Author Archives: Ponder
Ingress – The Post That Started It All
Since this post will vanish on or soon after April 2nd this year, I have it here for prosperity. Ingress – the game that’s taken up so much of my life in the last 5 years, started for me as … Continue reading
New User Spam
Hah! Got you! I finally figured out how spambots are getting past my registration checks. The default login URL was active even though the option was hidden. Not any more 😉 User base now cleaned up to those I know … Continue reading
Best Android C64 Emulator
Watching one of Mamemeister’s latest videos he mentioned a series of emulators by Robert Broglia. I decided to give his C64 emulator a go. Not free, £2.99, but I’ve tried it with a few things so far and it performs … Continue reading
Bloody Vikings!
So spambots can seemingly easily bypass Captcha and email verification. For this reason, any new user registration will need to be authorised manually. If you’re somebody I don’t know and you genuinely want to register, let me know via any … Continue reading
ntl.talk Party August 2009 (Test Footage)
Today I decided to wake up my old (by today’s standards) Panasonic SDR-H40 camcorder. It’s not HD but has a 40GB HDD built in and a 42x optical zoom. After finding the correct cables I connected it to my computer … Continue reading
Cycle “Adventures” Volume 95
I keep making these. People keep doing daft things on the road so I have to! 😉 There’s actually a kudos in this video. Also a clear reason I don’t use shared cycle paths. Pedestrians give less thought to them … Continue reading
G+ Archives – A Change of Mind
I’ve thought about it and decided what I’ve posted on G+ in the last 5 years contains some good memories, but they’re not worth the cost of backup and import, so when G+ dies, so do those posts. I’ve learned … Continue reading
Registration Spam
Today I was made aware of a new (to me) form of spam: User Registration Spam. I’ve now installed a plugin to handle new account verification. Any problems, please let me know. New login / registration links are now below … Continue reading
Thought of the Day – Sci-Fi Impossibilities
My mind drifted into science and science fiction today, as it does, and I thought, “What science fiction technology is likely to be completely impossible?” Here’s my list: Faster than light travel. Traversable wormholes. Time travel to the past. Travel … Continue reading
Ingress Memories
I’m not confident that these memorable posts will survive when G+ is taken away from us so I’m posting them here for archive purposes. One is a record of the first ever, documented hack of both ADA and JARVIS weapons, … Continue reading