Monthly Archives: February 2011

A bit of design work on the side

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So I’ve found myself doing a bit of web design work for a mobile alerting app. This will be written in HTML5 and connect though the PotBS API to send alerts via email. In the game Pirates of the Burning Sea, ports can be attacked by other nations.  Critical to port defence is getting in early to floor the town with goods, thus improving the loyalty of the local population to your government.  The port governor can also mount a …

The incompetence of scammers is probably a good thing

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Every so often I check though my spam box to make sure nothing important is being routed there by accident.  Mostly it’s invitations to increase my penis size and validate my bank details for an account I don’t own.  But occasionally I get something more inventive like the following: UK NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP 16, TOLPITS LANE, WATFORD, HERTS WD18 9RN UNITED KINGDOM Reference #: UK/90G3825H9/08B You have Won(£480,000.00 GBP)on our online draws which was played on 6th February 2011. Your …