Author Archives: Arthur

SJ, Internet

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Arthur

I think we just survived the worst two weeks of May, ever: it had been raining for so long, that everybody and their cats were either longing for sun or snow. It’s bad when you get hit with a lot … Continue reading →

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Not. Again.

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Arthur

Via the Null Device (link), the timely announcement that it’s time for the yearly Eurovision Songcontest (link) and all the hoopla and camp that comes with it. Actually, the very first link goes to Der Spiegel, which is an article … Continue reading →

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Crysis

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Arthur

I‘ve always been hesitant of trying Crysis (2007) mainly because of the fear my current hardware wouldn’t support the notorious system requirements and other related video graphic cards tweaks that are needed to get this to run nice and smooth. … Continue reading →

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Contrast

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Arthur

By now you’ve probably already heard that the US has managed to find and kill Osama Bin Laden (Google News: this was last Sunday (late) night and it marked one of the weirdest rash for news by, well, any news … Continue reading →

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You asked: Kubuntu or Ubuntu

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Arthur

Just yesterday, Canonical released one of the most important Ubuntu versions of its history: “Natty Narwhal”. The most famous Linux based desktop officially did away with the Gnome shell and replaced it with the Gnome based Unity shell (wikipedia to … Continue reading →

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Seventy Five

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Arthur

I finally managed to add some notes to the 75 or so personally selected songs of SXSW 2011 (out of 1200 or so: earlier). I’ve not ranked anything in this list as ranking is so subjective: I think together all … Continue reading →

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DD-WRT

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Arthur

I had a WRT54G (version 8) left over and thought of using it as either a repeater or a client: however, I believe that since V7, Cisco has stopped supporting client/bridge modes in their (consumer routers). I’ve been wanting to … Continue reading →

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SXSW 2011

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Arthur

This year I decided to listen to all the SXSW 2011 showcase tracks: all 1154 of them. The torrents are available from the Unofficial SXSW torrents website, a whopping total of 6.5 Gb. The point of this exercise? I consider … Continue reading →

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The Media

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Arthur

The drama in Japan, after the earthquake and tsunami, seems to have been kicked off the prime news slots on CNN. Two days ago, Japan’s struggle with the aftermath of the tsunami and the possible meltdown at a nuclear facility … Continue reading →

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March. Break.

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Arthur

Today, we finally hit +7 degrees Celsius temperatures and, with that, obviously, rain. I happened to look outside a couple of times and I noticed that the ground is finally getting bare, that is at spots were we shoveled. This … Continue reading →

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Roll up the Rim 2011

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Arthur

This years “Roll Up The Rim” contest seems to have started early and it seems like Tim Horton’s (or its parent company) has decided to have the contest run slightly longer because, it’s the contest’s 25th anniversary. If it runs … Continue reading →

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400 to volunteer?

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Arthur

National Geographic has an article about how readily people are to volunteer for ‘single fare’ missions. According to the National, when Fox News (yeah, we know) reported about future Mars missions, 400 readers signed up for a possible trip. Apparently, … Continue reading →

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Uprock

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Arthur

I have been thinking about my ‘breakdance’ period a lot recently for no apparent reason, except for that it was triggered by the song ‘Uprock’ from the Rock Steady Crew (DailyMotion video and my own sample on this server in … Continue reading →

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