foo-fu iz da nu style

Et voila, foofu in the new style.
Thanks wordpress for the beautiful Misty theme.

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family visit

This afternoons family visit resulted in some nice pictures.
(But what did you expect with such a good looking godchild !)

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hundred

This is post hundred (100) since I started this blog, hence all the classics:

it just felt like yesterday since I started (duh, it’s only three months ago and one month since moving to WordPress)
I hope to keep on posting for a long time (I’ll check one year from now, or, for the sake of it, [...]

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patent wars !

As I mentioned earlier Alcatel-Lucent had a bit of a squabble with Microsoft over MP3 patents. As it goes, Alcatel-Lucent is the parent company of the famous Bell Labs which in its turn started a lot of the MP3 ideas upon which later on the German Frauenhofer Institute and French Thomson SA joined to [...]

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router troubles

Recently my router shows severe hiccups. Connections drops (especially on the WAN side) quasi constantly.
Although the wireless connection in itself was never extremely good, it still keeps up and only occasionally drops.
Now I’m in for an dilemma :

do I call my cable operator trying to get them analyse the modem and/or replace it?

pro: there are [...]

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slow news week

Those who doubted about my online presence : I’m still there, only a bit less effort going into my blog these past days. Tomorrow postings should get better.

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bladrer

This one by now probably has been posted on any blog you can find out there, but it is absolutely hilarious. Furthermore it gives me the creeps how recognisable this is when applied to todays computer user (which off course is the crux of the whole clip to begin with).
(for the language conscious among us, [...]

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urban curators

This would be a good idea for every town, a group of urban curators, making an inventory of the towns decay and framing it.
(via boingboing)

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the *art of shoes

By accident I ran into these shoes and decided immediately I wanted them.
I know I’m a sucker for shoes but these were the kind I’ve been looking for a while.
They feel soft, weigh little and look great. The sole is really stitched and nailed like a decent pair of shoes should be made.
You can order [...]

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RE.SPEKT.

I‘m completely charmed and this young and stunning woman is completely and utterly at fault for it!
While zapping around last night I heard more than I saw (wasn’t really paying attention) this clip on MTV. The song sounded quite familiar and had a real feelgood touch to it. Then I looked up and [...]

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there goes a good old ranting

After his recovery, Joel Johnson is back on Gizmodo and how …
In his first column upon his return Joel denounces all gadgettery, blasts on about the immense foolery to just buy the newest and shiniest of gadgets.
Here’s how he is introduced by his colleague Brian Lam :
Gizmodo editor emeritus Joel Johnson is back, and if [...]

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happy new year

Today is received this greeting card from my Chinese colleagues, accompanied by this message :
Hi All,
Chinese Spring Festival (Chinese Lunar New Year) is coming.
All our Chinese Staff will have their holidays from 2007-Feb-17 to 2007-Feb-25.
Pleass allow me to represent all staff to deliver the best wishes to all of you and your family.
Wish you and [...]

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godfather

As of yesterday 8:20 AM I’ve become godfather of Hanne, born well and in all health.
(and yes I’m proud !)

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wor(l)dpress

This year’s World Press Photo’s have been selected. You can find them here.

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my site is scared

Scaremongering only lasts until the humor kicks in.

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