Tag Archives: Stupid

It’s evolving.

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Kalle

DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) was introduced some years ago, and pulled headlines e.g. with Sony’s “invisible on the Running Processes software” that was secretly installed onto computers when a music CD from Sony was loaded. I personally bought a number … Continue reading →

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Indeed I verily doth suck.

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Kalle

279 points, i.e. 69.75% i.e. fail. By 1 point = 0.25%. Actually, I knew I’d failed all along. I’m actually surprised I got that high. Next time Kalle will get the opportunity to (with any chance of success) try this … Continue reading →

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iPhone does not love linux.

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Kalle

With my previous praise for the iPhone, I must of course balance it with some flak. You know me, I’m big on the balance stuff. After all, I did play a Seeker*. Anyway, the iPhone does not love linux. I … Continue reading →

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Hospitality, and Merry Christmas.

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Kalle

Hospitality must be the most underrated cultural shock in existence. From looking people in the eyes when talking to them, to not staring at people when talking to them (i.e. direct opposites) (and for the record, the former is Sweden, … Continue reading →

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The yen, part 2.

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Kalle

I whined about mentioned the yen and its happy little adventure up in the clouds in an earlier post roughly a month ago (Oct 28th) and figured I’d post an update. Or rather, today was “a first” — and not … Continue reading →

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Aurgh…

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Kalle

Now that the yen is like the eagle and the swedish currency is like the mole, I’m trying everything I can to not spend money unnecessarily. Today, my school had been gracious enough to arrange for a free medical exam … Continue reading →

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My girlfriend’s birthday today.

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Kalle

It’s my girlfriend’s birthday today. She’s finally of legal age. (Just kidding. ) In any case, be wild and crazy and tell ‘happy birthday’ to ‘a friend’s girlfriend whom you have no idea who she actually is’. Once in a … Continue reading →

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The Yen.

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Kalle

So… I knew this would happen. I totally knew this would happen. But I kept thinking, you know, “it’ll happen, I’ll twitch, I’ll panic, it’ll be lots of running in circles, then it’ll just return to normal and I’ll figure … Continue reading →

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October, the month of no internet.

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Kalle

The 4th of October, as I was talking to my girlfriend on the phone while walking across the room I managed to get the far-too-short ethernet cable across my foot which resulted in me literally bashing the modem into the … Continue reading →

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