definition of "Crawling Chaos" that I've seen for quite some time. This is the…
- Forest Fun
December 19, 2009
Final preparations for Xmas dinner involved another trip to Wallace's venison Farm on the Blackdown Hills for some Venison and Bison roasting joints. …
- Gone to Funeral
December 17, 2009
Gazza's funeral in Whitley Bay is on Friday. Very strange. See http://crawlingchaos.co.uk/special-notice/
- Exceptionally Clear Air Over Somerset
December 11, 2009
Following a cold, frosty night, when the early morning fog had lifted, I noticed that the air overhead was exceptionally clear, transparent, and…
- Christine
December 3, 2009
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=KaKa-5wiyyc Siouxsie And The Banshees - Christine (Official Video)
- I've Been Comment Spammed by Kevin Hoeffer!
December 1, 2009
Yup! It's true. Apparently, the only way that PWW et al can now made any headway is by asking inane questions on the very websites that are trying to close…
- It Was, Not There.
November 29, 2009
WIRE. The 15th (from the album 154) I've always liked this tune with it's rotating chords, sequenced strangely. It's The 15th by Wire. The videos are a…
- Can you picture what will be, So limitless and free.
November 26, 2009
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=ZDN9y2vTdUs This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the…
- Not Bad for a Practice
November 23, 2009
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=65ah7DI8AzQ No doubt hoards of guitar players were avidly checking James Williamson's fingers in this clip, just to make sure…
- Best SF Ending?
November 18, 2009
From The Dream Quest of the Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft Randolph Carter leaped shoutingly awake within his Boston room. Birds sang in hidden…
- Ah. Edward Woodward's Dead
November 16, 2009
Actor Edward Woodward Dies I'm quite sad about today's news, because the show Callan formed a key part of my life, in a way, when I was growing up. The…
- Bridgwater Kingfisher
November 14, 2009
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=XcJ7DRJVrGY I've just uploaded this video using different software and process so I don't know how it'll appear yet. However,…
- 1 a.m., Snowy February Morning
- Buddhism (136)
How does Nichiren and his life relate to today…?
- Test Page for Andrew
January 27, 2012
Test Snaps of Austral;ia Hi Andrew. If you can read this then you've entered the password correctly and could see 1000's of pages of the post - if I'd…
- Castaway, Crawling Chaos and The Coral Sea
December 6, 2011
Ichinen Sanzen It (literally) means 3000 realms in a single moment of life. This means that for any given moment your life is composed of everything; all…
- Don’t Hurt a Buddha
October 28, 2010
What Does That Title Mean! A. Those who practice Buddhism do so without any expectation of grace or favour. They do it for two reasons: To Improve their…
- Future Days for Scammers
October 28, 2010
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeyloPWyB3I Future Days, by Can
- General de Gaule & Claire Chicoteau
June 28, 2010
French Resistance: de Gaulle in London. (This posting originally released on 16 Dec 2007. Reposted and edited because of the subject's death.) This…
- Why is There No Juventus Gun Picture from Heysel?
May 31, 2010
Heysel and Beyond Being justifiably upset by the events at the Heysel Stadium many years ago, the recent comments on a video I made about it ... httpv://www.yo…
- Democracy and Freedom
April 13, 2010
I've been on holiday for a while. Today's encouragement from Sensei I thought wonderfully appropriate for us in Britain, given the imminent general election…
- People's Happiness
March 26, 2010
What's Important? Of foremost importance are the people - not celebrities, the powerful, the rich, scholars or others whom society deems great or praiseworth…
- Notice: E.Y.E.S.
March 25, 2010
No fuss. My old friend Jeff recently died. The track now playing was one of the last pieces we did together. It's Jeff's creation and is one of…
- Awful BBC, Xenophobic Road Accident Reporting
March 15, 2010
Students die in India as bus plunges into river The above headline is awful enough for the people involved, but in reality, it's subject, a road crash, is…
- To Be Truly Great
March 10, 2010
The fundamental spirit of Buddhism is that all people are equal. A person is not great simply because of his or her social standing, fame, academic background…
- The Hell of Incessant Suffering and the Land of Tranquil Light
March 3, 2010
The Hell of Incessant Suffering and the Land of Tranquil Light Note: This was originally published here http://buddhastate.co.uk/blog/?p=30 on Sunday,…
- Please Read: How Summer Camps Could Change Britain
March 2, 2010
Introduction This is a follow-up to Colony Holidays and Tubby the Tuba where I talked about Colony Holidays (the CCHS), Chris Green's part as Tubby the Tuba,…
- Peace, Culture, Education
March 1, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---- "Of course, you're free to live your lives how you like, but don't forget the fundamental path of life. "The Soka Gakkai…
- Awake but not Aware
February 3, 2010
I was staggered to read the contents of this news article today; Vegetative state patients can respond to questions Apparently, new research shows that…
- Some Words are Just 'Right'!
December 24, 2009
I woke up this morning ......and read two small passages, both written by Buddhists, one of which quotes one of "The Buddha's" last works, the Lotus Sutra. …
- Crawling Chaos Dishwasher
December 21, 2009
Via some Google Alerts I've got set up, I came across the weirdest definition of "Crawling Chaos" that I've seen for quite some time. This is the…
- Utah - Calmer or Karma?
November 19, 2009
Meteor Last night, a washing-machine-sized lump of rock plummeted from the depths of space right across the face of Utah, USA, and right across the news…
- Grief
November 18, 2009
It's grief innit? Consider this. You care for someone dearly and they get ill and go on a life support machine. Now you are not a doctor and don't know how…
- What is the Point of Fine Words?
November 15, 2009
Obama President Obama was elected under the banner of change. Change for the overall health of his nation Change in economics and finance Change…
- Test Page for Andrew
- Crawling Chaos (182)
Post-punk N.E. Band
- Crawling Chaos Kick Scammers Ass with DMCA Infringement Bluff
December 7, 2011
I've been busy. I posted the details of a wacky con on the Crawling Chaos website (shown above). In a nutshell, it appears to operate thus: User…
- Castaway, Crawling Chaos and The Coral Sea
December 6, 2011
Ichinen Sanzen It (literally) means 3000 realms in a single moment of life. This means that for any given moment your life is composed of everything; all…
- Harry Secombe is Coming to Tea, again.
November 4, 2011
Crawling Chaos Harry Secombe CC GCC Harry2 by Crawling Chaos Still twiddling with Harry, after all these years. Always, there's more to do. Again,…
- Foetus Products Shop Made Simple
November 2, 2011
Foetus Products Shop Open In preparation for our next release, Spookhouse, I've set up a proper shop to sell it! Our intention is to sell everything…
- 666 and Spookhouse
September 20, 2011
There are no co-incidences in Buddhism... I've just been adding a few scheduled postings into the Crawling Chaos website. For those of a mysterious…
- Mr Symptom Boxes Clever
September 15, 2011
Crawling Chaos: The Box It appears that finally, after much hesitation, the world is going to be able to enjoy the later works of Crawling Chaos which Jeff…
- Another Addition to Crawling Chaos's Anecdotes
September 13, 2011
Some more prompting from Holly has allowed me to add a plaster bit to the Crawling Chaos Anecdotes page.... you had to be there. It's the Rock Garden…
- No Grandpa's Grave but Harry is Still Coming to Tea
September 12, 2011
Amended Crawling Chaos Anecdotes page as Holly cryptically says the lyrics derivation of (I've Got) Loofahs is wrong. ...er, it's only about 5 years…
- Jesse Willms Hacked
May 25, 2011
Jesse Willms Ethics Hacked I got a auto-alert from a Scamraiders post from Justin Asking that a page on one of the plethora of Willms self-promotional…
- I Can Smell the Worms Coming
October 25, 2010
Got a bit of a Crawling Chaos fan here. They've been putting out a few of our tracks and recently have stuck out a fair wodge from the original "Homunculus…
- Myths Tidied
August 25, 2010
I've tided up the "Myths" page, a bit. But really - I need to give the whole page and website a good blowing over, clear out the inward-looking dross and…
- Sounds Waqqaz Review
July 28, 2010
...and following on from the previous post, here's a recently provided scan from Holly of a (now defunct) Sounds magazine (four star!) review of the vinyl…
- Smash Hits' Sex Machine Review
July 26, 2010
I've just found a website that scans all Smash Hits magazines and puts them online in their entirety! Digging through, I found this review notice of…
- Notice: E.Y.E.S.
March 25, 2010
No fuss. My old friend Jeff recently died. The track now playing was one of the last pieces we did together. It's Jeff's creation and is one of…
- Crawling Chaos Dishwasher
December 21, 2009
Via some Google Alerts I've got set up, I came across the weirdest definition of "Crawling Chaos" that I've seen for quite some time. This is the…
- Back from Funeral
December 21, 2009
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=Y7mI9JH3zeY After driving through blizzards to get there, I took this little video of King Edward's Bay en route to the…
- Gone to Funeral
December 17, 2009
Gazza's funeral in Whitley Bay is on Friday. Very strange. See http://crawlingchaos.co.uk/special-notice/
- The Crawling Chaos of EffectiveCleanse
December 6, 2009
Introduction Google Alerts are a neat way to keep track of stuff that interests you. I use it to follow web appearances of the band from my earlier life…
- It's Just Like Bladerunner.
November 23, 2009
It's Just Like Bladerunner, And Not Just the Weather! Tears in Rain Bladerunner, the movie, based on an old Philip K Dick science-fiction story, was made…
- Best SF Ending?
November 18, 2009
From The Dream Quest of the Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft Randolph Carter leaped shoutingly awake within his Boston room. Birds sang in hidden…
- Crawling Chaos Kick Scammers Ass with DMCA Infringement Bluff
- Cycling (29)
Ecological sustainable transport for fun and fear
- Normal Sperm in the BBC
June 29, 2009
Sore Testicles "Oh dear!", I thought, when I read this article on the BBC news today.... Elite cyclists 'risk infertility' Read the article. Apparently…
- French prisoners Ride Tour de France
June 4, 2009
A Week is a Long Time in.. Q. In What? In prison - yes obviously In politics - yes In a relationship - well yes, especially the past week for…
- How to Commit Murder, Legally
May 16, 2009
Introduction Simple. Live in County Durham, UK Don't pass the driving test Drive a car, unsupervised, with your partner and her 6-year old child as…
- Murderous, Stupid, Boy
April 25, 2009
This is the full text of an 'article' posted on the Michigan State University (MSU) news section by 'the State News opinion writer' apparently. Zack (for it…
- Crap Cycle Lanes and Other Madness
April 25, 2009
This is an unashamed plug for the Warrington Cycle Campaign. Their dedicated work over the years has now brought in the first real 20mph zone in their town…
- Strangely No Fear, Perfect Balance
April 25, 2009
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o I didn't think it was possible to cycle along the top of iron railings. Now I know it's possible. I love…
- Cavendish Wins Milan-San Remo; but how'd you know?
March 22, 2009
Mark Cavendish wins by 11cm over 185km! Gazzetta della sport run the race and have a Mario Cippollini interview here. Websites and news agencies…
- London and Victoria Insurance and Bad Statistics
February 14, 2009
CTC & Guardian 000728487XI'm indebted to this week's CTC newsletter for pointing out an article by Ben Goldacre in the Guardian last Saturday (a week…
- Paris Cycles Meet the BBC's Forces of Negativity
February 10, 2009
Paris Cycles Freely with Loaded Questions and Answers In Buddhism, there's a concept called the forces of negativity which is inherent to the whole universe -…
- So Far Ahead - Beryl Burton
January 16, 2009
Following GB cycling's successes at the recent 2008 olympics and world championships, I was reminded about the accomplishments of Beryl Burton who died…
- Weird Chrome Tarnishes World's Oldest Cycle Organisation
November 8, 2008
Following on from my trial with Opera after my trying times with Firefox and Pipex, I've given the new Google browser, Chrome a go. So far it's worked well,…
- Oxford Cambridge Bridgwater Cycle Race
October 31, 2008
In a new twist on the Oxford and Cambridge rivalry that spreads from the Boat Race, Varsity Rugby match etc to University Challenge and Prime Ministerial…
- The Law is Inside Us, Not an External Constraint
October 30, 2008
Currently there is an inquest in Essex into the death of a young woman, Natalie Wade, who was hit by a car driven by three quarters blind pensioner, John…
- Tour of Britain 2008, Stage 3 in Somerset
September 9, 2008
The Tour of Britain came through Bridgwater this year so I took a day off work to watch a bit. We went to two spots; Right on the crossroads at…
- Tour of Britain 2008 Detailed Manual
September 8, 2008
Just for me and my mates as it was hard to find. The race manual with timings, especially for Bridgwater on Stage 3! Map: View Larger Map Tour of…
- Taking liberties with Karmic retribution
August 27, 2008
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=j21rcnJ3EO8 Ironically, in the same week that it was announced that the Orgreave Coke Works site is to be redeveloped into a…
- One More Shot at the Warrington Cycle Campaign
August 18, 2008
With the recent (overwhelming) successes by our cyclists at this years Olympics, one would think that this would spur even more people to get on a bike, lose a…
- People Are Mad, Not Cyclists; Extra Information #2
August 8, 2008
People are mad, Not Cyclists People Are Mad, Not Cyclists; Extra Information Following on from these two previous posts where I mentioned the laughable…
- Chatelus Malvaleix on Google Earth Tour de France Map
July 9, 2008
View Larger Map This little French town and various other places about are featured in this year's (2008) Tour de France bike race. We had many…
- Cycle Facility-Monthly Pointer
April 4, 2008
Yey! Check out the latest convenient and well designed cycling facility from the Warrington Cycle Campaign here. It's a gudyin! This is turning into a…
- Normal Sperm in the BBC
- Environment (196)
We live in it – so look after it!
- Bearded Collie in Stair Hole, Lulworth Cove, Dorset
February 20, 2012
Pictures, mainly from a Panasonic Lumix TZ7 and an HTC Desire S phone video below of the crumpled sedimentary rocks in Stair Hole, some of the finest examples…
- Cold Day at Hengistbury Head
February 12, 2012
George on the beach near Hengistbury Head httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOePdWUuHWM
- Testing Windows 8 Developer Preview Version
November 22, 2011
Windows 8 Developer Preview I've finally decided to test the next Windows edition, probably to be called Windows 8, although things like that are never…
- Google Gagarin
April 12, 2011
It Was 50 Years Ago, Today ...when mankind left the gravitational confines of our Earth. A poor boy from the steppes, Yuri Gagarin, simultaneously…
- Google Tsunami Alert
March 11, 2011
Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Following this morning's (using GMT) earthquake just off Japan (now set at 8.8 on the Richter Scale, but it keeps rising…
- Laws are like sausages — it is best not to see them being made: Mercenary Guidelines for a Better World
March 4, 2011
Guidelines for a Better World Laws are like sausages — it is best not to see them being made. Perhaps I should re-phrase this as: The Rules of Law…
- Whales and Space Demonstrate Contrasts In Humanity
February 16, 2011
Introduction Two items on today's news demonstrated the vast contrasts in our humanity. Stardust probe finds 'subdued' comet crater & Japan halts whale…
- Bridgwater: 5-bed Edwardian Town House For Sale
October 13, 2010
For Sale: 5 Bedroom town house in Historic Bridgwater, Somerset SOLD!! On three floors, brick construction. Located on the west side of Bridgwater,…
- Islands 'Defy' Sea-Level Rise
June 4, 2010
Introduction This week will see some news that will be twisted and churned by the climate change sceptics... Apparently, the coral islands are responding…
- Thin Moon over Bridgwater
March 18, 2010
Using my Panasonic Lumix TZ7 and it's fantastic zoom and image stabilisation, and at low-ish light levels (dusk), I took the following pictures last night…
- Awful BBC, Xenophobic Road Accident Reporting
March 15, 2010
Students die in India as bus plunges into river The above headline is awful enough for the people involved, but in reality, it's subject, a road crash, is…
- Whale States the Obvious
February 26, 2010
On Thursday, a young woman was killed by a whale. She'd wanted to work with whales ever since she was a little girl, and got her wish fulfilled. Now,…
- Forest Fun
December 19, 2009
Final preparations for Xmas dinner involved another trip to Wallace's venison Farm on the Blackdown Hills for some Venison and Bison roasting joints. …
- Exceptionally Clear Air Over Somerset
December 11, 2009
Following a cold, frosty night, when the early morning fog had lifted, I noticed that the air overhead was exceptionally clear, transparent, and…
- It's Just Like Bladerunner.
November 23, 2009
It's Just Like Bladerunner, And Not Just the Weather! Tears in Rain Bladerunner, the movie, based on an old Philip K Dick science-fiction story, was made…
- Send in the Army
November 23, 2009
No Problem The towns of Workington and Cockermouth are now effectively isolated because all the bridges are down, washed away in the floods. However,…
- Bridgwater Kingfisher
November 14, 2009
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=XcJ7DRJVrGY I've just uploaded this video using different software and process so I don't know how it'll appear yet. However,…
- Three Good Environment Plans
November 3, 2009
This week, I've become aware of three excellent initiatives that are focussing people's energies, creativity, and cash(!) into positive solutions to the global…
- Tough Old Geordie
October 6, 2009
Like a metal mickey, old Geordie Gordon Moore (no, not him of Intel and his 'law') has astounded the medical profession with the recent discovery that a…
- UK's Sensible Energy Chief tells it Like it Is - Like Me!!!
October 1, 2009
The statements this week, by the UK government's chief energy scientist, are right up my street. See Britons creating 'more emissions' on the BBC. It's…
- Bearded Collie in Stair Hole, Lulworth Cove, Dorset
- Freedom (302)
– means more than life itself
- Block ACTA! Stop ACTA!
February 10, 2012
Block ACTA and Stop ACTA! Truly, our freedoms are at stake. While notionally an idea to prevent copyright theft, it's real purpose opens the floodgates for…
- A police state for benefit claimants? « Ron's Rants…
January 31, 2012
It Was labour What Done This... That it was. I first threatened and then did leave the Labour Party over it. Right at the time they were trying to…
- Dead Internet Tomorrow?
January 17, 2012
Tomorrow, This Site Is Dead. Why? All my sites go off-line tomorrow in what-is-to-be-hoped a world-wide protest against the proposed SOPA & PIPA acts in…
- Laws are like sausages — it is best not to see them being made: Mercenary Guidelines for a Better World
March 4, 2011
Guidelines for a Better World Laws are like sausages — it is best not to see them being made. Perhaps I should re-phrase this as: The Rules of Law…
- Trafigura, BBC and the Stink from Two Views on Damages.
January 4, 2011
Introduction Back in 2009, Trafigura nearly put the blockers on free speech and the reporting of parliament. Twitter claimed to be part of this unlocking…
- Blakes 7 Federation Troopers on Streets of Britain
December 22, 2010
Metropolitan Police Wear Examined The appearance of "our" police is becoming more and more like some hellish dystopian vision of oppression from all the best…
- My Wikileaks Mirror
December 7, 2010
Wikileaks MIRROR TERMINATED Genuine Wikileaks Mirror © Foetus Products 1980 - 2010 http://wikileaks.foetusproducts.com/ pulled by Site5 This is a…
- Long Live Wikileaks!
December 6, 2010
Long Live Wikileaks! These images will take you to the current IP addresses of Wikileaks. It follows on from my earlier help to the organisation here…
- We Could Save £243,654,565 off the Civil Service!
September 20, 2010
Q. How? A. Simple. All people in the public sector (i.e. in the service of the government) to have a salary of no more than the prime minister... Preamble …
- General de Gaule & Claire Chicoteau
June 28, 2010
French Resistance: de Gaulle in London. (This posting originally released on 16 Dec 2007. Reposted and edited because of the subject's death.) This…
- Philadelphia has had enough Shootings
June 21, 2010
Not much to say, really, but in Cumbria recently a man went berserk with a gun and killed a dozen people. The nation beat it's collective chest in anguish. …
- The Real Troubles are not in Northern Ireland
June 16, 2010
Bloody Sunday The Saville Report, probably the longest and certainly the most expensive enquiry in the UK ever, is now out. The ramifications are continuing,…
- All Healthcare is Temporary in America
April 28, 2010
Healthcare Woes Lying sick in bed this morning listening to a Radio 5 phone-in about the "state" of our Accident & Emergency (A&E) healthcare system…
- Democracy and Freedom
April 13, 2010
I've been on holiday for a while. Today's encouragement from Sensei I thought wonderfully appropriate for us in Britain, given the imminent general election…
- Awful BBC, Xenophobic Road Accident Reporting
March 15, 2010
Students die in India as bus plunges into river The above headline is awful enough for the people involved, but in reality, it's subject, a road crash, is…
- Please Read: How Summer Camps Could Change Britain
March 2, 2010
Introduction This is a follow-up to Colony Holidays and Tubby the Tuba where I talked about Colony Holidays (the CCHS), Chris Green's part as Tubby the Tuba,…
- Ashcroft: Assurance or Promise most Likely?
March 1, 2010
"Lord" Ashcroft Then It's ten years since Ashcroft "gave assurances" that he would reveal his er.. something or other, to William Hague - according to William…
- Megrahi Innocent of Lockerbie Bomb?
January 6, 2010
Introduction Last April (9 months ago), I contrasted the sling and arrows of fortune as they applied to an admitted mass-murderer and one convicted of mass…
- Lookalikes
January 5, 2010
Much merriment is being made about the Spanish presidency website being hacked and Mr Zapatero's image being replaced by that of Mr Bean. See Mr Bean…
- Weird World of Secrecy and Freedom
December 11, 2009
Introduction Yesterday's News The use of intercept evidence in courts in England and Wales is not "legally viable", ...the Home Office has said. This is…
- Block ACTA! Stop ACTA!
- Health (4)
well at least you’ve got your health.
- A police state for benefit claimants? « Ron's Rants…
January 31, 2012
It Was labour What Done This... That it was. I first threatened and then did leave the Labour Party over it. Right at the time they were trying to…
- From Google Treasure Chest to Sun Tan Scam in Nevis on the BBC?
August 1, 2011
From Google Treasure Chest to Ubertan Sun Tan Scam in Nevis on the BBC? A. yes it's true! An article on the BBC website today highlighted the dangers…
- Noose Tightens on Copyright Theft (Fixed Penalties for Downloaders Next!)
August 21, 2008
Following my little hit on Crawling Chaos tune nickers here google-security-to-crawling-chaos-and-morals/, the latest news is that a London woman, Isabella…
- Healthcare - Incompetent Hypocrites in Charge
June 4, 2008
The latest "news" in healthcare is (see this BBC item): Firms 'to run failing NHS trusts' Now where have I heard this before? I know! Let's check (see…
- A police state for benefit claimants? « Ron's Rants…
- Internet (271)
cyber war and cyber fun
- Block ACTA! Stop ACTA!
February 10, 2012
Block ACTA and Stop ACTA! Truly, our freedoms are at stake. While notionally an idea to prevent copyright theft, it's real purpose opens the floodgates for…
- FTC Take Action: Is This The End of The Fake News Site?
January 26, 2012
FTC Permanently Stops Six Operators from Using Fake News Sites that Allegedly Deceived Consumers about Acai Berry Weight-Loss Products Above is the FTC's own…
- Dead Internet Tomorrow?
January 17, 2012
Tomorrow, This Site Is Dead. Why? All my sites go off-line tomorrow in what-is-to-be-hoped a world-wide protest against the proposed SOPA & PIPA acts in…
- Nifty Spam Fighting
December 7, 2011
Project Honey Pot Careful observers to this website may have (but more probably not) discovered a tiny little link on random pages, which includes the main…
- Fabian Tactics of Google Work At Home Scam Legal Team
December 5, 2011
Pacific Webworks / Quad Try and Dodge the Issue Back in 2009 I stumbled upon a negative option scam for which those involved were sued by Google (and…
- Try Firefox, Nightly, 64 bit
September 21, 2011
Testing Firefox 64-bit Right Now! Actually, I tried the 64 bit installs of Firefox and Internet Explorer soon after I installed this Windows 7 64 bit…
- Jesse Willms Banned by Judge from Negative Option Selling - Assets Frozen!
September 14, 2011
Latest News from Tuesday, Seattle Jesse Willms Banned by Judge from Negative Option Selling - Assets Frozen! CBC (with whom Willms has already had a…
- No Grandpa's Grave but Harry is Still Coming to Tea
September 12, 2011
Amended Crawling Chaos Anecdotes page as Holly cryptically says the lyrics derivation of (I've Got) Loofahs is wrong. ...er, it's only about 5 years…
- Hacked - I was a possible Malware Site for tructuyenso.vn!
September 8, 2011
Introduction A few days ago I got hacked. I quickly ripped out a heap of dodgy files left by the hackers but for some days now, Firefox, my browser, while…
- Site Outage
September 7, 2011
My host, Site5.com, has kindly told me that this site (and others of mine) will be off-line from tonight for 3 hours from 07 Sep 2011 23:00 GMT/UTC until 08…
- Turkish Hacker-Crackers, perhaps?
September 5, 2011
A Cracking Week Off? I had a week's holiday of sorts last week. On returning I found that this website had been cracked. (I already had intimations that…
- From Google Treasure Chest to Sun Tan Scam in Nevis on the BBC?
August 1, 2011
From Google Treasure Chest to Ubertan Sun Tan Scam in Nevis on the BBC? A. yes it's true! An article on the BBC website today highlighted the dangers…
- Massive Spam Hit for Centurion Wealth Circle Pyramid Scheme
July 18, 2011
Massive Spam Hit Willie R Over the weekend, I received over 600 spams from someone called Willie R (with a number appended to the name) to my gmail…
- Jesse Willms Hacked
May 25, 2011
Jesse Willms Ethics Hacked I got a auto-alert from a Scamraiders post from Justin Asking that a page on one of the plethora of Willms self-promotional…
- Jesse Willms Settles in Court with Google - a Google Win against the Scammers?
March 25, 2011
Just Think Media Settles With Google Over Trademark Infringement Last year Jesse Willms threw the lawyer dogs at me which forced me to pull some posts. I'd…
- How WordPress Spam Works
February 23, 2011
WordPress Comment Spam The plague of all blogs is spam, mainly comment spam, by sheer numerical superiority. Q. Why Do They Do It? A. As a minimum, they…
- Trading Planet Ltd - running again after legal closedown!
February 14, 2011
From various complaints online it seems that Trading Planet Ltd and other companies may be back in business (under new names). Also found this very…
- Pengins on Google StreetView
January 14, 2011
Google StreetView is in Antarctica Although you can see how they've done it using the cameras and flags in the snow, it's still really cute that they've…
- Is There Really a SwipeAuctions to SellOffAuctions Link?
January 5, 2011
Introduction I've been reading this post on Penny Auction Watch: http://www.pennyauctionwatch.com/2010/11/have-you-bid-on-selloffauctions-com-reviews/ ..and…
- Windows Defrag to News 9 Today Browser Scam
January 2, 2011
Free Windows Defragmenter Search Take this for a scam and a half way of fixing the Google search results! Today I was looking for an old defrag program,…
- Block ACTA! Stop ACTA!
- Life (239)
Covers everything with sparkle
- A police state for benefit claimants? « Ron's Rants…
January 31, 2012
It Was labour What Done This... That it was. I first threatened and then did leave the Labour Party over it. Right at the time they were trying to…
- Funny Looking Volkswagen Camper
January 29, 2012
Question? Spotted in Bournemouth.., and taken on my mobile phone So what is it? A. My friend tells me it's a Subaru Samba - and that it is! It's a…
- Castaway, Crawling Chaos and The Coral Sea
December 6, 2011
Ichinen Sanzen It (literally) means 3000 realms in a single moment of life. This means that for any given moment your life is composed of everything; all…
- From Google Treasure Chest to Sun Tan Scam in Nevis on the BBC?
August 1, 2011
From Google Treasure Chest to Ubertan Sun Tan Scam in Nevis on the BBC? A. yes it's true! An article on the BBC website today highlighted the dangers…
- Google Gagarin
April 12, 2011
It Was 50 Years Ago, Today ...when mankind left the gravitational confines of our Earth. A poor boy from the steppes, Yuri Gagarin, simultaneously…
- R.I.P. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
February 23, 2011
R.I.P. Actor Nicholas Courtney So farewell Brigadier! Many a time you and your UNIT chums saved the world from horrible alien monsters. It wasn't…
- Winter's Gibbet, Northumberland
January 27, 2011
Always worth a visit! Especially on a cold, foggy morning! Winter's Gibbet, Elsdon, Northumberland, England, Uk in England And here is a picture from…
- The Paleontologist
January 17, 2011
By Don Martin(1931 - 2000) Taken from "Mad's Maddest Artist Don Martin Steps Out"
- Heron in Snow In Back Garden
December 3, 2010
Following on from yesterday's snow - it's still here (plus icicles) but with the addition of a heron, studiously examining the fish pond....
- Snow in Bournemouth!
December 2, 2010
And yes, brr, it's cold, but not as bad as back home in Northumberland. No way.
- So Farewell, You Great Leslie, You!
September 30, 2010
Thus are Jack Lemmon's words (as the Prince) as he bids goodbye to Tony Curtis (as the Great Leslie) in the film "The Great Race" Today, it's been…
- The Return of the Wanderer
July 25, 2010
Okay. I'm back from a foreign holiday followed immediately by a Buddhist course during which I've had absolutely no internet access... It was lovely! T…
- Just Had to Get More Shiroi Neko T-Shirts
June 22, 2010
I just love the design, so I've ordered a few more before the budget! They are by Shiroi Neko. "L.A. DINK" is what I like but I may try some others....
- I'm shaking at the prospect of not having any cheese-rolling
March 12, 2010
Yep! You read it correctly! I'm shaking at the prospect of not having any cheese-rolling - said Diana Smart, a cheese-maker Apparently the annual…
- Astronomer Royal Cock-Up on Flikr
March 5, 2010
Introduction Some time ago I tried out Flickr, ultimately deciding to host my own pictures on-site. I don't the idea of someone having MY picture resource…
- Lookalikes
January 5, 2010
Much merriment is being made about the Spanish presidency website being hacked and Mr Zapatero's image being replaced by that of Mr Bean. See Mr Bean…
- Top Cat Dies
December 23, 2009
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=Bh8T3kvXOZI Arnold Stang Dies The voice of Top Cat, the excellent cartoon series of my childhood has died at a good old age. He…
- Crawling Chaos Dishwasher
December 21, 2009
Via some Google Alerts I've got set up, I came across the weirdest definition of "Crawling Chaos" that I've seen for quite some time. This is the…
- Backup Plans
December 7, 2009
- Grief
November 18, 2009
It's grief innit? Consider this. You care for someone dearly and they get ill and go on a life support machine. Now you are not a doctor and don't know how…
- A police state for benefit claimants? « Ron's Rants…
- Technology (236)
and science, are wonderful, when used properly
- Testing Windows 8 Developer Preview Version
November 22, 2011
Windows 8 Developer Preview I've finally decided to test the next Windows edition, probably to be called Windows 8, although things like that are never…
- HTC Desire S Software Update Steals Free Locations Navigation
October 26, 2011
HTC Desire S - Software Update Last night, my mobile decided to upgrade itself. Both Android and HTC Sense got "upgraded". It's now: Android…
- Try Firefox, Nightly, 64 bit
September 21, 2011
Testing Firefox 64-bit Right Now! Actually, I tried the 64 bit installs of Firefox and Internet Explorer soon after I installed this Windows 7 64 bit…
- Windows 7 SP1 Install
February 23, 2011
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Install Experience Windows 7 Ultimate with SP1 I installed Win7 sp1 on my PC last night after spotting it in the Windows Update…
- Virtual Box Running 32 bit Win7 inside 64 bit Win7
February 4, 2011
Introduction These shots are primarily for the benefit of my friend. Virtual Box Sun's (now Oracle's) VirtualBox application allows computer users to run a…
- What is the Best Backup for Windows in a Small Home or Office?
December 5, 2010
What is the Best Backup for Windows in a Small Home or Office? Which Windows Backup? A History. Over the years I've tried many systems for backing up…
- Antimatter: The Real Giant Leap
November 18, 2010
One Small Step for Man, one Giant Leap For Mankind When Armstrong said those words (except I missed out the 'a'), it looked like men & women would be…
- Pacman is 30
September 13, 2010
This guy has made a WordPress Plugin that's a fully working PacMan game to celebrate 30 years of Pacman.... (link here). So happy birthday, Pacmen! I…
- How to Clean Up Outlook Contact Phone Numbers using VBA
August 12, 2010
Introduction I got a new phone and when synchronised with Microsoft Outlook, the phone numbers don't dial out properly because of spaces & STD…
- Goodbye Mr Floppy
April 27, 2010
Not an advert for a male enhancement cream ...but more a statement of fact.... yes indeedy, Sony, inventors of the 3.5" floppy disc, have announced that…
- Awful BBC, Xenophobic Road Accident Reporting
March 15, 2010
Students die in India as bus plunges into river The above headline is awful enough for the people involved, but in reality, it's subject, a road crash, is…
- Comment Spam Revisited
March 8, 2010
For no reason ...other than a try-out and also the current anti-spam plugins miss the odd bit of comment spam, I've now switched off TanTanNoodles' Spam…
- Astronomer Royal Cock-Up on Flikr
March 5, 2010
Introduction Some time ago I tried out Flickr, ultimately deciding to host my own pictures on-site. I don't the idea of someone having MY picture resource…
- Awake but not Aware
February 3, 2010
I was staggered to read the contents of this news article today; Vegetative state patients can respond to questions Apparently, new research shows that…
- Crawling Chaos Dishwasher
December 21, 2009
Via some Google Alerts I've got set up, I came across the weirdest definition of "Crawling Chaos" that I've seen for quite some time. This is the…
- Backup Plans
December 7, 2009
- To Be Human?
November 21, 2009
What it Means The key thing that separates us as humans from other creatures is our creativity based on our natural inquisitiveness tied in with our sense…
- Utah - Calmer or Karma?
November 19, 2009
Meteor Last night, a washing-machine-sized lump of rock plummeted from the depths of space right across the face of Utah, USA, and right across the news…
- Now You See it, Now You Don't!
November 9, 2009
Is Nuclear power Safe? Watch how the politicians duck and dive. Watch how they pick and choose which bits of 'science' to believe! Last week,…
- Three Good Environment Plans
November 3, 2009
This week, I've become aware of three excellent initiatives that are focussing people's energies, creativity, and cash(!) into positive solutions to the global…
- Testing Windows 8 Developer Preview Version
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