Monday, November 11, 2002

Installed! And my machine's still running. Now here's what Software Update told me: The 10.2.2 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for the following applications and technologies: Address Book, iChat, IP Firewall, Mail, Print Center, Rendezvous, Sherlock and Windows file service discovery. The update also includes the updated services previously delivered in Security Update 2002-09-20. For detailed information on this Update, please visit http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n107140 11:24:14 PM    comment []

First I found an American living in England, then another German living in England, and now an Englishman living in the US got in touch with me! Small world... American Invisible. Keep on bloggin'! And now I'm going to download the update... 10:54:27 PM    comment []

It's out! At last! OS 10.2.2. Got to download it now, and probably screw up my computer. Apple Mac OS X - VersionTracker: "What's new in this version: Digital Hub and Peripheral Device Enhancements * Improves playback of large media files and peripheral device file copying. * Resolves a rare situation in which an inadvertently-ejected CD cannot be remounted and applications accessing the disc cannot be quit...[the rest of all the improvements fills a whole page!]" 10:44:30 PM    comment []

Great! Armin' s got even more links about the UK's latest hysteria - and he's quite right with his comments: www.grewe.co.uk, Armin Grewe's personal homepage: "Now Tony Blair is on the case: Be on high alert but don't let fear paralyse you." 9:21:36 PM    comment []

Slot Car Racing! When I was about 4 - 5 years old, my father once brought home a Scalextric Racing track. It came with two Lotus Formula 1 cars (or was it Vanwall?), and the little plastic drivers inside the cars actually leaned into the bends. That was great fun. Later on, when I was 14, I got a german Carrera 1:24 track, 4 lanes and you could tune the cars with softer wheels or high-tuned 'engines'. Back to Scalextric, because Carrera isn't much available here in England. At The Slotcar Race Place at Anders Lattermann you can find a lot of Scalextric track layouts as PDF files. This site is definitely worth a visit. And this Slot Cars Site is another site about slot cars. If you want to tune the cars, have a look at Slotcarracing - Your favorite slot car. Good grief...this is really nerd stuff. But very enjoyable. Definitely more fun than Playstation. 5:38:27 PM    comment []

BTW: I've ordered the Dickens's Dictionary of London now from http://www.oldhousebooks.co.uk/dickensl.html. I rather have it as a properly bound book than scrolling pixels on the screen. And at least this is not an Amazon link. So forgive me for posting a commercial link. 3:46:50 PM    comment []

Now everyone make that funny noise: BLÖK! 3:07:55 PM    comment []

Time to post some more fake addresses for the spambots: fdbbo@wattyven.ar, qlotuvrvko@zflnmowntvsllj.eu, hqou@yelmfvxiwfxtksuhcbol.eu, brkdowyy@fljhfmequhuiquzw.pl, bwdwta@xgcxyfkstgfv.nl, cnizfogntf@kpnulcoi.es, nirxxsrrv@hspzmyudeu.br, uparfcfyn@genmbcfmzpbusiz.de, vyzr@bxvlpvergazj.de, dqycorofy@fpnwqfptyvyhqvxati.de, zfhvuuvkpz@ylaivnnlye.nl, duacxoaml@molvlwr.de, vjqgbyt@kflzgkbpahytuhajxx.nl, bebb@unkthonx.st, madq@okjvmedcgrxdgyxbnpy.de, qdyp@eynktuudwrni.fr, qhwvcqfoa@zsizgqcgjlr.it, lkmdyoebom@ocfykqciw.eu, idoul@zdxm.br, ymvl@wbizmijjckap.tv 2:48:49 PM    comment []

The netbib weblog referred to my weblog as 'very recommendable'! Time to give back the compliment: Everybody have a look at the above blog. It's in German and about books, e-texts, libraries, publishing. I recommend it warmly. 1:49:27 PM    comment []

Well, this is just obscene: Connex chief gets 63% pay rise [This is London: London News] 1:37:03 PM    comment []

The Italians? How do they know? And what's going on with that rather strange family in that strange palace anyway? Royal aide accused of rape named. An Italian newspaper names the royal aide at the centre of rape allegations made by a former palace employee. [BBC News | Front Page] 1:34:40 PM    comment []

Funny. There are some old EDGAR cards of mine on that page: Edgar Archiv Nr. 0201 - 0300 10:44:26 AM    comment []

Night. The Mookse and The Gripes are exhausted, and Nuvoletta appears. 10:38:21 AM    comment []

Don't think this only happens in the US-offices. They've axed lots of jobs in their European offices as well. Ax to Fall at D'Arcy NEW YORK -- D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles is sharpening the ax to slice its New York staff of 400 down by about half, sources said last week. 9:30:21 AM    comment []

Whatever happened to the medium-sized, independent ad agencies? They probably all belong to Interpublic now and are in deep shit. Accounting Concerns at Interpublic. New York Times Nov 10 2002 11:52PM ET [Moreover - moreover...] 9:25:06 AM    comment []

Oh, those tabloids. Interesting story in The Guardian: The fight to buy up Paul Burrell. Stuart Millar on how the gloves came off in the tabloid frenzy to buy up the butler's story. [Guardian Unlimited] 9:21:02 AM    comment []

It's national pizza week! I didn't even know there was such an event. Amazing. Street grabs pizza the action [This is London: London News] 9:16:51 AM    comment []