Category Archives: Internet

Some Disruption May Occur

While playing around with Google Instant preview, I discovered that the preview of Jedimoose.org showed a big page of spam. So it would appear that we had been exploited (through xmlrpc FWIW). In order to deal with this issue, I’ve … Continue reading

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Going Googley

So I’ve changed browser from Mozilla Firefox to Google Chrome. This is a big deal for me – I’ve been a Mozilla user for years now, and I still think they do great work. However, there are a few big … Continue reading

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The PVR Conundrum

I’ve blogged in the past about my exploits with MythTV, and playing around with Personal Video Recorders. Over Christmas we bought ourselves a new TV and DVD player, to replace our aged tv, freeview box and dvd player, all of … Continue reading

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rock.net.uk vs hardplace.com

Those of you with geek leanings, and possibly some of you who aren’t, will have experienced the problem – you have a great idea for a new project/product/business/etc and you’ve come up with a name for it and it’s beginning … Continue reading

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Two blogs

Back in May I asked the question as to whether or not I should have two blogs, my existing Jedimoose blog (which you’re reading now) and an additional blog to cover the new work that Heather and I were beginning … Continue reading

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Early Stages

Recently I’ve been trawling YouTube for b-sides and odds and ends that I used to listen to when I first started getting into music. And then I found this. It was the b-side for Sentinel, the single released for Tubular … Continue reading

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Jesus vs Puppy

Too funny. mrBen

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Church Website

Well, after 2 years of blood, sweat and tears, the new church website launched on Friday. It’s not ready, it’s not finished, but it is live. My friend Innes put a huge amount of effort into designing the site – … Continue reading

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The Great Lent Challenge

OK – so I’m a few days late getting this posted, as Lent started on Wednesday, so I apologise. A couple of years ago for Lent I committed myself to posted on a daily basis. This year, I want to … Continue reading

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Some things worth looking at

Suddenly realised I had a whole load of stuffs that deserved pimpage on the ‘Moose. If you like your detectives hard-boiled, and your dialogue fast-paced and witty, then look no further than Black Jack Justice from Decoder Ring Theatre. 30 … Continue reading

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ITV Player – Get your act together

Despite my previous posts about the joys of Jeremy Kyle and his show, The Jeremy Kyle Show (get that man an award), I still find myself hypnotised by the infernal ringmaster and although I’m not able to watch the antics … Continue reading

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Facebook, no more

Well this morning I finally did what I was telling myself I would do since before Christmas; I have finally let go of the insidious grasp of Facebook. I’ve closed all applications, changed my settings, and deactivated my account. I … Continue reading

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Projects that didn’t really get finished last year

Last year, I posted a list of projects I wanted to complete in 2008. How did it go? Well….. not brilliantly: MythTV – box didn’t get touched, let alone back up and running, although it did see use at Camp … Continue reading

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I didn’t meme to

Thanks to Kyle. In a vision John sees Jesus speaking to seven different churches. I happen to just be back from an Alpha meeting, and so the closest book was Questions of Life by Nicky Gumbel. The rules for this … Continue reading

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Catchup

Wow, it’s been a long time since I posted. And there’s _loads_ of things I could say, but I’ll make do with a few catch ups: New phone – got myself a Nokia 6500 Slide phone on a contract from … Continue reading

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Tim Keller speaking at Google

(culled from The Resurgence) A truly fascinating video (particularly the Q&A session at the end) of Tim Keller, a Christian author and apologist, speaking at the Google campus, as part of their Authors@Google series. He’s talking a bit about his … Continue reading

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Classic Yak Episode 1

Classic Yak Episode 1 (“Things to Sing in Lakeland When You’re Dead”) is now available! You can download it direct from ClassicYak.org or listen from the streaming media player. You can subscribe using your podcasting software from one of the … Continue reading

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Dr Horrible

That is all mrBen PS – Why did no-one tell me about this sooner?

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The end of an era

OK, so I’m a bit late blogging about this, but I wanted to do justice to the subject. Other people have written great posts on their blogs (not least Jono, Aq and Adam from the presenting team, and community luminaries … Continue reading

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Tips for 419 scammers

Got this in my inbox recently, but it’s so full of basic errors that it’s just not funny anymore. Hints in bold: from London Metropolitan Police Dept. OK – it’s a good start, but you should’ve checked that metropolice.gov.uk actually … Continue reading

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