Yearly Archives: 2004

Ringworld's Children (Audiobook)

Posted on November 1, 2004 by Nils

I recently completed “Ringworld’s Children” by Larry Niven. I listened to it in the Blackstone Audiobook version. Let us look a little at the series first, as I seemingly have yet to publish a review of any of the Ringworld … Continue reading →

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Superman is dead

Posted on October 11, 2004 by Nils

Christopher Reeves [died](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3732310.stm).

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Dilbert's Ultimate House

Posted on October 1, 2004 by Nils

Scott Adams has used fan input to “design the DUH”:http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/duh/index.html – Dilbert’s Ultimate House. Some cool ideas in there; if I could ever in my life afford to build my “dream house” then Adams’ DUH would be a source of … Continue reading →

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Advice on that boy-and-girl thing

Posted on September 11, 2004 by Nils

If you go out with someone and subsequently disappear for, say, eight months without so much as a phone call, *don’t* make a surprise visit on a Saturday at 8:30 in the morning and *don’t* ring the door bell for … Continue reading →

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Ironic Username

Posted on September 7, 2004 by Nils

“Unique12345″. Heh.

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Seti@home finds promising signal… Not

Posted on September 2, 2004 by Nils

Seti@home has [found a very odd signal](http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996341). While I am of course not holding my breath that this is an actual alien civilization, it’s good to see that seti@home is finding, well, _something_. _Update:_ It’s a [fake](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3621608.stm). Not the signal, … Continue reading →

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Thirties

Posted on August 29, 2004 by Nils

So it finally happened, I am officially an old man. The tens digit switched from 2 to 3. Sigh….

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More Capitalism

Posted on August 24, 2004 by Nils

I bought more shares – in two companies, of which [Lufthansa](http://www.lufthansa.com) is one. I guess at the current price I just couldn’t resist. I “lost” enough money anyway already with the shares I already own. I am optimistic that the … Continue reading →

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The Keymaster

Posted on August 19, 2004 by Nils

I’m the clumsiest person I know. This time I managed to snap the key of my apartment door in its lock. _After_ I onlocked the door. Of course the good side is that I was able to enter my apartment … Continue reading →

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Update Annoyances

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Nils

Updated both my PC (Windows XP Service Pack 2) and iBook (10.3.5+security updates). Both broke…. in subtle and really annoying ways. _Mac OS X 10.3.5_ seems to break “Internet Sharing”. Sure, no problem, so I set up a quick nat … Continue reading →

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