Monthly Archives: August 2006

Adultward.

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Kalle

I occasionally feel a little stupid about the choice of name for my blog. Adultward. It sounds childish, sometimes, but sometimes it sounds just exactly right. Like now. I went back to school, and today was the first day of … Continue reading →

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Online Cinema Tickets

Posted on August 19, 2006 by Kalle

When I signed up for my new ISP, I received 3 movie tickets as a thanks. That’s pretty nice. However, the movie tickets turned out to be movie tickets for “viewing movies online.” I.e. a movie industry move to tackle … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, FUD, General, Software, Stupid, Sweden | 2 Comments

Su’ed X.

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Kalle

When I switched to Debian those years ago, X apps done from a su’d user didn’t work. I in fact decided that they don’t work, period, and for a good reason, so I stopped using them. Today, I installed FF … Continue reading →

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Important message!

Posted on August 16, 2006 by Kalle

Stop clicking on links to viagra, porn, etc. that you receive in your email. Stop responding to lottery emails, or nigeria emails or inherit emails. Stop being so god damned mother fucking stupid that you think anyone would tell you, … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Stupid | 4 Comments

IP-telephonically yours.

Posted on August 14, 2006 by Kalle

Using IP-based telephony isn’t exactly new to me. I used my ISP-provided IP telephony for over a year before I moved to my new apartment. And with my new apartment I switched ISP, and by switching ISP I couldn’t use … Continue reading →

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Making promises.

Posted on August 13, 2006 by Kalle

Lately, I’ve thought a lot about the making of promises. It seems we all have very widely differing opinions on exactly what a promise is, and I felt the need to express the increasing frustrations I feel about this difference … Continue reading →

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Retarded.

Posted on August 11, 2006 by Kalle

So I got a package sent to me from Japan. My neighbour happens to be Chinese. The parcel itself has some Japanese written on it (which includes Chinese characters). The mail main, despite the fact the envelope says “Mr. Kalle … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Security, Stupid, Sweden | 1 Comment

Stop doing stuff in Flash.

Posted on August 6, 2006 by Kalle

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=6b3af6c9 Which other company would decide to not support newer hardware in this fashion? Adobe can go fuck themselves. Stop using YouTube. Stop using Google Video. If you do that, I’ll give you $5. No seriously, I will.

Posted in Democracy, General, Software, Stupid | 1 Comment

Gaim fun.

Posted on August 5, 2006 by Kalle

So, gaim has started crashing several times an hour recently. It just decided to happen and it hasn’t stopped since. I’ve used it continuously for years, it’s crashed something like 2 times during all these years, and nowadays, it crashes … Continue reading →

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What a word is (and Kalle’s been at it for a year).

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Kalle

Both as a writer (well, as a wannabe writer) and as a learner of a language, I find myself thinking about what exactly a word is, and what it does, and how it affects things. It struck me very recently … Continue reading →

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