Monthly Archives: January 2004

Storm surge of 1953

Posted on January 31, 2004 by Arthur

The BBC’s ‘On this day’ (January 31st of 1953) item got me sidetracked. “A car ferry has sunk in the Irish Sea in one of the worst gales in living memory claiming the lives of up to 130 passengers and … Continue reading →

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Smash programming

Posted on January 28, 2004 by Arthur

There are days that I can do a hundred of things at the same time, more or less, type away lines of code without even doubting about the implementation somewhere in the back of the head. It just happens. Today … Continue reading →

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‘Something went terribly wrong’

Posted on January 28, 2004 by Arthur

And ‘something went terribly wrong’. That’s when the action starts in Doom 3, ID’s latest first person shooter that hasn’t been released yet or ‘hasn’t been rated yet’, as the trailer reveals. But anyways, the trailer reveals a storyline so … Continue reading →

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Sidenotes

Posted on January 28, 2004 by Arthur

A couple of observations: I find it harder to keep track which password was part of what account, not to mention the number of PIN numbers one has to memorize. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one in the … Continue reading →

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Command

Posted on January 27, 2004 by Arthur

While mindlessly browsing I wondered how many DOS commands have been registered as a domain name. A couple of them (with a brief description taken from the help): More.com (displays output to the screen one at a time), format.com (formats … Continue reading →

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I so quite agree, yes

Posted on January 26, 2004 by Arthur

The Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs has come under fire when they introduced their new slogan for a campaign to raise awareness for the European Union (warning: Dutch language-link). Europa. Best Belangrijk. Which translates into English as ‘Europe. Pretty important’. … Continue reading →

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Disk full

Posted on January 26, 2004 by Arthur

Via the BBC, a report that Spirit’s problems may have been caused because of an accumulation of files on its internal flash memory banks. Says a development manager: “We were unaware of [the problem] because of the accumulation that happened … Continue reading →

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Papal blessings for breakdancing

Posted on January 26, 2004 by Arthur

After nearly two decades, the Pope has given his blessings to a group of Polish breakdancers. Finally people like the Rock Steady Crew, The Dynamic Rockers, or even better, yours truly (who happened to be a talented headspinner) and his … Continue reading →

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The Ring Thing

Posted on January 25, 2004 by Arthur

The BBC reports on abstinence programmes in the US and the center of discussion around those programmes: “Is it a legitimate response to a clear medical danger, or is it a moral crusade, driven by a specific interpretation of Christian … Continue reading →

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Sliced bread: meet sliced apples

Posted on January 24, 2004 by Arthur

The best thing since sliced bread? Why, sliced apples of course. Scotian Gold, a co-op owned by Valley apple farmers (website), supplies fresh-sliced apples in a snack-size bag. The co-op has been thinking about the idea for some time, but … Continue reading →

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Cameras and mass storage devices

Posted on January 23, 2004 by Arthur

Due to a lack of doing something spectacular with the new digital camera, I decided to use it as a, well, storage device. As in, taking sources home or to work. It’s as easy as in 1-2-3: you plug it … Continue reading →

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Obligatory SOTU comments

Posted on January 21, 2004 by Arthur

I thought Bush’s last SOTU was a joke. I’ve never had such a good laugh. Additionally I enriched my vocabulary too, which is a plus. For example, words like ‘abstinence programs’ (can I see the menu please?), ‘Activist judges’ (terrorists?), … Continue reading →

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Watch your wings, stay put II

Posted on January 20, 2004 by Arthur

It’s Tuesday alright and the Aerial Archives are still not available: well, the website itself appears to be quite busy. A shame. Also, last Sunday, I watched the second installment of the ‘Battlestar Galactica’ pilot. As told earlier, I was … Continue reading →

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