Author Archives: Ponder

About Ponder

I'm a train driver from Cardiff, have been married a long time and have 4 wonderful kids... all grown up now! Warning: I tend to lose The Game a lot.

Cycle “Adventures” Volume 95

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Ponder

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 →

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G+ Archives – A Change of Mind

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Ponder

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 →

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Registration Spam

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Ponder

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 →

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Thought of the Day – Sci-Fi Impossibilities

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Ponder

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 →

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Ingress Memories

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Ponder

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 →

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Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam… not a Viking in sight!

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Ponder

The spam checker seems to be working well so far. 11 out of 11 spam comments caught since I enabled comments. I’m happy with that so public comments are looking promising 🙂

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Cycle “Adventures” Volume 94

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Ponder

As a break from the norm, and the start of a new process, I’m now posting my cycling videos here, first and foremost. Something I really should have done from the start 😉 This volume comes with an extra video,.where … Continue reading →

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Demise of Google+

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Ponder

Given the imminent demise of Google+, the lack of trust I have in Faecebook and my doubts of any social media platform managing to stay alive I’ve decided to pay more attention my this, my blog. I have full control … Continue reading →

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Christmas Unspecial.

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Ponder

Christmas Unspecial.
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Christmas is coming, driving’s getting shit (and so’s the weather).

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Ponder

Christmas is coming, driving’s getting shit (and so’s the weather).
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