Chat exchange:
– Merry Christmas!
– Hi Ho! Hi Ho!
– Are you calling me a Ho, you bastard?
Ho or no ho! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday! 😀 Uh, and a happy new year… and well, you know how it goes!
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The Splash
“My name is Harry Ballen, and I am the fattest man alive…”
No wait, I think I got the syllables mixed up!
Fruit of the Poisonous they did it first… did not! did too! did noo-oot!
As a Swede I often find myself stunned by the “magical” thinking of the U.S. justice system and the, often times, completely bizarre “tricks” pulled to get obviously guilty persons off the hook.
Take for instance “Fruit of the Poisonous Tree”, described as…
…a legal metaphor in the United States used to describe evidence that is obtained illegally. The logic of the terminology is that if the source (the “tree”) of the evidence or evidence itself is tainted, then anything gained (the “fruit”) from it is tainted as well. (Wikipedia)
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Broken pencils
Broken pencils are pointless.
Masonry – Cascading grid layout library
Masonry (masonry.desandro.com) is a JavaScript library for creating grid layouts by placing elements in optimal positions on a web page – like a mason fitting stones in a wall.
The most complex structures built by mankind are software systems
It is said that the most complex structures built by mankind are software systems. This is not generally appreciated because most people cannot see them. Maybe that’s a good thing because if we saw them as buildings, we’d deem many of them unsafe.
Homeland
Homeland: Depressed Spy Porn
A thought on new and fancy Window managers in Linux
A thought on remakes of Linux window managers and desktop environments (that give you a mouse elbow because you have to flit the mouse over to a corner every time you want to switch programs…):
The design of the desktop environment on a computer isn’t some f-cking art fair, we’re talking about a tool here! Go play with your X-box instead!
I mean, sure, all these new fancy window managers look really nice, clean and … empty… I guess it speaks to the seriousness of the users of said systems… clean and empty…
Taking control of your inbox with Microsoft Outlook
Why do you need this?
In today’s world, a lot of business communication is happening via email. We do not have time or patience to sit down and talk on the phone, and a lot of people like to have things “black on white” instead of just floating in the air (like with a phone).
This leads to overfull inboxes.
Once your inbox reaches a certain size you start getting anxiety over what actually hides in the pile of musts and to-dos. Did you forget something important? Was there an email from your boss? How about that project that seems to be stuck? Was there a mail from them?
As the anxiety grows your aversion grows with it, and in a worst case scenario, you stop using email altogether. I’ve seen it happen more than once!
I am going to show you a way to keep your inbox empty and at the same time keep track of what emails need attention in what project/from what customer. And all by a press of a button and a drag-and-drop of the email in question.
Well, all you need is an installation of the desktop version of Microsoft Outlook and some time to set it up.
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A soldier who survived mustard gas
A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
Talkwards 