Friday, June 29, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
Lovely surprise
So last night, my cat decided to come home and dump a dead bird in my couch.. Lovely..
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Democracy: Definition
To all of those uneducated idiots who are rioting in France against the new president, here's a little reminder:
de·moc·ra·cy
de·moc·ra·cy
n. pl. de·moc·ra·cies
1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
2. A political or social unit that has such a government.
3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
4. Majority rule.
5. The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community.
So...
All the anarchist/socialist/anti-sarkosist manifestants in the streets of Paris
have to stop their stupid, useless, boring- ass shit.
The majority has voted. We won, grow up and deal with it.
Vive Sarkozy!
So...
All the anarchist/socialist/anti-sarkosist manifestants in the streets of Paris
have to stop their stupid, useless, boring- ass shit.
The majority has voted. We won, grow up and deal with it.
Vive Sarkozy!
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Monday, April 30, 2007
Friday Night Mojito
I made myself a fat mojito on Friday night, in a 50cl Weiss beer glass. It was a beaut, so I took a couple snaps of it.
I should probably go see a doctor now - I'm blogging my drinks...
I should probably go see a doctor now - I'm blogging my drinks...
Friday, April 27, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Media Players - Why is it so hard to find a decent player for OSX
I hate iTunes. Really.. I hate it.. almost as much as I hate public employees in France..
Since I've changed my workstation from FreeBSD to OSX, the only real problem I have had is finding a decent media player. I only have a couple of requirements:
- A small footprint (in terms of resources) - I don't want my media player eating up +1GB of system memory, like certain other *cough* iTunes *cough*
- The ability to queue a song (without building a new playlist) - How is this not a feature in ALL players?
- Tagging! I want to tag my music collection, with fx. tunepimp.
- It should be fast!
I'm a huge Amarok fan, and frankly I can't wait for a native OSX version (I know I can run it through X11, but that's not as cool as native) - currently, I'm using Songbird, which shows potential - but still far from fulfilling the above mentioned requirements.
I've tried (and discarded): Cog, NexTunes, Audion.
Since I've changed my workstation from FreeBSD to OSX, the only real problem I have had is finding a decent media player. I only have a couple of requirements:
- A small footprint (in terms of resources) - I don't want my media player eating up +1GB of system memory, like certain other *cough* iTunes *cough*
- The ability to queue a song (without building a new playlist) - How is this not a feature in ALL players?
- Tagging! I want to tag my music collection, with fx. tunepimp.
- It should be fast!
I'm a huge Amarok fan, and frankly I can't wait for a native OSX version (I know I can run it through X11, but that's not as cool as native) - currently, I'm using Songbird, which shows potential - but still far from fulfilling the above mentioned requirements.
I've tried (and discarded): Cog, NexTunes, Audion.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
No, I do not want to join fucking WAYN!
.. and frankly I don't give a rats ass where you are now, or where anyone else is for that matter..
STOP SENDING ME INVITATIONS TO WAYN!
Thursday, March 22, 2007
www.odometre.fr
Well, I've decided to get into shape again. Mostly seeing Dimitri there feeling damn good about his running routine - I thought, what the hell.. I could stand to drop a few pounds..
Anyway - went up to the local sports-gear-and-stuff store Decathlon, and picked up some nice running shoes, and some other gear - yay!
Been out a few times already - it hurts like hell; but damn it feels good.
To measure my route, I put in place www.odometre.fr (heavily inspired by Kristian's site.. - hey, no point in re-inventing the wheel) - I've added a few niceties - and there will be more to come.
Anyway - give it a try!
PS. Oh yeah, we're not dead. Just too busy to blog...
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Yes, I concur
I just got my spanking new MacBook Pro 17" the other day, and I must agree with Lasse - it is probably the nicest laptop, I've ever owned.
OSX is great. So far no problems, except it does take a little getting used to, installing application by drag'n'drop.
I have a few issues getting Finder to show me the content; the way I like it - but I guess I'll get it working eventually.
More to come...
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
I'm a Lunatic
Man, I just realised that I completely lose my marbles when serving drinks. I mean take a look at this pic...
That's my conception of a "whisky on the rocks".... Holy Crap!
I mean I remember those drinks being for a couple buddies, myself and mich, but still, there are limits... at least I thought there were. I'm pretty sure I went through that bottle in 4 glasses....
PS. It's like searching for Waldo - mich is actually hiding in the picture below...
found him yet? go on, look closer - it's the dude with the 2 drinks (soon to be 3) in front of him ;)
Another night of anthology at the Long Hop!!
That's my conception of a "whisky on the rocks".... Holy Crap!I mean I remember those drinks being for a couple buddies, myself and mich, but still, there are limits... at least I thought there were. I'm pretty sure I went through that bottle in 4 glasses....
PS. It's like searching for Waldo - mich is actually hiding in the picture below...
found him yet? go on, look closer - it's the dude with the 2 drinks (soon to be 3) in front of him ;)
Another night of anthology at the Long Hop!!
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
our new techcam
one of our offices decided it didn't need its webcam anymore, so we got our hands on it before they could change their minds. We are therefore now the proud owners of an Axis 2100 Network Cam.
For lack of better use, we have placed it between our two desks, which allows people to see the massive amount of work we do everyday:
Notice the nice 7960 Cisco phone on the left, qnd my rubber ducky (hi ducky!)
For lack of better use, we have placed it between our two desks, which allows people to see the massive amount of work we do everyday:
Notice the nice 7960 Cisco phone on the left, qnd my rubber ducky (hi ducky!)Friday, October 27, 2006
Noon Food Products
Hello!
Recently, mich and I have been boycotting the local (eurest) cafeteria for personal reasons (ie. we don't appreciate eating slop). To fulfill our midday fiesting habit, we know buy a bunch of grub on monday, and live off that for the week.
One of our main dilemnas when choosing food at the local store is (of course) quantity - most of the dishes sold in france offer ok food, but the quantities wouldn't satisfy a midget on a diet. I'm talking 200 to 350 grams (yes you read it right) - GRAMS (!!!) of food. Now I weigh in at a svelt 122kg (I've lost weight...), so 350 grams of food is pretty much a hors-d'oeuvre for me.
Thankfully, our local 'Monop' stocks a British brand of food called Noon, and their dishes offer 450 grams of delish indian and thai food. I mean the stuff is actually made with real ingredients, and tastes pretty damn good, and the quantity is nice (when complemented by our chicken wing platter as an 'entrée'). The only damn problem with the Noon products is the plastic film covering the dish- When you take the scorching dish out of the microwave and try (I insist on the verb 'try') to peel that film off, you know you're in for a disaster - In nine out of ten cases, either your white shirt or the whole kitchen gets sprayed with Chicken Masala.
Being fond admirors of Noon products, we decided to put ourselves to use for once and send them an email, complementing them on their food, whilst also telling them about our plastic film issue. Here's the email:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hello,
We are in Paris, France, and (almost) happy consumers of Noon products. We very much enjoy the actual food, but we have "issues" with the packaging. The number of times we have scorched ourselves (and our
shirts) whilst handling your products is innumerable.
Please continue to provide good quality/quantity food - but please put some more money on the packaging R&D budget.. It will be very much appreciated.
On another note, do you sell the products directly to end-users ? We only have two of your dishes available at our place of purchase, and they always carry a low stock. Perhaps we could purchase directly with
you ?
Best regards,
Michael & Dimitri
Paris, France
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We haven't got a response yet, but we'll keep you posted. And if you are looking for some decent lunch food, try Noon, it's good stuff ;)
ciao!
Recently, mich and I have been boycotting the local (eurest) cafeteria for personal reasons (ie. we don't appreciate eating slop). To fulfill our midday fiesting habit, we know buy a bunch of grub on monday, and live off that for the week.
One of our main dilemnas when choosing food at the local store is (of course) quantity - most of the dishes sold in france offer ok food, but the quantities wouldn't satisfy a midget on a diet. I'm talking 200 to 350 grams (yes you read it right) - GRAMS (!!!) of food. Now I weigh in at a svelt 122kg (I've lost weight...), so 350 grams of food is pretty much a hors-d'oeuvre for me.
Thankfully, our local 'Monop' stocks a British brand of food called Noon, and their dishes offer 450 grams of delish indian and thai food. I mean the stuff is actually made with real ingredients, and tastes pretty damn good, and the quantity is nice (when complemented by our chicken wing platter as an 'entrée'). The only damn problem with the Noon products is the plastic film covering the dish- When you take the scorching dish out of the microwave and try (I insist on the verb 'try') to peel that film off, you know you're in for a disaster - In nine out of ten cases, either your white shirt or the whole kitchen gets sprayed with Chicken Masala.
Being fond admirors of Noon products, we decided to put ourselves to use for once and send them an email, complementing them on their food, whilst also telling them about our plastic film issue. Here's the email:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hello,
We are in Paris, France, and (almost) happy consumers of Noon products. We very much enjoy the actual food, but we have "issues" with the packaging. The number of times we have scorched ourselves (and our
shirts) whilst handling your products is innumerable.
Please continue to provide good quality/quantity food - but please put some more money on the packaging R&D budget.. It will be very much appreciated.
On another note, do you sell the products directly to end-users ? We only have two of your dishes available at our place of purchase, and they always carry a low stock. Perhaps we could purchase directly with
you ?
Best regards,
Michael & Dimitri
Paris, France
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We haven't got a response yet, but we'll keep you posted. And if you are looking for some decent lunch food, try Noon, it's good stuff ;)
ciao!
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Wookie !
So had this message from Dimbo on my answering-machine today. The guy is seriously demented...
Oh, and on another note - Asterisk kicks ass !
Oh, and on another note - Asterisk kicks ass !
Friday, October 06, 2006
Free - French ISP suck ass
So... My ISP (or soon to-be-ex-ISP) have done it again.. They've manage to screw me over.. again.. It blows my mind how any semi-serious business can function - with a "screw the client" principle... First off, it's next to impossible to reach any living creature on there so-called "hotline" - second, if you should be one of the 5 people-a-day that manage to get through to their "hotline" - the "person" that greets you, is there to do anything but to help you..
I've been exploi^h^h^ha client with Free (this time around) since September 2004 - so over 25 months - and order to get a new ADSL modem (Freebox v5) - and not getting ripped - I should be subscribed for at least 25 months (the swap will cost me 30EUR - instead of the usual 90EUR)..
Great.. I access their site to order the new box.. I'm greeted with a nice message, saying the swap will cost me 90EUR.. now hold on - why is this ?? Well, according to the "hotline" I changed my subscription to "degroupage total" a couple of months back - and they reset my service level..
Now what _really_ pisses me off, is the fact that when doing the subscription changed, I carefully read the information on the page whether or not be subscription would be reset - and it was not stated ! Again according to the "hotline" this is specified in the "Terms and Conditions" which I have obviously not read..
So - what to do ? I can either just bleed the full 90EUR for the modem swap (and have my subscription reset again) - or I can cancel my subscription and choose another ISP (this will also ending up costing me around 90EUR - as my subscription has been reset, and you cannot cancel without charge before at least 12 months or so)...
Last but not least, I can keep my current modem, and current subscription.. and just have the bittersweet taste of Free once again getting away with raping me in broad daylight..
This is far from being over...
I've been exploi^h^h^ha client with Free (this time around) since September 2004 - so over 25 months - and order to get a new ADSL modem (Freebox v5) - and not getting ripped - I should be subscribed for at least 25 months (the swap will cost me 30EUR - instead of the usual 90EUR)..
Great.. I access their site to order the new box.. I'm greeted with a nice message, saying the swap will cost me 90EUR.. now hold on - why is this ?? Well, according to the "hotline" I changed my subscription to "degroupage total" a couple of months back - and they reset my service level..
Now what _really_ pisses me off, is the fact that when doing the subscription changed, I carefully read the information on the page whether or not be subscription would be reset - and it was not stated ! Again according to the "hotline" this is specified in the "Terms and Conditions" which I have obviously not read..
So - what to do ? I can either just bleed the full 90EUR for the modem swap (and have my subscription reset again) - or I can cancel my subscription and choose another ISP (this will also ending up costing me around 90EUR - as my subscription has been reset, and you cannot cancel without charge before at least 12 months or so)...
Last but not least, I can keep my current modem, and current subscription.. and just have the bittersweet taste of Free once again getting away with raping me in broad daylight..
This is far from being over...
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Here we go again
La Poste has decided to raise the prices on stamps again... A couple of years ago it was 40 centimes for a stamp for France and Europe (20g).. Here are the new prices:
Principaux tarifs pour 20g:
* France: 0.54EUR
* France économique: 0.49EUR
* International zone 1: 0.60EUR (CEE + Suisse)
* International zone 2: 0.85EUR
It's a bloody travesty..They keep raising the prices, and their service level remains the same: useless
I loathe La Poste - from the very bottom of my heart... May each and every postman meet a vicious rottweiler on his route.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Who got the last drink?
Well well, I guess we finally have the results!
Lasse capitulated pretty early in the game, leaving mich with the "rough" task of finishing his drinks alone! Here are a couple pics from Friday night. As you all can see, Lasse is looking a bit "tired", probably from the long train ride over....
before:
after:
I've got one word: FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC!
Lasse capitulated pretty early in the game, leaving mich with the "rough" task of finishing his drinks alone! Here are a couple pics from Friday night. As you all can see, Lasse is looking a bit "tired", probably from the long train ride over....
before:
after:
I've got one word: FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC!
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