Archives for: March 2010
Renovation of my bike
March 30th, 2010My commuter bike broke down about two weeks ago, so I bought a new chain. But, new chain and worn out sprockets are not a good combination. So after advice from Espen I decided to buy the Single Speed Conversion Kit. In that way I will reduce the need fo… more »
A Serious Man
March 30th, 2010We saw "A Serious Man" this evening at home on DVD. Yet another movie by the Cohen brothers. Given very good reviews we hoped for a good laugh...but...neither mine or Elins cup of tea so to speak. more »
Rblog - 10 years anniversary
March 30th, 2010Just realized that my blog has been up and running now for ten years! Pretty hardcore or what?? more »
If summer comes in a hurry
March 30th, 2010If summer comes in a hurry, one of my neighbors are well prepared if the lawn should grow to fast to soon. He has left the lawn mover out on the lawn the whole winter. Me and Anders was out this morning when I spotted it. Not to be all to pessimistic, bu… more »
From Lindesnes to Nordkapp with bicycle IV
March 29th, 2010The fourth leg, now I have reached Storforshei, or just Heia as we justed to call it when I was a child. Heia is just 25 kilometers north of Mo i Rana where I grew up. At Heia you can among other things find the Artic Circle Raceway. So now I've done alm… more »
Close to disaster!!
March 28th, 2010At home this evening, late dinner, one can of beer in the refrigerator - could not resist it. Sat down on the couch and grabbed the can, pulling the opener with my index finger when suddenly...it just bent, so the box did not open. A state of emergency w… more »
Right now playing: Kyuss
March 26th, 2010Members of Kyuss have gone on to form or play in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu, Unida, Brant Bjork, Eagles of Death Metal, Mondo Generator, Hermano, Dwarves, Slo Burn and Them Crooked Vultures. http://en.wikipedia.org… more »
A picture is not proving anything
March 25th, 2010Spend five minutes watching this video showing the new feature in the next version of Photoshop "Content-aware fill". You can delete everything, and that really means everything!
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Pretty hardcore...
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Weekend at Skeikampen
March 21st, 2010Thomas, Espen and I have been skiing this weekend at Skeikampen. Not the best resort, but after we had been following the weather forecast the last week we decided that due to danger of avalanches some places and not enough snow other places Skeikampen w… more »
Mechanical breakdown
March 19th, 2010As I have mentioned earlier, to commute each day is hard for the equipment. Today my bike chain snapped when I was about to accelerate from the sidewalk out in the road. This happened down by Aker Brygge, luckily I must say since it is not a long walk to… more »
Orango in concert
March 19th, 2010Yesterday I met my friend Marco, first we went out to eat and afterwards we went to see Orango in concert. Four years since the first time I saw them playing live. This time I found the concert much better, enjoyed the new songs and also the fact that th… more »
Ugly architecture
March 15th, 2010This weekend I saw the episode of the tv show Spekter. The episode was about ugly architectureSpekter - Spekter: Det stygge Norge - Norske byer og tettsteder er sjelden vakre. Spekter ser på om det er næringsinteresser, sløve politikere eller et folk… more »
Online trucking in the USA
March 15th, 2010Got this url from my colleague Leslaw. A guy working as a truck driver in the US, broadcasting his location and also the forward view as well as from inside the cabin. If just dull stuff on tv, spend some hours driving on the Americans highways http://ww… more »
Always be prepared!!
March 15th, 2010"It's better to have the Back-up and not need it, than need the Back-up and not have it!"Bedside Gun Rack for Your Shotgun -- The Back-Up Home Protection Gun Rack[youtube]6r3B0bi4_Iw[/youtube] more »
På vegne av venner - Kristopher Schau
March 14th, 2010It has been a while since I've had the time to read books now, but when I one day discovered that the thin book Elin have had lying on the kitchen countertop was written by Kristopher Schau I had to read it. I've read about the book some time ago, back i… more »
Mysterious coincidence, or what?
March 11th, 2010Picture from earlier today, the top issue at http://www.dagbladet.no, Vidar Riseth telling about the "mysterious" event when someone had something "mysterious" in his beer...alongside with a banner for "mysterious.no" http://www.mystisk.no...coincidence.… more »
From Lindesnes to Nordkapp with bicycle III
March 11th, 2010The third leg, I have reached Kvam which is to be found in Steinkjer municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county. I remember from when I was a child, that Kvam had a old diary with a very tall chimney. One of the landmarks on the veeeery looong journey from ho… more »
Tired when driving in warm weather
March 9th, 2010Pictures from last Sunday. First time in many months that we have seen temperature not below zero. more »
Two days in Hemsedal
March 5th, 2010Spent two days in Hemsedal together with my colleagues from Telenor. Nice weather, the snow conditions are not to good this season, but still: two very good days for skiing. Not in a position to complain since I do not get to do so much skiing anymore.… more »
Lovely day for a bike ride
March 3rd, 2010Yesterday was the best day so far this year when going to and from work. The sun was shining and temperature just below zero. First picture from the morning when I arrived at work more »
How to analyze a heap dump
March 1st, 2010In fact, analyzing the heap dump is not rocket science, many tools are available to do this. My intention was to use the IBM Support Assistant and then install the MDD4J-plugin on my laptop. All done without much hassle, so then of to analyze the actual… more »
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