Posted: 30th July 2010 by Joep Cremers in Geeky
Tags: admin, holiday
Happy SAAD! This is for you admins in air-conditioned rooms, walking around with UTP cables and boot cd’s, trying to keep all those servers running. Basically keeping the world turning 
” On this special international day, give your System Administrator something that shows that you truly appreciate their hard work and dedication.
Let’s face it, System Administrators get no respect 364 days a year. This is the day that all fellow System Administrators across the globe, will be showered with expensive sports cars and large piles of cash in appreciation of their diligent work. But seriously, we are asking for a nice token gift and some public acknowledgement. It’s the least you could do.
Consider all the daunting tasks and long hours (weekends too.) Let’s be honest, sometimes we don’t know our System Administrators as well as they know us. Remember this is one day to recognize your System Administrator for their workplace contributions and to promote professional excellence. Thank them for all the things they do for you and your business. ”
Link: http://www.sysadminday.com/
Posted: 28th July 2010 by Joep Cremers in Ridonculous
Tags: duisburg, love parade, video
A massive German techno music festival turned tragic Saturday when 19 people were killed and at least 340 more injured during a bizarre stampede inside a pedestrian tunnel. The annual Love Parade continued despite the deaths, with authorities fearing a cancellation might incite chaos and panic in the crowd of 1.4 million fans.
The fatal crush began as police tried to keep thousands of ravers from entering the jam-packed parade grounds in Duisberg, Germany.
Tunnel blocked by police
We’ve been going to the Love Parade for years and the first thing we noticed in Duisburg were thousands of people trying to get to the main stage. There was only one entrance and everyone tried to get in. In Berlin the people kept moving all day and you never had to stand in line. In Duisburg we stood in line (in the video @ 2.22) for 40 minutes and turned back, because.. well.. we got bored. Here’s the video (very crappy shot) of what we did see.. Notice that we didn’t even hear the music, just ambulances and helicopters all day.
Maybe next year http://www.streetparade.com
Posted: 18th July 2010 by Joep Cremers in Ridonculous
Tags: ps3, sony
I’ve been buying Sony products for over 15 years. This started with my first walkman, Playstation 1, Home theater 5.1, two TV’s, Headphones, Ear buds, Vaio laptop and Playstation 3. I just like the style and build quality and nothing ever broke (knock on wood) but now… Sony decided to disabled the “Install Other OS” feature on the Playstation 3. WTF!! I bought this type of Playstation for the “Install Other OS” feature and PS2 backward compatibility.
Sony’s reaction:
We are sorry if users of Linux or other operating systems are disappointed by our decision to issue a firmware upgrade which when installed disables this operating system feature. We have made the decision to protect the integrity of the console and whilst mindful of the impact on Linux or other operating system users we nevertheless felt it would be in the best interests of the majority of users to pursue this course of action.
As you will be aware we have upgraded and enhanced functionality and features of the console by numerous firmware upgrades over time and this is a very rare instance where a feature will be disabled. Further enhancements are in the pipeline.
Users do have the choice whether or not to install the firmware upgrade and this is clearly explained to them at the time the firmware upgrade is made available for installation. Furthermore our terms and conditions clearly state that we have the right to revise the PS3′s settings and features in order to prevent access to unauthorised or pirated content.
So thank you Sony for looking out for my best interests and give me my money back.
Posted: 13th July 2010 by Joep Cremers in Geeky
Tags: java, linux, microsoft, video
Finally a movie about the epic battle between Java and .NET.. Long Live Geeks!
Posted: 13th July 2010 by Joep Cremers in Software
Tags: 10.04, tutorial, ubuntu
Everything can be changed in Ubuntu. This is what makes Ubuntu great and terrible at the same time.. I’ve bricked my Linux several times and it took hours to find the problem. It’s just easier to reset everything and start over.
If you brick you system and you are lucky to make it to the login screen after a reboot, press CTRL+ALT+F1 for a command-line. Execute the following command:
rm -rf .gnome .gnome2 .gconf .gconfd .metacity
To return to the GUI press CTRL+ALT+F7.
Posted: 26th June 2010 by Joep Cremers in Hardware
Tags: 2.1, android, toshiba, video, wishlist
Toshiba’s AC100 8-hour Android smartbook plays 1080p video on a 1GHz Tegra 250 processor
This super slim smartbook runs Android 2.1 on a 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 250 SoC (built around a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor) capable of about 8 hours of browsing and video playback (and 7 days standby) before needing a recharge. It’s also packing a 32GB SSD, 512MB of DDR2 memory, 802.11n WiFi, optional 3G data, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, and an HDMI jack beneath that 10.1-inch 1,024 x 600 pixel display. As for software, the AC100 ships with Documents to Go for editing MS Office docs, an email client with POP3, IMAP, and Exchange support, an Opera Mobile browser, and a Tosh media player which should support HD 1080p video playback if it’s taking full advantage of that Tegra 2 silicon.
Hands On
Toshiba Video
Link: http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/toshibas-ac100-8-hour-smartbook-runs-android-2-1-on-a-1ghz-tegr/
