Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Problems with Adobe Indesign?



If you're having problems with Adobe Indesign for Mac OS X, it could be related to one of the following two issues:

1.Chances are it's because you're also running Extensis Suitcase. Adobe Indesign is apparently caused to unexpectedly quit by some kind of incompatibility issue related to Extensis Suitcase.

So how do you fix this problem? Well at the time being there's only one solution: Use another app. to handle your fonts!!!

2. Adobe InDesign software can enter a buffer overrun state when the Open a File dialog box is accessed. This state may cause InDesign to unexpectedly quit, and you may receive the error "The application InDesign has unexpectedly quit." The InDesign 2.0.2 Unexpected Quit fix resolves this issue.

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Friday, October 17, 2003
The Dumbest



So Siris was the brighest human who have ever excisted on this planet. Who were the dumbest then? The Darvin Awards has a great list of candidates.
The Darvin Awards is a site that (quote):"...honor those who improve our gene pool... by removing themselves from it. We commemorate the men and women who gave their "all" in an effort to improve the human species. Of necessity, the honor is generally bestowed posthumously...The Darwin Awards salute the improvement ofthe human genome by honoring those who accidentally kill themselves in really stupid ways."

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The Brightest



Ever heard of William James Sidis? William James Sidis is arguably the brightest human who ever existed on our planet Earth.

Here is a partial list of William James Sidis' extraordinary capabilities and accomplishments:

1. Infant Billy listened to Greek myths read to him by Sarah (mother) as bedtime stories.
2. Started feeding himself with a spoon at eight months (after two months of trial and error).
3. Cajoled by Boris (father), Billy learned to pronounce alphabetic syllables from blocks hanging in his crib.
4. At six months, Billy said, "Door." A couple months later he told Mom he liked things, doors and people, that move.
5. At seven months he pointed to Earth's moon and called it, "moon." He wanted a 'moon' of his own.
6. Mastered higher mathematics and planetary revolutions by age 11.
7. Learned to spell efficiently by one year old.
8. Started reading The New York Times at 18 months.
9. Started typing at three. Used his high chair to reach a typewriter. First composed letter was an order for toys from Macy's.
10. Read Caesar's Gallic Wars, in Latin (self-taught), as a birthday present to his Father in Billy's fourth year.
11. Learned Greek alphabet and read Homer in Greek in his fourth year.
12. Learned Aristotelian logic in his sixth year.
13. At six, Billy learned Russian, French, German, and Hebrew, and soon after, Turkish and Armenian.
14. Calculated mentally a day any date in history would fall at age six. Absolutely fascinated by calendars.
15. Learned Gray's Anatomy at six. Could pass a student medical examination.
16. Billy started grammar school at six, in 3 days 3rd grade, graduated grammar school in 7 months.
17. At age 8, Billy surpassed his father (a genius) in mathematics.
18. Corrected E. V. Huntington's mathematics text galleys at age of eight.
19. Total recall of everything he read.
20. Wrote four books between ages of four and eight. Two on anatomy and astronomy, lost.
21. Passed Harvard Medical School anatomy exam at age seven.
22. Passed MIT entrance exam at age eight.
23. Intellect surpassed best secondary school teachers.
24. At age 10, in one evening, corrected Harvard logic professor Josiah Royce's book manuscript: citing, "wrong paragraphs."
25. Attempted to enroll in Harvard at nine.
26. In 1909, became youngest student to ever enroll at Harvard at age 11.
27. In 1910, at age 11, lectured Harvard Mathematical Club on 'Four-Dimensional Bodies.'

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The Day Hell froze over



Thursday Apple introduced iTunes for Windows, and by that also iTunes Music Store. Here's a Win-user's first impressions of iTunes for Windows.
Who would have thought you should ever live to see Steve Jobs demonstrating Apple-produced software on a PC.

By the way....here...and here you'll find a few iTunes tips and tricks :-)

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Tuesday, October 14, 2003
EDC reklamen

This one's for the Danes ;-)

I EDC-reklamen der for tiden kører på TV2, er der en gut som skal forestille at være en almindelig dansk EDC-kunde, der lige er flyttet sammen med sin kæreste. I reklamen siger han følgende: "Da min kæreste og jeg besluttede os for at flytte sammen, kontaktede vi EDC for at sælge VORES lejlighed" Citat slut! Bemærk at "lejlighed er i ental

Hmm...altså hvis de har besluttet sig for at flytte sammen, så er der vel ikke nogen "vores" lejlighed at sælge!?

Bare en tanke....

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What ever happend to...



...Radar O'Reilly. Well you can find out by visiting this site. Hmm... I wonder what Eddie the Eagle is doing nowadays...check it out :-)

This is "Radar" 2003...





thanks to David Blangstrup for telling me about this site

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Thursday, October 09, 2003
White House Knew Saddam was No Threat



US Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice confirmed in early 2001 that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had been disarmed and was no threat.

Quote (Colin Powell):"He (Saddam Hussein) has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbors."

The quote is taken from the official transcript released by the US Office of Foreign Affairs. The statement came at a meeting between Powell and the Saudi Foreign minister. See this link for the full transcript.

I'm glad Saddam is gone but..
Pro war or not,- it's pretty clear that the US goverment has some explaining to do.

Just my 2 cents


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What are the odds of you being attacked by a shark



Well, it does look a little bit frightning, doesn't it. But what are the odds of you actually ending up in the belly of this fella'? Not very good! In fact you have a greater chance of being killed by a coconut falling on your head. In 2002, there were 60 confirmed "unprovoked" shark attacks in the world, resulting in 3 deaths! That means that you are 15 times more likely to be killed by falling coconuts than by a shark. Isn't three people, three too many and do we really need sharks anyway? Well, shark attacks are more a result of human patterns rather than shark patterns. Besides, sharks play an important role in the world's oceans. As top predators, sharks keep other species from overpopulating. Sharks also have a high resistance to many diseases and have value in biological research. Researchers are, for example, looking at sharks to find a cure for cancer, among other things.
Here's a few tips to avoid encounters with sharks:

Avoid splashing.
Don't go into the water while bleeding.
Don't wear shiny jewelry while swimming in the ocean.
Swim with other people.
Avoid murky waters where sharks seek out smaller fish for prey.
Don't swim at dusk, when sharks are more likely to be feeding.
Avoid looking like a tasty sealion :-)



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Siegfried: Tiger wanted to help Roy



Last Wednesday Roy from the Las Vegas duo Sigfried & Roy, almost got killed by one of his tigers. The tiger momentarily lashed out at his trainer (Roy), mauling him and then dragging him offstage. According to Sigfried the tiger was only trying to protect Roy from danger. Well I doubt it,- maybe that'll teach him not mess with tigers and not to keep them in captivity. Just my 2 cents....
CNN has a report on this....


They're a nice couple though Sigfried & Roy ,- aren't they....Don't know what James is doing there...


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Orange Gun

FIRST OF ALL: I take absolutely no responsibility for the content of the following link. If you decide to follow the instructions on THIS page, and build yourself a Orange Gun, you do so at your own risk.




Although the tutorial is in danish, it's so loaded with pics on how to construct the gun, I belive it's pretty easy to follow the instructions.
This is what you need to build the gun:

1. Chamber:55 cm 110*3,0 mm PVC-U downpipe.
2: Pipe: 75 cm 75*2,8 mm downpipe
3: Plug.
4: 110 mm -> 75 mm reduction ring.
5: 110 mm Socket.

- Siliconespray.
- Longnecked lighter.
- Thick gloves (fireproof)
- Hairspray
- Lightergas.

Check-out the picture section on how to discharge the orange gun!! Do not discharge the gun in urban areas,- shooting distance: 200 meters!!

AND DON'T FORGET: I take absolutely no responsibility for the content of the following link. If you decide to follow the instructions on THIS page, and build yourself a Orange Gun, you do so at your own risk.

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