February 2, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Allow Tony Blair to become the EU’s first permanent president and I’m very likely to turn anti-EU again. My feelings have already been succinctly summed up by Ari – a Finn, lest anyone get the idea this is yet another … Continue reading
January 30, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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A little something from me over at Our Kingdom. Looking at the possible impact of the US and Russian presidential elections on the EU and UK in 2008. Oh, and while I’m checking in, yay for John McCain! I like … Continue reading
January 22, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Rather than wait until after the elections, Serbia’s already signed that gas pipeline deal with Russia, effectively scuppering the EU-backed alternative. Now we’re going to end up with a president of Russia, Medvedev, who’ll not only be the former head … Continue reading
January 18, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Monday sees the first round of the Serbian presidential elections – and they could well prove vital for the future of Europe. If power shifts we could all, to coin a phrase, end up exponentially screwed. But surely, you might … Continue reading
January 14, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Late, as I’ve been out of the country for a while – and not that anyone’s reading this as my RSS feed is still screwed (and the site is still highly compromised by those bastard spammers) – but… Once I’ve … Continue reading
January 2, 2008
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Well that doesn’t seem to have worked
Damn. All the archives still appear to have vanished and RSS still isn’t working, despite a fresh Wordpress install. If anyone knows about MySQL and is willing to help me out, much appreciated, as I think there’s also a problem … Continue reading
January 1, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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There are several thousand pages hidden on jcm.org.uk promoting various dodgy drugs I’ve never heard of (e.g. https://jcm.org.uk/blog/?page=14956, https://jcm.org.uk/blog/?page=646). I have no idea how they got there, and can’t see them either via Wordpress or FTP. In addition, various underlying … Continue reading
January 1, 2008
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Next post less dull, honest
HNY all – sorry for the lack of posts. Some delightful types had managed to do something or other to one of the back-end php files that run this place (notably admin.php, though I’m sure there are less obvious ones … Continue reading
December 18, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Earlier this morning I went to the cashpoint, only to discover £120 sticking out of the machine. No sign of anyone about, even after a couple of minutes of waiting. So, am I an idiot for picking up the money … Continue reading
December 3, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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I mean, seriously. According to pretty much every opinion poll throughout his time in office, Putin has scored a 60-90% approval rating. He’s insanely popular in Russia, while the opposition – given considerable airtime in the West largely due to … Continue reading
December 1, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Pensioner, 83, notches up ASBO: “Police said Mr Hughes, of Vane Lane, Coggeshall, Essex, had not been convicted of any child sex offence. But magistrates had decided to use civil anti-social behaviour laws after police received a number of complaints … Continue reading
November 22, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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My bandwidth will be exceeded in 3… 2… 1… (Bastard spambots…)
November 20, 2007
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on 25 million benefit records lost? Roll on ID cards!
What more can you say? That’s a cock up involving almost half the UK population’s confidential financial details. The names, children’s names, addresses, national insurance numbers and bank details of 25 million people not just compromised, but lost without a … Continue reading
November 20, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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I’m getting hammered hard for bandwidth at the moment, and despite using all kinds of plugins to prevent spambots leeching the place dry, things are still getting through. As such, I’m likely to exceed bandwidth here in the next day … Continue reading