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Isaac’s homework – History – build a castle http://monki.biz/1s #minecraft

February 5th, 2012 Comments off
What mark do you think he will get? I don't think the teacher will have seen a homework like this. Since shooting this video, he's added a lot more on to his castle, so he may have to video it again. 

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It’s here finally… RG26 2/10 #uksnow

February 4th, 2012 Comments off
The boys have been out playing in it already, and the best thing is there's more to come. 

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Then this fellow pops up…

February 4th, 2012 Comments off
and Joe went outside and took a couple. 

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This is more like it…

February 4th, 2012 Comments off
Taken a bit later, with a fully recharged battery and from where I am sitting! 

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A good article on why e-books are being locked down just to keep the paper industry in business. monki.biz/1r

February 4th, 2012 Comments off

Publishing is a tough industry to be in, no doubt about it. Things are rapidly changing and market forces are being swayed beyond the traditional publisher’s influence. Things are now so easy to share and distribute, that these old gate-keepers can no longer steer what people are looking at.

However, e-books are being subjected to this, so that instead of paper being pushed around and controlled,  instead digital files are being controlled and again, authors are being expected to go through the publisher, instead of dealing directly with their audience. 

This article (monki.biz/1r)  deals with these issues and in an attempt to educate people, perhaps try and free them from the constraints of big business so that they can start to author themselves more. 

Worse still, is the new apple iauthor software from apple, which will allow the writer to only release their writing through itunes – creepy or what?

 

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Visitors in our garden

February 4th, 2012 Comments off
Took a couple of shots this frosty morning and then the battery ran out. I'll have to take some more once it's recharged. The birdfeeders are a lot more active now, so I should get some more active shots. 

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This video describes in layman terms what ACTA is http://monki.biz/1q

February 3rd, 2012 Comments off
You're not allowed to share ideas for free - 

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Keep the internet free – write to your politicians to stop ACTA – http://monki.biz/1o

February 3rd, 2012 Comments off
This article describes some of the things that politicians are discussing to enforce ACTA throughout countries. Basically it will prove the end of free internet, with websites being taken down for copyright infringement – this will mean that anyone who is accused of something that infringes a protected format (e.g. a DVD that has been encrypted and the user wants to watch it on a free and open source operating system) can be prosecuted. 

Also, there are cases where judges plainly do not understand the technology that is at play here – see http://monki.biz/1p for more information. 

Anyway, read the article and contact your politician to complain – if you reside in the UK you can use this example letter http://pastebin.com/FUSdnSLB and post it to  http://www.writetothem.com/. 

Acta

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Happy birthday Bill

January 29th, 2012 Comments off
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Round the Reilly Ranch.

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Linux Mint

December 6th, 2011 Comments off

Linux mint contribution

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climbing at th docks

October 28th, 2011 Comments off

On the first climbing wall it was too easy except from the one bit when it was tilting us backwards .You may notice that on the second climbing wall isaac was climbing a lot better than me because it was easier on that side of the climbing wall than the side i am on.We soon switchched over.

joe

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Historic Dockyards climbing.

October 28th, 2011 Comments off

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Crab chase

July 21st, 2011 Comments off

Isaac has written a game and would like you to see it. The crabs eat the lobsters. It’s a two player game – the crab is controlled with ‘a’ and ‘d’ keys for left and right, and the lobsters are controlled with the ‘left’ and ‘right’ arrow keys.

It takes a while to load, so please be patient.

Play Isaac’s game.
Crab screenshot

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Isaac’s winning this time.

April 22nd, 2011 Comments off

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He’s red.

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Risk

April 20th, 2011 Comments off

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Joe is winning.

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£10 bet.

March 12th, 2011 Comments off
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Shrimp Manicure

February 26th, 2011 Comments off

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Visit to INTECH Science and discovery centre.

February 6th, 2011 Comments off

KNex

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Merry Christmas

December 25th, 2010 Comments off
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Pitch and putt

August 29th, 2010 Comments off

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