Author: Padraig Fahy

  • Music Video to End the night

    Just a bonus for tonight! 🙂

     

  • Chocobo unwell.

    Hmm, It would seem that the server that this site is sitting on (Dubbed: Chocobo) seems to be having some issues.

    It is in need of a update (which I might do after this blog post)

    I have been keeping my eye on the usage because Nagios is going absolutely crazy with it’s random messages (Seriously, it gets creepy at times 😛 )

    So, let’s hope me rejiggling it a bit, will make things work now!

    On other Chocobo-related news: This server has now been running for a whopping 701 days! :O

    Chocobo has been online for 701 days!

     

  • Issues relating to promoting and advertising

    I have for the longest of time have not served ads on this site nor my community site, Nologam due to a couple of simple facts about advertising and promoting.

    1. Advertisements get blocked. What is point in trying to serve ads on a website if all they are doing is being removed thanks to people that use Adblock. I will admit, I am a offender of this myself since I use Adblock myself, but if you want me to turn it off, you gotta need to give me a good reason.
      1. Sidenote: Putting up a message to turn off AdBlock will not work. I would normally leave the site because of a message like that. Again, it’s depending on how the advert is being served.
    2.  “Sell Out”. “Promoting too much”.
      I don’t like to ‘shove’ the website down people’s throat. And maybe that statement is half the problem I have. I am trying to be fair by not advertising but at the same time, if I don’t promote the site, then I wont get the return that I am looking for.

    And that is where this blog post is really boiling down to.

    How do I promote my website, without ‘shoving’ down users’ throat nor having advertising on the website??

    How to marketers do it these days? I am just one guy trying to promote a gaming community that has a game servers, a appealing forum and even a voice server.

    It does seem to be really difficult.

     

  • Kawaii Get Down On It Extreme + Other News

    I seen the original loop hundreds of times and I recently stumbled upon this full version. The full version of Get Down on It is pretty damn solid.

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    Also, I have started using a pedometer app today and I managed to get 4,088 steps – Hopefully I can increase this over the next days, weeks, months (maybe years)

    Day 1

     

  • The Fresh Prince of Balor

    I stumbled across this brilliant mashup between Finn Balor (WWE Wrestler) and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‘s theme. Have a listen, it’s a good one.

     

  • Simple Mince & Mash Potatoes

    So this evening, I made a kick-ass Mince and potatoes, here is the recipe.

    • 100g mince (Any type you like)
    • A half-cup – A full cup of frozen chopped veg (You can get a bag of this in Tesco)
    • 1 Small Onion.
    • Teaspoon of Marmalade
    • A pinch of Gravy
    • Handful of Frozen Mash Potatoes (From Tesco also)
    1. Fry onions in a pot with a small shot of oil.
    2. Add mince and stir fry.
    3. Add the veg. At this time, put on the frozen potatoes in another pot.
    4. Add a pinch of gravy granules and a teaspoon of Marmalade.
    5. Stir everything constantly for a few minutes until the potatoes have warmed up and binded together.
    6. Serve and enjoy 🙂