Bringing Stuff On Since 2005
Earlier this week I was surprised to get an email from eBay stating that my eBay account was being restricted because it had been linked to another restricted account. Suspecting that this might be some sort of phishing attempt, I logged into eBay, only to discover that the email was in fact legitimate. Reading through … Read More “Shafted by eBay – Part 1” »
Originally posted on September 9, 2018 by Damien The first card trick I ever learned was a pretty simple one that required no sleight of hand, and worked if you could follow the simple instructions. It used 21 cards, and allowed you to identify a chosen card. The trick is simple, get the volunteer to … Read More “Self Working Card Tricks” »
Originally posted on September 1, 2018 by Damien I’ve mentioned the first “real” magic trick that I learned was entitled Lie Detector, and it uses the Si Stebbins stack. I don’t even know if I still have the written instructions I bought back in the mid nineties, or if they’ve been turfed in one clean … Read More “The Lie Detector” »
My decision to resurrect my blog is thanks to a conversation with my friend Quinzy Beardsdale (not his real name, btw). He mentioned that he’d like to start blogging about his efforts to learn about cyber-security, but didn’t want to entrust his data to a free blogging site. I told him that I had a … Read More “Introducing Quinzy Beardsdale” »
Originally posted on August 28, 2018 by Damien I’ve always had a bit of an interest in magic tricks and sleight of hand, mostly thanks to my Grandfather. Pop would often amuse me with simple magic tricks, like making coins disappear and then pulling them out of my ear. I never really bothered learning much, … Read More “It’s a Kind of Magic…” »
Well, it’s been nearly a year since the free web host I was using previously caused my site to disappear and forced me to find a new host. I’m finally getting organised enough to put back the content that I’d saved before everything went pear shaped. My plan is to post an old post every … Read More “It’s Back…” »