Echo?
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 06 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Meta
I have just realised it’s been nearly two months since my last post on here. That’s quite a long time.
Normal Service is resumed - and faster soon, too!
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 14 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Meta
If you have missed this page over the last two days - it was gone. It’s now on yet another new server… and this time it’s not an old PC that I happened to have lying around, but a custom-built, proper machine. Should be a bit faster - once I manage to migrate the rest of the stuff off the old machine. At the moment, you’re coming in over a reverse proxy on… eh… an old PC i happened to have lying around.
For those who are having an “ey?” moment: The server is now black instead of white. That means it’s new.
Note: Unlike the last server rebuild, the address and everything else stay the same this time. The only thing changing to you is that you’ve now read this post.
NOQUEUE: reject: Tolstokozhev. Process terminated.
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 12 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Evil
Just saw in the news that Алексей Толстокожев has been murdered. Apparently, he has been shot several times, with one last bullet to the head - the signature style of the Russian Mafia. Tolstokozhev was the man behind up to 30% of our beloved Viagra/Megadik/Penis Enlargement spams.
Seems this Spamassassin thing is even more effective than I thought.
Edit from later on: It seems like the story was a hoax. Ah well, it being on The Register and Slashdot leant it enough credibility for me to believe it. Besides, it seemed plausible enough...
Not without protection, honey.
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 03 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: In the news, Bzzzt - wrong!
As Mr. Häck would say: The dumbest volunteer at 20 Minutes, a free Swiss newspaper (and worth every penny!), strikes again…
Now, what Amazon are offering is music without any Digital Restrictions, so without copy protection. And what, pray tell, does one call that? Of course: Copy-free music! Can we therefore assume that whoever wrote this doesn’t use protection? I know, cheap joke, but it’s before my 2nd morning coffee. You might well find that post edited later.
(Note for the Görmen speakers out there… it should be “Kopierschutzfrei”…)
Current Earth-Destruction Status
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 27 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Allsorts
Due to popular demand (i.e. I told somebody about it and can’t remember whom), here’s an indication of the current Earth-Destruction Status courtesy of the International Earth-Destruction Advisory Board. Glad to be of service.
No shit, Armstrong…
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 24 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: In the news, Huh?
Although I am fortunate enough not to be looking for a job anymore, an interesting opening was pointed out to me. Unfortunately, I don’t fit the profile in several important factors (Not being USian, being less fit than your average portion of fish&chips… although I would just about still fit the age bracket). One thing struck me as a qualified linguistic pedant though: Who on earth (or, as the case may be, off earth) would want to apply for this job if frequent travel was not an option? I mean, these folks travel more in a single go than anybody else, for f’s sake!
Dead Cars
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 10 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Derelicts
Anyway, here’s some shots of dead cars for those who haven’t had their rust-and-decay-fix for today. Might be an idea to get your tetanus shots before opening the gallery.
How big is your hard-drive?
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 28 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Bzzzt - wrong!, Computers
If you feel inadequate about your hard drive size, a well-known Swiss (or German, for the pedants among us) electronics supermarket sells Terrabyte (sic) sized harddrives. Now… Terra (with two “r”s) usually refers to earth. So… is that a harddrive the size of the whole planet? Would be useful for Marvin the paranoid Android: “Here I am, harddrive the size of a planet…”
Of course, I couldn’t leave this post without looking up where the prefix “tera” as in 1012 (or in this case 240) actually comes from. Here’s what the second oracle told me:
Confirmed in 1960, it comes from the Greek τερασ, meaning monster.*I therefore suggest we call it a Monsterbyte from now on!
A plaque upon thee!
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 16 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Bzzzt - wrong!
What, no “Plaguettes”? Sounds… interesting. Cheerleaders for the Black Death or cholera, maybe? Or simply a French wine…
Anyway, if you’re looking for a plague, they’re the guys to go to.
Disclaimer: I have no idea about any products of any company mentioned in this post, not even the misspelled ones. So there. But Ms. Magenta’s Cholera looks lovely!
Is that the bus to RTXY_DG%;)FCKNGC?
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 15 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Bzzzt - wrong!, Travels, Huh?
Good thing I was flying out of Dublin Airport on August 3rd… taking the bus would have been slightly confusing. However, I find it hard to believe that the letters “FCKNG” should appear anywhere randomly, especially preceded by a smilie ;). Who knows… some bored sign technician, maybe?