Author Archives: Ponder
More Cookie Compliance Nonsense
I don’t track anyone. I have no interest in tracking anyone. I have no interest in monetising this blog but the Health Check on this site insists on this notification. I don’t think I need a compliance notice but I’d … Continue reading
EmDash – A Spiritual Successor to WordPress
I heard about this via Steve Gibson’s Security Now podcast on TWiT. It’s a new CMS/blogging platform based around WordPress (though not using any WordPress code) and they’re making a big noise about the way it’s more secure by design … Continue reading
Userbase Cleanup
I’ve had a clean up for security reasons, deciding to start from scratch with users registered on this blog. I’ve deleted all users except my main one as nobody has logged in for years and you don’t need an account … Continue reading
Cookie Consent Hidden
Since this site will be more active and the cookie consent notices that the “health check” in the admin panel practically insists is installed even though I’m not accepting new accounts are a pain in the arse, I think I’ve … Continue reading
Vlog 102
Well here we go, let’s see how long I keep this up this time around. Remember though that even when I’m not posting, this blog is always still here. Please note: most videos are also on Odysee but that doesn’t … Continue reading
Night Shifts
Just posting this here as I have posted nothing for a while. First I’ll say nothing to see if anyone notices but after a few days I’ll promote it so people can see I’m back. I’ve been working late shifts … Continue reading
Two Factor Authentication and Server Update
I’ve decided to add 2-Factor Authentication to this site to strengthen security. While I don’t use this site much any more (this may change) I haven’t been letting it go stale and have been keeping everything on here up to … Continue reading
VIC 20 Repair Successful!
This is my first post here for a while but it’s quite long so deserves it! A short while ago I acquired a VIC 20 for the price of postage (thanks Johnny Blanchard – Re:Enthused) but it didn’t work so … Continue reading
Twin Stick Controller
A while back I planned to build a twin stick controller so I bought a large project case and one (to test) bat top stick and realised that the box wasn’t big enough for two of these so repurposed that … Continue reading
Cookie Compliance
I’ve reluctantly added Cookie Compliance notices to the site because WordPress was nagging me to do so every time I logged in. If it wasn’t for the stuff I’ve already posted here being of interest to me I’d just delete … Continue reading