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vi – I just gotta love it even though I hate it

Work/Geek

Every now and then I get stuck with a Linux or Unix environment with no GUI available. Whatever the intention is, it does not take more than 2 minutes before I have to at least edit a single line in a file, leaving me with the only option to use vi. Like for instance now. Been using vi quite a lot the last week, learning geek-commands such as ZZ, y, p, i, I and A. Off course I knew :q! in advance. Just gotta love the tool I love to hate when using such commands, leave work for a week and try to remember them…impossible, you then need the Cheat Sheet.

You can also visit the VI Lovers page

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Application installation done easy

Work/Geek

Marius, a colleague of mine from Workplace, told me once about this service, which I’ve now tested when configuring my new laptop. Just go to the website, check off the apps you want, download your customized installer and you’re on http://ninite.com/

New job – from 1/12 I will be working for Telenor

Work/Geek

Today is my last day as Senior Consultant for Workplace Consulting AS. Tomorrow I will be heading of to Fornebu, working for Telenor as System Specialist Middelware.

Been three very good years at WPC, but heading off to Telenor to get even more hands-on on WebSphere. Looking forward to that, also looking forward to be working at Telenorsenteret. Will be using bicycle as my main tool for transportation, maybe not during mid-winter, but from late March until early November it should be possible.

Out running…for a while

Sport

This morning me and Dag Anders agreed that we should go out running. We talked about using our bikes, but since it was a bit frosty we decided to run. Very nice weather when we started, and it seemed like we should get two very good hours…could not be more wrong. After about 15 minutes I stepped on a root and slipped causing me to pull my toe of all things. “No problem, we can continue…”, but after yet another 30 minutes I had to withdraw, I had to stop running and walk back. So no more running for a while…

(No doubt that my toe has taken some beating before as well…)

@Update: Elin did not approve the picture 🙂

Sissel Kyrkjebø and Odd Nordstoga in concert

Music

I granted Elin two tickets to the Christmas concert with Sissel Kyrkjebø and Odd Nordstoga as the morning gift from me (together with a pair of earrings). She wanted me to join her, and today was the day for the concert. Both artists are very good, and together they are good as well. We had a really enjoyable one and a half hours.

But I must say that Oslo Spektrum sucks as a concert hall for such type of music. When Green Day and Metallica and such bands have a concert, the volume is so loud that you do not notice the echo, but when Sissel sings you cannot avoid hearing the fact that Oslo Spektrum provides a lot of echo. I would rather prefer Oslo Konserthu

Blind testing caviar

Anything but the other

I had bought caviar from Coop here the other day, but Elin insisted that Mills caviar was waaaay better. I challenged her, and arranged a blind test. Prepared two spoons, and made her decide who was best – meaning according to her, which one was Mills. Tasted, and said sure as hell “This is Mills caviar…”….aaaand she was wrong!! Victory to me!

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