http://www.onyx.nu/henrik/blog Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:42:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 Bored? Create a South Park-version of yourself (or your friends, or your boss, or anyone else) at SP Studio. Here’s your’s truly: http://www.onyx.nu/henrik/blog/index.php?p=112 Wise men say Only fools rush in … but when was the last time you heard about a so-called Wise Man getting laid? (Lovelace from Happy Feet doesn’t count, because he is a) a penguin, and b) animated.) http://www.onyx.nu/henrik/blog/index.php?p=111 I had a visit from the Helpdesk this afternoon; coming to help me install a new version of the client for our ticketing system (he’s the third one that has tried and failed after I repeatedly tried and failed myself [and I consider myself to be pretty good around computers]) ... http://www.onyx.nu/henrik/blog/index.php?p=110 One of the more entertaining TV series I’ve seen is Brainiac: Science Abuse, a show that us non-UK-viewers can pick up via the Discovery Channel. The show should come in a big box that says “Don’t try this at home", as it tests various theories (such as “which kind ... http://www.onyx.nu/henrik/blog/index.php?p=109 An anecdote about a yellow plastic toy gun by Dilbert creator Scott Adams made me think of a story my colleague Andrew told me the other day about when he was crossing a border somewhere in Europe in his car a few years ago. The security officer pointed at ... http://www.onyx.nu/henrik/blog/index.php?p=108 After being severely hung over for more or less two days, without eating properly this morning, heading to the gym for the Long Workout Program. (I lasted about 30 minutes before admitting defeat.) Putting on a pair of contacts for the first time in six months and sitting down in ... http://www.onyx.nu/henrik/blog/index.php?p=107 The other day, I was sat at home trying to find something, anything, on the telly since I was too lazy/snug to get out of bed and go over to the DVD player. In Stockholm, we have 108 TV channels via digital cable; the whole world in a little ... http://www.onyx.nu/henrik/blog/index.php?p=106 As I write this, I am listening to my first ever iTunes Music Store purchase; The Pet Shop Boys‘ magical new album “Fundamental“ - the extended version (including the remix CD “Fundamentalism” plus two demo songs and the video for the single “I’m With Stupid” - total 24 tracks + ... http://www.onyx.nu/henrik/blog/index.php?p=105 …the massive backend system used for your intranet falls over (and it’s not your responsibility to fix it) and the error message presented to the user is actually visible in the URL of the returned page; like https://……./error.aspx?ErrorText=Unable+to+connect+to+database.++Check+database+connection+information+and+make+sure+the+database+server+is+running. This really inspires people to be creative in tweaking the error message ... http://www.onyx.nu/henrik/blog/index.php?p=104 Friends and former flatmates Ulrica and Paul gave birth to their first child at 22.45 last night (actually, I think Ulrica probably did most of the work); a 4.2 kg ginger boy by the name of Sid Morris. Congratulations to all three of you, looking forward to see you ... http://www.onyx.nu/henrik/blog/index.php?p=103