Not much happening here, but I did manage to find a much better looking graph on the Withings HealthMate website. Just figured you should enjoy it. Red line is where I am at currently, should see the trend (solid blue … Continue reading
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LimeSurvey and Rebuilding
Where on earth have I been? It’s like I fell down the rabbit hole with Alice. Wait, not that Alice. Do not click that link. Anyway, as you can see in the above cart I’ve been working on getting … Continue reading
Fibre to the Node
Recently some friends got their FTTN NBN put in… it’s fast. In fact this website is hosted there – might explain the downtime… 😉 Take a look at the above photo, that’s what FTTN is. Existing copper wire runs it … Continue reading
4th Year Anniversary on YouTube
Well it’s been four years since I decided on 11th March 2012 to fire up RetroJunkie2020 and signed up to Assembler Games, what have we achieved? Let’s have a quick look at the Shane McRetro YouTube dashboard. Lots of numbers. … Continue reading
Dimplex DC10RC Review
Ever sit back and wish your room was only 27 degrees? Now it can be, thanks to the useless Dimplex DC10RC reverse cycle … Continue reading
Introducing the GQ-4×4 / GQ-4X v4
Well I’m back on the wagon again, my GQ-4X in hand and a spare Mini Pro TL866CS, K150 and Wellon VP-390. Overkill? Very much so. The GQ-4X has just become so familiar I can’t live without it anymore. Dammit! As … Continue reading
Stop Eating My Things!
I often wonder about people sometimes. Recently I’ve been thinking about why people take things that aren’t theirs. It’s theft. Are they brain damaged or inconsiderate? Who cares! Don’t open and drink my milk, don’t eat my bread and don’t … Continue reading
Photo Gallery Upgrade
With Google abandoning Picasa in the coming months I’ve decided to trial some of the other options out there. Flickr seems to be the best fit for the photo gallery moving forward but for the sake of scattering my photos … Continue reading
ZeroNet, BitTorrent and Another Darknet
Just a few days ago I managed to get WordPress to play nice with my darknet (Tor) website, meaning McRetro.net is now mirrored 100% to the mcretro35qepy5cy.onion address. Magnificent! That got me thinking though, what other darknets could I get … Continue reading
What’s Next? You Decide! (Vote 1 – 2016)
I’ve found that YouTube Cards now offer a poll/voting system. You finally get a say in which project gets done next! With my … Continue reading