Monthly Archives: March 2004

Gross, right

Posted on March 14, 2004 by Arthur

Via Marshall Brain’s, ‘Keyboards are dirtier than toilets’, an article from the Australian ABC.    “When someone is infected with a cold or flu bug, the surfaces they touch during the day become germ transfer points because some cold and flu … Continue reading →

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And the Xth planet will be called…

Posted on March 14, 2004 by Arthur

Brace yourself for tomorrow’s announcement of the 10th planet circulation our Sun. But, is it really a planet? And of course the planet needs a name too: it has been given the name Sedna, the Innuit Goddess of the Sea, … Continue reading →

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Madrid bombing

Posted on March 11, 2004 by Arthur

Read about the bombing this morning the moment I turned on the computer at work and I was shocked. Having lived over in Europe, I’m familiar with the background and the history of the Basque independence fight. I’ve never heard … Continue reading →

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Doubtful

Posted on March 10, 2004 by Arthur

Alfons’ computer, the computer running this blog, made it into Google’s image database. That is, prominently, between pretty images of Doubtful Sound, New Zealand. I wonder what that means (via Alfons).

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Kingdom Hospital

Posted on March 10, 2004 by Arthur

Kingdom Hospital is on tonight and apparently has rave reviews around. Reuters mentioned the following last week:    “Broadcaster ABC may finally have a successful new drama on its hands after two years of repeated misses — and it has the … Continue reading →

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Da Mill!

Posted on March 10, 2004 by Arthur

Alfons sent me this picture of a famous mill somewhere in the east of ‘Da Country’. The mill is also present in a scene in the movie ‘A Bridge Too Far’, a movie which clearly wasn’t shot in or around … Continue reading →

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Computers, Green and Build

Posted on March 7, 2004 by Arthur

Via Slashdot there was a link pointing to an article, or review, about a new Windows build (Slashdot). A couple of comments: the author tells about the commit rate of the newest Windows version. Megabytes literally. And think of the … Continue reading →

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About Schmidt

Posted on March 7, 2004 by Arthur

As per the previous item: this headline can’t be coincidence. The IWK’s new boss was fired for lying on his resume. And his name is mr. Schmidt. Yes, really, but where’s the coincidence you wonder? Last night, I bought the … Continue reading →

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Proof of the Afterlife

Posted on March 7, 2004 by Arthur

Via Marshall Brain, there’s proof of the Afterlife! (link to mr. Brain’s)    “Schwartz and his staff would then compare the readings. They were astonished to find that in most cases, the mediums would bring through the same people and the … Continue reading →

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What CVS can do for programmers

Posted on March 3, 2004 by Arthur

One of the more exciting things I’ve learned as a programmer is being able to grasp CVS as a tool to maintain projects. Sure, CVS has its disadvantages: it’s clunky, it can be insecure. It can be ununderstandable particularly when … Continue reading →

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Roll up the rim 2004

Posted on March 1, 2004 by Arthur

Just last night I (casually) predicted to my wife that the Tim Hortons’ ‘Roll Up the Rim’ contest was about to start. Today it actually started, as one can tell from the Horton site. Long time readers will also remember … Continue reading →

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