I’m using the excellent ‘Red Stripes’ theme Tech Wench » WordPress » WP Theme: Red Stripes and I’m indebted to Rev Fry for finding the solution to the comments bug.
In addition to that I have:
Posted by akaDruid on 30 Jan 2006 at 03:01 pm
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I have two more invites for Windows Live Messenger. Trackback this post on your blog to receive an invite.
If you don’t have a blog, enter a comment below.
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Posted by akaDruid on 30 Jan 2006 at 01:01 pm
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Fascinating story of a guy left unable to form new memories after experimental surgery in 1953. He wakes every day unable to remember anything from the last 53 years, thinking he is only 30 years old.
BrainConnection.com – The Day His World Stood STill: The Strange Story of H.M. – Part 1
Posted by akaDruid on 26 Jan 2006 at 02:01 pm
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I’ve been given an invite to test ‘Project X’ from a certain famous internet company, and so far, I am absolutely blown away by it. This is like Apple’s .mac on steroids, the amount of stuff it does is incredible. When news of this gets out it’s going to be the hottest thing since Gmail, maybe even hotter! It’s already the best thing on the internet for me.
I’m hoping I’ll get some invites to give away so you guys can try this too. Watch this space!
Posted by akaDruid on 26 Jan 2006 at 12:01 pm
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The download button on the ‘Welcome to Windows Live Messenger page’ consists of the following Javascript, designed to crudely prevent non-IE browsers (i.e. Firefox, Opera etc users) from accessing it.
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Posted by akaDruid on 24 Jan 2006 at 02:01 pm
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I’ve still got 6 invites for Windows Live Messenger (MSN 8.). Trackback this post and I’ll send one your way. If you don’t have a blog or website then add comment below for an invite.
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Posted by akaDruid on 24 Jan 2006 at 10:01 am
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Seems those heartless traffic wardens will stop at nothing to meet their quota of victims. This time, the people attempting to rescue the whale stranded in the Thames are hit with a big bill.
BBC NEWS | England | London | Whale rescuers’ £300 parking bill
I had a look for that as I walked over the bridge on the way home that day but never saw anything. Guess it was further up river by then.
UPDATE: If you’re fed up of reading about that whale, this will make you smile:
Whale news (Some bad language)
Posted by akaDruid on 23 Jan 2006 at 03:01 pm
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Looks real enough to me. Conclusive proof. Where can I buy one?
Flying car captured on Google Earth | The Register
Posted by akaDruid on 23 Jan 2006 at 02:01 pm
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I don’t get what all the fuss is about, but I do have some invites. So if you want an invite to Windows Live Messenger, trackback this blog entry if you have your own blog or website.
If you don’t have your own blog, write your email address in a comment below.
Also applies to Gmail invites, I have those too.
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Posted by akaDruid on 23 Jan 2006 at 01:01 pm
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LAST UPDATED: 15 March 2007
Here’s the ultimate list; use however you wish! (Started at fastandloud.com )
For all of you guys out there that just can’t get enough of Myspace, Friendster,
Yahoo 360, Google’s Orkut, and Facebook at home. These are the best ways around blocked IP address filters at school and work.1. Use a proxy service to enter the sites. Use one of the following links & enter you destination URL.
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2. Use Google to load the cached (usually filter free) version of a website or proxy.
example: – goto google.com, and type in demonproxy or demonproxy.com
- goto the first link by clicking on cached (not the real URL link).- type in the website you’re trying to goto in the URL bar and enjoy.
3. Change the site name prefix.
example – use http://home.myspace.com (instead of http://www.myspace.com). Other prefixes to try for myspace.com: browseusers. search. invite. mail. blog. invite. favorites. forum. groups. events. viewmorepics. music. classifieds. signup. chat. vids.
4. Use a language translator page to “translate” the sites from any language into English.
a) Google Language Tools
b) Babel Fish Translation
c) FreeTranslation
d) Online Website Translation
e) Language Translation
f) Online Translator
5. Install Circumventor – please read instructions carefully.
6. Block-Unblock your home network.
a.) To block – add the following IP’s to your router’s Outbound Packet Filter settings. Put these in as Destination IPs (port 80). To unblock – remove these IP’s from the filter.
63.208.226.219
63.208.226.24-63.208.226.2863.208.226.40-63.208.226.43
b). If you don’t have a router then you will need to modify Windows hosts file. Open the host file with a text editor (like notepd, word, etc.).
Windows XP – C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Windows 2000 – C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Windows 98 – C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hostsTo block – copy the following IP’s and paste them into the hosts file after 127.0.0.1 localhost. To unblock – delete them. Save the hosts file.
# block myspace.com
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.219127.0.0.1 63.208.226.24
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.25
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.28
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.40
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.41
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.42
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.43
Enjoy, fff
Given that that all of the above sites seem to be blocked for some people, I have started adding more options below:
7. Howto watch ABC TV Streams outside the USA – This also works for any other website, including myspace etc.
8. How to control your home computer from anywhere. This is a a good starting point, but remember you may to need to set up your connection over a different port to tunnel through some connections. Schools for example often block everything other than port 80. If you can’t use local software from a flashdisk, VNC also allows a Java version that can be used without installing anything.
9. Use your own hardware. This is not as difficult as it might sound. You might not need to buy anything. Most mobile phones these days come with Java and either WAP or CDMA/GPRS/EDGE etc. You can surf bits of the web straight from you phone. If you get Opera Mini, you can browse pretty much every website including myspace, hotmail or gmail, and anything else you fancy. If you get fed up with the small screen on your phone, PDAs and Laptops these days can be equipped with Wifi or CDMA/GPRS/EDGE cards to allow surfing without touching your school/work’s network or internet connection. Or with a bit of Googling, other devices such as the PSP, Nintendo DS or even more obscure stuff can all be used to surf the web.
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