I linked a video a while ago with a girl on some slingshot.
http://www.dumpalink.com/videos/Catapult_Flight-03kf.html
Takes it just a tad further.
Suicide is hip.
Sunday 25 February 2007
Saturday 24 February 2007
Hotel Prisonia
http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/54308251/Friese_arrestanten_krijgen_cel_vol_luxe.html
It's in dutch.. ah well.
Basically, we're getting a new prison. Prisoners will get a pc/console with games, tv with some decent channels. Beige/soft-green painted to reduce aggression. Bigger cells for inmates with claustrophobia.
Police spokesperson said that the police should treat the prisoners as guests from now on.
Lol.
Fuck that.
It's in dutch.. ah well.
Basically, we're getting a new prison. Prisoners will get a pc/console with games, tv with some decent channels. Beige/soft-green painted to reduce aggression. Bigger cells for inmates with claustrophobia.
Police spokesperson said that the police should treat the prisoners as guests from now on.
Lol.
Fuck that.
Wednesday 14 February 2007
More ignorance.
This is about what happened when working yesterday. It was going to be fairly easy, leaving enough time to have some fun in the kitchen and play some SC. Of course, it was easy, to solve the problems that is.
However trying to inform 2 completely ignorant people on just exactly how stupid their ideas were was pretty damn tough.
I'll give the short recap.
- Person A, has a few businesses, and with that, come a few 'problems', ie. Someone is likely to dislike you. However, just because you feel like someone is out to harass you, doesn't mean that they're suddenly able to pull of uberhacking stunts. Sure, it's possible, but what made it so rediculous is that the "result" was e-mail being blocked. Now I found it after about 30 seconds (surprised no-one else did), simple error in the settings. Now it's quite possible that a "hacker" did this, but given the security installed there would be 10000 simpler ways to harass you, that would also be more effective, including driving a truck through your wall, shooting you in the face, stealing your stuff, and flying out of the country all without being caught. And don't yell at me for being right, that'll just cost more, mmkay?
- Person B. Now person B isn't as stubborn as person A, but nevertheless plain fcking ignorant. Mind you, ignorant people can still be rather nice, such as person A, but that's not the point. To describe the level of idiocy we're dealing with here, I only need 1 sentence: Just because your just-bought pc has files on it (more specifically, a windows and a program files folder, both filled with stuff), doesn't mean the store ripped you off and sold you a second hand pc. Of course, I could continue and say that then proceeding to delete these so-called second hand files would really be a rather daft thing to do, as well as then proceeding to go back to the store and demand your money back. But I guess I don't have to do that to make it clear exactly how hopeless some really are.
Could have imagined that happening in 1990, but in 2007?
Every time I get the slightest bit of hope for our race, it gets shot down again. sigh.
However trying to inform 2 completely ignorant people on just exactly how stupid their ideas were was pretty damn tough.
I'll give the short recap.
- Person A, has a few businesses, and with that, come a few 'problems', ie. Someone is likely to dislike you. However, just because you feel like someone is out to harass you, doesn't mean that they're suddenly able to pull of uberhacking stunts. Sure, it's possible, but what made it so rediculous is that the "result" was e-mail being blocked. Now I found it after about 30 seconds (surprised no-one else did), simple error in the settings. Now it's quite possible that a "hacker" did this, but given the security installed there would be 10000 simpler ways to harass you, that would also be more effective, including driving a truck through your wall, shooting you in the face, stealing your stuff, and flying out of the country all without being caught. And don't yell at me for being right, that'll just cost more, mmkay?
- Person B. Now person B isn't as stubborn as person A, but nevertheless plain fcking ignorant. Mind you, ignorant people can still be rather nice, such as person A, but that's not the point. To describe the level of idiocy we're dealing with here, I only need 1 sentence: Just because your just-bought pc has files on it (more specifically, a windows and a program files folder, both filled with stuff), doesn't mean the store ripped you off and sold you a second hand pc. Of course, I could continue and say that then proceeding to delete these so-called second hand files would really be a rather daft thing to do, as well as then proceeding to go back to the store and demand your money back. But I guess I don't have to do that to make it clear exactly how hopeless some really are.
Could have imagined that happening in 1990, but in 2007?
Every time I get the slightest bit of hope for our race, it gets shot down again. sigh.
Monday 12 February 2007
Hey Alex ;-)
2 words.
Supreme Commander.
And no, no demo.
Of course I'll look rediculous if you had it yesterday already.
For those uninformed, it's a new game, fancy too, and he wants it bad. And I have it *chuckle*.
Supreme Commander.
And no, no demo.
Of course I'll look rediculous if you had it yesterday already.
For those uninformed, it's a new game, fancy too, and he wants it bad. And I have it *chuckle*.
Thursday 8 February 2007
I'm.. too lazy for my shirt.. too lazy for...
Well, not really. I've actually being doing a massive clean-up operation. Current status is 5 trash-bags, a huge pile of magazines, and 1 big box full of .. stuff. Ask me what I got rid of? I honestly have no idea any more, I guess I can live without it all eh.
Now, that means some stuff has happened that I haven't had time to write about yet, including something about.. snow. Will do that later.
Reason I'm posting now, is that once in a while you come across something that is so simple, you wonder why it hasn't been done before.
The USB-Cell
Makes sense doesn't it? That, and most usb "accesories" I come across these days really are about as useful as having a sheep when you're on an abandoned island alone...... wait...
Now, that means some stuff has happened that I haven't had time to write about yet, including something about.. snow. Will do that later.
Reason I'm posting now, is that once in a while you come across something that is so simple, you wonder why it hasn't been done before.
The USB-Cell
Makes sense doesn't it? That, and most usb "accesories" I come across these days really are about as useful as having a sheep when you're on an abandoned island alone...... wait...
Saturday 3 February 2007
I'm fairly sure that...
That one sentence I just cannot stand any more.
Now it's not too bad to deal with complete idiots half the day, I mean, if they weren't, who would pay me? Idiots that take a guess at what the problem is? That's alright too, amusing even if I get lucky. However idiots with no clue whatsoever, and a very strong belief that they're actually right, can really drive me to the edge.
The edge where I end up charging more, so perhaps I shouldn't care, but regardless.
For that particular someone's privacy's sake, I'll call it... it.
me >> The reason none of the e-mails get through is because of this software.
it >> But you had it working earlier.
me >> As I said earlier, once I get it working, it'll probably break again because of that other software you have, that I really have to remove and replace with something better
it >> oh.. ok
And as I so often mistakenly do, I assume it's sorted. However, let's fast forward 30 seconds of deep thought in "it's" brain.
it >> I'm fairly sure that it has to do with that cable there.
Now picture this, a laptop, with 2 cables attached. 1 being the power-cord, that I had attached a few minutes ago after the battery went low, and the other, being the ethernet cable, you know, the one you plug in to connect a pc to the network. I'm fairly fucking certain that 1) having power, and 2) having a connection to the network are NOT the causes for mail-issues.
Obviously this can go only 3 ways; I mess with them and tell a ghost story about the cables or I explain what the cables are and the discussion dies. Even though I didn't feel like killing my entertainment for the day, I figured it was the right thing to do. Wait, didn't I say 3 ways? Almost forgot, but apparently IDIOTS manage to find some ridiculous other option, in this case: I explain what the cables are, "it" refuses to acknowledge that it made a mistake, and makes itself look even dumber.
Seriously people, just save yourself and the rest of the world the trouble and stab yourself in the heart.. like now.
Anyhow, my advantage in this scenario over "it" of actually having a clue meant that I fixed it, however found another "serious complication" that's unfortunately rather costly to fix. Even the best of folk could have missed such a thing in the past.
Now it's not too bad to deal with complete idiots half the day, I mean, if they weren't, who would pay me? Idiots that take a guess at what the problem is? That's alright too, amusing even if I get lucky. However idiots with no clue whatsoever, and a very strong belief that they're actually right, can really drive me to the edge.
The edge where I end up charging more, so perhaps I shouldn't care, but regardless.
For that particular someone's privacy's sake, I'll call it... it.
me >> The reason none of the e-mails get through is because of this software.
it >> But you had it working earlier.
me >> As I said earlier, once I get it working, it'll probably break again because of that other software you have, that I really have to remove and replace with something better
it >> oh.. ok
And as I so often mistakenly do, I assume it's sorted. However, let's fast forward 30 seconds of deep thought in "it's" brain.
it >> I'm fairly sure that it has to do with that cable there.
Now picture this, a laptop, with 2 cables attached. 1 being the power-cord, that I had attached a few minutes ago after the battery went low, and the other, being the ethernet cable, you know, the one you plug in to connect a pc to the network. I'm fairly fucking certain that 1) having power, and 2) having a connection to the network are NOT the causes for mail-issues.
Obviously this can go only 3 ways; I mess with them and tell a ghost story about the cables or I explain what the cables are and the discussion dies. Even though I didn't feel like killing my entertainment for the day, I figured it was the right thing to do. Wait, didn't I say 3 ways? Almost forgot, but apparently IDIOTS manage to find some ridiculous other option, in this case: I explain what the cables are, "it" refuses to acknowledge that it made a mistake, and makes itself look even dumber.
Seriously people, just save yourself and the rest of the world the trouble and stab yourself in the heart.. like now.
Anyhow, my advantage in this scenario over "it" of actually having a clue meant that I fixed it, however found another "serious complication" that's unfortunately rather costly to fix. Even the best of folk could have missed such a thing in the past.
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