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July 01, 2009

Firefox 3.5 no Arch Linux

Firefox 3.5 no Arch Linux

A instalação é complicada porque o Arch é só para iniciados:

yaourt firefox-3.5

É sensivelmente mais rápido. Como ainda está no AUR, ele cria um diretório firefox-3.5 dentro do mozilla. Os plugins estão funcionando, mas as extensões devem ser instaladas separadamente (assim como as máquinas de buscas): muito bem feito o trabalho do twa022. Entrei no G1 e renderizou rapidinho. Vi que o pedágio em SP vai aumentar, tô com pena do pessoal de Ribeirão Preto, que me recebeu na semana passada na fantástica Escola de Modelagem Computacional (conto em um próximo post).

by tjpp at July 01, 2009 05:34 AM

June 29, 2009

GPN8

Neben diesen Vorträgen blieb ziemlich viel Zeit übrig, die ich damit verbrachte, ein dreidimensionales Pong-Spiel für mehrere Spieler (momentan sind 4 fest einprogrammiert, das sind aber nur wenige Zeilen Code, die die Anzahl der Spieler festlegen) für den VisualCube zu programmieren. Der Code ist in einem Git-Repository hier zu finden, die Dokumentation ist allerdings noch etwas mangelhaft bis nichtexistent, zum Ausführen wird Processing mit der VisualCube library benötigt (alles auf der Website des VisualCube zu finden).

Insgesamt war es ein gelungenes Wochenende das mich motiviert hat, endlich mal das eine oder andere Projekt anzupacken und bei dem ich auch einige ehemalige oder aktuelle Schüler meiner alten Schule wiedergetroffen habe.

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by Michael Hamann at June 29, 2009 08:44 PM

Europython 2009

Fliege heute nachmittag nach Birmingham, England um auf der Europython-Konferenz teilzunehmen.

Weitere Berichte folgen sobald ich gut angekommen bin.

Die Konferenz wird in der Musikuniversität stattfinden: www.europython.eu_images_centenarysquare.jpg

Werde einen Vortrag über QCake halten, die entsprechende Wiki-Seite zum Vortrag entsteht gerade.

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by Horst JENS at June 29, 2009 08:03 AM

June 27, 2009

Microblogging Iceland

Yes, I'm back. Kaddi and me were on vacation again. This time it was two weeks in Iceland. We had a rental car and toured around the whole island. Of course we had no Internet most of the time, but I didn't miss it much. However I missed something I didn't expect: microblogging.

It's interesting how lifestreaming has become a part of my life and somehow helps me to keep track of the things that touch me in a way. So instead of microblogging live, I just jotted down some notes in my Palm and now post them below as a very abridged summary of my Iceland vacation. Of course you'll find a selection of the over 1500 photos we took, too.


arrived at Kevlavik. got our car. missing the voucher for tonight's guesthouse. uh-oh
good morning Iceland. guesthouse owner was a lovely old lady. missing voucher no problem.
crossed a river on a log #adventure #glymur
huge lava fields. we should have rented a moon buggy!
hehe. hotel and breakfast remind me of my childhood in the GDR.
just refilled our water bottles at a natural mineral spring
petrol is cheap here. gas stations are actually gas automates accepting credit cards. #convenient
gas station shop was run by a pair of Paris Hilton / Nicole Richie clones #simplelife
climbed into a narrow gorge/cave following the river. had to stop for lack of rubber boots.
sat in the (replica) house of Eric the Red and listened to #viking tales. awesome
building houses out of grass? Icelanders! =)
w00t. best hotel so far. our own bath, TV, WiFi and wonderful view at the fjord
watched the sunset at midnight. sunrise expected in a few minutes
woah we just climbed into a cave with a hot stream. @kaddi lost her sunglasses :-(
climbed the world's largest explosion crater. #exhausted #greatview
had a bath in a thermal bath - that was better than it smelled ;-)
our 1st #whalewatching ever. saw several humpbacks and a blue whale! #epic
penis museum guestbook: was happy to see museum, but museum seemed even happier to see me LOL
Myvatn - icelandic for “being driven insane by insects in a beatiful landscape”
hours on gravel road is no fun in #suzuki swift but the waterfall was worth it #dettifoss
photographers dream: blue hour lasting several hours #arcticsummer
watched (and smelled) volcanic steam and bubbling mud. #fascinating
lots of rain today :-/ but we had #waffles, yeah!
built a playing card deck from a car rental prospect #diy
I'm cheese. Cottage Cheese.
@kaddi so: uargh, da kommt einem ja gleich der Hummer wieder hoch. #dekadenz
learned: glacier ice makes good ice cubes because it melts 5 times slower than usual ice
#puffins are cute!
this country is full of frickin' Germans!
Icelandic restaurants aren't exactly cheap and portions aren't huge, but boy are they good! #gourmet
walked behind a waterfall. sounds like a thunderstorm
dammit. missed our hotel by 80km. Eddar hotel postal addresses do not match their location.
Oh mein Gott! Ich habe Spülhände!
had WiFi. read about German politics. now thinking about #unabomber lifestyle (sans the bombs)
drying my socks on the dashboard, but we where just a few steps from a raven!
finally seen a #geyser. they are not as common in iceland as you might expect
I rode a horse and survived. even when it got scared by some cows :-O
“we recommend a minke whale pepper steak today” - no thanks, we prefer to eat somewhere else :-?
just had to climb out of a toilet stall because the door wouldn't unlock anymore
holding your yearly viking parliament/feast on a tectonic fault line? okay, why not ^_^
there seems to be some protest flash mob in front of the parliament #cantreadthesigns
bought “The Sagas of the Icelanders” this should keep me busy for a few weeks #book
the audio guides in the Reykjavik national museum are really slick. #design
the breakfast room is full of Germans. do we really need to go back to where they reproduce?
spent our last day with #geocaching and having lunch at #ikea :-)

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PS: Still not enough? I uploaded some videos to my Youtube Account.

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by Andi at June 27, 2009 11:56 AM

June 26, 2009

Michael Jackson - Remember The Time

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has died following a cardiac arrest. The news stunning his fans around the world.

Michael Jackson - Remember the Time

Michael Jackson had a turbulent - though musically successful - life, from his humble beginnings in Gary, Indiana, to his time in the Neverland Ranch, there was constant pressure to perform and an inability to truly connect with reality. There were stories of him being bullied by his father; sleeping in oxygen chambers; he had a pet chimp; rumours of child abuse; and, his bizarre marriages.

However, Michael Jackson will be remembered for his extraordinary music and dance videos that revolutionised the music industry. His Thriller album is officially the best-selling, with sales in excess of 50 million.

His career had began over a decade earlier with the Jackson 5 in 1969, whilst his first solo offerings came in 1971. Set for a comeback 50-date tour at London’s O2 Arena that had broken all ticket-sales records, it was clear that Michael Jackson still had aspirations to carry on defining music.

Michael JacksonPerhaps, Michael Jackson’s greatest achievement was to transcend the racial divide in the USA and become a true global icon. Whilst already famous and highly successful, his appearance at Motown 25 gave Thriller’s sales a whole new dimension after his groundbreaking performance of Billie Jean. The Moonwalk inspired a million imitators.

With an impressive back catalogue, Michael Jackson has a legacy that will remain important even in a century’s time. As the fourth best-selling English-language music act (after The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and Bing Crosby) and the best-selling artist of the last 30 years, it is clear Michael Jackson has massive appeal.

Picture of Michael JacksonMany people have a favourite Michael Jackson song, mine is Give in To Me, from his 1991 Dangerous album. Over 30 million copies of Dangerous have been sold to date and the album was followed by a successful world tour. I was fortunate to see Michael Jackson in concert at Wembley stadium in August 1992.

The concert was a stop-start affair, punctured with costume changes with the gaps filled by music videos to introduce the songs. The effects were spectacular and everything was very impressive. There was rumour the concert may have been cancelled, it certainly started over an hour late, due to Michael Jackson’s health. The UK media had speculated that Michael Jackson’s face may melt and this explained his frequent absences from the stage.

Michael Jackson saluteHis recent albums did not receive great critical acclaim or impressive sales figures by his standards. Partly this can be put down to his tarnished reputation - who wishes to associate with a man accused of child abuse? -, but fundamentally it was because he had been superseded by newer acts. Though Jackson often worked in collaboration with stars for his own songs, the musical style probably betrayed his own roots and did not appeal to many of his early fans, especially so with the Blood on the Dance Floor album.

There was perhaps an element of inflated self-importance with 'HIStory’; whilst ‘Invincible’ was very reflective, in part sad, yet defiant. He could and would go on. If only that were so…

This is it!

RIP Michael Jackson
29 Aug 1958 –> 25 Jun 2009
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by monjo at June 26, 2009 09:39 PM

(Cool) Eclipse Stuff: Autorefresh

I just learned (by accident and purely out of curiosity) that Eclipse has included an autorefresh of the workspace for quite some time now (since 3.1). Might help to get rid of those F5 orgies on your externally touched projects ;-)

You can find it in Eclipse' preferences1) under General > Workspace. Simply check the box that says “Refresh automatically” and enjoy the luxury of automatic workspace refreshs.

1) Window > Preferences
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by foosel at June 26, 2009 07:34 PM

We gotz a tagcard!


Iceland tagcard! And look, there's a Lolhorse on the front!

Big thanks again, Andi and Kaddi, you really made my day with this :-)

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by foosel at June 26, 2009 06:57 PM

June 23, 2009

Arrrh! Ich bin Pirat!

To my English speaking readers: This is going to be my first German post since January 2007 and there might be following some more. Since this is, to some degree, about politics I think I'm not able to express my thoughts as good in English as I hopefully be able to by using my native language.

Wie der Title schon vermuten lässt bin ich seit Vorgestern offiziell Mitglied der Piratenpartei Deutschland (genauer gesagt, des bayerischen Landesverbandes). Lange habe ich darüber nachgedacht ob ich diesen Schritt wagen soll. Immerhin hatte ich in der Vergangenheit nie ein besonders großes Interesse an Politik. Natürlich habe ich mich informiert und immer brav die, zumindest für mich, am meisten mit meiner Meinung konform laufenden Parteien gewählt. In der Vergangenheit waren das die SPD und die Grünen. Seit jedoch der Anti-Terror Kurs Schäubles immer merkwürdigere Formen annimmt und so eigentartige Gesetze wie der Hackerparagraph bis hin zu Vorratsdatenspreicherung verabschiedet wurden, beobachte ich das politische Geschehen genauer, mit größerem Interesse und sorgenvoller als bisher.

Der Gipfel dieser negativen Entwicklung stellt für mich, das vergangenen Donnerstag von der Bundesregierung verabschiedete Zugangserschwerungsgesetz dar. Trotz massiver öffentlicher Proteste, begleitet von der bisher erflogreichsten ePetition der Geschichte, dutzender Einwände von Experten und dem Eingeständnis der von der Leyen das ihnen keine Daten vorliegen die ihre Ansichen untermauern, wurde am 18. Juli ein Gesetz verabschiedet das nicht dem noblen Ziel, Kinder vor Mißbrauch zu schützen gerecht wird, stattdessen jedoch den ersten Grundstein für eine Zensurinfrastukur des Internets legt, deren negatives Ausmaß noch nicht absehbar ist.

Am meisten an der ganzen Debatte störte mich jedoch die Art und Weise wie diese geführt wurde. Die Art und Weise wie unsere Politiker hier eine Beratungsresitenz an den Tag gelegt haben lässt einen schon mal den Glauben an ein demokratisches System das von “Experten” geführt wird vergessen. Natürlich ist mir klar, das in Zeiten des Wahlkampfs alle Parteien zu den ihnen gegebenen Mitteln greifen um ihr Ansehen für die bevorstehenden Wahlen zu stärken. Das man dies jedoch auf dem Rücken von missbrauchten Kindern macht, hätte ich bis dato nicht zu träumen gewagt.

Mittlererweile sprechen viele auch schon von einem Generationskonflikt. Dem kann ich nicht ganz zustimmen, da ich finde das Wort “Generation” an dieser Stelle zu verwenden die Sache nicht ganz trifft. Viel mehr denke ich, ist es ein Konflikt zwischen einem ganz speziellen Teil der Bevölkerung - und dem unaufgeklärten Rest. Aufklärung ist das was am meisten fehlt. Das merke ich schon in meiner eigenen Familie. Die Ideen die z.B. hinter der Open Source Bewegung, Creative Commons, Kulturgut (was ist geistiges Eigentum), warum Software Patente mehr Schaden als Gutes bewirken und weshalb das Internet noch nie ein rechtsfreier Raum war sind selbst für jemanden der sich mit diesen Themen ausseinandergesetzt hat an andere nicht einfach zu vermitteln.

Darum sehe ich die Entwicklung der letzten Wochen und Monate zum Teil von der Community durch massiven Mangel an Aufklärungsarbeit selbst verschuldet (auch ich habe nicht die Gelegenheit Wahrgenommen um zumindest meiner Familie oder meinem engeren Freundeskreis die Thematik näher zu bringen).

Umsomehr sehe ich genau das als primäre Aufgabe wenn uns Zukunft des Internets sowie all der damit verbunden gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen im Bereich Copyright, Software Patente etc. wichtig sind. Man muss diese Themen der breiten Masse zugänglich und verständlich machen. Die Lobbyarbeit muss im eigenen Freundeskreis beginnen bevor man sich einer Generation von Politikern gegenüberstellt deren Verständnis für diese Themen gegen Null geht und in deren Nacken die Lobbyvereine der Beführworter dieser Entwicklung stehen. Man darf nicht den Fehler machen nur im eigenen Kreis immer und immer wieder über die Sache zu iterieren, man muss raus aus dem Netz, den Menschen klarmachen was hier gerade passiert. Sonst bekommen viele schnell den Eindruck hier würden nur ein paar Freaks anfangen rumzuheulen weil man ihnen ihr geliebtes Spielzeug wegnimmt.

Insofern ist es in meinem Fall, wie vielleicht bei einigen anderen auch, erst der katastrophalen Entwicklung der vergangenen Wochen zu verdanken das ich mich mehr denn je für Politik interessiere als zuvor. Es kann in niemandes Interesse sein das die von uns eigens gewählte Regierung das Grundgesetz für das Generationen vor uns gekämpft haben demontiert ohne auf erheblichen Wiederstandt zu treffen.

Ich bin zum ersten Mal in meinem Leben Mitglied in einer Partei. Und ich weis das es noch andere wichtige Themen gibt mit denen man sich beschäftigen sollte (wenn wir verpassen die Handbremse bei der Gloabeln Erwärmung zu ziehen haben wir in 20 Jahren ganz andere Probleme), jedoch stellt die Piratenpartei im Moment dir für mich die einzige Alternative die diesen wichtigen Bereich meiner Interessen mit vernünftigen Standpunkten vertritt.

Macht was! Werdet aktiv!

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by Michael Klier at June 23, 2009 11:28 AM

June 22, 2009

Apoio à declaração do Instituto de Física da UFRGS

Apoio à declaração do Instituto de Física da UFRGS

Quem visitar a página do Instituto de Física da UFRGS – um dos melhores do país – vai se deparar com uma nota de esclarecimento. A nota diz o seguinte:

Nota de Esclarecimento
Aprovada pelo Conselho da Unidade do IF em em 15-06-2009
Os Professores e Pesquisadores do Instituto de Física da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul discordam profundamente do conceito de Ciência apresentado no evento intitulado “1ª Semana Ciência e Espiritualidade na Universidade”, infelizmente patrocinado por esta universidade de 8 a 13 de junho de 2009.
Cabe também esclarecer à comunidade que a utilização de pretensas noções de Física Quântica em encontros dessa natureza é fortemente rejeitada pela comunidade científica nacional e internacional da área de Física.

Eu tomei conhecimento do problema através do blog Coletivo Ácido Cético, mantido por professores daquela universidade. Em um post anterior, é citada uma das pérolas do pessoal que organizou o evento:

Marlene esclarece que, segundo informações espirituais, tudo indica que as células-tronco embrionárias (CTEs) são selvagens e indóceis, porque muitas delas não têm perispírito ou modelo organizador biológico acoplado.

Uau! Através de “informações espirituais” … Ela deve ter lido esta no “Journal of Dead People”.

by tjpp at June 22, 2009 01:23 AM

O que é fluxo ? Exemplo na Ponte Rio Niterói

O que é fluxo ? Exemplo na Ponte Rio Niterói

Eu fui, e voltei, a São Paulo na sexta-feira para participar da banca de uma defesa de tese de doutorado na USP (tese muito boa, por sinal). Eu deixo o carro no estacionamento do Aeroporto Santos Dumont pois eu pago menos da metade de um táxi só de ida para Niterói. Pois bem, voltando pela Ponte, sexta à noite, eu vejo o painel da Ponte informando “Fluxo Intenso”. Eu pensei: “Fantástico, vou chegar logo em casa!”. Pois é, o pessoal da Ponte não sabe o que é fluxo. Fluxo é a quantidade de alguma coisa que passa por uma superfície, por unidade de tempo. O fluxo de carros na Ponte deve ser medido, por exemplo, por carros/pista.hora pois é a quantidade de carros que passam em uma dada pista em um dado ponto (poderia ser uma das cabines do pedágio, ou em algum outro lugar) por unidade de tempo. Portanto, se os carros estão parados, o fluxo é zero!

O que ocorre é uma confusão entre fluxo e densidade. A densidade é a razão entre duas quantidades, de modo a tornar a grandeza intensiva, isto é, que não dependa das dimensões. Parece confuso, mas se você diz que passam três carros em uma ponte, isto pode ser um congestionamento, se a pontezinha tiver uns quatro metros, ou nada, se for a Ponte Rio-Niterói, com seus mais de 13km. Um milhão de pessoas na praia de Copacabana é bastante gente, mas 30 homens em um banheiro público pode causar muito mais desconforto. Por isto definimos a densidade: falamos em pessoas por m². Vejam porque a grandeza é intensiva: 6 pessoas por m² é cheio no banheiro e em Copacabana, não depende do tamanho do cenário. No caso do congestionamento de sexta, a densidade de carros era alta (quase um tocando no outro). Se considerarmos carros de 4 metros, teríamos 2.5 carros em 10 metros, o que é congestionamento na Ponte, na Dutra, ou em qualquer estradinha.

A densidade de carros determina o fluxo em uma rodovia. Enquanto temos poucos carros, o fluxo depende da velocidade média dos mesmos, isto é, quanto mais carros, maior o fluxo. Mas a partir de uma densidade crítica, o fluxo diminui, quanto mais carros, menor o fluxo pois a velocidade dos carros diminui sensivelmente. É fácil ver no gráfico abaixo:

Já coloquei aqui que Congestionamentos são inevitáveis, segundo os físicos. Além daqueles experimentos, os físicos costumam usar outra técnica computacional para estudar tráfego: os automata celulares. São regrinhas simples, mas que servem para entender como as coisas funcionam e os congestionamentos aparecem. A gente divide a rodovia em quadradinhos e em cada um podemos ter um carro ou não. Dependendo da regra (ou do automata), o movimento de cada carro é determinado: ele pode acelerar, freiar, resolver mudar de pista, etc. Regras como estas reproduzem vários comportamentos de sistemas reais, sem ter que entrar em efeitos psicológicos ou sociais, tais como o número de deputados bêbados no congestionamento. Vejam o exemplo de uma regra:

Além de tratamos o problema mais simples, automatas são próprios para implementação em computadores, frequentemente permitindo paralelização, aumentando a eficiência do algoritmo. O interessante é que fluxo de carros é diferente de fluxo de líquidos (ou fluidos, de uma maneira mais geral). Carros são tratados como materiais granulares, como areia, grãos, etc. apresentando efeitos que não aparecem em líquidos. Um destes efeitos é conhecido internacionalmente como o efeito da castanha-do-Pará (“brazilian nuts”). É o efeito que toda criança que já brincou com Lego conhece: se sacudir a caixa, as peças maiores vão para cima. A explicação é relativamente simples: quando uma peça grande vai para cima, deixa um espaço que pode ser ocupado por várias pequenas e o inverso não é verdade. Outro efeito é aquele que faz com que possamos construir castelos de areia: os grãos molhados agem como se fossem blocos (ou um “cluster”), dependendo da quantidade de água. Água em excesso transformaria o material em um fluido e o castelo não se manteria em pé.

Agora que eu escrevi tudo isto, alguém pode mostrar para o pessoal da Ponte que o fluxo intenso não é o da esquerda, mas sim o da direita ?

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by tjpp at June 22, 2009 01:05 AM

June 20, 2009

Posters for localhost

Some time ago Andi presented his newly acquired LucasArts game poster collection, including Monkey Island 1 and 2, Sam & Max, Day of the Tentacle and Zak McKracken. Being the big point-and-click fan and Monkey Island junkie that I am, I immediately got inspired to get myself a poster collection of my most favourite adventures.

Alas, the thread from which the high res image downloads originated did not include “Simon the Sorcerer” yet – my first ever adventure game, which will forever have a special place in my heart. So I bravely registered an account there and asked if someone could provide me with high res scans of the game boxes so I could give it a try myself. But I got something even better: Laserschwert, the mastermind behind the other poster downloads 1) himself, got hold of the retail boxes of STS1 and 2 and turned them into poster downloads. YAY! :-)

So, after some pondering (of course together with demod) which posters to get printed (like Andi in 60x45cm), I now present thee with the new view of my living room and the stairs2).


“Simon the Sorcerer” and “The Dig” above my couch.

For the living room, I decided on “Simon the Sorcerer” and “The Dig”. STS was my first Point-and-click adventure ever, and my parents and me plus several friends spent hours together working on the puzzles3). The Dig on the other hand was the first english game I ever played, and it really melted the ice between me and that language. I can vividly remember sitting in my room in front of the PC, with both voice and text output turned on in the game and the english-german dictionary right beside the keyboard. Ahhh, what a wonderful vocabulary boost ;-)

But of course, I couldn't keep my hands off Monkey Island either…


The “Monkey Island” trilogy4). From the top…


… and from the bottom of our staircase.

So we now have three posters of “Secret of Monkey Island”, “LeChuck's Revenge” and “The Curse of Monkey Island” in chronological order from kitchen to front door ;-) What wonderful memories that display triggers… Really makes me look forward to the already pre-ordered "Tales of Monkey Island" by Telltale Games and the official remake of MI1 by LucasArts, which I'll sure as hell add to my collection as well :-D

1) KUDOS!
2) stupid picture angles thanks to the rather cramped living situation here, sorry
3) It took me almost a year to get through it – last sunday I managed to complete it in two hours. Replay value: the major problem with adventures ;-)
4) I'll simply ignore the existence of that horrible fourth one, thanks…
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by foosel at June 20, 2009 04:57 PM

Tracks: "Impulse"

Being ill and all this weekend I got myself the, hold your horses, uncrippled, unexpiring evaluation version of Reaper, a multitrack audio production environment ala Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase and made a new track :-). Reaper is really great and offers all the basics you need to quickly sketch out a song and I'm thinking about purchasing a license (60$ only) until I can afford a Pro Tools system or Ableton Live (I'm still undecided about that).

The song itself is another dark sludge/doom metal/post rock kind of thing. I'm really digging that genre at the moment. It got a bit thin, frequency spectrum wise on the low end and could need a little bit more bass. I've also tried to master it using multiband compressors etc. but I'm unsure as to whether it lifted up more frequency dirt than doing any good. I have to say that after ten years of working as an Audio Engineer I still bow in awe before those guys who do the mastering for metal like music.

It seems also that I maybe have to get my hands on the guitar presets of my ZOOM G7.1UT again because I'm not really that satisfied anymore :-/. But well, here it is (yeah, it's long, slow and repetitive - that's how this music works ;-), also this is a first draft - the outro is kinda cheesy, but I like it).

Enjoy (or not)!

UPDATE:
Because I wasn't quite happy with the sound of the track I recorded and mixed it completely from scratch. I think it got at least better than the previous version. I've also replaced the outro.

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by Michael Klier at June 20, 2009 03:32 PM

Match Reports

Game 1

A couple of missed kicks from Jones early on, a nearly try from Monye that went to the TMO, a disallowed try for crossing, and some poor scrum and lineout play cost the Lions dearly in the first half. The Boks scored an early try and had a number of penalties converted and led 19-7.

Early in the second half, the South African forwards demonstrated some awesome mauling. However, once again the Lions had a try disallowed on the TMO’s watch after 50 minutes. The Lions suffered also from some ill-discipline in the second half, which ruined some opportunities. However, a hard-won try in the 67th set the Lions on fire and Monye again just missed out scoring a few minutes later. The Lions ascendenscy was even transferring to the scrum and this led to a Philips’ try after 75. And then the Lions even started to cause mayhem in the lineout… yet, ultimately it was just too late and had the Lions taken a chance earlier in the game they could have won from a Stephen Jones penalty - instead they had to search for a try rather than take the three points.

Game 2

Game 3

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by monjo at June 20, 2009 02:51 PM

Lions Tour

Today is the first Test of the British and Irish Lions’ tour of South Africa. The Lions have warmed up with six wins against makeshift sides; whilst nominally Super 14 club sides, they have been devoid of their Springbok internationals.

Lions LogoA Lions tour is one of the great traditions of rugby as 1000s of Brits follow them around the world. Twelve years ago the Lions won their tour of South Africa, so the Boks will be seeking revenge. Just as they were then, the Springboks are the world champions. However, this time their side is far more complete with arguably the best front row, lineout and scrum half in the world. Their back three is full of pace and in Francois Steyn has a brilliant kicker.

The British & Irish Lions also has plenty of talent and goes into the three-test series with plenty of confidence. Yet, I cannot help but feel that they will be doing well to not only avoid a 3-0 series defeat, but will be doing well not to have any heavy defeats. To achieve something the Lions will need to rely upon arguably the best central partnership in rugby - Brian O’Driscoll and Jamie Roberts. On top of this plenty of heart. My British patriotism suggests my heart hopes; though my head thinks not.

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by monjo at June 20, 2009 01:33 PM

Ghana at the Burj

Ghana National FlagI saw some of the Ghanaian national football team this morning whilst having breakfast at the Mugran Restaurant at the Burj Al-Fateh hotel in Khartoum. Ghana are playing Sudan later today in Omdurman in a crucial Africa Group D qualifier for 2010’s World Cup in South Africa.

The temperature for the match is likely to be scorching, as the past two weeks have been around 43-45 centigrade (the official air temperature), with surfaces in the sun significantly hotter, and this is likely to play a significant role in shaping the game. Personally, I find just sitting around outside quite a physical challenge - and a short walk quickly becomes tiring. However, modern-day professional footballers are elite athletes.

Burj Al-Fateh hotelI have been staying at the Burj for a little while now and would normally either miss breakfast or go to the Executive Lounge. Today, I fancied the sauteed potatoes and mushrooms, a proper cooked breakfast - albeit with chicken sausage, beef bacon, and the whitest scrambled egg ever - so it was quite coincidental I would see the Ghana side.

I assume they flew in from Kenya last night and will leave soon after the match. Khartoum is not a city where you can have an after-match beer. Though, with most flights seeming to leave around 4 or 5 in the morning, it is possible they’ll have to rest for a bit in the hotel after the game.

I will also be resting in the hotel… after exerting myself by going to the sauna!

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by monjo at June 20, 2009 07:37 AM

June 19, 2009

Der Bezug zur Realität...

Genau dieser scheint der RIAA endgültig verloren gegangen zu sein. Da wurde eine 32-jährge Büroangestellt wegen des „unlizensierten Verbreitens“ von sage und schreibe 24(!) Muikstücken vor einiger Zeit von einem US - Gericht zu 220.000 Dollar Strafzahlung verurteilt. Aufgrund eines Verfahrenfsfehlers wurde der SchauProzess neu aufgerollt und die Frau nun zu einer Strafe von 1,92 MILLIONEN DOLLAR verurteilt (und das ist noch gnädig, die Höchststrafe liegt bei der doppelten Menge).

Wie soll die 2 fache Mutter jemals diesen Geldbetrag aufbringen können? Angesichts dieser Urteile wundert es mich nicht dass die Musikindustrie kein Interesse an neuen und innovativen Vertriebsmodellen im Internetzeitalter hat, lässt sich so doch wunderbar Geld machen….

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by Michael Trojacher at June 19, 2009 12:26 PM

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Woohoooooo

Lori

<sarcasmn>
Finally no more child abuse or rapes… If I don't see it, it'll not happen.
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by Julian Knauer at June 19, 2009 07:12 AM

June 18, 2009

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2009/06/18 STOPP

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by Julian Knauer at June 18, 2009 09:19 PM

Speechless

Bundestag FAIL

The German Bundestag just waved through a law allowing the establishment of an internet censorship infrastructure in Germany. See this english article by netzpolitik.org for an overview if you haven't heard yet what that whole Stop sign crap is all about.

Dear 389 delegates who voted “yes” on the ballot just now: Fsck you. Please go home and read the Grundgesetz again1) before you further try to participate in politics, thank you. I for one applied for membership in the German Pirate party just a few days ago, I've had it with you guys.

Update Addendum (in german):

Artikel 5:

Jeder hat das Recht, ██████ ██████ ██████ ██████ , ██████ ██████ ██████ ██████ ██████ ██████ ██████ ██████ ██████ sich aus ██████ ██████ Quellen ██████ zu unterrichten. Die ███ █████████ ██████ Berichterstattung durch Rundfunk und Film werden gewährleistet. Eine Zensur findet ███ statt.

Exklusiver Blick in Deutschlands Zukunft, Heul nicht, sag was!
1) especially article 5
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by foosel at June 18, 2009 08:24 PM

Die Zensur kommt nach Deutschland

Der zumindest in Internetkreisen heftig umstrittene Gesetzesentwurf „zur Bekämpfung der Kinderpornografie in Kommunikationsnetzen“ wurde heute im deutschen Bundestag mit 389 zu 128 Stimmen angenommen. Damit werden alle Internetzugangsprovider in Deutschland dazu verpflichtet all jene Seiten, die auf einer Sperrliste des BKA veröffentlicht werden zu sperren. Tun sie das nicht werden Strafgelder von bis zu 50.000 €uro fällig. Damit sollen Kinderpornographische Inhalte „unschädlich“ gemacht werden. Man kann ja solche Sperren bekanntlich nicht durch Anonymisierungsdienste oder Proxyserver umgehen. Ausserdem ist es ja viel einfacher Seiten auf einer Liste zu sperren als wirklich gegen die Verursacher vorzugehen.

Hier wurde folgende Änderung in letzter Sekunde eingebracht:

§ 9 Expertengremium
Beim Bundesbeauftragten für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit wird ein unabhängiges Expertengremium bestellt, das aus fünf Mitgliedern besteht. Die Mitglieder werden bis zum 31. Dezember. 2012 bestellt. Die Mehrheit der Mitglieder muss die Befähigung zum Richteramt haben. Die Mitglieder sind berechtigt, die Sperrliste beim Bundeskriminalamt jederzeit einzusehen. Das Gremium überprüft mindestens quartalsweise auf der Basis einer relevanten Anzahl von Stichproben, ob die Einträge auf der Sperrliste die Voraussetzungen des § 1 Absatz 1 erfüllen. Stellt es mit Mehrheit fest, dass ein aufgeführtes Telemedienangebot diese Voraussetzung nicht erfüllt, muss das Bundeskriminalamt dieses Telemedienangebot bei der nächsten Aktualisierung entfernen.

Ausserdem wurden einige der Hauptkritikpunkte am Gesetz zumindest abgeschwächt:

§ 5 Verkehrs- und Nutzungsdaten
Verkehrs- und Nutzungsdaten, die auf Grund der Zugangserschwerung bei der Umleitung auf die Stopp-Meldung anfallen, dürfen nicht für Zwecke der Strafverfolgung verwendet werden

Wohlgemerkt, gespeichert und ausgewertet werden die Daten weiterhin…

Eine weitere kleine Anpassung:

§ 1 Sperrliste
(2) Die Aufnahme in die Sperrliste erfolgt nur, soweit zulässige Maßnahmen, die auf die Löschung des Telemedienangebots abzielen, nicht oder nicht in angemessener Zeit erfolgversprechend sind.
(3) Wird ein Telemedienangebot […] speichert, die Aufnahme und den Grund hierfür mitteilen, sofern der Diensteanbieter mit zumutbarem Aufwand zu ermitteln ist. Hat ein solcher Diensteanbieter seinen Sitz außerhalb des Hoheitsgebietes der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, unterrichtet das Bundeskriminalamt die für den polizeilichen Informationsaustausch mit anderen Staaten zuständige Stelle in dem betreffenden Staat, soweit eine Mitteilung nicht bereits nach Absatz 2 erfolgt ist.

„Angemessene Zeit“ und „zumutbarer Aufwand“ sind natürlich die entsprechenden Gummiparagraphen die die Auslegung des Textes nach gutdünken zulassen.

Ich finde ja das Ziel des Gesetzes, nämlich Kinderpornographie aus dem Netz zu verbannen eine gute Idee, nur der Weg ist der falsche. Ist erst einmal eine solche Sperrliste etabliert lässt sich diese für allerlei Zwecke missbrauchen. Was wenn eine Webseite aufgrund einer ungeschickt platzierten Werbung auf dem „Index“ landet - eine Webseite die etwa amazon.de oder ebay.de heisst? Auch wenn ein Expertengremium „einmal im Quartal“ die gesperrten Seiten evaluiert, ein deutlicher Umsatzeinbruch dürfte das kleinste Problem der betroffenen Seite sein. Hoffentlich werden die anderen EU Staaten, die sicher so schnell wie möglich ein ähnliches Gesetz in die Wege leiten werden, ein wenig mehr Fingerspitzengefühl beweisen auf dem schmalen Grat zwischen Zensur, Eingeschränkung der Meinungsfreiheit und Eindämmung der kriminellen Machenschaften. Vielleicht wäre ein koordiniertes Vorgehen gegen die Betreiber und Ersteller der KiPo - Webseiten zielführender als ein - staatlich Verordnetes - wegschauen.

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by Michael Trojacher at June 18, 2009 07:44 PM


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