Month: November 2013
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Social engineering
GoldieBlox have been in the news (by which I mean the blogs) a lot lately because of their Princess Machine video. In case you missed the memo, GoldieBlox do engineering toys for girls, by which they mean a) they’re pink, and b) they’ve got stories, because girls need everything to have a story. Think I’m…
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Family Vlog Moments - Falcor
Unused footage from Godzilla Huntley's Family Vlog covers the debate between Godzilla and her mother about whether or not Falcor, the luck dragon from The Neverending Story, is a mammal.
The argument remains unresolved.
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Visual Cryptography
How to create perfect secret messages that can be decoded using just your eyes.
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Dressing up
A few months ago now (OK, this post has sat in drafts for a while) when I came to pick my daughter up from nursery I found her wearing a pink ‘fairy skirt’ (something like a tutu). “Her trousers and her spare trousers both got wet and it was the only thing we could find!”…
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I'm worried about whatseventhepoint on /r/self
Posted 3 hours ago; sounds like they could do with some help:
I don't know what to do anymore. I've exhausted any little hope I'd had, and now there's nothing.
I just want it to be over. By any means necessary.
http://www.reddit.com/r/self/comments/1qw4tm/i_feel_like_everything_i_do_is_inherently_stupid/
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Pen testing
When testing a pen, some people write their name, some people scribble, and some write something. Dan looks at the history of testing pens, and shares his thoughts on what we can learn from the way that people go about testing a pen.
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Why You Should Never Use MongoDB
Disclaimer: I do not build database engines. I build web applications. I run 4-6 different projects every year, so I build a lot of web applications. I see apps with different requirements and different data storage needs. Ive deployed most of the data stores youve heard about, and a few that you probably havent. I’ve picked the wrong…
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Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 15, 16, 17 - Secret Bonus Review
An interview conducted in the back of a moving car with Sarah, the true talent behind Godzilla Huntley's Family Vlog. Supplements my review to episodes 15, 16 and 17.
Also available on YouTube.
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Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 15, 16, 17
Dan is joined by a special co-host to help him review episodes 15, 16, AND 17 of Godzilla Huntley's Family Vlog, in this extra-special episode. Also, you might like to see the secret bonus interview with Sarah.
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The Ambassador's Notebook (Murder Mystery)
Dan, Ruth and JTA host a murder mystery party based on a kit given to them for free by new outfit Daggerville Games, and have a wild time. Here's Dan's review, including a video of some of the night's highlights.
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Highlights of "The Ambassador's Notebook", a Daggerville Games Murder Mystery, at Greendale
Seeing me as a keen murder mystery game party host, new company Daggerville Games offered me a free game from their collection. We played The Ambassador's Notebook. This video accompanies a blog post, which is visible at.
The music is Struttin' With Some Barbecue, performed by Louis Armstrong.
Also available on YouTube.