Cheating wife's wedding dress for sale on Gumtree in hilarious advert
#Well, that’s one way of using Gumtree….
Dilbert comic strip for 06/09/2014 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive.
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Oh, so that's what I've been doing wrong?
Weekend Run #8
#Did not run Parkrun this morning
Weekday Run #19
#No target, just running on a treadmill, adjusting pace as felt comfortable with. And amazingly, busted my 1K record:
Snippet: NTP Syncing (Windows/Linux)
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A quick snippet for syncing your date and time via NTP. I have noticed that Windows and Linux do not follow the same convention by standard, and are always an hour out from each other, even though both claim to follow the same time zone. So, what I am having to do is sync via NTP each time I dual boot.
In Linux, this can be done using cron jobs or using the NTP daemon, but that does not do it frequently enough for my liking. So here is a bash snippet for it:
sudo service ntp stop
sudo ntpdate 0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org 1.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org 2.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org 3.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org 0.uk.pool.ntp.org 1.uk.pool.ntp.org 2.uk.pool.ntp.org 3.uk.pool.ntp.org ntp.ubuntu.com
sudo service ntp start
The first line stops the NTP daemon, since the ntpdate command does not like it when it is running (port in use). The second command uses a server in the selected list to sync with. The final line restarts the NTP daemon.
The Windows (Windows 7) equivalent is very similar. Like with linux, it has an in-built sync facility, but it again does not sync often enough for my liking. Like with the bash script, the commands must be run with elevated rights, so you must “Run as Administrator”, or run from an elevated rights command prompt, which you do as follows:
- Click Start, type "cmd" into the command window (do NOT use Windows+R)
- Hold down CTRL+SHIFT, then press ENTER
- You will be prompted (if you have UAC active), OK it and you will get a command prompt with "Administrator" in the title.
net stop “Windows Time”
net start “Windows Time”
w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:“0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org 1.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org 2.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org 3.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org 0.uk.pool.ntp.org 1.uk.pool.ntp.org 2.uk.pool.ntp.org 3.uk.pool.ntp.org ntp.ubuntu.com” /syncfromflags:ALL /update
w32tm /resync
This code starts/restarts the Windows Time service then configures it with a pool of NTP servers, before asking the service to update itself and then resync. The resync action is what adjusts the time.
Would you recognise Cristian? Missing child YouTube video | Metro News
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“We are just too busy minding our own business… or are we afraid to get involved?”
An urgent appeal has been launched to find missing nine-year-old Cristian.A total of 50 ‘missing child’ posters have been plastered on trees around the park in a bid to find him.
But what everyone fails to notice is the sad little boy sitting on a bench nestled right in between the appeals.
The cruel but eye-opening social experiment was caught on camera by DM Pranks.
Although the majority of people take the time to read the posters, they proceed to walk within inches of Cristian without registering that he is the missing child.
Would you recognise Cristian? Missing child YouTube video | Metro News.
Injustice
#It looks like having Injustice on my phone causes my phone to become VERY unstable. Apps start misbehaving and being terminated by the Android OS as it attempts to free-up memory, even when Injustice is not running. I’ve had to remove it off my phone just to get it to behave properly, so now I’m playing it on my tablet instead. I lost around 1 day’s worth of play, but that’s tolerable since I’ve just started it.
Progress is slow, since I can only use the app when I’m at home. But still, I’ve managed to gain some more levels and characters. I’ve even promoted Nightwing and Catwoman.
Oak Hill Parkrun #4
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A nice warm day, gentle breeze. A good run, and broke my current parkrun PB at a time of 25:48, and cam in 38th position. Best position so far. :D
My SmartWatch said I beat my 5K PB with 25:52, but it didn’t register as a new on the Nike+ site. EDIT: Looks like it just took a long time to register on the site.
And I have to say, parkruns really are a good way to improving your speed. When I started, my 5Ks were around the 30min+ mark. Now, I’ve been getting down, and have nearly taken off 5 minutes from my average 5K time. Seriously, if there is a parkrun near you, go try it out. It’s almost race-like in its organisation, even though it is isn’t a competition, so it is a good way of getting a feel for how a race might feel like.
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Injustice
#I found out how to get my game state back, and got all my characters back, plus had Green Lantern added to it, albeit later than normal (GL is meant to have been unlocked when you register for a WBID)
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#Did you vote UKIP? Here’s the truth behind your MEPs. Uncomfortable reading for some. Delightful reading for others.
Injustice
#A colleague at work has introduced me to Injustice: Gods Among Us. I’ve spent a couple of days playing it on my tablet, but it seems a little buggy on there (not sure whether it’s my ROM or the app, or both). It’s taken me a couple of attempts, but I’ve got it running on my phone. Unfortunately, even if you have a WBID, your progress does not seem to carry across devices, so I had most of my characters at Level 10 on my tablet, but when I start on my phone, they are all Level 1. I had Nightwing, Sinestro and Lex Luthor on my tablet as starting characters. This time, I have Green Arrow, Harley Quinn and Sinestro, with Green Lantern as my (immediate) first unlock.
iPhone hack: Apple users urged to change password over Oleg Pliss ‘blackmail’ plot
#Motorway driver collared for speeding on M25 at 149mph
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iPhones frozen by hackers demanding ransom - Telegraph
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Owners of iPhones and iPads have been targeted by a hacker who is freezing iOS devices and demanding a ransom of up to £55 to unlock them.
The majority of the attacks have taken place in Australia although there are also reports of Britons being affected.
Student Loan Company rapped after data breaches
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has criticised the Student Loans Company Limited after a series of data breaches involving customers’ records.
The business reported several incidents where information held about customers, including medical details and a psychological assessment, had been sent to the wrong people.
An ICO investigation found that not enough checks were carried out when documents were being scanned to add to customer accounts, and more sensitive documents actually received fewer checks.
Um... Yeah, okay...
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Weekday Run #18
#Easy run with 60/20 easy/med intervals.
Weekend Run #7
#Problems with my phone meant I could only run on 20% battery, which meant a short run.
This is what happens when you let a DJ at an iPhone with an audio recorder
#Weekend Run #6
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Rainy day, didn’t do the parkrun, but ran later instead. Still raining. Also was very tired since I was up till past midnight reflashing my phone and tablet devices. Not sure why, but my phone was complaining of low space (120MB left) on internal storage, and I could not seem to free up anything. Spent the night letting Titanium Backup try to restore the apps.
My tablet was running ICS, but now I’ve got it up to KitKat thanks to XDA.
Note to self
#If tablet doesn’t boot, use cold boot option (hold down, don’t go into recovery, confirm cold boot)
To fix problem, in terminal:
su
echo boot | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=0
The IE flaw that Microsoft refuses to patch - Telegraph
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And why are you still using Windows?
A flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer which leaves users vulnerable to hackers has not been fixed, despite its discoverer giving the company six months grace to do so before publishing details.