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Monthly Archives: November 2006
Java Based SVN Client
I use a nice dual CPU Sun JDS as my main development workstation at school. My mentor got it on a grant, and I get to mess around with it as I work on my thesis. This machine is so … Continue reading
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Firefox Crop Circle on Google Maps
Remember that Firefox Crop Circle I posted about some time ago? Guess what? I found it on Google maps! click on image to see this in google maps How awesome is that? [tags]firefox, crop circles, firefox crop circle, google, google … Continue reading
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20 Things on the Internets that Piss Me Off
There are things on the [tag]internets[/tag] that piss me off these days: [tag]Online Comic Strips[/tag] without a functional [tag]RSS feed[/tag] (and no, the feed for your Live Journal does not count, unless it notifies me when you update your comic) … Continue reading
Howto: Access a POP3 Mailbox as a Filesystem
Have you even needed to delete bunch of emails queued up on a POP3 server without actually downloading them? Sure, you could just telnet to port 110 and start deleting them manually, but what if you are dealing with hundreds … Continue reading
Explanation of the US Flag
US flag explained: found @ haha.nu; click to enlarge Come on! You know this is true! This image is part of a large campaign created by Grande Reportagem, a Portuguese news magazine. The creative team used the colors that appear … Continue reading
Best Garfield Strip Evar!
This actually made me chuckle out loud: found on the internets; author unknown; click for full size The only funny Garfield strips are the ones which have been somehow altered from the original. [tags]garfield, comic, humor, funn, buttsecks[/tags]
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Video Game Theme Song Covers
I don’t usually post about music or interesting bands here, but I figured that I make an exception for these guys. Mike from freeindie.com emailed me today letting me know about The Kode. It is a band which specializes in … Continue reading
Posted in video games
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The Hobbit Hollywood Style
Recently I mentioned that Peter Jackson will not be doing The Hobbit. Today User Friendly has posted a brilliant comic accurately capturing my worst fears regarding that movie: comic © userfriendly.org I think I would have to kill myself if … Continue reading
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WTF of the Week
I’m filing this under random and wtf because… Well, see for yourself: found @ ahazu.com That dude with the big hair – what movie is that from? It looks really familiar, but I just can’t figure out where did I … Continue reading
Super Heroines
This is totally random, but here: found @ comic-images.com; click for full size original I think Power Girl is suffering from some sort of boobsplosion syndrome, but other than that it’s an awesome wallpaper image. I’m not really up to … Continue reading
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Best Chase Sequence Evar!
I think this might be the one of the best running chase sequence I have seen on film: Youtube Link This scene is apparently from Luc Besson’s movie District 13. I haven’t seen it, but after seeing this clip I’m … Continue reading
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Fire Prisms FTW!
Over the holidays me and my brother were playing a lot of Dawn of War over the LAN. Its tons of fun even though I’m getting my ass royally kicked cause Ark has beat this game like 7 times by … Continue reading
Someone Built IT!
Remember that South Park episode in which Mr. Garrison builds his IT machine? I think someone in real life had a similar idea: images found on internets; authors unknown – please claim if yours I just found this amusing. With … Continue reading
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TV LINKS was Shut Down by MPAA
TVLINKS – an awesome link site was shut down by MPAA and forced to relocate to a server in Netherlands. From their website: TVLINKS has been forced to switch data center’s from MPAA threats. Now we need your help. Please … Continue reading
The $100 Xbox Sale Killed Amazon Servers
You might have noticed that the widely hyped $100 Xbox sale at Amazon did not go as planned. Under the combined effect of digg, slashdot and many simillar sites, their servers buckled, caught on fire and died. It’s a shame. … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving
Have an awesome Thanksgiving! comic © extralife Here is a small request. Can we try for once go through the whole holiday without some jackass whining about the poor turkeys getting killed? I swear – every year without fail, someone … Continue reading
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Sawyer may be Gambit in a next X-men move!
It’s not official or anything, but rumors say that Josh Holloway (to most people known as Sawyer) may be playing Gambit in the next X-men movie. No one knows if it’s going to be X4, Wolverine movie or some other … Continue reading
Pirate Song Strikes Back
Normally I do not mind people direct linking stuff from my site, but recently I noticed that the pirate song started to pop up on various blogs and message boards. Please note that I’m not the author of that file … Continue reading
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