Monthly Archives: March 2005

Sun! Warmth! Ice cream?

Posted on 31 March 2005 by Åsmund

The snow (what pathetically little there was) is thawing rapidly. The sun warms us. Beers can be enjoyed outside. Which leads us to: Ice cream season is now officially open. That’s your clue, peddlers: Turn on your damned soft-ice machines. … Continue reading →

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Mimre mimre mimre.

Posted on 29 March 2005 by Åsmund

Eg ve te Svalbard, eg, te Svalbard med det samme. Der har eg det som selen på flaket. Mørkt og kaldt og isbjørn overalt. Eg ve te Svalbard, eg, te Svalbard med det samme. Der har eg det som selen … Continue reading →

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I say, was that test double-blind?

Posted on 20 March 2005 by Åsmund

Stumbled over a blog called Skeptico. Surprisingly, it’s a skeptic’s blog, meaning that it discusses dubious topics like astrology, psychic ability, magig/religious healing and other phenomena that, if true, can’t be explained by the body of knowledge and method known … Continue reading →

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Bone!

Posted on 18 March 2005 by Åsmund

At soga om Bone er samla i eitt bind er opplagt ein God ting. Den påstanden held sjølv om ikkje alle sidesogene er med. At soga om Bone er samla i eitt bind er opplagt ein God ting. Den påstanden … Continue reading →

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Einstein@Home

Posted on 14 March 2005 by Åsmund

Einstein@Home is yet another distributed computer effort thingy. This one looks for gravitational waves. Not gravity waves, which is something completely different and well-understood and should have been called buoyancy waves. However, it’s impossible to spell buoyancy. Einstein@Home is yet … Continue reading →

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I see coffee, i see tea…

Posted on 10 March 2005 by Åsmund

I have, of all things, now learnt that lukewarm coffee in my eye in uncomfortable. I feel rather relieved at not having learnt what hot coffee in my eye feels like. I have, of all things, now learnt that lukewarm … Continue reading →

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GNOME 2.10. Whee.

Posted on 10 March 2005 by Åsmund

GNOME 2.10 is out. Since somebody were kind enough to drop a list of a thousand or so place-names into GNOME 2.8, I had quite a bit of work last time doing very uninteresting translations in order to get above … Continue reading →

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Eller ute likevel?

Posted on 7 March 2005 by Åsmund

Det virka jo lovande. Men finansieringa er like uviss som før. Og det er litt rart å senda folk e-brev som lågoppløyste gif-filer, vil eg påstå. Det virka jo lovande. Men finansieringa er like uviss som før. Og det er … Continue reading →

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