Monthly Archives: March 2005

A-Ha!

Posted on March 11, 2005 by Arthur

So close and yet so far: You think Spring is on its way back, then you get slammed with another weather warning.    “A low pressure system approaching from the west will lie in the gulf of Maine by Saturday morning. … Continue reading →

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Google News

Posted on March 10, 2005 by Arthur

No matter what people say of Google, the company itself is pushing its tech in a consistent way: Take for example Google News: Since this week users can change the layout of the frontpage according to personal wishes (via Asa’s … Continue reading →

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Privateer Remake

Posted on March 7, 2005 by Arthur

I noticed the Privateer Remake on both Slashdot (thread) and MetaFilter (thread). I’m not going to play or even try it for the reason that, although playing the original game was extremely fun (and frustating at times), I cannot see … Continue reading →

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Roadmaps

Posted on March 6, 2005 by Arthur

Looking for information on older processors, I ended up comparing Intel’s and AMD’s roadmap for this year. AMD is focussing on dual core processors (as the graph seems to indicate) to be released at the end of the year. Intel … Continue reading →

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Movies then

Posted on March 6, 2005 by Arthur

Earlier this weekend we managed to watch three movies: ‘Paycheck’, ‘Sky Captain’ and ‘The Forgotten’. All three of them were (equally) appreciated but a couple things sprang out: ‘Paycheck’ was directed by Johnny Woo and it shows. I’m not a … Continue reading →

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Balkanization

Posted on March 6, 2005 by Arthur

Years ago, when I was living on the Other Side of the ocean, we (brother and friends) used to go out to Amsterdam and have (literally) ‘dine and discuss’ days. All of us were programmers, well-paid in most cases, so … Continue reading →

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Datestamps, please.

Posted on March 4, 2005 by Administrator

Here is a tip for those aspiring web developers who think that they know it all after they have managed to create a ‘database-driven’ web application: Always add a field to important tables that shows when specific items (or rows) … Continue reading →

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Weather comparison

Posted on March 3, 2005 by Arthur

Maybe it’s just me, but I find some similarities between the Dutch weather forecast and the current NS weather forecast. It’s cold for sure both here and overthere. Slight difference though: being used to the cold weather I find the … Continue reading →

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File format hacking

Posted on March 3, 2005 by Arthur

Today, I was researching the file format of a legacy application that is not supported anymore. I don’t think the company that made the program exist anymore, probably suffering the same fate as anyother (legacy) database vendor: swallowed up by … Continue reading →

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Snow in -heh-

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Arthur

I noticed that the amount of snow seems to be accumulating in The Netherlands. Earlier this day, Alfons forwarded me pictures of kids (apparently) enjoying 4 to 5 centimeters of snow. It looks like heavy slushy snow, but still more … Continue reading →

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Rrrroll up the Rrrim 2005

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Arthur

I see that Tim Hortons has launched their 2005 ‘Rrroll up the Rrrim’ contest. Once again, I’ve added the this year’s Rules and Regulations to this blog for your viewing and statistical pleasures. First glance: The Atlantic Provinces (NB, NL … Continue reading →

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Fascinating

Posted on March 1, 2005 by Administrator

Come to think of it, I posted two links today that are tied together in a way but are completely different immigration cases: first of all, Sanja Pecelj returned yesterday from Mexico. After a long Immigration struggle she got her … Continue reading →

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How to Slashdot yourself

Posted on March 1, 2005 by Arthur

Besides continuously patting yourself on the shoulder, how you were at the forefront of the PodCasting/RSS/YourSelfInducedInventionHere rage, here over at XSamplex we’re proud to present a unique way to make your site (weblog or pages) a prominent place on the … Continue reading →

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