or "how to stop worrying and learn to love your CD-Key."
everybody needs to read this, This is Life Important stuff!!
Also, I feel kinda sorry for mini :s She s sick & she s off to a medical exam for her work.. & she says its my fault :s So I feel bad :/
Also I lay awake most of the night..
Shitty day!
Cool :)
Nicolle Kidman at 96? Thats hardly honest..
91 for Cameron Diaz?? Is ther no justice?
J Lo at 81? omg
78 for Uma Thurrman? above all these .. There is NO justice! I didnt even expect her in the list!
hmmm Catherine Zeta-Jones.. Only at 67? The top 10 HAS to be hotter than my pc screen can handle :s
53 for Jennifer Love Hewitt.. tssk
Gwen Stefani at 51? You mean she s better than? ... OMG, This is getting embarasing
45 Evangeline Lilly :) sounds about right :)
Carmen Electra at 40.. so its all about the tits?
39 for Kylie Minogue.. ok..
who whoow 38 Kate Bosworth
35 Keira Knightley - Yummie
Penolope Cruz @ 32.. hardly deserved
27 for Jennifer Aniston? Being the ex of someone does seem to helt sex-apeal wise :s
25 Salma Hayek.. jummie
23 Elisha Cuthbert - Jummie
12 Jessica Simpson
10 Eva Longoria, I agree
9 Natalie Portman - bweuh
8 Amerie?
7 WHO? ( AND WHY)
6 Sharlize Theron .. owkay
5 Maria Menounos .. ok, I get it
4 Adriana Lima - What being an underwear model wont do for ya :/
3 Angelina Jolie - J U M
2 Sienna Miller - WHO & WHY??
1 Jessica Alba - HELL NO!
I had expected silcone galore in the end but its ok
tough I dont share the views of the average askmen.com viewer
Bweuh
Preforming @ their first gig..
watch the tension, watch the Extacy
They re fine!
Cant wait for em to do MORE :)
America (& certainly) really doesnt have ANY respect for the people. Not their people not anyone else, No Respec!
And so they show their disrespect again, this time by an unbelievable document about the internet
Check out BBCs article!
Its Genious and it still exists!
The great super-instant, always-ready, any-email-you-want email
# start bestaand schaakspel met de persoon in de parameter.
#pad waar de save files staan.. geef een volledig pad, $HOME ed werken wss NIET!
pad=$(echo /home/gert/chess)
# checken van de parameters & correct reageren..
if [ 1 -lt $# ] || [ $1 = '--help' ]
then
case $1 in
-z)
zwart=$(echo -flipView true )
shift;;
--help)
echo start xboard op en laad het bestand dat als parameter word gegeven als spel
echo saved na afloop de nieuwe game status.
echo
echo $0 [parameter] file
echo
echo -? Deze help file
echo -z Speler speelt Zwart!
echo
echo De huidige versie ondersteunt maar 1 parameter per keer!
exit 0;;
*)
echo $1 is geen correcte parameter!
exit 1;;
esac
fi
# laden van de verscheidene paden & parameters in de vars
poud=$(echo $pad/$1Vorige)
pload=$(echo $pad/$1 )
coords=$(echo -showCoords true )
autos=$(echo -autoSaveGames true )
psave=$(echo $pad/$1N )
load=$(echo -lgf $pload)
save=$(echo -sgf $psave)
# verplaatsen van de bestanden
# (-s kijkt na of het bestand bestaat & groter is dan 0 kb)
#(touch maakt een 0 kb bestand aan met de juiste naam
if [ -s $pload ]
then
rm -f $poud
cp -f $pload $poud
fi
if [ -s $psave ]
then
mv -f $psave $pload
fi
touch $psave
# starten van xboard
xboard $load $zwart $coords $autos $save
There we go.. a script to start xboard with the needed info. You have to have an existing game to be able to do this (just save one & then start using the script) It checks if some files exist to prevent losing your game to empty files.
This way you can also just watch the whole thing
What can I say, I rather spend time writing this than clicking on stupid messages!
If anyone stumbles on this & wants the english comments, feel free to email me or post a comment!
Without my mini :(
but she had fun, thats most important :)
& I got a good nights worth of work done :)
I also had 3 pots of tea with Bio.
The new one is Great!
Sleep!
(my DS is even greater than I tought. I just rediscovered Mario Kart DS & finished the 50cc races!)
They ve kept me On The Edge.. which I needed to survive it all
I ll also thank Shelli for her great proposal.. The shopping ll have to wait tough
soon sleep with mini :)
Now toilet & another wad of Computer Networks and Internets (by Douglas E Comer - 4th ed)
I feel like using IPv6.. I wonder if my router can handle it
Last chapters, no toilet so far :s
IPv6 - I guess not.. Tough Ill delve into it later.. it d be a nice thing to have, not that it would matter, but hey :D It might break DS compatibility tough - And we Cant risk that can we!
Did a tram just crash into something??
It might, its acting wierd
Last chapter!!
Its having SOME problem arlight, that tram
Its screwing up trafic
& its gone by now
anywho, Im ready
Toilet with HsT
& SLEEP WITH MINI!!!!!!!
This is a post I comment I tried to give on Sissys page, but I got horibly confused, tried to "email this to a friend" where I gave her email adress I got from her profile, only to try & send it, notice it has a 300char limit & .... to then send a short version cursing the system & telling her my reply will be on my own site, if she cares to read it.. To THEN find the real comment option where I posted the following. Its pretty self explenatory I guess.. and as to why the messup? Its 5 in the morning! cut me some slack
FUCK, I just confused the "mail this to a friend" option with the "comment" option! Im so very very sorry! Anywho, here s the reply as I typed it in the wrong box & sorry again for the probably very wierd email! (this is plain embarassing)
I need your email to comment? thats new :s Anywho, Im back :)
The issue you re talking about here is something I think every blogger should at least consider before trusting their valuable toughts and feelings (diary) to the intwerweb. The anonimity of the masses..
I know the feeling you describe here. I never made a secret of my blog (you do remember me & it, do you?? :p) and I actually stimulated some of my friends to read my gruesome secrets. But in the end, it does make me wary of what I type. Each letter I put down, each word has me consider if I want anyone to know this.
In the end, the result is that I write less open than I could. There are things I dont want certain people to read, so to be on the safe side I just dont write them. On the other hand, I dont have the need to write those few oppinions down. And I'm really blunt and honest most of the time, so there s really not much I have to leave out. But there is, and thats because I realise that by putting my deepest soul stirrings online, I make them known to all who are faintly interested.
What am I saying here? (I know, it gets fuzzy, but thats because I wont reread it at this time o day when I should either be sleeping or studying!) Making your blog even more public than it already is might be quite a big step. But then again, there s already the posibility that people are reading what you write (ever tried to google yourself? it can be an angsty experience)! So how much would it Really change?
Most people dont talk to me about what they read in my personal internet diary. And those who do and come bitching about it on top of it all, get one simple answer.. "You read my personal blog. Its online so you can read it. But that doesnt mean I want to talk about it with you! So live with the fact that that is indeed what I think or stop reading my blog! Remember, I didnt ASK you to read it!"
And this kind of reaction mostly works :)
I hope I didnt just spew a large chunk of characters, impossible to combine to a text :)
Altough I ve been gone for a while (I moved to Gent with my GF), I'm back now, so you might get more comments soon :D
take care :)
G (Dgn)
I had a chat session to the depths of my recent past. Dark pits of turmoil i've been trying to find out more about. In vain.
I really want to go to bed together with mini again soon! I really miss that :/ The thought of her being asleep & me going to bed next to her, scared of waking her.. its not nice!
I love her :)
one less to go
what? exams!
How did it go? ask my teach, she s got the data, not me
I watched a lot of series today & it felt GOOD! it had been a while since I was able to do that & .. hell yeah!
I also realised that the whole column thing is a funny given. What I do here, resembles at times what a column could or would be. I'll have to look up "column" to be positive about it all, but I have the idea that I'm all n all pretty close already.
Still, I should get started on a fixed day post on the Gent post!
I still dont have my DS! MotherFuckers!
Im giving up hope on them calling tomorrow. Its a dream Ive been cherishing for 2 weeks now. Everyone has a limited attention and expectation span. And right now im losing interest in waiting!
I could have BUILT my own by now! Talking about service!
So, on to bed, the next exam and more waiting for my DS.
topped with a delicious sauce of love. Viona as those who know about my situation call it :)
Cobol..
should go OK tomorrow.. Not entirely sure
but it should be doable.
Im kinda jittery about the whole not open book thing, the whole cobol pocket thingie now.. As I discovered in the tests, the big book really did come in handy! I hope I manage without it
I had a short summary of the projects Id like to achieve, in programming..
Priority at
* Porting my administrative software to .net - probably quite a task
* Writing Duisterhoop, the RoD admin software I'll be using in may (deadline) from scratch (again) in .net this time
and if I find the time, Id like to redo the RoD website in database driven PHP. I can hardly believe its not db driven yet, but whatever, the fact of the matter is that I want to redo it in PHP & that I REALLY should. An easy alterable interface is the goal. Easy for adding stuff & easy for layouting the piece of ****
The chess game with Tom is going along fine :) fun concept, mail a move a day. Can hardly wait to see what his move ll be tomorrow! Also :) Ive been playing some chess against gnuchess lately & .. DAMN ive been getting my arse kicked. In ways I didnt see coming over & over again. I do notice that Im getting better at it. Playing against a pc is less encumberant than vs a human. I can just let it hang & do different stuff, to continue later on. Its great!
I STILL do not have my DS
The girl said a week to two weeks. Well, monday's two weeks, honey, so I expect to hear your sweet voice on my phone. Telling me my order has arrived, to pick up at my discresion. Which will be noon. (you see, its all planned already. The fuckers wont know what hit them) Then to put it on the net for loading of batteries (maybe play for a sec, but possibly not, because of my exam at 13.30)
And now, for a small HsT quote..
It was the right thing to do, we had no choice. We are, after all, professionals.
I finished HsT's Hells Angels (interesting read!) and have now started in Generation of Swine. Gonzo papers vol 2. Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s
With a hint of Mister Tambourine Man on the background. Great Song, Tnx Mr Bob Dylan!
I had a thought today..
I wonder if I would be able to maintain a weekly column. Maybe I shoyld try it as an item on my blog.. But that d probably be a problem due to not being in reach of a pc all the time & stuff like that. Or maybe I should put it on the RoD site? Or maybe on the New and Revamped RoD site? Or maybe on cone? ..? Or another blog? I might even have one haning someplace.. Or maybe on the Gent blog.. Thats probably the best place anywho! .. yeah, I Should do that!
I'll think some more about it in the sleepless minutes to come
SLEEP!
Wonderful!
learning was ok, Im trough this course, on to the next
Wiki is bit fuller again - YAY
Im watching an orchid from bud to flower - Amazing!
SLEEP NOW
Still no DS
Went to the shop today, they ll call me
Im really not the kind o guy to order stuff!
Im amazed by how many people DONT know wikipedia or the whole "wiki" concept
and Im not talking about illiterate fucks or whatever, I'm talking about friends in the tech department who havent heard about it
..
Amazing!
Amazing that such an interesting concept and social experiment can go unnoticed, even by people who specialise in the technology that carries it..
And indeed, missing an interesting concept isnt that hard on the internet
but it does seem so if its constantly in the news, undeniably Huge, incredibly usefull and even gets the frontpage coverage in national newspapers!
omg this is HOT!
I dont want it yet, but when it turns normal.. DANG!
I ve got a lot of PC text Id just LOVE to read this way :D
Studying went ok today..
& Im having a great deal of fun with the RoD wiki :)
I can hardly wait for it to go live!
Serv s back OK btw
A keyb & a screen quickly helped me realise they had changed the net file to a new format.
So I had an error on the net configuration (figures) and no network. Next I had to update my DHCP but with no IP thats kinda hard, so I had to go by a fixed IP to solve it all. I got lucky there, the router didnt complain
& now its completely Fresh, with updated software, working DHCP & all. Partey!
Still dont have my DS tough :/
Thadaa!
RoD now Officialy has a wiki
Its still being prepped for the launch
but its there & there s already some info in place!
I hope it catches on with the Crew & gets filled some in the next days so that we can quickly move on to the next step of our launchplan :D
Sleep now! :/
One bridge too far
or one law in this case - AGAIN
I'm SO happy I live in belgium & not in a country where they need to legislate EVERYTHING! Those bozos really have too much time on their hands! (and I say bozos here as a personal oppinion, wich is protected under the freedom of speech amendement *rolleyes*)
And to make matters worse, I STILL don't own a Nintendo DS!
Today being the 9th, this is Unacceptable!
Blogger seems to have improved their Spell Checker. It seems to work a lot better now! Which is good since I discovered the google checker and Firefox don't really like each other :/
Still weird.. The blogger spell checker doesn't know the word "Blogger" or "Google" or "Firefox" either for that matter.. Is this some kind of weird anti narcissism? :D
I have a linux box here, running as server (yes, even as a student I have that luxury.. well .. luxury depends on how you view it) and a week ago I decided to emerge my world.. (update All the software on my system, for those who don't know) . I pretended to see how many programs and it gave a nice 250 something. I was quite happy about the whole thing, so I booted the update & there we went.. I had the pleasure of remembering how long compiling OpenOffice takes.. (its monstrous! It takes longer than motherfucking X!) and some days later (today) I finally saw.. It had completed. I use VNC and ssh to control the computer as I do not have any keyboard or screen near me (I don't have the space so I don't keep em around, they re back in lede) I read mail & chat on that machine so I can take that load of my laptop & don't have to worry about rebooting my laptop or fucking my laptop up. I will always have Gaim and Thunderbird safely tucked away on my server, at my diposal anywhere I can reach my box, no matter what computer I'm on. Even from back in Lede. It luxury. It wasn't really hard to configure it all and I'm happy I did. It works! Good!
That is, until I rebooted a while ago.
I was aware that "emerge world" can have some unforeseen breakages. I have had this happen before, back when I used it as my regular desktop. It d be a nuisance.. some more hours to spend fixing what I broke. But in the end, it would boot, Id have a screen and a keyboard and a mouse to immediately solve what I broke. But I don't have those anymore, Right now i'm stranded. I cant get to my box in any way, so I'm fucked until I get to keyboard, hardware, ..
"Emerge world" is dangerous. It really is. And if you think about it, its nothing but logical too! Updating a single part is already dangerous. I should have figured that upgrading everything is even more dangerous. Certainly when upgrading THAT MUCH at once!
So now, I'm locked out of it because of what looks like a small mistake in my network configuration. I presume the machine doesn't ask the DHCP for an IP & there s ofcourse where it does all go wrong! simple as that but hell of a lot trouble when you depend on it. Ofcourse I checked the updating of the config files. I'm not totally not-paranoid. But apparently, I didn't check it enough. Apparently I missed one!
In the end..
No biggie!
Its valuable experience, learnt on my own sever instead of fucking up a corporate server, stranding lots of users and crippling a whole company because of a slight miscalculation on my behalf.
HELL I really want a job as Network Admin over some linux servers :D
Now, back to the dishes, a shower & after that.. a small walk with my box
weird day (omg, apparently I have been writing 'weird' VERY wrong, all my life!!)
tired now
sleep now
mini s coffee ice is great
mini is SuperSexy :D (certainly after her last visit to Hetty!)
I Love Mini
I shall own a DS on Monday, and I mean Monday 9th January!
grrr on anyone who says differently! & I really mean GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
FireFox is nice, Customisations are great, I condensed the usual 3 bars into 2 & its just sleek! (menu + buttons & regular buttons + Google buttons) Hell Yeah!
aaah.. nice!
I just installed & completely changed the menu looks
feels Good to have it back :D
This one looks like an interesting article
Ill make sure to read it tomorrow!
For its BedTime for me now! They called me for work some hours ago, so in 5 hours I have to get up & do some job at some company.. it pays the rent :)
I still haven't received my DS :/ annoying!
In quite anxious to play :) REALLY ANXIOUS!
I also keep adding to the list of games I want.. At the moment I need Tony Hawk Sk8land, Sonic, Resident Evil, New Super Mario Brothers, Final Fantasy 3 and last but Certainly not least Worms!
I saw some screens of the new worms for the DS & it looks great! I really look forward to playing it since its really a good game for the ds! Multiplayerwise, both normal wifi & internet play should be possibilities. And the touchscreen should make things Very easy.. Touchscreen in conjunction with the normal keys.. yeah, I'm REALLY looking forward to that one! I'm just speculating ofcourse.. Tough I might not be that far off judging what I saw on the screenshots.. They apparently use the touchscreen for map & weapons..
Yeah, I really need that DS :D
Ps. the blogger spellchecker isnt that good :/ I like the google toolbar checker better. Wierd, its the same company!
The blogger learn button doesnt seem to do all that much either :/
Another great pearl in Americas Society :)
Reefer madness..
From the site
Louis J. GasnierReefer Madness (1938)
Considered THE archetypal sensationalized anti-drug movie, but it's really an exploitation film made to capitalize on the hot taboo subject of marijuana use. Like many exploitation films of the time, "Reefer Madness" tried to make a quick buck off of a forbidden subject while skirting the Motion Picture Production Code of 1930. The Code forbade the portrayal of immoral acts like drug use. (The illegal drug traffic must not be portrayed in such a way as to stimulate curiosity concerning the use of, or traffic in, such drugs; nor shall scenes be approved which show the use of illegal drugs, or their effects, in detail.) The film toured around the country for many years - often being re-edited and re-titled ("Tell Your Children", "Dope Addict", "Doped Youth", "Love Madness", "The Burning Question"). It was re-discovered in the early 1970s by NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) and screened again as an example of the government's demonization of marijuana. NORML may have been confused about the film's sponsorship since one of the film's distributors, Dwain Esper, testified to the Arizona Supreme Court that "Reefer Madness" was not a trashy exploitation film but was actually sponsored by the U.S. Government - a convincing lie, but a lie nonetheless. That being said, the film is still quick enjoyable since it dramatizes the "violent narcotic's ... soul destroying" effects on unwary teens, and their hedonistic exploits enroute to the bottom. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page.
This one ll be my flic for the evening (tough I already watched it some minutes) and it lookes Absolutely FUNNY :)
This looks INCREDIBLY interesting & promissing! I already watched 5m & I cant wait to see more!
Im anxious to watch it tomorrow morning!
now sleep
This new year I already got the stimuli to learn an important lesson. I hate the way I deal with dissapointment in people! I cant really handle it all that well. When friends let me down, feel hurt and angry at them. In the past I actually expressed this anger. Heated conversations in which I made 'em feel bad and didnt care I did. Because I felt I was rightiously angry!
This newyear I finally gave up being angry.. At least I decided I would give up being angry! Its a hard thing to do, but I'm ok :) Following these things, I can only decide I have to change my ways in being dissapointed.
Or more important, I should remember that I cant count on ppl the way I tought I could! Apparently I expect too much! So expecting less is the simple solution, which will also enable me to be less dissapointed and thus avoid difficult moments
I guess my lesson will not be about handling it better but rather avoiding dissapointment.. which is ofcourse just as good :)
I spent some money today :D
I got a wad of cash from my family.. gifts .. So I went out today & Spent some :) hehe
I bought Part 6 of the Dark Tower series (Stephen King)
I hought a second book, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, because it was cheap :)
I ordered a Nintendo DS :D
I bought Mario Kart DS
and Kirby Canvas Curse
So now I'm INCREDIBLY anxious for my DS to arive!!!!!! :)
I cant wait really
Next I need to get Tony Hawk, Sonic & that Resident Evil game.. ah & that braintrain game, I'm very curious about that too :D I hope they set up Demo boxes (where you can download demos to your DS over wifi) in Gent REALLY Quick :D
Viona's mom gave us the greatest gift! Its Amazing :)
We now have a Mixer! And a battering thingy (for like eggwhites & ..) and a blender thingumowhat.. ALL IN ONE :D Very nice device! really!
With lots of extra things like something to hang it on the wall and a cup and ....
Toys Toys Toys :D
Mini already made this great carrot soup!! In between working hard.. she s under a lot of stress at the moment.. But I Love her so whatever :)
Her work s over now, time for me to go in with the kisses :D
sleep!
The latest XP bug is quite a serious one, so it seems
Be wary of any picture you open coz it might install crap you dont want
check the article & try not to freak out :s
Just stay away from the dubious sites! :)
Its just AMAZING
What Next?
I just read the blog that started the latest hype.. I never realised that my rant was about such a hit item.. Kinda sad I followed everyone on this, but I was unaware of the dimensions of this whole thing!
So, now, a backlink on my own post :) I had planned this some hours after I read it, but after reading the whole lot of 5 posts by Mr Russinovich I have no more to add that to link to his first post and advise everyone to read the whole 5 posts..
And ofcourse.. I still stand by my earlier point: The disrespect that these big firms show towards their customers is saddening.
If we take a short look at the media business, its beginning to look like a monopoly, where we can choose to take it like a man or just not use the product..
This is why most countries ban pure monopolies by one firm or group.
big brother IS watching you
Democracy seems to have failed us on this part..
Im glad I live in Europe!
The remixes are GREAT & so is the rest of this site
Amazing concept!
kirby rules
I do wonder if the musics remixes are cool too :)
Ik heb HANDBOEIEN en PEPPERSPRAY!
Voelt iedereen zich VEILIG?
Incredible, things you read in todays papers..
some austrian attacking snowballing kids with Pepperspray and his Fire extinguisher
Is This Really Happening??
Following up on my Copy Protection rant..
This is all about how Sony pissed on his consumers by installing spyware on their computers.
We only need one thing from those companies at the moment.. RESPECT!
Who Whoow :D
I have all Opeth official CDs except "My arms your hearse" and "Morningrise" (altough I might have the later at home, i'm not entirely sure.. I considered buying it, that I'm sure)
Oh My
I just went trough my stats..
amazing..
most people found my blog using the keyword 640..
W T F ? ? ?
And other funny stats..
Seems my blog is more popular that I realized.. Or at least that I'm in more search engines than I realized..
Mini s reading my blog and doesn't seem to realize that I'm madly in love with her, whatever is in my past blogs. She d like me to delete all girl names in my past blog pages.. (almost 2 yrs atm..)
I really DO love her madly :D
I just had the pleasure of buying a new CD (2 actually) of which one had "copy protection". Now .. I own an iPod and love using it and I don't really have any decent CD players in Gent. Do you see where this is going? I am now wondering what the CD industry is trying to do with their idiotic policy. I don't really feel a lot of respect towards me, the consumer, on whose money they all live, party, do drugs, hookers, tats & whatnot! EVERYTHING they do is about me, well not about me, but about the group of people I belong to. The people who BUY their stuff. Some people (probably members of the aforementioned industry) might ask why I buy Cd's to put on my iPod. The Industry has judged that if I want music for my iPod, I should buy my music over the internet and directly download it to my pod. Now for those who try to press that measure upon me.. There are a number of reasons why I DONT download buy my music but prefer to buy old fashion Cd's instead!
1. I like the art.. The cover, the back, the picture on the disk.. I like to check out the booklet and if they are so kind to bring out a special edition, I like to buy that special edition (like that Yummy edition I got from the Gorillaz, Demon Days.. Just great.. with DVD & ..)
2. I wont lose a CD, I might lose the data on my iPod / Hard disk (crashes ..)
3. I don't own a credit card.. Try to buy ANYTHING online without that!
4. I like to be able to put it on on a normal CD player back home
5. My provider has limited download. I buy LOADS of music.. I don't want to be stuck, wanting music but not being able to download because of the limit. I need it for data. As for paying to get a higher limit? Please refer to 6.
6. I don't have unimaginable loads of money! If they charge me a €1 a track price, Ill pay €22 for a full CD instead of the €17 I buy Cd's for. Now I do imagine them giving a full CD discount and even dropping the price a bit to even go under the CD price (which would only be fair, I mean, they don't have to ship it, print art, the boxes, ....) I still have to spend money on hard disks to put my songs on, because iPods crash. Its a hard disk you walk around with, its only normal things go wrong sometimes! So I need a hard disk in my computer big enough to store my music on. AND, if I want to have a backup, I need another hard disk and time to configure a raid setup. OK, raid might not be necessary but I d at least have to burn it on a CD or whatever which ALL translates to More Cost! I have to pay More money to get the same music, without all the fancy hardware involved with a real CD! Sounds like a ripoff!
7. I just Loathe the attitude
So, I prefer Cd's and I have some heavy arguments to do so. (and even if I didn't have decent arguments.. I AM free to decide what to do with my own money, no?)
I got myself some new Cd's :) I got into my car, took one of the Cd's and put it in, desperately curious to hear their New music :) After putting it in I checked out the CD case once more and noticed the Copy Protection. This would mean I'm fucked. Luckily I know a lil about computers and realise that this copy protection is Utter Crap :) So I got home and uploaded my freshly bought music to my beloved iPod. If I bought the music, I have the right to listen to it, no? Next step is to put the nice Cd's with the rest of my music, safely at home where only dust can harm it. The way I like it, babey!
As you might notice, that copy crap didn't prevent me putting it on my iPod. It might have prevented it if I wouldn't have the tech knowledge I gathered trough life so far. I put it into 2 PCs so far, one of them a win2k box with some updates but certainly not all of the most recent. Result on the w2k box? The music didn't play & told me to install updates.
In the end, what did the copy protection do..
As a tech user I was able to put it on my pod without problems, as I would an unprotected CD
As average person, with a normal computer, on the other hand.. It PREVENTED me LISTENING to my newly bought CD!
To me, right now, it looks like their protection 's only use is bothering the average person who buys a CD.
And where did the time go when data parts on Cd's contained nice extra content? A movie, a wallpaper, an interview .. instead of some lame "copy protection"
Now.. every rant is quite cheap f you only comment and don't put anything positive in, a solution, a positive point, ..
I don't think its feasible, developing a foolproof copy protection with current technology. Outlawing certain technology to make it possible is pure Nazi thinking. (I'm now thinking about the proposition in the USA to outlaw devices that convert analog media to digital content - technology for the chosen few, withholding it from the masses.. I can understand we want to do this with weapons - but harmless hardware?) Auto-running a program to prevent ripping the media using a computer is abusive towards the client, the consumer and will not solve anything. Licencing over internet will exclude people without internet, ..
What is the solution then? A shift in philosophy towards the whole thing. Offer a reason to buy the official goods instead of illegally copying it. POSITIVE action instead of pestering everyone who loves music.
A renewed respect towards the client, the consumer, the People!
More important now :)
I had a Very Nice waking this morning :)
I wont go into it but Vi is just Great :D
hehehe :D
im sitting down on the floor
its quite Not thrilling I have to admit.. really.. But its for the good cause :)
Mini is bussy repairing my dreadlocks :) I had tons of loose hair, wich I was heavilly doubting to actually just cut away & hope they d grow into my locks in the end but .. this is a much better solution! Its painful, uncomfortable and takes a lifetime, but still.. :p
I have to admit she Is great
living together has some .. tougher sides
sides I might not have expected
but .. all n all she s pretty Great :D
I got my Burton iPod Shield Jacket yesterday from the shop :D FINALLY
I had a gruelling 3 month wait, unbearable. I wasnt going to wear my old jacket again, I tought.. WRONG Fuckin 2 months of cold during wich I had to because I just didnt have My New Jacket!
Anywho, its great! The iPod controlls are just Great & .. im happy :) hehe It was funny how my burton dealer / house lord dude reacted to finally being able to see the jacket & put an iPod in it & .. I am the only one so far who bought such a jacket from him :)
Im considering buying a nintendo DS.. I already decided that I d buy another console some years ago & i think that the DS really is the one I need :) Ive been looking at the different games & Im quite persuaded! I hope I can afford one soon!
I hope they call me to work tomorrow
They always want me to work an hour later or so & I gave to Say.. I cant really handle that kind of .. stress :s Not stress,, but.. I just cant do that :/Its too short notice
AT LAST we know how the world came to be & all that other shit :)
I NEED that book!
Great Emu site! I can finally play my old NES games again without having to plug in my telley :)
But remember kids.. Only download what you legally bought in the days of yore! LOL
Anywho, going to rejoin my lovely girlfriend :)
yummie
But I'm better now
had a lot of sleep & it saved me :)
Vi is still sick tough..
Should I add how cute she is, lying there? :)
Tough I d rather have her healthy again :s
I feel like gaming so I might take out War of the Ring & finally play it.. Nearly 12 months after I got it :( But its not just me, other people are having trouble with it too! Checkout a BGG list I started yesterday :) Games you hate to teach
Teaching boardgames (& other crap with extensive rules..)
Some people should REALLY read this!
(I love my Mini)
Omg, great tools!
My snowboard looks like new!
Im getting started on .net
wich is kinda wierd since I dont really have the TIME
I have much better things to spend my time on :s really
like studying
on the other hand
I have .. at least 3 projects in .net
* Jeeps
* Duisterhoop (the RoD tool)
* An asp website for RoD, database driven & online maintainable
..
but Im finding that the differences are quite big
really
so .. should I get myself going
or should I just wait till after the exams
the later makes sense! Considering I have an ASP course then, wich will partially cover VB too & all in .net
so :s whats the deal, whats the plan.. Where do we go from here
I saw Domino in the cinema today.. Nice picure!! really cool!
and Im missing out on sleep too
:s
maybe I should just join Mini in bed :s
Ooh :) & I saw a girl I met on a snowboardtrip today.. Someone I really liked back then & love seeing again (in a friendly way ofcourse, nothing more :p) I hope I see more of her in days to come :) She s studying to be a journalist.. interesting profession. I wouldnt mind studying that eiteher. Actually I discussed that with Kaishi yesterday. But I fear I wont be able to write correct enough to get anywhere (know what I mean :s) The "as long as the msg gets along" approach just does Not work as a journalist (and since I try to live by the rule - LOL)
anywho..
My finger hurts!
read some on .net & Sleep!
This is my new RSS software
& I love it :)
Further on.. I installed my programming languages on my laptop today
I cut my finger so I had it stapled by a doktor yesterday (what a thrill)
and school was quite ok
sleep now :)
& muchos graciaz for the upgrades :D
just one question :s WHY DUTCH :p
is really a GREAT site
gotta love the group!
One of my favs..
I keep going back & everytime I go there, amazement hits me anew!
is some FINE whisky
J had some absinthe & the boss did it The Right Way!! Incredible!!
Lots of nice stuff..
Zombie Hunting
Zombie infection simulation - Bothersome :s
Quite nice :D
I had another set of interesting lessons these last days.. Sadly enough, interesting and painfull often go hand in hand :/
I had a very good day today, I did a lot of work! quit resourcefull
yet on the other hand I had a wierd mood.. I was over energettic wich resulted in losing a lot of time :/
I really have a problem in getting to bed at a timely hour
and it BOTHERS me
..
I d love to get to bed at an hour that d be ideal for mini too
so we could go to bed at a time that d suit her better
instead of trying to stay awake & falling asleep before the TV :/
..
Im awake too long & I sleep too long. Its by biorythm & its A PROBLEM! And really one Id like to solve really soon!
I now have an orchid next to me and.. its beauty .. soothes my soul.. Im a lot happier now that its so close to me. So within my sight!
I remember being a kid & my dad importing a container of orchids from Thailand (had a lot of shit with it too, but thats another thing) And I remember when they FINALLY arrived in the .. green house? .. the sight they gave. It looked like a wall of alien white flowers.. wonderfull! I'm going to try to find out what type of orchid it was and I'll probably get one of those quite soon!
We also need some more herbs.. Right now we only have Basil, but we should really get some more! Pitty we dont have all THAT much space for hundreds of plants :)
I might want a green house in the yard in some years! I just LOVE fresh carrots, fresh from the earth!
..
...
Those moments really lay far behind me now
..
This is probably what old people feel when they remember past times / their youth
...
sad
.
Its SO FUCKING LATE
:/
Interesting day
Felt like killing some moro who harassed me on MY OWN TOILET!
Its a shared one & the wanker was a guest at one of our nice neighbours (nothing bad about those nice folk)
but the loser.. he s just unbearable!
No Patience!
Had some words about the ski too
I feel like everyone feels he s doing me a fav by letting me organise the whole wad for them! No respect :s Is it wrong of me to at least expect a minimum of respect, not for me but at least for what I'm trying to do?
Lotz of positive iPod action
Sleep now
tomorrow bussy day! :/
School, Dokter, Library, Store, RoD meet, ..
sleep
Its nice to see overseas news reports
kinda shows how there s always a perspective thing..
Im glad they dont report news here the same way :s
The media is really trying to have people think what they want..
1984? or 2015?
This is my FAV site! I TOTALLY support these guys! Check em out!!
I repaired my linux a lil bit more
replied a WHOLE WAD of emails
Pitty I didnt get to bed as early as I should have :(
but I did Good work!
Yet I have NO clue where gift gets his wrong config info :/
The snow trip is closer again & the Sunday Chocolate date is too :)
Bouyah!
sleep
tonights night out .. with dirkie..
painfull
Im kinda drunk
I drunk lotza different kindz o alcohol..
its not healthy
I kinde feel for Vi :s
But it was Nice :)
Sleep
just came to an unsatisfying end.. Im stuck with a bad Nic (apparently its broken) and a disk I cant properly install for the simple reason that I dont have a screen nor keyboard here to add the damn thing to my bios. Its unnerving.
I already forsaw this, I should say, but sadly enough my measures to solve the problem arent really "on demand" I told John about my potential problem & he told me I could use his hardware in time of need.. I cant seem to get to him at the moment so the ONLY thing thats left for me at the moment is WAIT
Im repairing my broken portage setup, but again, the only thing I can do is WAIT. Wait for the software to emerge.
This seems to have worked out ok
so now I can get into configuring that time client..
I might emerge some more first tough
Might but wont I guess :)
Live and direct
and I present.. Upgrading my Linux Fileserver
A daunting task..
no really
I hope this doesnt go wrong
I already updated the kernel.. so far so good
but now I need to change the nic & install a new hd (250G :D)
And since my Nic is the only way of accessing my box.. This could go HORIBLY wrong
no really!
lol
So lets get to it :D
but im eating cheeze so everything will be alritgh tomorrow..
Actually Im not really drunk ya know! Im something between drunk & tired.. With some effort I can be completely ok but Id rather float away on a magical rainbow
its really cheap if you can do than without the help of ANY alien product!
Tomorrow s RoD
& I got a CT scan today.. it was kinky! all the nurses & stuff..
Or at least thats what some would say! to me, a nurse is just some woman in wierd uniform.. I only care about mini! Whom I LOVE dearly!
and now its off to input the last chars & dash off to bed!
Sleep is close & bliss
The bodybouncer
a novelty in sex aides :s
scary shit :)
and Incredibely expensive
FUNNY animations tough
Hell of a way to start school!!
bweuh
Gent is having the expected result on my school motivation tough! Like tomorrow.. I'll go 2 hours, 2 hours are canceled, 2 hours I'm not going & the last 2 hours I AM! so 2x two hours.. normally Id miss at least one of those 2.. just because.. and long term, I d miss them both bc gent to lede & back = 3 hours transport & waiting & ...... and 3 hours of .. for 2 hours of school is SHIT!
So viva Gent :)
DAWN IS BACK
He s A LOT thinner
He s got a bald spot on his head
but in the end.. he s back & he s ok
He s together with volvo now & .. they re reaquainting :s Dawn s quite paranoid!
Bootleggers is going OK.. Ups n Downs but all n all its FUN :) I completed the missions today.. Wierd fieling!
I had to freshen my Visual Basic 6 skillz :s painfull
yet, I wrote a nice accounting cool :)
Il ready for the wet works now
And now sleep
and tomorow work @ JH
Sunday Sauna :D IF all goes well (wich it d better!)
Now sleep!
Wonderful poster :)
I tried to describe it yesterday to Tom & John between my 4th & 5th glass o whisky..
A bit later I discovered that 5 really is one too much :) - lol!
No, seriously
its not that Im an insomniac, but I promissed Mini Id go to sleep the same time as her..
& .. I lay awake for about 50m when I gave up..
So now I'm reading some fine Securityfocus articles about SSH in hopes of tiring
I got the internet over Wireless now & I got my vnc to work over an ssh connection.. interesting day :) Now all I need is a DynDNS adress & Ill be able to acces my computer from virtually Anywhere :)
We got it from Dirk & its AMAZING!
Great!
It even works without any special config
its an AMAZING thing!
I PASSED SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!
Finally!
We went for food this evening & it was GREAT
Dawn is stil MIA :'(
We re off!
The black one is dawn, the spickled white one is Volvo
Our beloved hamster Dawn is missing in action :(
:'(
I found this great set of books.. A kind of food enceclopedia, its great! & there s this recipe in here..
Brazillian Chocolate Milk
6 persons:
50g chocolate
Salt (a pinch)
cinnamon (kaneel, a pinch)
Powdercoffee (5 teaspoons - 25g)
Hot Water (1/4l)
Hot Milk (1/4l)
Vanilla sugar (Vanillesuiker,1 package)
Melt chocolate
+ sugar, salt, cinnamon, Powder coffee
+ 1/8 boiling water
Let it boil, stir!!
+ 1/8 water, 1/4 milk
Let it boil, stir!!
+ vanilla sugar
Dont let the chocolate skin come
Drink while hot
You ll feel a new person!
I SO feel like trying this :)
But mini s baking Brownies :D
& she s starting on bootleggers :D
RoD BBQ was great, altough it killed Mini 's knee to the degree she could barely walk today. We even missed the cleanup because of it :( Pitty bc I wanted to go! Altough I have to admit.. My back is KILLING me :/
& I now know the True Absithe story :) Its a whirling story about a peasant, Absinthe, PANIC and a delirium..
Its great to know the simple truth about the matter!
Nothing worse than powerfull dissapointment
yet it teaches lessons.. Important lessons!
and I'm really having a dificult period right now
The evening before an exam, blackboard is down, unbelievable!
Just when I needed it, this piece of shit software they run an HoGent is DOWN! Its just too much to be true!
I'm going to keep on trying
although I'm quite tired!
The sauna I visited on that swell kwartee some years ago..
Ive been talking about it ever since & .. well I saw a commercial (*puke*) and .. Here s the adress :D
Ill probably go there soon :)
hehe
I just installed the Google bar & discovered the new Spell Checker option.. Lets get some crap here & give it a test.. Any mistakes in this text.. Don't kill me, Direct your complaints to Google! :)
.. Well, It changed "google" to "Google" and "dont" to "don't"
.. Not really things Id care about :s
Didn't correct the above Id thought that should be I'd.. Understandable yet.. moehaha, its a fault!
and the fact my Laptop works again
pitty tough its keeping me up at night :s
& away from my Mini
Passion Fruit puree
Grenadine
Lemonjuice
Stirred over ice
Topped with Gini
Its HEAVEN!
We went to the wiskey pub again & had a second taste set.. Interesting! Now, since its interesting to keep track of what we already drunk.. I'll probably try to post everything on my blog :D
They told us they first give a mild one, the second a medium one and as third they tend to give a turf, a really strong one..
The first time we went, we tasted the following 3 .. (with appreciation)
Auchentoshan 10j
This one is a really soft and was an immediate hit! We both liked him so much we bought it the next day.. We were in a store where they sold it & .. whats the use in waiting, we tought :) So this is the only whisky so far on our shelf, but it most certainly wont stay the only one :)
Old Pulteny 12j
This one was a bit stronger, with a pinch of apple in the taste.. Mini Loved this one, but I didnt really like it.. The least of the 3.. Not my thing!
Caol Ila 11j
This one is a Turf (if we can believe what they tell us there :)) a strong whisky with a salty taste, harbour aromas, .. Something Strong, Something Special, Something you love or hate :) Mini HATES it :) its just too strong, too much of an attack on the senses! Me on the other hand :) I love it! (I even had it yesterday when I passed by with John.. I'll probably buy a bottle of it later on)
Today we went back for seconds and got another selection of three, ranging from mild to turf..
The Balvenie Doublewood 12j
A nice whisky, with an amazingly sweet taste.. Mini described it as .. ehrm .. sweetwood (?is this english?) and she Loved it! To me it turned out to be too sweet! It really was too much, the aftertaste was all sweetness.. but thats taste for ya.. Mini LOVED it :) Now, I have to admit it was a special one.. The aftertaste was one of cherry, because of the second keg its stored in. I was simply amazed when I tasted it! It would certainly be a fav if not for..
Edradour 10j
About the same story here.. A nice whisky but again.. So Sweet! The bottle tels us that it has almond taste with a honey ending and thats indeed what it is.. But its not my thing.. I dont like my whisky sweet.. Mini on the other hand loved it even more!
Ardbeg 10j
This one was a turf, as we were told and as my only point of comparison is the Caol Ila, I can only say its softer. The taste was rich yet not as complicated and heavy. Mini liked it better yet she still didnt like it & I .. kinda missed something. It was nice but I prefer the Caol!
In clicking some links on google I do have to appreciate the place we go to. The first belgian Whisky club.. Its amazing, the amount of whisky they have, but not only that.. Caol Ila, Edradour, .. Everytime it turns out that these very nice single malts are actually quite rare and produced in small quantities only.. Its great to be at a place where one can simply taste these aparently rare whiskies!
So there we are.. These are the ones we tasted & what we tought about it..
and I can surely say that The Glengarry is a GREAT place to meet whiskies!
Im incredibly happy my laptop is back :)
its costing me sleep tough
reinstalling the lot.. But its SO NICE to have it back :D
YAAY
Now all I need is Viona & everything will be GREAT :D
There seems to be a new form of commercial..
Using blogs to comment & thus advertise whatever in the process..
Why? How? ..?
Why you can probably all understand.. It gets read, ppl get curious, ITS FREE..
But Why does it work? Why doesnt everyone delete it (only some) & why do you feel compelled not to delete it when your blog gets raped like this? The answer is simple and mostly psychological..
The usual shape of the ad is..
Complement - friendly flattering words about the blog, about the blogger
Friendly & personal ending
small commercial message with link
Now why does this work?
Line one is to flatter you, the owner of the blog and the friends
Why flatter you? because you ll get curious about the link the friendly stranger sent you
you friends? My, a friend of a friend is a friend, no? So lets check out his link, the link he took the effort of posting there.. Not just an url, no a link.. How friendly!
Line two is to create a bond, everyone can send nice words, but this person cares, he sends his regards, he s friendly, he s a friend you just havent met. He s a nice person! One of the good people! So .. the link.. Same story bout your readers.. This nice person, friend, sent you a link, why not try it..
The Third line is most obvious, the ad.. nice, a link, other color, small apealing ad, ..
But most of all Psychology!
VI. Tricks Of The Trade
These are the psychological secrets of the experts, the tricks of the trade factors that can affect your judgement in objectively evaluating information.
Rule 1: Wow! You re Just Like Me " Watch out when you re asked about your hobbies, hometown, values, favorite foods, etc., only to be followed with the obligatory Me too, what a coincidence. " Another aspect of this rule is that if someone is nice to us, we not only like him more but also are more likely to agree with him. If he s agreeing to everything you say, whether or not it makes sense, watch out. " Rapport creates trust. It allows the other to build a psychological bridge to you. You feel more comfortable and your gullibility increases. Take note if your movements, rate of speech or tone are echoed.
Rule 2: Beware the Stranger Bearing Gifts When someone gives us something, we often feel indebted to him. When you are presented with a request, make sure that you re not acting out of a sense of obligation. This rule can take many forms it s not limited to gifts. You could be offered information, a concession, or even someone s time.
Rule 3: It s Half Price! But Half of What? This principle states that facts are likely to be interpreted differently based upon the order in which they re presented. In other words, we compare and contrast. An example of this principle are price markdowns. An item that s been reduced from $500 to $200 certainly seems like a better bargain than something that sells for $150. The contrast on the sale item makes it more attractive, even if it s not as nice as the item that sells for less. The key is to only consider each decision by itself. This can best be accomplished by letting time pass between decisions and by independently determining the value of the object.
Rule 4: Just Do This One Little Thing For Me? Beware if you are asked to commit to something, even in a small way. This request is usually followed by a slightly greater request, and over time your sense of commitment is built up to the point where you feel locked into your decision. When you make decisions, notice if your best interests are being served.
Rule 5: The Bandwagon Effect This principle states that we have a tendency to see an action as appropriate if other people are doing it. Do we think that something is funnier if others are laughing? Absolutely. The key to avoiding the influence of this rule is to separate your level of interest from other people s desire. Just because you re told that something is the latest, best, hottest, or biggest seller doesn t make it right for you.
Rule 6: Rare Doesn t Always Mean Valuable This principle states that the harder something is to acquire, the greater the value we place on its attainment. In essence, we want what we can t have and want what is hard to obtain even more. The key to avoid this rule being used on you is to ask yourself this question: would I still want it if there were a million just like it and no one wanted any of them?
Rule 7: I m on Your Side This technique is used to gain credibility. When used effectively, you would swear that you ve just made a new best friend who has your best interest at heart. For example, let s say that you re in a mattress store and considering buying the Super Deluxe a top-of-the-line bed. The salesman tells you that if you want it he ll order it for you, but he feels you should know something first. He tells you that while the consumer would never realize it, this manufacturer uses recycled materials on the inside. He has thus gained your complete confidence. He s risking a sale to tell you something that you d never find out otherwise. Now you ll be inclined to trust anything he says.
Rule 8: Well, Can You at Least Do This? If you re asked to do a rather large favor for someone only to decline his request for help, beware. A smaller favor, the one he really wants you to do, may follow. We are more likely to agree to a smaller request if we re first presented with a larger one. There are three psychological motivations at work: " You feel that in contrast to the first request, the smaller one is no big deal. " You feel bad for not coming through on his original favor, and this seems like a fair compromise. " You don t want to be perceived as unreasonable. A small little favor isn t going to kill you.
From:
Instant Fact: How To Get The Truth Out of Anyone! Compiled By: John J. Webster
Never Be Lied To Again By David J. Lieberman, Ph.D. St. Martin s Press, New York 1998
DD: 158.2 ISBN: 0-312-18634-7
In short, because he s friendly you ve got a dozen of reasons to feel in debt to him, to tolerate his ad, as a small favour!
SO.. this is why this shit works! The fuckers are all playing us!
Im all pro free speech.. But that doesnt include abusing my blog for this shit, for ads!
Movie Time!
Observing older people I knew it was bound to happen.. But its still baffling to see it happen to you.. Growing older, it seems friends grow appart & well.. loose eachother! The only way to keep seeing people regularly is to hide away in some sort of an organisation.. To have a reason to see eachother except .. just because you like eachothers company!
and now, at my 23 and with mostly older friends, its happening.. I know I wont be believed telling this to people or saying this out loud.. Everyone invloved will deny it, but in the end I fear I will be right! I ve seen this happen before in a way & that time I didnt care.. I kept my good friends, still have some people I occasionally talk to and enjoy talking to and others I just .. dont see anymore, and dont worry about it either! But I dont want this to happen with these friends!
Ofcourse everyone has his onw priorities & ofcourse I can understand getting older & needing time for your house / girl / .. and everything else even! But in the end, its just Extremely sad to see it happen & actually understand it happening! And it seems like I'll have a front row seat to it!
And .. you know.. Its my fault for a big part.. I moved to Gent, 30m drive from where we roam.. and without any decent means of transportation.. And I realised this when I took my decision.. But .. I needed my own space & here is the only logical place with school & shite! But even in .. being an active part of the process.. I can still grieve it! Its a pitty & Id like to stop it / not have it happen! But thats just beyond what I can do!
So I'll be observing
From my first row
Hoping that I am wrong about what I'm seeing
Yet fearing that I'm not
!
Im normally on an all english blog policy.. Why? thats something I wont go into now.. This will be the 2nd time I post Dutch but these were two special circomstances..
This is an article from a Gent newspaper about the place where the friend got attacked by a bouncer some weeks ago (I posted this) It ends with the possibility that the person who was stabbed (and because of wich we stood in the blistering cold for 1h 20m being harrased by the police) was possibly stabbed by one of the bouncers!!!
This is the second time I experience (second hand) violence and unacceptable behaviour from this place! I liked it there, but I DO NOT know if I want to go there again.. EVER! :/
Verklaringen steekpartij Tijuana tegenstrijdig
GENT
De betrokkenen bij de steekpartij in de nacht van vrijdag op zaterdag in dansclub Tijuana, vlakbij de Veldstraat, leggen tegenstrijdige verklaringen af. Volgens de echte portier - de tweede aanwezige buitenwipper werkt officieel niet voor de club - was het slachtoffer dronken. De man, een 33-jarige Nigeriaan, mocht daarom niet binnen. Volgens sommigen brachten een vijftal allochtonen hem iets verderop een messteek toe. Andere getuigen zagen dan weer al schermutselingen aan de poort van de discotheek zelf.
De getroffen man vermoedt dat de officieuze portier hem heeft gestoken, maar daarvan zijn geen bewijzen. De Nigeriaan is intussen aan de beterhand. Hij kreeg een steek in de buiksteek. Daarbij werden geen vitale delen getroffen.
(NLZ)
its amazing!
(this one is worth reading / translating..)
I got up earlier for my today exam & .. I feel like shit!
Really..
Now I know why staying up late for an exam beats getting up for it :s
bitchass shit thing
bweuh
