Yearly Archives: 2003

The Near-Death of an iBook

Posted on December 29, 2003 by Nils

Last evening, my PC began to emit high-pitched squeals. The sound drivers in Windows seem to be a bit flakey. My natural reflex was to reach to the left of my screen where my loudspeaker with the powerbutton for the … Continue reading →

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Linux Bug in FAT32 Implementation

Posted on December 25, 2003 by Nils

It looks like I might have hit a critical Linux bug in Fat32 implementation. If this is true, then it just cost me a major number of TV shows I had archived, and hence a LOT of time and effort … Continue reading →

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Snow

Posted on December 22, 2003 by Nils

It’s snowing like crazy. It started when I was on my way home from the airport (no, I did not fly anywhere). It’s really a thick white mess out there. The only problem is that it will be dark very … Continue reading →

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Nico's married

Posted on December 13, 2003 by Nils

And he’s got the right priorities, too. Alright, you may know I’ve been a tad busy lately so I don’t check many weblogs or news sites these days. Thus it came as a bit of a surprise that [Nico](http://www.lumma.de) and … Continue reading →

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Stressed Out

Posted on December 11, 2003 by Nils

These past weeks have been crazy. No, no details. I finally get to take part in a nice project – and it’s only a 30% job. Bah. I notice, however, that I am in serious need of vacation. This may … Continue reading →

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Luxury "Time"

Posted on December 1, 2003 by Nils

I don’t know how [Martin](http://www.martinlormes.de/) survives the hours he is working. I guess it’s the virtue of youth. I’ve been spending way too much time at work again, and thus, I shall allow myself a bit of luxury today. I’ll … Continue reading →

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End of Busy

Posted on November 15, 2003 by Nils

Ah, what a joke. I arrived at work at 8:20 am yesterday (Friday) and got out of work at… you guessed it… 8:20 pm – That’s twelve hours later. A mail problem kept me occupied for the greater part of … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Courage

Posted on November 11, 2003 by Nils

My co-worker Michael just came into my office. He was quite proud of himself as he told me he had just stood up for his non-smoker rights at the airport. “Normally, I never say something, I just get annoyed but … Continue reading →

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Geekfood at Martin's

Posted on November 3, 2003 by Nils

Met with [Martion(http://www.martinlormes.de) for some Geek Food and Futurama. The Food consisted of Coke and Subway sandwiches. Now that is a way to spend a good evening! He borrowed me an Airport card for my trusty old iBook, but we … Continue reading →

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Halloween 1

Posted on October 27, 2003 by Nils

What movie would be more appropriate to my series of Halloween reviews than, well, the movie “Halloween”. This classic with young “scream queen” Jamie Lee Curtis is probably the best known example of the slasher sub-genre of horror movies. For … Continue reading →

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