FREE live astronomy event

by Mike on March 29, 2013

Live astronomy event, this Saturday 30th March. Free entry. Stargazing, Prizes, Quiz, Live Podcast Show and more!

The Jolly Farmer (Pub), Blacknest, Hampshire (opposite Alice Holt Forest). 5:00pm to 10:00pm

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Google Streetview UK update.

by Mike on March 9, 2013

Google Streetview TrollAchievement unlocked: Troll Google Streetview.

Today Google updated their UK Streetview Maps today with an extra 10% of content. I’m in that extra content. Now I feel like an extra special DLC (downloadable content). Yes, it’s a bit dorky but I only had a two minute warning that the Streetview car was on the way.

Apologies to our neighbours.

Shark hat by Dylan (aged 5).

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Time to say goodbye

February 18, 2013

  At least for a while. I know I’ve not blogged much recently. My plan at the start of the year was for more time off, more time cycling and blogging and I’ve pretty much failed since I’ve done zero miles on my bike and I can count the number of blog posts and videos [...]

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Building a Bitcoin (or Folding@Home) mining rig (part1)

January 17, 2013

(These machines were built in the summer of 2011) When I last wrote about Bitcoin, building a mining rig was a very good idea. Today, not so much (depending on how cheaply you can build, whether you have unused hardware you can put to use and how expensive your electricity bill is). However the method [...]

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RTI: When to report and when to pay

December 24, 2012

At the risk of sound a little narcissistic, here’s an article that I was in last week on PayeRti.Org: www.payerti.org/news/view/rti-when-to-report-and-when-to-pay The next release of Gateway Solver, which is currently in the HMRC LIVE RTI PILOT, is due for release in early 2013 and will support all of the RTI forms. The website will be available [...]

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Astrophotography 101

November 18, 2012

I recently led a four-hour practical astrophotography class for HantsAstro at the Petersfield Community Centre. It was a blast! I think it’s fair to say that we all learnt something and thank you to everyone who attended, and to Dave Woods at HantsAstro for co-presenting with me! If you’re in Hampshire and fancy learning more [...]

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I made a (Great White Shark) pumpkin!

October 28, 2012

Well, Vicky and Dylan did most of the work …but I put the candle in it! It was a lot easier than it looks to make. At first, Vicky drew the outline of the shark’s features onto the pumpkin and we cut out the lid (leaving a triangle lip at the rear so it only [...]

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Bullying & Suicide

October 19, 2012

It’s a tale as old as time, particularly in the digital age. Boy (actually an adult) meets (12 year old) girl. Girl is persuaded to send a nude picture to boy. Boy extorts girl with blackmail threats. Girl falls into depression. Boy releases picture, community bully girl, girl kills herself to escape the psychological torture. [...]

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ScotteVest Review (Transformer Jacket & Travel Jacket)

August 31, 2012

If a picture paints a thousand words, then for a video is surely overkill. In this video I get covered in mud, hot water, cold water, man sweat and a cute (stuffed) kitten gets shot at. I’m reviewing the latest SeV ScotteVest Transformer Jacket and Travel Jacket. ScotteVest’s products are now officially available in the [...]

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Goodbye, Neil Armstrong.

August 26, 2012

Your footprints will remain on the moon as a constant reminder to all of your courage and the achievements we can all accomplish if we direct our will towards it. I am thankful that the Apollo 11 mission was successful and that we can celebrate the first of a series of successful moon landings and [...]

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