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This. Means. War.
I guess, I should mention about the news today: I read that there’s a full war going on between Georgia and Russia, after Georgia sent troops into break-away and pro-Russia province South Ossetia. As a result, Putin ordered troops into … Continue reading
Owner-draw (II)
Earlier, which is, almost a year ago, I was comparing owner-draw programming in Delphi and C# and concluded that it’s quite similar: basically you set any visual component in a particular mode (‘I’m going to take care of drawing the … Continue reading
Is there a statistician in the house?
I downloaded the Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition ISO from the Microsoft site and discovered that specific stuff I was looking for isn’t supported in that special edition. I guess there is (or rather was) a huge difference between ‘Orcas’ … Continue reading
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Time is Tight
Earlier this weekend I was reminded of Booker T and the MGs: most people know their ‘Green Onions’ hit-song but aren’t aware of other instrumentals they produced and created, like the catchy ‘Time Is Tight’ (sample 30+ seconds). ‘Time is … Continue reading
Footprint
I was able to play around with a beta of the upcoming Firefox 3 (which is scheduled for release this year, according to the roadmap) and was a bit underwhelmed mostly because it drags. I was an early adopter of … Continue reading
Twiggy vs. James Bond
So, I was browsing through my music collection and found myself listening (and afterwards looking for) some Pizzicato Five (or rather ‘Les Pizzicato Five’) songs. You’re probably familiar with that song called Twiggy (30 second sample): you may have seen … Continue reading
You asked: Satellite P100 SD3 review
Yes a brandnew category at xsamplex: you ask, we deliver! I’ve been working on a Toshiba Satellite P100 SD3 (action picture) for a while now and I generally like it OK. It’s priced fairly well (it’s currently available at Staples … Continue reading
Might. Not.
I got “X3: Reunion” the other day, which is why I’m generally doing other things than what other things I used to do. But I did follow the news and even had time to do some reading around: First, I … Continue reading
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Ha!
Har! I got meself a free copy of Ubuntu Linux. A not-named store in the center of the town had them in a small carton display/box. I made sure to ask if they were for free, which they were: one … Continue reading
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With Halloween approaching,
This Yahoo item has me thinking: “Although Halloween has become increasingly popular across Europe — complete with carved pumpkins, witches on broomsticks, makeshift houses of horror and costumed children rushing door to door for candy — it’s begun to breed … Continue reading
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Xbox uh 360
Yesterday, on a show televised by MTV, Microsoft officially unwrapped the XBox 360 and revealed the specs to the outside world. I’ll just link to the Slashdot discussion thread, where you’ll find links to all the other news sources covering … Continue reading
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