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Blocklists and spam

James — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 23:49:05 +0000

TweetJoin me on a fun little story where I try to figure out how come I can’t send mail to GMail accounts… So it all began in December when I attempted to reply to an email from someone, to their GMail account. For some reason I received a reply like the one above. GMail nolonger …

Look at the size of my deck

James Mobile — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 19:08:50 +0000

TweetThe shed might not yet have a roof, but it does have a nice deck out the front now… Hand made by my amazing coconspirator and a large hammer. We did buy the materials to make a roof… They were almost too large for the car. Almost. Tomorrow I’ll at least get around to cutting …

Studio apartment, excellent views, some work required…

James Mobile — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 19:52:03 +0000

TweetWe’ve managed to put up most of the shed. It only fell down once in the wind too! Two walls make half a shed, right? My shed has got three corners, three corners has my shed. Also some repairs were needed on the floor. Best lock up for the night, don’t want anyone breaking in… …

One shed, some assembly required

James Mobile — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 22:59:31 +0000

TweetOur allotment has a shed. Sort of. Another plot has been vacated and we got first dibs. The shed is about 30% rot but survived being taken apart and shoved on the roof of a land rover. Armed with a hammer and a bag of six inch nails, I’ll be able to rebuild it. We …

Allotment

James Mobile — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 18:34:26 +0000

TweetWe’ve got an allotment! It’s huge.

UPS do SMS chat lines now…

James Mobile — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:41:12 +0000

TweetSo I’m waiting for a parcel to arrive. I’ve got a tracking number and UPS even knows it exists. They have a handy option to send updates via SMS. It isn’t supported in the UK though, even though there’s a drop down to choose a UK mobile number. Seems good so far. Type number in, …

Fright Night, Boring Morning

James — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 15:34:25 +0000

TweetWe lost the cat last night. This morning the gas man came to make all our gas appliances safe…The cat is small, fluffy and can usually be found velcroed to the warmest person in the house. Last night she wasn’t, and by 3am we still had no idea where she was. Since the gas man …

Thankyou for holding, sir. Your call is important!

James — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 23:38:50 +0000

TweetI tried to buy a Surface Pro 3 online. It didn’t quite go to plan… Originally I tried to “buy now, pay in six months” from PC World but that just ended in YOUR CREDIT HAS BEEN REFUSED, GO AWAY NOW (since “buy now, pay six months” really means “Buy now, pay in six months …

The power of radio

James Mobile — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 22:59:03 +0000

TweetSeems it’s possible to melt high temperature “microwave safe” glass… In a microwave. You’ll notice the handle has melted. It was glowing red. The handle being the bit you take hold of so the boiling hot milk doesn’t burn your hands…

That wasn’t a farce, honest.

James Mobile — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:08:37 +0000

TweetThe fridge died. We found a new one on Facebook for £35. To fit it in the kitchen I had to unplug it. To unplug it the dishwasher needed moving. To move the dishwasher I had to unplumb it. Doing that meant moving the washing machine. Then the fridge was too wide, so I had …