Monthly Archives: November 2004

Ten years of… whatever [1]

Posted on November 29, 2004 by Arthur

Just the other day, it came to me that I’ve been around this Intarnet for 10 years. Yes, you’ve heard that right, but don’t bother sending me congratulations. I will return those right away, including the spam you send along … Continue reading →

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The unbearable lightness of light

Posted on November 23, 2004 by Arthur

Does light behave as waves or particles? Both. Earlier this afternoon, I was reminded of light’s dualism in physics when I was mindlessly discussing the properties of light, when returning to colourful Truro at night. Both. When I first learned … Continue reading →

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Snowstorming Scotians

Posted on November 14, 2004 by Arthur

Earlier this weekend I was making jokes about the snowstorm which was supposedly dumping 5 – 10 cm snow overhere. I had the suspicion that it would blow over, since the temperature was still dangling around the 5 – 10 … Continue reading →

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Let the exodus start.

Posted on November 11, 2004 by Arthur

People who are familiar with the famous WinAmp-website title-jokes can’t have missed the latest one: “Let the great Canadian exodus begin.” Brilliant programmers.

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Example.com example

Posted on November 9, 2004 by Arthur

Did anybody forget to tell me that the domain name example.com (and its .net and .org variants) is not available because an RFC says so? See RFC 2606 (Section 3)… ” The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) also currently has … Continue reading →

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Violence in Dutchland

Posted on November 9, 2004 by Arthur

A couple of weeks ago, me and my wife managed to fly over to the old continent, specifically The Netherlands (some of you Northern Americans still say Holland, but it’s really Netherlands). The last thing I expected was that the … Continue reading →

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Cancer and that

Posted on November 7, 2004 by Arthur

After having lost a loved one to cancer, a couple of weeks ago, there’s something that needs to be told: There’s no cure for cancer. For years, I’ve been thinking that cancer could be treated but, now, I’ve finally become … Continue reading →

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Um

Posted on November 7, 2004 by Arthur

The daily xsamplex will resume shortly.

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