http://www.sigg3.net/index.php There's nothing unusual about anything. It's just a matter of perspective. This is just another weblog. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:27:26 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 info@sigg3.net info@sigg3.net en I'm getting a job again, since the meager state stipend and student loan just won't cut it. Instead of returning to the old job, where I am always very welcome, I decided it was time for something new. Allthewhile reading up on modern German History and Literature as well as ... http://www.sigg3.net/index.php?p=1611&c=1 .... but we're not dead yet! The U.S. Congress is currently considering the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), that are among the two most anti-global and anti-social law proposals to appear before congress since the Patriot Act (which was the end of one of our ... http://www.sigg3.net/index.php?p=1610&c=1 Michael Park's domain is expiring in about 2 weeks, but he has decided to not renew the domain. I am sad to see such a long term online friend disappear from "the neighbourhood" -- Michael has been dear help to Sigg3.net since 2003 or so -- but I also understand ... http://www.sigg3.net/index.php?p=1609&c=1 Here's the quick and dirty way to get the proprietary ATI 'fglrx' driver up and running on OpenSUSE 12.1 64-bit and 32-bit systems. Why blog about this when there must be hundreds of great wikis out there to cover the issue? None of them worked 100%. Here's a way that ... http://www.sigg3.net/index.php?p=1608&c=1 We've just popped a bottle of Champagne in our hotel room and will soon be leaving for a six-course all inclusive evening at a rooftop restaurant overlooking the Blue Mosque, Haga Sophia and the Bosporus strait towards Asia. Thanks for 2011. It was quite eventful, detailed report to follow. But now: ... http://www.sigg3.net/index.php?p=1607&c=1 Bollicks to this, I'm off to Istanbul! That's right, folks. If you're going to celebrate New Year's Eve, you might as well celebrate it in the Ottoman Empire. Or the remnants thereof. That's why me and Lady C are traveling economy class to Constantinople tomorrow at noon! There's free wifi at ... http://www.sigg3.net/index.php?p=1606&c=1 While the video was made by the atheist organization TheThinkingAtheist.org, and focuses on the American Christmas celebration, I think it has quite a lot of interesting historical facts: With this freshly in mind, I can go eat at the Winter Fest with the good conscience only a warm-hearted non-believer can. Have ... http://www.sigg3.net/index.php?p=1605&c=1 I've been working with large video files lately, files that are too large for regular storage media. I've come to learn how much better ffmpeg is at these jobs than the graphical tools. Mainly because the graphical ones draw more resources and require more fiddling about, in total taking more ... http://www.sigg3.net/index.php?p=1604&c=1 Just before I forget, congratulations are in order for Lady C, Vixen and me, but more importantly to their brother A and his girlfriend T who gave birth to a baby boy today! Yes, you can call me Uncle Sigg3. Happy Birthday [untitled] ! ... http://www.sigg3.net/index.php?p=1603&c=1 I've done it! The two worst class room exams this year have been idled through and delivered. The first one, Tysk 1101, was 9 o'clock Monday, and I had looked up all the nearby cafés around campus to find out when they opened in order to secure a cup of ... http://www.sigg3.net/index.php?p=1602&c=1