As one may or may not have noticed, by now I have been active for about 10 years as a volunteer with the Linux Counter Project. The Linux Counter Project is an organisation established to encourage, promote and support the counting of Linux Users. It was started 15 years ago as a project by Harald […]
the Linux Counter is down… again… :-( Read More »
Earlier this evening, around 5:50pm, we drove through the drive-through at the local McDonalds here in Sarpsborg to get ourselves something to eat. I was in the mood for some chicken by-product, so I ordered Chicken McNuggets. I was pleasantly surprised that the voice from the intercom asked what kind of dipping sauce I wanted
Is it really THAT difficult…? Read More »
…who did I piss off to deserve this? When we visited IKEA earlier today we were quite surprised to come across a product named ‘Evert’. (It’s not all that strange since most of IKEA’s own product bear Swedish first names, and Evert is a common(?) first name in Sweden. There’s even a song by Eddie
Yup, it’s that time of the year again. I’ll just ignore that the financial situation of this planet is going down the crapper at top speed and will invest a substantial amount of $$$ into a new Linux server. Main requirements: quiet. The box is standing under my desk, and I do not want to
Time to build a new system… :-) Read More »
Yeah, I know… Emails with topics like that usually contain spam… But since they weren’t asking for my credit card in the email I decided to drop by the SETI@home website anyway and lo and behold! I am indeed showing as user of the day at the bottom left. I guess I better crunch them
‘You’re the SETI@home user of the day!’ Read More »
No, I am not referring to hickeys here… I am talking about KISS: Kopfgelenk-Induzierte Symmetrie-Störung. The jury is still out on whether or not this is a genuine syndrome, with chiropractors acknowledging it, and ‘real’ (medical) doctors usually dismissing it. How did I end up here? Well, unfortunately Jacob got diagnosed with (in my opinion