Yearly Archives: 2006

Lufthansa Aviation Center Photos

Posted on December 3, 2006 by Nils

473 Uploaded a bunch of photos from the [LAC](/2006/07/27/lufthansa-aviation-center/).

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Winning a Fight

Posted on December 2, 2006 by Nils

Today at the supermarket I actually managed to get someone kicked out. And it’s cool. I was waiting in line when the woman of the couple in front of me decided she forgot something. I turned slightly to the side … Continue reading →

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Hey, What's Up?

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Nils

Well, a couple of people have bugged me with inquiries like, “what’s up” or “where the hell are you hiding” or similar catchy questions. The truth is that there is simply not much blog-worthy stuff happening around here. Work still … Continue reading →

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Bye Bye iPod

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Nils

I guess my iPod is nearing death. Seriously this time; after I had revived it last time by reformatting it, this trick didn’t work. I still get weird errors hinting at disk problems, and the device is only recognized by … Continue reading →

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Defcon After Action Report

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Nils

I played a long game of [Defcon](http://geek.pandemonium.de/2006/10/18/defcon-review/) last night. Easily 2 hours, I would say. What a thrilling game. It was tense and I was actually sweating through parts of it. Game setup: * Diplomacy mode * Random territories * … Continue reading →

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Pictures from Home

Posted on November 21, 2006 by Nils

My sister and mother sent me some photos taken with my sister’s new camera. The building they live in – and which used to be my home for many years when I was still living in Hamburg – is being … Continue reading →

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Saddam trial described as "unfair"

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Nils

The BBC [reports](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6163938.stm) that Human Rights Watch has described Saddam Hussein’s trial as “flawed and unsound”. >HRW said it had documented “serious administrative, procedural and substantive legal defects” that meant [Saddam Hussein] did not get a fair trial. Well now … Continue reading →

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Simple Fix for the Botnet Problem

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Nils

Block port 25/tcp outgoing from all dialup (and dsl, whatever) ip ranges. Only whitelist exceptions on request, then blacklist them again when an abuse report comes in. If every ISP did this, we could probably reduce spam by an order … Continue reading →

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American Woman Kicked Off Plane for Breastfeeding Baby

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Nils

AP reports about protests after an American woman was kicked off a Delta Airlines flight for [breastfeeding her child](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20061116/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_breast_feeding_passenger). America needs to get a grip already. It’s starting to become annoying.

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Revenge

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Nils

[This](http://melimelo.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/09/21/mon-peche-mignon.html) is what happens when people steal my bandwidth and I notice it. (The lower pic.)

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