Category: Life

  • Nickbennett.co.uk hacked….People ask why?

    I have had to remove the last two posts due to them being hacked. The content was replaced with a series of spam URL’s. Seems like a rather pointless attack seeing the lack of traffic the site generates. At its peak the site had 3 visits in 1 week!

    I have upgraded the version of Word Press which I’m hoping will prevent this from occurring in the future. I’ll keep you posted!

  • Youth of today rant…

    To any young people out there my heart goes out to you. Whenever you hear older people moan about ‘the youth of today’, please take note when you are older. I keep reading about stabbings and cyberbullying and am glad I’m not a teen anymore. We all know why this is happening and it’s a lack of discipline! When I was young I’m sure I heard the exact same thing but we did draw the line at smashing up ambulances and fire engines! When we got into fights with other kids it was strictly fists only.

    The whole thing seems to be out of hand at the moment. Prisons don’t seem to deter kids anymore, and ASBO’s are seen as more of a badge of honour than a deterrent. I believe that we should be sending these kids into the army to know about proper honour. Speaking of which, instead of sending our troops to illegal wars we should consider sending them to the east end on a disarming mission!

    Rant over…

  • Life Lists

    I’ve decided that coming from Southend in Essex comes with its own miss preconceptions. I’ve therefore decided on a regime of culture and sophistication! Being the anal retentive I am, I must compile a list to accomplish this goal. There have been many posts and articles on the 10 best “Something you must do” before you die.

    Therefore, I’ve opted for the top 10’s to help me fit in with society’s elite.

    1. Places to see
    2. Books to read
    3. Films to see

    Gentlemen watch this space!

  • Wii-an Beale

    So the Nintendo Wii will be showing BBC programs. To be honest I can only see the benefit of this if they incorporate it into Wii Sports. My girlfriend loves soaps so as a consequence I’ve endured Eastenders. Here are my top 3 characters I would love to fight in Wii Boxing:

    1. Chelsea Fox – Even more eviler than Skeletor
    2. Bianca Jackson – A shrill that would bring Beelzebub to tears
    3. Ian Beale – No reason required

  • Mac on the way

    The bullet has been bitten, I feared this metaphor might be quite literal after I told my girlfriend how much it cost! “We are not going to be able to get a mortgage in the current climate”. This seemed to work and the blessing was eventually (if not reluctantly) given.

    The only problem is I have never used a mac in my entire life! Oh well, wish me luck!

  • Welcome to Nick Bennett’s world

    I’m a keen web developer so I’m hoping to add some interesting walkthroughs. Some of you may be asking “if you’re a web developer then why are you using WordPress and not your own application” to which my answer is “why re-invent the wheel!”.

    I’m also a keen musician but finding the time to record anything is becoming very difficult. I’ve put up the pick of the bunch of my musical back catalog in the music section of the site. You should be able to tell the 4 track tape recordings apart from the £40 an hour studio productions!