Greetings & Salutations!
Wayne is a polymath who was born at a very early age and, quite impressively, has not died yet-something he considers to be a notable achievement.
He joined Freemasonry in 2006, the Holy Royal Arch in 2007, the S.R.I.A. in 2012, and the Ancient & Accepted Rite in 2013. In 2011, Wayne became the Master of Llannerch Lodge and has spent fourteen of the following fifteen years in one chair or another. His commitment to Masonry is extensive. He was a founding member of the Widows Sons North Wales chapter, served as the Provincial Webmaster for five years, the Assistant Provincial Mentor for five years, and was part of the Membership Pathways Team also for five years. Additionally, Wayne was an active member of the North Wales Association of Masonic Study for eight years, as both a Speaker and committee member, he has also been giving talks across several provinces since 2017.
Wayne is also a fervent supporter of the Blood Bikes Wales charity, dedicating his time and effort to this vital cause, raising over £50,000 from talks and presentations.
Put simply Wayne is A Blood Biker, A CodeNinja, A Gamer, A Hacker, A Blogger, A Writer & Poet, A Speaker, A Freemason, A Rosicrucian, A Reader, A Spod, A Son, An Uncle, A Brother, A Man, AN INDIVIDUAL!
From the Pen of Wayne Owens
Recent News & Blog Posts
UK hacker fined for personnel database mischief
Once again the Media forces miss appropriate the word “Hacker”. This time in an article posted on the IT based site The Register, the article is titled “UK hacker fined for personnel database mischief” and the full article can be read here. Now this could be fair I...
Just when I thought they couldn’t possibly be any dumber…
…..they go and do something like this… and totally redeem themselves!! I am a true believer of the phrase “Customers are Idiots“, but sometimes they seem to go out of their way to prove beyond any shadow of a doubt that this phrase is true. Recently one of our...
Missing: General Common Sense.
There are times when I really despair for the Human Race. When I see acts of such stupidity, or people not using the most basic of common sense, and I have to ask myself “Can we survive as the dominant species here on earth” This morning, on my normal commute to the...
Getting More from Your Wii
There are many things you normally do with your Wii. You can play with it, Sing with it, Get fit with it. Lots of things. But have you ever wanted to do MORE. get more fun with your Wii? This is the kind of questions a "Hacker" will often ask. "How can I do more with...
Captain America: A strange symbol of liberty and justice
Monday night I was in the mood for some good old fashioned cheesy superhero action, so I watched the 1990’s film “Captain America” Plot Synopsis from IMDB During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier,...
RTL – Sherlock – Bringing the classic into the Modern age
The BBC have just finished showing a new three part mini-series call “Sherlock” which brings the Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes detective stories into the modern day, with modern technology. You have Holmes armed with smartphones, the Internet, modern forensic...
CyberSecurityChallenge Cipher – Walkthrough
After seeing all the people posting on Twitter/Facebook/Blogs how they have solved the cipher challenge on the CyberSecurityChallenge website when all they have done is take the first step, I thought it might be nice to post a small walkthrough to give some pointers,...
Britain’s Got Computer Talent.
On Monday the 26th July 2010 the UK Minister for Security Declares Cyber Security Challenge UK Open. The Cyber Security Challenge is a series of national online games and competitions that will test the cyber security abilities of individuals and teams from every walk...
And Now for Something Completely Different
Time seems to be flowing a lot faster than normal these days, I swear I only have to blink and several days have flown past. For example I was considering writing this post Monday, I blinked, made myself a cup of Coffee and its now Thursday Friday? Anyway, here goes...
Hackers 1 : Network Admin 0
I forget exactly when this incident happened. I do remember it was towards the end of the University season (either the year end, or midway). It was in my second to last year in University, and everyone was rushing about trying to finish papers, coursework and get...
Reclaiming the word Hacker
As The Next HOPE draws near I figured now would be an appropriate time for me to say a few words about the misappropriation of the term “Hacker“. To quote Randal from Clerks II. “I’m taking it back” How often do you seen mention these days like :- “Hacker steals...
Sometimes the World Works
I’d just like to share this motivational story you with Dear Reader, It really made my day and its good to see that sometimes stupidity gets its just deserts.It happened last night on my commute home. I was driving along some country roads, just coming out of a nasty...