Category Archives: FUD

The Very Wide World Wide Web.

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Kalle

I find myself thinking “so how many cool new things am I missing out on today, simply due to ignorance?” quite often these days. I don’t nearly spend as much time with the computer as I used to, and the … Continue reading →

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“The characteristics of foreigner criminals visiting Japan.”

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Kalle

“The characteristics of foreigner criminals visiting Japan.” (“来日外国人犯罪の特徴”) A handbook “sponsored by the Shizuoka-Ken Head Police Station, the Shizuoka-Ken Association for the Prevention of Crime” Link to Zone81 blog where this masterpiece is printed in its entirety (though without Japanese … Continue reading →

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Nice, Sun.

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Kalle

3 days late, but in light of Microsoft’s abrupt statement that they hold a bunch of patents which are breached by Linux, Sun’s CEO wrote a very nicely worded thing about it on his blog: http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/date/20070521

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Racism.

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Kalle

I finally had some time to sift through the thousands of unread entries in my RSS reader today, and came across some fairly interesting stuff. One of the things that really put me in an apprehensive mood was a post … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2.

Posted on December 30, 2006 by Kalle

My mother and I decided that the free “movie” tickets we received those months ago should not go to waste — you know the ones that require Windows? Anyway, since I do have a lap top with Windows preinstalled on … Continue reading →

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It’s illegal to say the word “foo”!

Posted on October 28, 2006 by Kalle

I read a FAQ earlier about intellectual property (by the pro-IP lads), in which a question was exactly similar to this: “Q: Is it legal to say the word ‘foo’ while chopping another human being to little pieces with an … Continue reading →

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MINE.

Posted on October 20, 2006 by Kalle

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/19/us_space_policy/ Space = the 51st state? Lovely. Want some fries with that megalomania, Mr. President?

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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 →

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War.

Posted on June 16, 2006 by Kalle

- “More than a decade of hard lobbying by two powerful trade groups, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), has convinced U.S. lawmakers and law enforcement officials that it’s worth using … Continue reading →

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A New era; A New way of thinking.

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Kalle

Richard is mad. Richard is very, very mad. Why? Let’s get to why in a moment. Richard owns a store chain with shops worldwide. It’s an immensely popular store because Richard has managed to obtain a worldwide monopoly on the … Continue reading →

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