Monthly Archive: January 2010
Encrypted external HD
For quite some time, I’ve been using a completely encrypted hard drive on my laptop, keeping it (to some degree) safe from prying eyes, in case the laptop should get stolen. Having a regular, automated backup, makes one worry less…
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The sharks are back in town
Went to Kelly Tarlton’s today. And while I was waiting in queue a staff member was talking to some teenagers about this new “shark cage” adventure. I pricked up my ears and was quite intrigued and after a quick chat…
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Complete meltdown
No, I’m not talking about the Memphis Meltdown, but about the complete meltdown of our servers here at uni this morning. Apparently, at 1am, the A/C failed in the server room and over time the temperature ramped up so bad,…
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Will I buy you a drink?
I just came across this awesome post about why a guy shouldn’t buy a girl a drink. Whether the story told in this post is true or not doesn’t matter, it is a very pointed criticism of society. I like…
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Virtual suicide
I am a geek, no question about that. Oddball? Maybe, but I just consider myself being me. But I’m definitely not a Web 2.0 freak. I wasn’t aware, that you could now commit Web 2.0 suicide: suicidemachine.org Of course, Fakebook…
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DoS – first-hand experience
Today at work, we had a first-hand experience of a DoS attack. Around lunch time, internet access was at first sluggish and then dried up completely. TelstraClear, the university’s ISP, seems to have a system that prevents such DoS attacks….
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Back in the snow
Being rather jealous of the snow in Europe, I went to Snowplanet with a few friends of mine. Considering, that I hadn’t been boarding here too long ago, I was surprised to once again feel strange standing on my board,…
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