Monthly Archives: September 2004

Ok then:

Posted on September 28, 2004 by Arthur

In a couple of hours we’re off to a tropical vacation destination. Hilarity ensues.

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Pop-Tarts

Posted on September 18, 2004 by Arthur

Just a word of caution: do not attempt to heat a pop-tart in a microwave for over 2 minutes. Don’t do it. There are other things you can do with those things: like making them light-up and well, eat, I … Continue reading →

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Mini-oltas

Posted on September 16, 2004 by Arthur

Alfons has some great pictures of a subminiature camera that was once found and bought in Japan in the late 50’s. There are a couple of stories tied to that camera, but the first one that sprung in my mind … Continue reading →

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What does God need with a starship?

Posted on September 12, 2004 by Arthur

The worst Star Trek movie comes with the best line. When confronted with an entity that is supposed to be a supreme being, Kirk poses the question and gets, well, beaten up by a lightning bolt. It’s hilarious and the … Continue reading →

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Homework

Posted on September 12, 2004 by Arthur

Besides peeking at the TV, I finally decided to install Service Pack 2 on my laptop. Oh, come on: the only new part intermediate Windows users see is the Security Center. And yes, it pops up with a message saying … Continue reading →

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9-11

Posted on September 11, 2004 by Arthur

Thinking back to that event three years ago (missed it?) there’s a couple of things I remember vividly. Besides the horrible footage, I remember the anger and the feeling of ‘revenge’ in (what I expected to be) educated people. ‘We’re … Continue reading →

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Huzzah

Posted on September 8, 2004 by Arthur

Today I noticed that Sybase is giving its ‘developer and production’-ready Adaptive Server Enterprise for Linux away for free. Well, there are limitations: you’re only allowed to run it on a single processor with 2 GB RAM. And the maximum … Continue reading →

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Euro 2004 (epilogue)

Posted on September 6, 2004 by Arthur

If you’re a soccer fan you may just as well sprint to your local Staples depot and buy a copy of Euro 2004. They go for sale for as low as 10 dollars. Buy yourself a genuine ‘dual action controller’ … Continue reading →

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Out of Time

Posted on September 6, 2004 by Arthur

Disclaimer: I don’t consider myself religious. First of all, I don’t think I deserve to live in any paradise your god has to offer. Secondly, that’s it. We saw ‘The Passion of Christ’ last night and there were a couple … Continue reading →

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Pigeon fight!

Posted on September 5, 2004 by Arthur

We’re back and we have colourful pictures depicting the American presidential campaigns in a star-studded, cocky pigeon fight! (via Alfons) Today’s obligatory MetaFilter links go here.

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