Well what’s done is done and nothing can be done about it anymore. I’ve lost some stuff that will be missed but also a lot of stuff that was junk anyway. So now I have a clean installation again and after a short tag fight between me teaming up with the Triple Head2Go and Windows …
Category Archives: Earthly Things
Happy
Hey F! When I realized it was your birthday today I couldn’t resist writing this. Don’t worry though, I’ve given up long ago 😉 You still accelerate my heart You make my will last longer And every moment I’m not with you My desire for you grows stronger Oh, and BTW, I must be getting …
Chances
Just a quick note to let everyone know that my blog is back in business! A lot of thanks go to Sven who has watched the whole migration process like a hawk and made sure that nothing took even a single second longer than strictly required! The Talocan movie in this post has nothing to …
Missing
Yeah! Today I got home and found a letter from my insurance company addressed to my brother. Of course this can only be about the cam that was lost in Austria so I ripped open the envelope and to my delight found out that they will completely cover the costs of the camera and that …
Random
Vacation is really over now. Got my Visa Gold Card today. I’m currently waiting for Corona running on my laptop and trying to import 114448 rows of classification data… With every hundred rows or so it takes longer and longer… An almost complete joint is lying here next to me; patiently waiting for me to …
2006:
Here at the geek house, 2006 has been officially declared as the “coaster season” so me and my brother bought season passes for three parks (so far) which together enable us to visit and park for free an unlimited times in about a dozen parks in Europe including: De Efteling Walibi World Walibi Belgium Walibi …
God
Last week I found this link where you can download Scott Adams’ “God’s Debris” for free. Because I like Scott Adams, books in general and free books even more so I immediately downloaded it. A few days ago I started reading it and it must be one of the best books I have ever read. …
i18n,
Ah yes, the fine art of globalization. Let us first examine the subtle distinction between these two infamous concepts as given by our trusty friend, the Wikipedia: Internationalization is the adaptation of products for potential use virtually everywhere, while localization is the addition of special features for use in a specific locale. So, i18n is …
Thank
Well, it seems “meticulous” in combination with “geek” are ranking pretty much in regard to my site. I guess a lot of people have reacted to my rant about “static typing”. No wonder because at that time I was completely off about everything. Too bad not too many people tried to educate me however – …
Please
O dear Mr. Google, why does it take you so long to find this site? I made it for my mom’s collegue and even though you did spot the link on another site you haven’t followed it yet…