Monthly Archives: February 2005

Browser stats

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Arthur

In the light of everybody trying to figure out the latest browser stats (Firefox vs. Internet Exporer), I decided to look up the same stats on this server for this weblog:     Firefox 1.0 (Windows XP|Canada): 98%   Firefox 1.x (Linux-i386|Netherlands): … Continue reading →

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Weather then.

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Arthur

Tomorrow, we’ll be expecting another 10 cm. of snow. Apparently the snow will be changing into a drizzle in the afternoon. Says Weather Canada:   Snow becoming mixed with ice pellets or freezing drizzle late in the morning changing to rain … Continue reading →

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Left Outer Joins

Posted on February 27, 2005 by Administrator

More database stuff: the most exciting stuff of databases is actually analyzing the data afterwards (after the regular integrity checks, naturally). It’s a goldmine, except for that you need to know how to actually capture that data. Here’s a tip … Continue reading →

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Databeast and time

Posted on February 27, 2005 by Administrator

Earlier this week, I thought I had made a crucial mistake when I was testing a couple of new and existing reports on my Debian database server (at home). For some kind of reason, firing up a query that returns … Continue reading →

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Games

Posted on February 27, 2005 by Arthur

While playing Manhunt I noticed the same things that hamper the playability of other games for platforms like the XBOX: graphically these games are miracles but in terms of storyline most of them suck. Add to that, that Manhunt is … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Administrator

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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BG and that free episode

Posted on February 24, 2005 by Arthur

I watched the full first episode of Battlestar Galactica (Real Player only), and once again, I must admit it was pretty good. I think it’s actually better than the original one. A thread over at Metafilter (which refers to the … Continue reading →

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Desktop publishing

Posted on February 21, 2005 by Arthur

Looking for good HTML to PDF converters for my Debian (“Elsie”) box (plain server, no KDE/GNOME), I stumbled upon the word ‘Desktop Publishing’. Actually I ended up at the Scribus site, an open source program that claims to bring award-winning … Continue reading →

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Herpes and horses

Posted on February 19, 2005 by Arthur

There was a weird news story on the radio this morning. Apparently a couple of horses around Truro had to be euthanized because they had an extreme version of Equine Herpes. No really. All jokes aside (‘Safe sex for horses’ … Continue reading →

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We weather the weather

Posted on February 18, 2005 by Arthur

Coming back from work I noticed how nice it actually was outside. It’s sunny and it feels like Spring. Except for that the weather forecasts tell a different story: it was supposed to be way colder this weekend (compared to … Continue reading →

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Riddick and that

Posted on February 13, 2005 by Arthur

Added a couple of movies to the collection: Both Riddicks (‘Pitch Black’ and ‘The Chronicles’) and ‘The Butterfly effect’. The latter one had interesting commentary about Chaos theory from different point of views: from physics, psychology and psychiatry. Alfons should … Continue reading →

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Freezing fog

Posted on February 6, 2005 by Arthur

Alan (proprietor of GenX40) has some pretty pictures of freezing fog (or freezing mist) (Wikipedia link goes here). Rather here is a short description. Freezing fog reminds me the other natural event, ‘freezing rain’. I’m mentioning these two altogether, because … Continue reading →

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Tools

Posted on February 6, 2005 by Arthur

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