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Evil on the Web

Damien — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:07:38 +0000

Evil emoticon by wstera2

Google emailed me this morning, letting me know this site had been hacked. My first thought was Scam. But on closer inspection, someone had indeed modified every php file here to spread the infection and redirect people to unfriendly websites.

It is entirely my fault, for not changing passwords when my web host told me to. But it’s also a wakeup call about how much badness there is on the internet.

Everything is fixed now, and might even serve as an incentive to post a little more regularly. Seems unlikely however.

Climbing at Upper Slider

Damien — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:26:19 +0000

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or, if you foolishly leave your climbing shoes at home, make awesome photos.

Jess climbing The Final Piece (25)

Tom climbing Wailer (25)

It was a lot of fun hanging on a rope taking photos of friends on spectacular rock climbs. Everyone’s getting really strong.

1062 Days

Damien — Tue, 31 May 2011 12:52:12 +0000

Is a very long time between posts. More than 10% of my life.

The trip I started in my last post was a resounding success. I rock climbed on 4 continents in 10 countries while travelling around the world. Celebrated the new year by sleeping in a snow cave on top of a mountain. Caught up with many old friends and made many new ones.

The time since then has been rather less exciting, but also much more relaxing.

On the way to Europe

Damien — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:32:33 +0000

My big holiday begins!

It’s 2am in Singapore, the first stop off on my way to Italy, and I’m making use of the free internet facilities at the airport. That was the longest leg of the flight, the next two portions are each half an hour shorter. There’s sooo much to watch on the plane, but nothing can keep my attention, am going to try and sleep some more this leg.

Why Photography?

Damien — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:39:00 +0000

Neil Creek posted a few weeks back, a wonderful item on the right question to ask about photos and photography. Why?

Having bought a DSLR a month ago, I’ve been struggling to get out and enjoy taking pictures. It’s time to sit down and work out why I want to, and rediscover some motivation.

New Job, New Design

Damien — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:20:43 +0000

Last week I finally started work again after only about 3 months holiday. I’m not helping a Brisbane based web startup called MyNight. Everything’s going well so far, and it’s great not to be sitting around the house any more.

I’ve also changed the layout of my site. Hopefully only temporary (hah), and just a stock theme, but at least not THE stock theme.

Burning Video DVDs with K3b in Linux

Damien — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:27:41 +0000

Last weekend it was finally time to sort out the mess of data on my computer. First task was to free up some space to move, and burning a few of the ripped DVDs would help a lot. I’ve managed before in linux, using the command line, but this time I wanted a GUI.

Low and behold, recent versions of K3b actually allow this, it was only a few months ago that I was foiled.

It’s nice when things (finally) just work!

Return From Blogging Hiatus

Damien — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:47:47 +0000

I’m back home now, after my two month summer climbing holiday taking in the best Australia has to offer. Starting out in the Blue Mountains in a house with QUT Cliffhangers, then continuing on camping at numerous places before ending up at Arapiles. Australia’s climbing ‘Mecca’.

It’s actually been a week and a half since I’ve been home, not a lot to report.

Fierce Hailstorm

Damien — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:12:53 +0000

Hail storms are fun! A rather impressive specimen just roared through Brisbane. Luckily I was home to batten down the hatches.

Another Year, Another Stupid Horsey Tradition

Damien — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:17:22 +0000

The lunch and sweeps organised at work today for the Melbourne Cup were too much effort, so I’m now home for lunch. I’m not going to watch the race here either, thanks to an allergic reaction to the advertisement for ‘Dancing with the Stars‘, and then the painfully inane statistics being spouted by Bruce McAvaney.

Instead I’ll sit here enjoying my pasta lunch listening to the tuneful melodies of The Shin’s latest album.