These are the settings that I found to have worked with Loupie’s iPhone 3.

I am very happy that Apple have chosen to sell the iPhone 4 without any  network locks direct from their shop, and when I have some cash I will be getting a black 16gig one.

At the moment I have an old O2 Simplicity £20 rolling contract, on which I get 1200 SMS, 600 minutes of talk time, and UNLIMITED internet, however if I was to change contract, I would only get 500MB of data, 300 minutes, and I would have to pay 20p per picture messaging (used to cost me 4 free SMS…). So on that I am in no hurry to change my service; and as for changing provider, the other providers that have announced there tariffs are all worse than what I have currently.

My only challange will be getting a new ‘micro’ sim to work in my iPhone.

The O2 data settings are as follows:

• Cellular Data
  • APN: mobile.o2.co.uk
  • username: vertigo
  • password: password
• Visual Voice Mail
  • Doesn’t work
• MMS
  • APN: wap.o2.co.uk
  • username: vertigo
  • password: password
  • MMSC: http://mmsc.mms.o2.co.uk
  • MMS Proxy: 193.113.200.195:8080

I don’t think I would miss Visual Voice Mail as its not a service I have ever had, so don’t know what the advantage would be.

Other networks should have about the same settings, but also have a look at my post about unlocking a 3G modem, which lists the settings for all the main UK providers.

The exhibit itself was in a small gallery on the basement level. along with the steam punk exhibit there was a work shop to learn how to make steam punk jewellery and an area where you could play with Maccano.

Apart from the size of the gallery, everything else was really cool. We went for lunch in the (well according to Laces) the Burning Baby, or as the rest of us called it The Eagle & Child. a small pub of No notability at all

The Eagle and Child was once a favourite watering hole of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. They often met for discussion (and argument) over a pint.

On the bar wall is a signed note to the landlord written in 1949 stating that J.R.R Tolkien and C.S. Lewis have drunk to his health. well we mostly stuck to one drink each.

[View with PicLens]

After subscribing to the Project52 idea; I wondered what else I could do. and the DayZero Project Sounds interesting;

The Challenge:
Complete 101 pre-set tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on your part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple challenges such as New Year’s resolutions or a ‘Bucket List’. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips, study semesters, or outdoor activities.

So while I am thinking about my list of 101 things I will list the ones I come up with below, with a view to start the challenge on the 1st March 2010 which puts my end date 1029 days.

1. Take a picture to celebrate each goals completion (and perhaps a blog post )
2. Get a Job
3. Move away from Swindon
4. Re-Start university
5. Give up alcohol for a month
6. Give up Tea and Coffee for a month
7. Organize my photos
8. Finish reading the books I own
9. Learn how to edit videos
10. Climb at least 10 Munros
11. Complete the P52 Challenge
12. Develop all of the Photos I have on Film
13. Attend a LAN party
14. Sell off all unnecessary things on Ebay
15. get rid of clothes not worn in 2 years
16. Host a wine and cheese evening
17. Buy a new CD each month for a year
18. Give £2 to charity for each task I don’t complete
19. Go swimming at least once a week for 3 months
20. Complete the “The Most Ancient and Venerable Order of the Skylark and Hawthorne” challenge [ref]
21. Drink only water for 1 month
22. Watch 25 of 100 “Best Movies” [This list]
23. Host a board game night
24. Have dinner by candlelight
25. Put £25 for every goal completed into a Savings account
26. Not log into facebook for a whole week
27. Keep my bedroom spotless for a month
28. Go for a walk every day for a month
29. Spend a whole weekend (Sat-Sun) without TV/Computer/Etc.
30. Get a new camera
31. Get a new Phone
32. Learn how to scuba dive
33. Skinny dip
34. Update my Curriculum Vitae
35. plant a tree
36. Go to at least 10 concerts
37. Stop biting my nails
38. See the Rocky Horror Picture Show in drag
39. Complete the C25K
40. Complete the One Hundred Press-up Challenge
41. Complete the Two Hundred Sit up challenge
42. Complete the 7lb in 7 Day supper juice diet

I will have to have a think about this and work some more on it.

Things that have been removed from my list:

• Give up chocolate for a month [1]
• Give up fizzy drinks for a month [1]
• Inspire someone else to make a Day Zero list [2]
• Complete the “5,000 Question Survey” [this] [3]

1. Loupie Correctly pointed out that these would not be a challenge for me, as I so rarely do the activity I would be giving up
2. After reading this blog bma and Natalie started their own lists but before I had started my DayZero project.
3. This Task has no real aim, and or point; and as such has been removed.

I managed to get a few photos of the bands; but because the bouncers have a thing against cameras I was restricted to using my small one :’( however Photos should be after the jump and on the Facebook Event.

All in All it was Awsome and I would recommend that you go and see the Cruxshadows at least once not to mention that the ticket price would have been worth paying just to see Voices of Masada or a Ayria; we didn’t get to see Greenhaus; but that was because we were eating; and Emily had said that they were not that great anyway.

So without further ado Photos:

[View with PicLens]

12►

Gemma

Which all in all leads me onto my point about copyright infringement (please note that because a Picture is worth 1000 words, I have included the article that appeared in the Redbridge Guardian in its completeness, as its not online. (please click on for larger)

As stated in the previous blog post Ruth was involved with the Woodhouse players Little Mermaid. and I took some photos for, including the one on the right, and if your looking at it thinking you have seen it before, well yes, its the one in the news paper clipping. On the Wood hose players page the following is stated "Images by and © Skippy – http://PhilipMcGaw.com"; why is it that the Redbridge Guardian have failed even to state that the image was provided by the wood house players for inclusion in the article, there is space for the copyright, or reference directly below the image. I would not have minded having something like "image provided by Woodhouse players" as I gave the images to the WHP, but as it is the source of the image is unclear.

Which brings us back to Gods Copyright; in the conversation between Ben and me, he asked if because Ferris had stated

I am going to cherish a sunset that God has made previously and that someone else thought was so beautiful that it had to be captured by a photograph

Is this why she did not feel the need to reference Gemma for taking the photo?

Updated title with regards to bens post on Creationist Copyright.

In this article all copyright holders, and sources have been attributed, and items for which I don’t hold copyright have been used for Citation, I believe this is fair use, please tell me (in the comments section) if you disagree.

Since the 14th November I have not put fingers to keyboard once, towards putting information(?) in my blog!

so in the news.

1. New Job! – since the 28th of November, I have been working as an Assistant Engineer with a company called Kembrey Wiring Systems Ltd. There main product is boxes filled with wires, and connectors to go on British Aircraft, the job is not too bad, but can be a little slow, and monotonous at times.
2. Loupie’s Panto, Ruth was in a rendition of The Little Mermaid over Christmas, (you may have been told about it) and i took some of the photos that have since appeared on the Woodhouse Players site
3. Ruth and I pent Christmas and New year together, (your not having all the details :p).

There will be more to come, so enjoy

 A friend fromn School, Hannah, Her Boyfriend, Ruth and I are all shairing a small villa in the Costa Calda region of spain, on the cost of the largest salt water lagoon in europe!

any way, just poped in to upload the photos and have done, it should all make more sense when i fix my laptop (blown it up i think….) but more on this all later as i only have two minuts to log out……… 

(some photos http://skippy.org.uk/lazy-index.php?file=Spain/)

So 2 hours of sitting on a train in swindon, and Ben has lots of work to do.

The two Nabaztags were to mark Ruth and I’s three years together. as a web controled rabits, they comunicate with servers in France, however this does not stop people writing there own functions for them, Nabaztalk is a forum set up for developers. and has a list of API interfaces, also you can get cloths and other things for your Nabaztag from Nabzone, however i am looking to make mine a coat out of Chainmail.

nabaztag

Bolt(folio) is no replacement, if your an old Bolter and want to keep in touch please check here.

on the weekend (16th-17th) I will be down in plymouth, hopefully i can give the money to ViP and RAG then.

Can some one Get Kitty to call me please?

Also if you dont yet know what a Bogle is go here.

Managed to get up to Manda and Daves, Manda was giving my car evils because she thinks that my ka is trying to keep us from her (see previous exsploites). but Got to Brampton safely
Things learnt today:

1. A ford ka takes about 4 liters of water in its radator (always carry more!)
2. clean the central hub of your breakpad bit thing and the center of the spair wheel before putting the two together.
3. the spair wheel center part is NOT circuler, and is a bitch to take off.
4. Manda reads my blog, and moans about my spelling.

Leaving the NRM we ran mostly accross the countryside to Lockaby, accross some really nice countryside, my poor little car found some steap and random roads, (including a few fords). Ruth and I stoped in the Gretner Green Sevices, and being that we were now officialy in Scotland, i chose to have a drink of Iron Bru, Ruth didnt know that Iron Bru is made in Scotland from girders, But we cant hold that against her now can we?

When we goto to lockaby we found that the power was out at my Nannas house, and that the opven had died.

after helping my nanna around town we journied north, along strange rural backroads to Carluke, to stay with my name sake, Phil Cave. in the afternoon, we took ruth to see Lanark Loch, and New Lanark.

On Wednesday we went from Gainsbourough to Lockaby via the NRM, Ruth got really exsited about the prospect of seeing Thomas the tank engin, (some thing to do with it being half term)

I tryed to pick up a copy of Windows Vista from the school of computing, but they are not issuing it as of yet *pouts* (was after vista Ultimate 64, because despite vista being a nightmare, it might be usefull to learn it as i use computers so much). after picking all the stuff back up and lobbing my little car down country roads, we ended up on our way to Manchester, to see the wonderfully sexy Hannah, via Minehead (Ruth took it apon her self to feel nostalgic, and i felt the same). got to manchester safely, without being too late for my little hanskie. got to goto the old UMIST union to sign Kris and Myself up for the Bogle Stroll.

we stayed with tim and carly for the weekend, on the sunday we braved the rain to go for a lazy forsum trip down the cost into the backwards lands of cornwall, to grab a pint at the famous Blue Peter Inn, for some inisplicable reson this provider of fine westcountry ales failes to provay a fine west country cider, so three pints of strongbow were ordered up, and a coke for the little ones we draged with us (thats you carley). and went for a wonder around the small village of Polperro.

when was the last time you could make a rain man, or rain angels, or rain ball fights,

I am not sure but Ben thinking that heavy rain and hail are better, well its just a lie pupetuated by a soft sothener. (Ruth’s INER-CITY London school was closed yesterday due to the snow)

Looks like i wont need to follow XKCD’s advice

The day consisted of three churches, the first where the Ceromoney was held, the Second was Zissi Restrant in Cheltnham which is in a church, and the third was the location of the Reception in the evening.
It was a lovely Anglican service led by a goth friend of theres, Alex. we also saw a number of the Greenbelt Stewards Crew,

It was also the day of Strawberrys (Storm in a teacup Sunflower) birthday,

Photos of the Wonderfull day can be seen here.

Loupie was the Assistant stage manager, and as such managed to avoid getting dumped! it was a good show, and if you are in london, you should go!

I hadent remembered how much of a technical chalange boldering is, Climbing is easer, its the challange of getting to the top using hand and foot holds, where as boldering is pure machanical techneiqu and strenth, the aim being to navigate around a wall, the problem being that you have to use a lot more strenth. ruth doesnt like boldering much, after falling off a boldering wall.

Next time we will have to take [Kris](http://kristalikowski.blogspot.com/) and Ashely, and get Ruth belaying kris. or get her to get a Gri Gri, and get myself a new harness as my lil 26″ one is just the right size for Ruth, and not for me.

As you can see from the Photos they both looked lovely, Hannah would have come with us but it was her boyfriends mothers 60th, so we couldnet bribe her,

Sabrina has a little black cat called Salem, and the holder of the nickname [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_The_Teenage_Witch).

I wonder if they know there was a Samhain festival on that day, that Ruth and I had attended?

Best of luck to the bride and Grome! and I really should sort the rest of the photos out from [Manda and Dave's](http://skippy.org.uk/manda-and-daves-wedding/). and think what to ware for the next Wedding (Storm and Andy in January)

on wednesday i put my lil [ka](http://skippy.org.uk/mot/) in for two new tyres, and the removal of the wheel locking nuts (they had broken the key), got the ka back, and all was good, on friday brought the ka, and my mum to London, left the ka out side [loupie's](http://loupie.co.uk) and took mum up to camdon, and then back towards paddington, so she could go home, met Loupie from her school, and went back to hers, packed the ka and left for the long drive to Manchester, the Ka had other ideas, three long London rush hour miles latter, came to a stop, with steam drifting out of my engin, pulled over to find a cold radator (not a good sign) and a hot engin, which was “rattaling” (fule is being ignighted before the sparkplug fires, due to compresion ignition)
so after spending £80 on joining [greenflag](http://www.greenflag.co.uk/) i had my car towed back to loupie’s for “free” (I have 10 miles of free recovery, unlimited times*)
so after franticly phoning Emily who we met at [Manda and daves engagement party](http://skippy.org.uk/engagment/) asking for her to see if she could find a way for us to get north of manchester, we re-packed down to an amount we can carry, and ran for a train, to crash on Hannah’s floor.

As it turns out Emily and Dave ended up draging us up the moterway to Carlisle, (thanks again!)

Got to the wedding on time, Dave looked very hansom, and when manda did turn up (not before wanting to beat the hair dressers shop to a pile of rubble) she looked absalutly stunning! a wonderfull Anglican church service, and off to the breakfeast, at the [Crown Hotel](http://www.crownhotelwetheral.co.uk/), for food, and the reception,

as i am writing this, its now monday morning, and Loupie and I are back at hers, and just about to look at sorting the car out, (another £100 / £150 pounds :S). and Manda and Dave will be on there way to Mauritius for their Hunnymoon.

I have put some photos up [here](http://skippy.org.uk/lazy-index.php?file=2006-10-20%20-%20Manda%20and%20Daves%20Wedding/) but i will sort out the rest when i get back to Swindon, in the mean time,
[Ikle has more photos](http://ickleweb.com/?p=304). as does [Ian (Spinney head)](http://www.spinneyhead.co.uk/2006/10/congratulations-to-dave-and-manda.php)

*Fair use policie applys

Updates:-

[Manda and Daves Hunnymoon Photos are up](http://s88.photobucket.com/albums/k195/dcpearce/honeymoon/)

[Meg](http://twoheaded.org/) has put some [photos up](http://thischarmingmeg.livejournal.com/293952.html)

[Ruth](http://loupie.co.uk) has given me a lovley Velvert Black Cloak, lined with dark green from [Moon maden gothic](http://www.moonmaiden-gothic-clothing.co.uk/)
and from my parents i have receved a fold up bike, which will be Über usefull for when i need to traval at the other end of a train journey (or for taking in the tube) Just need to fit it out with Lights, and a Lock.

Photos will be comming along when i get round to stuff.

• Stealth x2
• Colossus x2
• Nemesis Inferno x2
• Tidal Wave x2
• X:\No Way Out x1
• Logger’s Leap x1
• Ribena Rumba Rapids x1
• Galleon Race x1

Also she has now got moods, like in LiveJounal using the [Cricket Moods plugin](http://dev.wp-plugins.org/wiki/CricketMoods). Don’t worry, I am not going to start using it on my blog.

Well we got to Amsterdam to find that some one had killed them selfs on the line at Rotherdam, and that the train would be diverted, fine we thought, untill we got to Amsterdam Airport Station to find that the train was going no further, so after franticly talking to the Station Manager, managed to get a Taxi payed for the 60ish Km to the port, and of we set to catch our ferry,

once on board, we sat around and waited half an hour for all teh other train passagers to arrive, I managed to blag a look round the bridge which was cool.

Got back to Stratford, to find that there was no tub serves because some one else had desided to dispartch them selfs from this plannet, so got a lift to Ruths with her dad.

All in all had a great holiday, and would love to go on holiday again soon

We also saw the Floating Flower markets (all the stalls are boats on the canal)

Later on we went on our tour, it covered all the details of the history of the city, not just the history of the xxx industry. We visited the Prostitute information center, where ruth bought a book about Feminists within the industry,

Also in the Red Light District was some one trying to demonstrate Sex and Porno, so i am not sure how that one works…
We also found that ruth has a faviot new shop, its a Fantasy shop by the name of Chimera, it had loads of small things inside, Fairys, jewalry, and Knick nacks, along with Gothesk cloths that Ruth was impresed by.

Also on our tour of wider Amsterdam we came accross some cool Furniture, and other odd stuff it was a kind of designer shop, but some things looked very cool

After tea, and with rain putting us off walking too far, we went to the Torture Musiem, and Ruth quickly worked out that some ideas were just tooooo bad after all.

on the way home (and after a bottle of red wine) we walked through more of Amsterdam.

After being reminded that ruth doesnt know how to ride a Bike, we went off to a Bike rental place to pick up a Bicical made for two. where Daisy Ruth and I cycled back to the camp site.

From there we caucht the dutch flyere, 08.18 to Harwitch, where we changed to the ferry, only to find out that half an hour in to the trip that Ruthie feels ill on boats if she can not see out the window, after a good 3 hours on the ferry we made it to Hook Van Holland, then spending another 45 minuts in a que waiting for a customes person to check our passport (something that was done before we left the UK) standing next to a woman, i felt the urge to hit regarding her language, and in the end only Chastised. (she was a Coach passanger, who had got in the wrong que, and Probaly missed her coach (she came off the ferry as a foot passanger, rather than re-join her coach))

Once out of Customs changed to a Double Decker train, acrross holland to Amsterdam, where i found out that i had forgot to print off the details pretaining to how to get to the camp site, so in anoter que for a stupidly long time, this time for Tourist information. before finding out we want tram number 26, finaly ariving at the Camp site after a 15 minut walk, dumping bags, having a nice lay down, and relax before tea.

oh and because Easy Internet run Windows 98se No Pictures yet :’( but tommorow you will Photos now up here

there are some places we are looking forward to going, some of which those of you who know us can guess about, and some you may not know are there! but if you check back you can see! hopefully it will be Great! (depending on the weather)
If you want to follow this set of posts and Photos, you can see them all in the Amsterdam Catogory.

After Amsterdam, going up to Carlisle for a Family meetup, so that could be fun, camping at cotehill, where my aunt, and uncle live, so that will be a long drive.

On Friday got the CD back, so you can see a small selection here

In other news Noor is in Swindon, and is not feeling as good as she could, because of Jason and other crap.

A good night was had by Loupie, and Me, we saw Dan, who looked to be having a good time.

Well now slowly packing to move out of the TermiHouse, and back to Swindon, to take up working on my placment year! well should get back to putting my room back together.

now Talking to [Ruth](http://loupie.co.uk), We both came to the conclusion that no self respecting [Goth](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goth), would say that that look was well, for want of a better term [Gothic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goth_culture),or if you like [my little _Goth_ pony](http://loupie.co.uk/my-little-goth-pony/)
so please feel free to Post a comment and say your peace…

so not only am i now quite buisy with my life, but my cute little Ruthie is too!

On Saturday Ruths Sister Debbie had her birthday party so i was up in london for that, she is now 18, We have photos of her in her dress (this [Ebay item](http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5430664108&ru=http://clothes.search.ebay.co.uk:80/5430664108_Clothes-Shoes-Accessories_W0QQa14ZQ2d24QQa25563ZQ2d24QQa25564ZQ2d24QQa25565ZQ2d24QQa26446ZQ2d24QQalistZa25563Q2ca14Q2ca41Q2ca25565Q2ca25564Q2ca3801Q2ca26446QQbsZSearchQQcatrefZC6QQfclZ4QQfgtpZQQfposZPostcodeQQfromZR2QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQgcsZ1420QQlopgZQQpf_queryZ5430664108QQpfidZ2120QQpfmodeZ1QQreqtypeZ2QQsacatZ11450QQsadisZ200QQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZQQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ3QQsbrftogZ1QQsofocusZbsQQfviZ1)) on Sunday we traviled back to plymouth via Swindon, where we chased a Ice Cream van round a rurel Village, Me behiond the wheel of the Pony,

anyway last night it was pissing down with rain, and parts of plymouth were flooded this mornings.

We its off to the Scoller with [Emily](http://www.livejournal.com/users/stompyfairy/), [Ruth](http://loupie.co.uk), [Gem](http://gemmapeter.co.uk/), [Leigh](http://paganlife.co.uk), [Rich](http://mooseblaster.blogspot.com/), [Ben](http://benalee.co.uk), [Chris](http://termisoc.org/~nanohead/), and Julian to get a Drink,

From the Union after loosing Juilan, and Leigh we went down to the local Rileys pool hall to shoot a few frames, a game of Girls v boys with poor ben sitting out, and Ruth and Emily being taught how to play by the lovely Gemma, the gys won by one ball (only affter we lost, Thanks ritch te black ball is not ours yet), after that Ruth and my self wondered back to bed…

However what it does, is it “allow[s] you to let other un-closeted geeks know who you are in a simple, [codified statement](http://www.geekcode.com/geek.html)”, for exsample, my geek code is as follows:-

-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GCC/E/IT d-(++) s+: a-- C+++ U? P? L+ E? W+++ N? o? K- w++>++++ o?
M+>++ V? PS++ PE++ Y+ PGP+>++ t+ 5 X+ R tv+ b+>++ DI>+ D+ G e*>++
h++ r+++ y+>+++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

If you want to read it take a copy of it to [here](http://www.ebb.org/ungeek/)