Category Archives: Misc

Workaround

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Duct Tapes n’Elbow Grease

This photo was taken with a $45 point-and-shoot, and it wasn’t by an astronaut sitting in a space shuttle! Two regular guys sent their cheapoid camera 27 miles up into the sky by attaching it to a balloon! Duct tapes … Continue reading

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Honey, Honey

Fresh honey. Not from the Maestro this time, but from our own bees instead. Delicious.

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Schlimmer geht immer

Immer wenn ich denke, jetzt kann Werbung nicht mehr schrottiger werden, kommt ein neuer Held ums Eck und belehrt mich eines Besseren.

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So You Need A Typeface?

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Süss

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Dedicated to the Job

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Move it, move it (a.k.a. “Screw it up the IBM way”)

I work with web sites for a living. I give them a place to live, I trash them when they’re no longer needed and I also move them. And believe me, moving a site is the trickiest of the jobs. … Continue reading

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Tech Support Cheat Sheet

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I’m walkin’ …

Well, this looks less damage than it actually is: But you should see the other car involved. Luckily noone got injured. Update: As per request here’s a better view of the damage to my car. ;)

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H1N1 FluTracker

If you’re interested in the progress of the H1N1 swine flu, you might want to check out the Rhizalabs site. They even offer some code to integrate the tracker into other sites. However, said code is utterly broken for they … Continue reading

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Du rettest den Freund nicht mehr

Sehr schöner Sprengsatz: Thomas Steg, der sich heute als stellvertretender Regierunssprecher verabschiedet, ist um seinen neuen Job nicht zu beneiden: Kommunikationschef des SPD-Kanzlerkandidaten Frank-Walter Steinmeier. (…) Kommunikationsexperten können nicht erfolgreicher sein als das Produkt, das sie verkaufen. Und Stegs Produkt … Continue reading

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Alda Tschau

Wenn man jung ist kann das Leben noch so einfach sein. Ich befürchte nur, so wird das nicht wirklich was mit der Kündigung ;)

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Microsoft, OOXML and the ISO

Microsoft plays to win. As a result, it seems to regard any legal means as justified, and sometimes even strays outside the law, as the US anti-trust case demonstrated. In the context of marketplace rough-and-tumble, such aggressiveness is perhaps acceptable, … Continue reading

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V for Vendetta

Maybe I’m in a strange mood but this is one of the best movies I’ve seen lately. Really.

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Open Source inspires Open Music

When O Teatro Magico sell CDs at their shows, they remind buyers “you can download the music for free on the internet, you know” yet people buy their disks by the 100s of 1000s. In fact, they are one of … Continue reading

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Shakes & Fidget – The Game

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Michael Jackson dead

As reported on several web sites and also on TV: We’ve just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50. Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. … Continue reading

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Eclipse 3.5 Galileo released

By far the largest Eclipse release ’til now. And what’s most important for me: Updated PDT versions are also available right at launch. [ More » ]

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Towel Day!

Yep , today is Towel Day. So don’t forget to wear one. And thanks for all the fish!

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