I have been running a fairly busy site on a hosted package which included a Cloudflare subscription. I moved the site to my Ubuntu server which had fail2ban running. All seemed to be working. People were being blocked and a …
Read moreRegular expression to update the PHP tag
Many moons ago, PHP used <? to denote the start of a php script. This caused a problem with some XML code, so it was decided to use <?php instead. For some time, PHP no longer recognises <?, although there is …
Read moreToyah at the Regal
Disappointment on Thursday Unfortunately, the From Sheep Farming To Anthem tour date at Oxford’s Regal (2 July) has been cancelled due to venue problems. If you have bought tickets please contact the venue direct. Relief on Friday UPDATE: From Sheep …
Read moreAlternative vote
Going back many years to my school days, the headmaster had this strange idea of having forms (registration class) with mixed years. I think the idea was that senior years were to be the mentor of the junior years. It …
Read moreCrow having a bath
I have just uploaded a video I took of a carrion crow having a bath. I set up a mini camera on a bird bath and waited. I did not see the crow when he had his bath and had …
Read moreKung Fu
Another trip to the Theatre to see a bunch of Chinese Kung Fu warriors. It was something I saw in the program when it came last weekend but not too sure what to expect.
Read moreGilbert and Sullivan
On my way to see the Mikado performed by the Eastbourne society, whose performances are better than some of the professional outfits I have seen.
Read moreBack pain
What have I done to my back?
Read moreAccount reactivation
In the last hour I have had 10 messages from Lloyds bank. Lloyds TSB – Account reactivation form, Because of possible unauthorized access, we have temporarily deactivated your account. To remove the suspension, please confirm that your card was not …
Read moreWho’s your favorite Disney character?
Lady from Lady and the Tramp. I bought a Lady soft toy when I went to EuroDisney.
Read moreWhat’s your biggest phobia?
I do not like heights. I cannot lean on railings or even a brick wall if I can see a drop the other side.
Read moreAffiliate link
Celebration time. I have just earned my first $15 by someone signing up to a website accessed by one of my affiliated links.
Read moreAV Election
I see the predicted turnout for the May 5th election and referendum is predicted to be very low. In England, the referendum coincides with local Borough Elections which always has a low turnout. My own research shows that most people …
Read moreLaptop battery died
My laptop battery suddenly packed up. I only really use it to keep the laptop running if I accidentally pull the power cord out, which is how I discovered it had broken. 🙁 So onto EBay, £40 for a replacement!
Read moreSt Swithin software
This is the dream I had last night. I had just installed some free software when I noticed some water dripping from the ceiling. “Oh no”, I thought, “My water tank has sprung a leak”. The drip started getting worse, …
Read moreGrand National
I popped into my local cafe early this morning to buy my traditional egg & sausage sandwich, and a bacon sandwich. Whilst waiting, the lady asked if I would like to take part in the Grand National sweepstake. I paid …
Read moreWhat’s your favourite clothing brand?
I buy most of my stuff from Hawkshead https://www.hawkshead.com/
Read moreIMAP error message with Courier
I have just installed ISPconfig3, a hosting system on my Debian Linux machine. I created an Email account for myself, but when I tried to connect with Thunderbird-IMAP I kept getting the error message “Filesystem notification initialization error — contact …
Read moreApache website not working without www
This problem caused me a few headaches but I found the answer eventually and I reproduce it here to help any others with a similar problem. I am running apache webserver on Linux with virtual hosting and had the following …
Read moreTongue
I bit my tongue yesterday, ouch! Now its slightly swollen, and getting in the way of my teeth even more. Thought you would like to know that.
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