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`npm i -g missingDependency`

mcmonkeys1 — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 02:10:34 +0000

title says it all really. “works on my machine”npm publish

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The Problem with Internet Censorship

mcmonkeys1 — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:38:32 +0000

If you can think of valid reasons for Internet censorship, the problem is that someone always wants to abuse it. Check out these weirdos: https://torrentfreak.com/the-worlds-most-idiotic-copyright-complaint-150222/

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I don’t like pirated software, but my hand was forced.

mcmonkeys1 — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 23:34:13 +0000

I don’t like pirated software, but my hand was forced. My motherboard fried and had to be replaced, pain. Reinstalled everything hardware and software, pain pain. Windows activation? Ah yeah go ahead …Error: multiple installations limit detected. Click to activate by phone, leads to blank page. Let’s try this a different way, blank page blank…

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UPC Speed Upgrade (for Free!)

mcmonkeys1 — Fri, 02 May 2014 20:24:41 +0000

So apparently UPC have given me a free speed upgrade, imagine my surprise when I noticed that a linux DVD (3GB) was downloading at 14.4MB/s. Did a quick speed test on my 50Mb connection and lo and behold this was the result: Meh. I may as well explain a common confusion here about MB versus…

UPC (Ireland) upgrade [edit: Fuck UPC Technicolor]

mcmonkeys1 — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:54:00 +0000

I recently did a UPC package upgrade. They insisted on giving me a new modem. hopefully these Technicolor modems aren’t a pile o shite n start crapping out on me like the dodgy Cisco they tried to peddle to me until i got it replaced with an older model… …so far so good. [EDIT: NOPE!…

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Micro$oft no longer supports Windows Gadgets

mcmonkeys1 — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 09:24:00 +0000

So apparently Microsoft no longer supports windows gadgets AKA windows sidebar AKA desktop gadgets. But why? The reasons stated are that they present the possibility of posing a security threat. (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ie/windows/gadgets) Upon further reading of the security threat posed (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-GB/security/advisory/2719662) they basically describe the same threat that installing ANY PIECE OF SOFTWARE WHATSOEVER poses. Microsoft…

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Chinese Hackers

mcmonkeys1 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:45:00 +0000

I opened up an FTP server recently on my home PC. Being security conscious I used implicit FTPS and daily logging. Day one of opening the port I have an attempted log on from an IP address originating in China 61.160.207.123. No other unknown logins/attempts. Harro harro! What you want china? I wonder if this…

I’m back with UPC!

mcmonkeys1 — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 10:26:00 +0000

O joy of joys! In the last 10.5 months I’ve had to suffer with a data connection ranging from 40k thru my nokia phone with bad drivers, to ADSL on a 2Mb connection that at best connected at 1800kbps and was completely intermittant.But finally I’m back with UPC!!! check it: Prepare urself UPC, acceptable usage…

3D Cinema

mcmonkeys1 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:48:00 +0000

I saw Martin Scorcese’s Hugo in 3D in the cinema last night. Everytime I go to the cinema in the last while I’m dissapointed by the small screens, often lack of surround sound, and appalling shutter speeds. The 3D was good, and the movie was not too gimmicky about it, but did use it. BUT!…

Meteor mobile broadband.

mcmonkeys1 — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:08:00 +0000

hooked my laptop up to my phone with a usb cable. so i now have internet at home, wahey! here are my stats from speedtest.net, bathe in their glory ;-) Hot shit no? My emails are blazing down in mere minutes!

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700GB of data gone :-(

mcmonkeys1 — Tue, 03 May 2011 01:39:00 +0000

The hard drive in my Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive (hmnhd) has died with the loss of 700GB of data. This is extra annoying as i was in the middle of collecting data from all of my machines into the one place (the dead drive) with the idea that i’d then make a backup…

New World Order -OK Maybe?

mcmonkeys1 — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:18:00 +0000

i’m beginning to think the unthinkable. that maybe we need a single world government to regain control of the world economy. individual state governments have lost/are losing control like they used to have before the globalisation of businesses. raising and lowering interest rates at a national level have a much subtler affect than they used…

US Drones “Hacked” By Iraqi Insuregents

mcmonkeys1 — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:56:00 +0000

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/17/skygrabber-american-drones-hacked Pretty amazing what the US military counts as “hacking”. OK I think a lot of people know that what the media calls hacking is actually “cracking” -circumventing security systems. The US military it would seem have another view entirely. A method one could use to “hack” the military drones is to tune in a…

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My Big PC Box

mcmonkeys1 — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:58:00 +0000

problems problems, have had my new box a couple o months now, but ain’t had chance t fix it. prob is: hangs after logging into windows (server 2008rc2 & win7, both 64-bit). used to hang with definite graphics card probs -screen set to a random primary colour but could remote login to reboot, solved by…

i need to blog :-(

mcmonkeys1 — Tue, 25 May 2010 08:14:00 +0000

right, it appears i’m one of these saddos that just can’t keep their yappin fingers shut. random blurts on facebook don’t seem t do it for me. i need t read over de faggotry i’ve been spurting, and shit seems t disappear into de murk on facebook without a proper history. why? i dunno why,…