Author: primaryt

The 7 year rule.

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Over a 7 year period every cell in the human body is replaced. Unfortunately after a certain amount of years they begin to deteriorate but hey, technically speaking no one is older than 7 years old.

Next time you get asked “How old are you?!” by some condescending old moody bat. Pick a quiet, vulnerable pose and simply flip back “Which cell is it you are refering to? Maam?”

Shibboleth accounts from an MIS

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Today I’m happy to announce that the project I am working on (Yet to be publicly announced) will allow schools (subscribed and unsubscribed to LA internet packages) to use an independant(Yet approved by Ja.Net) single sign on IDP that will automatically update accounts (cleanly) from the school MIS.
The package is extremely easy to install (2 clicks and type in an id, username and password) and you are done.
An official press release is due in a few weeks (once most of the development is done and beta testing has begun).
Shibboleth is a way that schools can type in their username and password once and access a range of services such as google apps, primary email and other great web services.

Wind Turbine parts arrive (Ebay purchase)

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Many people think I’m a bit nuts for trying to harness the power of the wind, they may be right as instead of spending £20k on a big turbine I bought the bulk of the parts from Ebay. Initially I will be doing this purely as a science experiment. I don’t have any planning permission but my neighbours think its a great idea.

The idea is if I can generate enough power from this turbine to do a proof of concept then I am going to apply for a community grant for all 6 properties in this cluster with the aim of reducing electricty bills by 50-80% dependant on size of household.
Here are some pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/johnyma22/Wind1
Please help me out identifying the bits I don’t know 😛