Monthly Archives: August 2004

Release still at arms length.

Sent off an update to Evolution. Lots of crypto stuff I just skipped over, not comprehending at all. But it should lift nn slightly closer to precious 80%.

GNOME 2.8, 15th of September.

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Defeated!

My honour is lost. I was defeated by a Kinder-überraschung. Couldn’t find out where to put the rubber band without looking at the instructions. Must now drink Coffee Cup Of Shame.

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A selection of things that are wrong with C++.

I’ve found an anoying thing in C++. It’d seem that vectors lack a erase(int i) method, so that I have to use the erase(iterator iter) method instead. But since I still need to count with an int in my …

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Non-altruism is easier.

A few ways to make my summer even better, in random order.

Stop the rain.
Make me thin and fit.
Stop the killing.
Bier! Schnell!
Get me a girlfriend.
Wireless coverage over entire CERN site (ok, my room and my office will do).
Have a cuddly …

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C++

Have to learn C++ for this job. Looks not too bad so far, I’d say. I kinda like OOP, particularly the easy-to-grasp data structures it allows and the improved namespace segregation compared to C. Course, since I haven’t done …

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Never worry again whether a movie is appropriate!

ChildCare Action Project (CAP) Ministry Reports will ensure that you need never again worry if a movie is worth seeing. Never again have violence, whoring or blasphemy stain your mind.

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Det er whisky oppå Jar!

Whisky seint på kvelden er også ein fin del av ein fødselsdag.

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Got old.

I can now confirm that when you wake up, hung-over and twenty-five years old, a glass of eighteen year old single malt is a very very good way to start your birthday.

Cut off most of the beard. Made before’n'after …

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Riesenschmatzer!

Dominik taught us this word. Actually it’s pronounced “Rrrrrrrrriiiiiiiesenschmatzer!!!!!” It is the name of a peculiar kind of kissing, as follows: first a sloppy kiss on the cheek. The kissee will probably need to be gently but firmly restrained. …

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New software again?

Since Movable Type is out in a new version with stricter lisence terms, I’m considering switching again. WordPress and Greymatter have nice feature-lists and licenses. But I’m not entirely sure the switch would be painless.

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Tale! Tale!

Hadde studentpresentasjon om kva eg har gjort på så langt, dvs. ikkje stort. Det finst kjedeleg video.

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