Archive for January, 2008

Commas

On January 28th, 2008 19:44 • In Uncategorized • By Oliver

Another train of thoughts… I really need to re-learn the comma rules in English. Damn, that annoys me every time I write an entry. Time to dig out some grammar sites.

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PHP and OOP

On January 28th, 2008 19:29 • In Tech • By Oliver
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Last week, on our way to the sneak preview, I engaged a little conversation regarding object oriented programming in the PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor programming language with the other two geeks (one of them a code-guru). I always wondered if it’s just me, but I never found a good use for OOP in PHP. The thought [...]

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Movie Review: “The Mist”

On January 24th, 2008 19:03 • In Entertainment Media • By Oliver
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It all started with a nightly storm that rampaged through the neighbourhood. The next day David Drayton notices a fog bank moving from the mountains down the lake towards town, but thinks nothing of it. Together with his son Billy and his neighbour Brent Norton he drives down to the supermarket to get supplies, finding [...]

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They served a spear

On January 16th, 2008 12:36 • In Ranting • By Oliver
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Today they served mammoth skewer (Mammutspieß) at the cafeteria. They came from jurassic meat and the hunting spear was still in it. To make it clear, the skewer was almost double the size of the plate, nearly as big as the tray, and full of meat. Truely a man’s dish.
But makes you think. Two years [...]

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Movie Reviews

On January 11th, 2008 18:21 • In Entertainment Media • By Oliver
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Years ago, I’ve been writing movie reviews. Since I go to the sneak preview every week and like to write, it just arose. Some day, I fell into a deep hole called writers block and stayed there for a long time. After that I didn’t pick up the reviews again.
But I still go to the [...]

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2008 is here!

On January 10th, 2008 22:17 • In Personal • By Oliver
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No shit, Sherlock. So happy new year and all that jazz. Seriously!
The holidays were nice and just a tad stressful. Not much to report.
Actually I wanted to post this quick note over a week ago, but I had to take and post this picture.

Cow Slippers. Best present ever! (Cows rock, ya know.) They don’t [...]

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