http://blog.arjie.com The truth, one post at a time Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:25:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ouch, I wanted to see him before he went. He did forecast the tsunami. I've also forgotten password to other blog, and am at work. Ah well. http://blog.arjie.com/2008/03/19/arthur-c-clarke-is-dead/ I don't quite know what to make of this. It's funny, but it's a LOLcat comic? http://blog.arjie.com/2008/02/21/laugh-out-loud-cats/ On Slashdot, there's a popular joke about how most people don't read the article listed before they comment on the topic - presumably by reading the summary or, in some cases, just the headline. On Digg, however, the stories are voted popular by people who have user accounts on the ... http://blog.arjie.com/2008/02/13/the-problem-with-digg/ Someone posted a link to this on a forum I know, it's hilarious, generates slogans from a word that you give it. I used George and got the ominous "George comes to those who wait." just before I got the one in the title. Of course I left out the ... http://blog.arjie.com/2008/02/12/slogan-generator-you-deserve-a-george-today/ No really, it is. I try to go to sleep early, really I do, but I just lie there awake until around 3, when exhaustion overcomes me. As a consequence, it's really hard to stay awake in class and sometimes I find myself being shaken awake at the end of ... http://blog.arjie.com/2008/02/07/pointless/ I've loved trains ever since I was a kid. I remember running/cycling down to the station just to wave at the trains going by, and pestering my dad to take me to the engine. I did get in a steam engine once and even pulled the thing that makes it ... http://blog.arjie.com/2008/02/05/ooh-trains-fast-ones/ This one is for Marc and Suren: Do you remember The Neutronium Alchemist? I do. Crossroads of Twilight? I do. Pandora's Star? I won't forget that either. Thanks for all the help spoiling the story, it's just what I needed. I'm always the goddamn second chicken. Chicken: Is this "The Sixth ... http://blog.arjie.com/2008/02/03/spoilers/ Apparently you can get the documents for the investigation relating to whether The Pirate Bay is illegal or not by paying a large sum (about 40 grand). What's their opinion on this? They cost 6050 SEK for all of them (about 1000 USD). Our view of it? Why not just make ... http://blog.arjie.com/2008/02/01/the-pirate-bay-investigation/ I was just browsing the BBC Feed and came upon this article about a controversial RyanAir ad. It's pretty obvious what they're trying to pull here, but frankly, it's not all that offensive or anything. I've always wondered about people who get offended by stuff like this - what are ... http://blog.arjie.com/2008/01/30/controversial-advertisements/ This extension is a godsend for anyone who's used to Opera's Fast Forward feature. Basically what it does is recognise if a particular page has many sections, and then you can just use the "Next Please" button to skip to the next page. For example, if you're reading a particular ... http://blog.arjie.com/2008/01/29/firefox-extension-next-please/