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How to reduce incoming spam by 800%

11th January, 2008 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments

About twice a year The Ranger pokes his head around the virtual email filters and goes looking at the spam

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The vexed question of memorials… and an alternative suggestion

10th November, 20075th September, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments

Roadside memorials… it’s a complicated subject which causes some awkward conflicts of interest. In summary, bereaved relatives want to have

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28 Weeks Later: not a countryside film

24th May, 200726th September, 2016 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment film

The Ranger was scared witless by zombie movie 28 Weeks Later. This isn’t entirely a review, but in summary, if

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Trouble with the old bags

11th April, 2007 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments

Ranger regular Dave Larkin writes on a subject very close to The Ranger’s gnarled old heart: Saw this seagull with

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The rising tide of spam

31st March, 2007 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments spam

Every now and again – well, about every six months actually – The Ranger delves into his email server to

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McDonalds: a big let-down for sealife

13th February, 2007 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments

Today The Ranger was looking at a culvert by a slipway down on the River Medina. Much of the Medina

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The Ranger’s spam rant

9th November, 2006 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment spam

Spam! The curse of the internet. In February 2006 the Ranger posted an analysis of his spam showing some 1000

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Science: what’s that all about then?

14th October, 2006 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment

This week in The Guardian Unlimited columnist Simon Jenkins squeezes out an extraordinary rant against science education. A laboratory beaker,

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Thoughts From An Angry Park Ranger

7th October, 200629th August, 2014 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments

Sometimes people online confuse The Ranger with a US Park Ranger – although he’s very far from it. In real

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Balloons – how they kill wildlife, and what to do about it

17th September, 2006 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments

What happens to balloons after they are released? So asks the Marine Conservation Society in their campaign leaflet called ‘Don’t

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