Author Archives: Oliver

Afghanistan

Posted on 2011-11-16 by Oliver

… the way we don’t usually get to see it: http://vimeo.com/31426899 Deutsch: Bilder aus Afghanistan wie wir sie normalerweise nicht zu sehen bekommen.

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-1.0 (= 36.1)

Posted on 2011-11-10 by Oliver

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Re: Oracle bought ksplice … and apparently the source was pulled

Posted on 2011-11-07 by Oliver

I contacted one of the good people from ksplice (I’ve got an active subscription) and got pointed to oss.oracle.com/ksplice/software/ Unfortunately the access to a distributed version control is gone for good, it seems.

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Die Bänker lachen sich ins Fäustchen

Posted on 2011-11-06 by Oliver

Man sieht sie schon zittern vor den Kameras, die Bankster. Aber das Zittern ist nur ein Zittern des Zwerchfells vom unterdrückten Lachen. Die europäischen Staaten überschlagen sich mit Rettungspaketen und Geschenken an die “armen Banken”, die EU-Staatschefs und lupenreinen Demokraten … Continue reading →

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Indignez-vous!

Posted on 2011-11-05 by Oliver

Gestern im Flieger las ich das Essay “Empört Euch!” von Stéphane Hessel. Kauft euch das Buch Heft und lest es! Dies alles von einem Mann mit westlich geprägter Sozialisierung zu lesen, ist schon der Hammer. // Oliver

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Whitehat, Greyhat, Blackhat

Posted on 2011-11-04 by Oliver

Sorry, it’s blatantly off-topic by all standards, but it’s an association I’ve always had. Presumably you’ve heard those terms in connection with IT security. Now, often people have problems as to what those terms actually mean. Having an RPG background, … Continue reading →

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Android, what is it all about?

Posted on 2011-11-03 by Oliver

So I did it. I actually bought a cheapo Android phone (Simvalley SP-60) with dual-SIM feature, because that’s the single most important feature of a phone for me. Of course I went immediately to the privacy settings to turn off … Continue reading →

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240 x 25 m in 173 min

Posted on 2011-11-03 by Oliver

Set this record one week (minus some hours) ago, but forgot to mention it. Yes, it was beaststroke as usual. // Oliver

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-3.3 (= 35.1)

Posted on 2011-11-03 by Oliver

More than I bargained for. I’m puzzled. 😯 Also most hilarious situation two days ago. When I was paying the sweets I am going to take along to Iceland on my flight tomorrow, one of the guards from the public … Continue reading →

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-0.9 (= -31.8)

Posted on 2011-10-27 by Oliver

Whatever 🙄

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FLOSS not sustainable for companies?

Posted on 2011-10-25 by Oliver

A few weeks ago I reported about ksplice whose Git repository had disappeared. Now the same happened for Likewise Open which was bought by BeyondTrust. After renaming the repository and moving its location from git://git.likewiseopen.org/likewise-open.git to git://git.likewiseopen.org/bt-identity-open.git it now also … Continue reading →

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“10 Things You need To Know About Losing Weight”

Posted on 2011-10-23 by Oliver

The documentary of that name from the BBC – by Michael Mosley – was now being broadcast on German channel ZDF. Unfortunately only dubbed. However, just like for the guy in the documentary who loves dairy products, the best news … Continue reading →

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“Signs that you are a bad programmer”

Posted on 2011-10-22 by Oliver

This list is interesting and certainly contains some valid points, but I’d argue that some of the symptoms may also be a sign that you are simply maintaining legacy code that has outlived its life-expectancy for too long and perhaps … Continue reading →

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-1.2 (= -30.9)

Posted on 2011-10-19 by Oliver

Don’t know whether I will have a scale available the next few days, so one day early. Now don’t call me a cheater! At least not with this one – for computer games okay, but not here 😉 PS: Monday … Continue reading →

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Chew 25 times, lose weight? …

Posted on 2011-10-14 by Oliver

It could be part of the recipe at least. Subway has a detailed tutorial 😉

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-1.7 (= -29.7)

Posted on 2011-10-13 by Oliver

So much for slowing it down 🙄

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A promising project

Posted on 2011-10-11 by Oliver

… for malware analysis in a sandbox. Check it out over at www.cuckoobox.org.

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Teeren und federn …

Posted on 2011-10-11 by Oliver

… fiel mir gestern zum Thema Verantwortliche bei der Deutschen Bahn und bei der Stadt (zum Thema Kreisverkehr) ein, als ich zehn lange Minuten Zeit hatte darüber zu sinnieren, da die Bahnschranken am Kreisverkehr beim Wasserturm gleich zweimal unten waren … Continue reading →

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160x25m in 110min

Posted on 2011-10-10 by Oliver

Five lanes all for me the whole time

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Die neue Höflichkeitsform?

Posted on 2011-10-10 by Oliver

Nicht nur in der Schwimmhalle und bei der Deutschen Bahn ist mir seit meiner Ankunft hier in Deutschland etwas … nunja … seltsames aufgefallen. “Will er” … “hat er” … neuerdings wird statt mich zu Siezen die dritte Person Singular … Continue reading →

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