Monthly Archives: March 2006

CPU fan fun.

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Kalle

So, my CPU fan died on me today. Luckily I knew something was up as my computer sounded a little like a horny rhino and I’d been wondering why for quite awhile. So, I shut things down, consulted my knowledgeable … Continue reading →

Posted in Hardware | 2 Comments

Contributor License Agreements, and the “effects of the devil” aka. SCO

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Kalle

What? Contributor License Agreements — or CLA’s — are a fairly new phenomenon in the Open Source world. IANAL, but I am going to make an attempt to explain what a CLA is, and why it is necessary today, where … Continue reading →

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The soul of a tale.

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Kalle

I am stuck, one might say, reading the Wheel of Time series by R. Jordan. Well, I can’t really be blamed. I’ve been reading it for 6 or so years, and I’m a junior in comparison to many others. After … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 2 Comments

Stack Trace in JavaScript classes.

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Kalle

[updated March 20th, to improve the code a bit] In most lower-level programming languages, debugging functionality exists to allow the programmer to more easily track down bugs that appear in code. One of these functionalities is called “a stack trace” … Continue reading →

Posted in Code, Software | 3 Comments

On cultural differences and racism.

Posted on March 8, 2006 by Kalle

I am very careful about not posting personal stuff here, but I believe this one has sufficiently “official” value that I’ll make an exception. That said, if either of the parties involved reads it, I am prepared to answer to … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan, Life, Sweden | 2 Comments

The Participation Age.

Posted on March 4, 2006 by Kalle

“[...] We have gone from the Information Age with uni-directional information into the Participation Age with blogging and many other ways of multi-directional information and collaboration[...]” That’s a cool way of putting it. The Participation Age. The quote is from … Continue reading →

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New Zeeland.

Posted on March 2, 2006 by Kalle

“A law firm in New Zeeland advises the NZ State Services Commission that the government should be wary of using ‘infectious’ open source software. ‘While the use of open source software has many benefits, it brings with it a number … Continue reading →

Posted in FUD, Stupid | 1 Comment