Monthly Archives: August 2008

understanding user interfaces, part 1

Posted on August 31, 2008 by jke

As much as I dislike rants on this blog, there’s nothing worse about local public transport in the Rhein-Main area (Frankfurt am Main et al) than this ticket machine in use at all metro stations: Even though the menu is … Continue reading →

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How to Lose a Girl in 10 Seconds

Posted on August 27, 2008 by jke

“What’s an *unboxing video*?”, she asked, and I showed her the following one: “Dude……”, she answered, “you and your nerd stuff”. :-) [via, via] “What’s an *unboxing video*?”, she asked, and I showed her the following one: “Dude……”, she answered, … Continue reading →

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microwars

Posted on August 25, 2008 by jke

Ok ok, while I can perfectly attribute this “seniormost” to the peculiar psyche of some folks out there, why-o-why is Githongo labeled as “runnaway bureaucrat” on the English page of “Kikuyu” @ Wikipedia? Ok ok, while I can perfectly attribute … Continue reading →

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Mobile Citizen Reporter

Posted on August 25, 2008 by jke

Just in line with my previous series on mobile blogging, check out the following: Add this for other mobile operating systems (other than Nokia’s S60 line – though Series 60 is quite good for this special task), combine it with … Continue reading →

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never change a running system

Posted on August 22, 2008 by jke

The missing ability to run a simple cronjob on my 1&1 hosting package actually contributed to the decision to eventually move all my domain names and sites to another server. Kwaheri, 1&1… I don’t know about 1&1 in the US, … Continue reading →

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