Released 19th of December, these refreshingly beautiful songs caught me by surprise about a week back. It’s delightful to hear something this beautiful in the otherwise busy schedule that life is. Leedskalnin wrote that the Secret to the Universe is 7129/6105195. I disagree.
Author: sigg3
ScaryDuck goes to print: Samuel Pepys: Lust for Glory
The weird running man also known as or known to also call himself as or hereforewith referenced to as mr or mrs ScaryDuck has released his latest provision for those annoying trapped-on-a-desolate-island or sick-inna-hedge situations: SAMUEL PEPYS: LUST FOR GLORY He recently got a new webdesign, and I told him: I like your new design. […]
Postcards from Istanbul – NYE Report
As I barely mentioned before New Year’s, me and Lady C headed to the historically significant 2nd Rome, a.k.a Istanbul, for New Year’s Eve 2011/2012. Here are some of our photos: Not an especially great photo but THE FIRST of many Aya Sophia pictures taken on our evening strolls.. Magic! Just another day in Istanbul, […]
Far-fetched yet not entirely impossible
I could swear I heard Dart Vader’s familiar breath as I was taking a piss in the WC just now. Must’ve been down by the bins outside, checking something out. Anyway. Happy Women’s Day! There’s no deep thought here, just a lot of coffee.
Happy Sami Holiday!
Today is the Sami international holiday. Leave your sincere congratulations in the comments! Btw, I’m available for days-long fist fights in Wordfeud; search for Sigg3.net
Training for a new job at a major telco
I’m getting a job again, since the meager state stipend and student loan just won’t cut it. Instead of returning to the old job, where I am always very welcome, I decided it was time for something new. Allthewhile reading up on modern German History and Literature as well as Syntax, of course. I was […]
US Congress takes down the Internet
…. but we’re not dead yet! The U.S. Congress is currently considering the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), that are among the two most anti-global and anti-social law proposals to appear before congress since the Patriot Act (which was the end of one of our civilization’s greatest principles – […]
Michael Park leaves blogging behind
Michael Park‘s domain is expiring in about 2 weeks, but he has decided to not renew the domain. I am sad to see such a long term online friend disappear from "the neighbourhood" — Michael has been dear help to Sigg3.net since 2003 or so — but I also understand the reasons why he wants […]
Proprietary ATI driver on OpenSUSE 12.1 64-bit system
Here’s the quick and dirty way to get the proprietary ATI ‘fglrx’ driver up and running on OpenSUSE 12.1 64-bit and 32-bit systems. Why blog about this when there must be hundreds of great wikis out there to cover the issue? None of them worked 100%. Here’s a way that works: Download latest driver from […]
Happy New Year!
We’ve just popped a bottle of Champagne in our hotel room and will soon be leaving for a six-course all inclusive evening at a rooftop restaurant overlooking the Blue Mosque, Haga Sophia and the Bosporus strait towards Asia. Thanks for 2011. It was quite eventful, detailed report to follow. But now: belly dancers and kebap! […]