Monthly Archives: February 2008

Janine Jansen

Janine Jansen in München, 2007. Max Bruch, Violinkonzert No 1, Finale – Allegro energico. At the Queens Jubilee – Meditation from Thaïs, composed by Jules Massenet.

McDonalds

Am I the only person in the world who thinks that McDonalds is cozy?

Konungen

Text till sången “Konungen” av Miracle Music, från CD:n “This Gospel of the Kingdom”: Som solen i sitt fulla sken så var hans ansikte Hans ögon strålade som eld Och såsom bränningarnas dån så hörde jag hans röst Jesus, min frälsare, Guds son Jag fick se min Konung i hans härlighet och jag blev mättad [...]

Waiting

Few things are so difficult, as to wait expectingly for an email to come, written by someone who doesn’t know.

Ike Might Have Said This

What If…?

What if everyone was good? What if no misunderstandings took place? If everyone’s intention was to do good instead of evil? There would be… …no passwords …no passports …no borders between nations …no customs or security checks …no hackers …no spam …no security cards …no license plates on cars …no log-in screens …no war …no [...]

Verifying a Root Certificate

One thing you must do some day, is to try and verify a root certificate. We’re installing a program in our systems that connect to the Swedish payment transfer service BankGirot. As a part in the installation/setup process, the program wants to add a custom root certificate to my Windows machine. This makes me feel [...]

On the Hypothetical Scientific Development of Planets

One question that strikes me from time to time, when watching science fiction movies, is how similar the worlds depicted seem to ours. Yes, there are walking and talking robots, hyperspace travel, laser guns and all kinds of scientific development. But the fundamental societal structure seems very indifferent. It seems plausible to me, that given [...]

Waking Up the Caveman

It’s sometimes been said, by many people, that turning the computer off at night and starting it up again is bad, because it puts an undue wear on the processor and components inside when you switch on or off the electric current. This is almost entirely, completely false. However, I think, some day, it should [...]