31
Dec
So that’s all for 2011 now. I will celebrate New years Eve with my family! So the
updates on this blog are probably a bit delayed! To all my loyal and truthful
readers I wish a happy new year, some happy hours spending the time at your
local clubs and/or celebrating with your beloved ones!
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30
Dec
The Ninth Circuit Court for Appeals in the USA has put down a lawsuit of many private
persons who have filed for a lawsuit against Cell network carriers who allow the NSA to
tap the line of customers without prior notice and without a definite suspected case.
It seems, the NSA still holds tight to their right to spy on innocent people!
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29
Dec
It seems the popular WPS technology has another set-back to deal with! While
the setup of WPA-based encryption is safe in most scenarios, the handling with the
long security keys can be a real hassle. That’s why the WiFi consortium brought out
WPS which lets one set up WiFi-Connections by simply pairing a device with a code.
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28
Dec
It seems as if the next-gen CPUs of Intel will be lithographed in 22nm structure size. Also
a new technology, called tri-gate transistors will be introduced. Instead of flat transistors
new three-dimensional gates will be used instead. With this technology, smaller structures
annd more transistor switches per mm² Die area are possible.
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27
Dec
So… Apple again. Rumors say that the new iPad 3 will be presented on February 24th, as
it is the birthday of Steve Jobs who passed away this year on October 5th. What’s most
interesting, is that there are also plans for a small form-factor iPad with a 7inch screen.
It’s probably only a rumor but hey, other companies have all sizes in their portfolio!
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26
Dec
So this was it for this year’s christmas. Another 366 days for the kids to count down until
christmas 2012. You know, they foretell that on December 20th, 2012 the world will go
down as the mayan calendar has said. Do you believe in such ancient forecasts or do you
think they’re just bad tales such as other world’s end scenarios in the past?
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25
Dec
So… did you all get your awaited presents? I bet most of you did and most of you opened
them yesterday evening unlike the usual tradition. But hey, that’s the impatience of today’s
kids! I wonder what happens if you tell your kids to wait until December 25th to open their
presents. How do you handle christmas present time? Do your kids open them today?
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24
Dec
I hope you all enjoy christmas with your beloved ones and are not staying at home alone!
I wish you some pleasant, quiet, relaxing and soothening days for your convenience. And
remember to all the people you know. Let them known that you think about them and if it
is only a shortmessage from your cell phone!
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23
Dec
And with it I am signing off for a quiet 4 days with my beloved ones! So whenever you
comment on something or your registration needs to be unlocked, you have to wait till
December 27th.
Until then enjoy the quiet time. You will read prepared posts in the upcoming days!
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22
Dec
Do you feel the christmas spirit yet? No? Well here in Berne, snowfall keeps on and
making the landscape white. Just as one would wish for christmas. But on the other
hand it worries to see that the temperatures increase again and letting the snow melt
before christmas will arrive. This year’s winter is a bit odd in my opinion.
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December 22, 2011Netspark
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21
Dec
It seems as if also my blog cannot be spared form plugin issues.In this case it was the newest
release of FancyBox for WordPress which is, in my opinion, a cool plugin to pep up the blog
especially when using lots of images in a post or page. So what did I do to get the newest
version to work properly. The author posted a tweet asking everyone to default the settings,
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20
Dec
So for all of you winter-loving people, here comes the new ultimate iPad!
Although it is not the way, most people have expected the new iPad that is sort
of overdue, the concept and design are by far superior to the classic models that
are currently out. Imagine what crazy stuff you can do with that thingy!
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December 20, 2011Netspark
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20
Dec
So it is winter… finally! Every year the people are hoping for snow for christmas here in Bern.
This year it’s a bit late as the last two days were the only days where we got 10cm of snow!
Although show is a synonym for delayed traffic, cars, busses, trams, no matter what, people
should usually know how to prepare for it and try to reduce delay times as good as possible.
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19
Dec
As I have written just this saturday, today the stock papers of Zynga had to proove theirselves
on the market today. And the start wasn’t that good! Actually, Zynga is at 9 dollar per share.
Their deepest dip was at 8.8 dollar per share and thus 6% less than the opening value!
Okay, the NASDAQ didn’t have a good start either but it seems there’s some doubt around!
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December 19, 2011Netspark
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18
Dec
As of today, it seems, as if AMD is trying to bring you the new graphics chips earlier then
planned. So are the 77xx series for entry-High-Level gaming. Their chip called ” Cape Verde”,
the 78xx series “Pitcairn” adress High-performance gamers and the flagship, 79xx series
“Tahiti” are dedicated to the enthusiast users. AMD plans to bring them cards out for x-mas!
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17
Dec
Well, today Zynga had to profile itself with the stock market enter they have fulfilled these days.
At a rate of 10 dollars per share, they issued 100 million shares which brought 1 billion dollars
into the pockets of Zynga, creator of Farmville & Co. Such games you play usually on Facebook.
So how will the stock perform? On monday we will see if the stock is still up to code!
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December 17, 2011Netspark
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16
Dec
Well… Christmas is in the Go and if you thought, They’re giving Apple a break
(or vice versa), then you’re definitely wrong. Samsung again tries to raise three
more lawsuits (in total 7 then) to even up with Apple, who claim 6 lawsuits
against Samsung at the moment. The patents are very trivial!
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December 16, 2011Netspark
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15
Dec
In early 1940’s first attempts to create Stereo sound have
been made by Disney, the real stereo sound has been
attempted to broadcast in 1940’s too however with mediocre
success. The first really usable results came up in 1969.
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14
Dec
Cats are tricked by a laser and try to chase it, dogs can be tricked with a throw
move of a wood branch, other animals can be tricked by various actions. In
this video it’s a bearded dragon (a genus of lizards) that is being tricked by a
video game called ant chase where you have to tap on virtual insects.
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13
Dec
An architecture office in Rotterdam has released information
about a new skyscraper prtoject in Asia. The Building looks like
a smaller version of the Twin Towers from New York. The small
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December 13, 2011Netspark
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12
Dec
You all know these Cards you need to have in order to activate your cell phone.
While the first cards had a size of 85.6x54mm, as the phones of earlier times
were ridiculously big and heavy, modern smartphones happen to need smaller
and smaller cards. The current smallest factor is Micro-SIM.
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11
Dec
It seems to be a black day for Apple. The courts in Germany have decided that Apple
violates a patent of Motorola that deals with GPRS. Apple still seems to be calm yet
announced to take further actions against the verdict. Apple also doesn’t see it’s christmas
business endangered although Apple is currently not allowed to release new devices.
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10
Dec
It seems as if the german sister of the IFPI finally makes life easier for online music stores.
The new contract foresees that for each music title a fee of 6 to 9 cents will be payable.
Also customers may profit from this contract as the preview snippets may now be 90
seconds in length instead of 30 seconds.
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09
Dec
Samsung and Apple have reached a new agreement level. So Apple may sell
the iPhone 4S again in France while Samsung may sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in
Australia. It seems as if a long-lasting fight finally reaches an end. However
There are still some lawsuits pending… it stays interesting so far!
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08
Dec
It seems as ifAMD is near release of the new generation 7 Graphics cards cards
(Codename Southern Island). So it seems as if the cards are almost the same length as their
older sisters (AMD Radeon 6xxx). However the GPU will be manufactured in 28nm process
allowing higher speeds/clocks while still decreasing power consumption.
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07
Dec
All you’ve got to do is to fork out about 65’000 simoleons. Quite expensive
but the 12 days travel includes a first-class catering, a three-hours dive to the
wreck with a show-around and after the dive you get back to a hotel to enjoy
the rest of the vacation with a real luxury lunch and all it takes around.
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06
Dec
Three words you can’t do anything with? Well, this blog will deal with spices,
their hotness and what’s it like to have tried out a hotness of 1 million scoville
and 16 million scoville! 16 million scoville is the hottest spice ever possible as
it is pure capsaicine, the chemical compund for the hotness of spices and chilis.
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06
Dec
Yikes! When you think of Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche & Co., you also think of $$$!
And lots of them! On December 4th, 13 cars were part of an accident due to massively
speeding! Instead of driving with 80 km/h, the drivers decided to raise their speed to
estimated 150 km/h. And even the wet and slippery street did not stop them to do so!
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December 6, 2011Netspark
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05
Dec
Well… it’s december now but when you look outside, the green meadows and
rather warm temperatures don’t make you feel the winter coming at all. Now
while Switzerland usually tends to have the first snow in November-beginning
this year the snow has some hold-up. Maybe a hint from global warming?
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04
Dec
Things you shouldn’t do when you’re drunk are for example: Driving! DUI is a
crime in most countries of the earth. This Camaro driver however still chose
to drive home fully loaded. Bad luck that he too the wrong “target” to stop his
car. The hit target was nothing less than a police car doing DUI checks!
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03
Dec
If you think, only asian TV shows are odd, then this video may froove that
also american gameshows can be strange. This video shows the 5 most
strange gameshows out there. And trust me, I’d never apply for being on
any of these. what would you do? Would you participate?
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02
Dec
This dog seems to have had one too much. Unluckily, this hairy friend chooses
to stand in a rather unfortunate location, namely a small puddle. When tired-
ness does it’s magic also, the result is a unwanted-wet dog. I guess, he’d stay
away from puddles for some time – especially when he’s on a hangover…
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