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Getting rid of KPN

So, we moved and I canceled all our subscriptions at the old address. So I thought, it turns out KPN has /dev/null’d my cancellation request for the fixed line twice in a row. Each time customer relations assured me it … Continue reading

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iPhone 3G secured.. the wait starts

After reading about all the trouble folks went through in getting an iPhone I felt super lucky!! Yesterday I phoned the local BelCompany store to see if they were getting any delivered. There seems to be a reservation list so … Continue reading

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Getting XS4ALL HSDPA/UMTS working on OS X Leopard

Article was updated. See below, the Option software should work out-of-the-box for Leopard 10.5.5 or higher! Last week I received my HSDPA/UMTS/GPRS card from XS4ALL. After the major ADSL outtage fiasco It really dawned on me that not having net … Continue reading

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A daughter!

It has been very quiet on this blog, but not so much here at home. On March 2th 2008 our daughter Mia Morena Elisabeth Lo-A-Foe was born. Mia is a healthy baby girl who regularly eats every 3 hours, around … Continue reading

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A baby girl!!!

It has been very quiet on this blog, but not so much here at home. On March 2nd 2008 our daughter Mia Morena Elisabeth Lo-A-Foe was born. Mia is a healthy baby girl who regularly eats every 3 hours, around … Continue reading

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has_many_polymorphs tagging snafu

I’m working on a Rails 2.0.x project which is a port of a 1.2.x based one. Since acts_as_taggable was obsoleted in 2.0.x I’m using the ultra wicked has_many_polymorphs plugin which comes with a neat Tagging generator. I ran in a … Continue reading

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JRuby saves the day

So I’m rewriting yet another subsystem which consists of a mismash of several languages and programmer ego’s (hardcore C being the largest one, aargh) to what else .. Ruby. Everythings going smoothly. Every line of Ruby code replaces about 10 … Continue reading

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GMail expanded

Today I noticed the following: GMail’s mailbox growth rate is still faster than my fill one, sweeeeeet!

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Keeping things in perspective

Someone pointed out an article on How programming can ruin your life. I really enjoyed reading it and could definitely find myself in some (but not all) of the conclusions. The best remedy is IMHO replication. Nothing like your own … Continue reading

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4 years in the making: SCO Group Files Chapter 11

Not much to add, except mwuhaha.

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