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Archive for February, 2004



The Tax on DVDR

It seems to be final. According to IDG (swedish), the scumbag democracy that we (not I) hold so dearly, has allowed the industry to charge 4 SEK per blank DVDR. Effectively starting April 1st (ironic!).
At the moment it is still legal to make copies of digital media for private use, so called backups. But starting […]

Annual Book Sale

It’s that time of year again. One of those events that remind you of the fact that yet another year has passed you by. The temporal pillars that carry the weight of the world and the contemporary obsession with time.
So, here it is again, as regular as clockwork. And despite the fact that you for […]

Tintin 75

Better late than never. I just realized that the first Tintin comic was published 75 years ago. 10th of January 1929 to be precise.
Since I also recently acquired ALL comic books (scanned of course) this was a real blast from the past.
I can still remember running down to the local library as a kid, trying […]

Mozilla Table “Overflow”

Obviously there is something wrong with the way recent Mozilla browsers render the item tables. I.e. the posts in the blog. Maybe its a coding error on my part, or something with CSS that I’ve lived too long in IE and missed. Or more likely it’s a bug. The “overflow” is kind of random as […]

Silent Aggression

[unhinged rant] For as long as I can remember I’ve been plagued by fits of aggressive tendencies. It is nothing I am particularly proud of and thankfully something that has become less common over the years.
At first I hoped it was simply a matter of maturity and that it would all stabilize with age. For […]

Starship Troopers 2

What on earth did happen to the “sequel” anyway? According to IMDB, Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation should premiere on DVD and TV at the end of April. The reason I mention this now is because someone uploaded a massive SVCD of ST2 in German to Suprnova.org. I wouldn’t have noticed ordinarily but […]

The Paradox of the Christ

As Mel Gibson’s latest movie is just about to premiere worldwide I thought I would share some opinions on this project.
First off, I’d like to say that this is a movie that I will see, even if I’ll probably leech it instead of actually go and pay for it. Second of all I am still […]

HIS Web Site

University of Skövde Web Site. I hate to say “I told you so” .. but .. I told you so.
Two years of work and God knows how many thousands of monetary units result in this pile of utter rectal vomit. And even if the framework is sound (albeit minimal), it shows that their handiwork […]

K-Lite Codec Pack 2.24

Via Warp2Search: K-lite Codec Pack 2.24 FULL Final, K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 1.00 FULL Final
The K-Lite Mega Codec Pack is something fairly new to me. Apparently it’s nothing more than the K-Lite Codec Pack Full, QuickTime Alternative, Real Alternative, Bink and Smacker playback support and Monkey’s Audio DirectShow decoder.
One of the most noticeable changes is […]

Cold War 2.0

At least if you read Wired News today. Together with the US missile shield and the Chinese anti-satellite warfare program this marks four costly and utterly pointless endeavors.
Russia Tests New Wonder Weapon

Russia has successfully tested a hypersonic anti-Star Wars weapon capable of penetrating any prospective missile shield, a senior general said Thursday.

Pentagon Preps for War […]





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