Hahaha no they’re not. That’s retarded.
Author Archives: Till
Protests and Democracy
March 21, 2010 – 00:39
I just got carried away writing a long comment on @lckelley’s blog post (not yet approved at the time of writing) but then I felt bad for my own blog because I never update so I decided to put it on here as well, slightly reworded and with key quotes from lckelley’s post.
I was talking [...]
Blog Redesign
October 30, 2009 – 00:25
I redesigned my blog last night to show off some of my web design skills. While it might look really impressive and professional, it’s actually pretty easy to do with WordPress
Please let me know what you like / don’t like about it, I need everybody’s feedback to help me build better sites.
Oh and [...]
Now Hiring: Camwhores
September 24, 2009 – 02:50
My office is next to a school. Today, the pedestrian overpass right in front of the school was plastered with these leaflets:
The text roughly translates as:
New work for teenagers
We are now recruiting the youngest team ever to use programs such as MSN, hi5 and Camfrog [webcam chat, also with "adult rooms"]. Work after studying for [...]
My Alarm Script
July 18, 2009 – 04:14
Shared for Sajal. This python script wakes me up when our server is down. Just substitute the variables at the beginning to suit your needs. mpg123 is required to play mp3
#!/usr/bin/python
import urllib2,re,time,os
url = “http://www.google.com”
needle = “I’m Feeling Lucky”
sound = “~/music/Rage\ Against\ The\ Machine\ -\ Rage\ Against\ The\ Machine/07\ -\ Rage\ Against\ The\ Machine\ -\ Wake\ [...]
Sex Shows Are the Thai Version of Ballet
July 16, 2009 – 22:06
One of the few podcasts that I regularly listen to is Thinking Allowed, an excellent BBC Radio 4 program about sociology, anthropology and modern culture.
I was very surprised when last week’s episode — after discussing the implications of Darwinian theory for modernization of man — turned towards a certain subject of grave importance that to [...]
My First “Workout” Ever
July 13, 2009 – 18:50
And “workout” is in quotation marks for a reason.
This morning, for the first time since I prematurely ended my soccer career at the age of 12, I got some exercise for the sake of exercise.
I ran about 2km on a treadmill, did 20 situps (against an incline!), and finally some upper body workout at some [...]
This Is What I Get for Helping People
July 9, 2009 – 01:53
I had this conversation with a friend today:
(03:38:15 PM) [Name withdrawn]: you think using Wireless Router will make internet speed slower
(03:38:16 PM) [Name withdrawn]: ?
(03:40:17 PM) till: no
(03:40:41 PM) till: not unless you have REALLY FAST internet lol
(03:41:30 PM) [Name withdrawn]: what do you mean?
(03:45:05 PM) till: nevermind. a wireless router will not slow down [...]
Kitty Internet Superstar
March 31, 2009 – 21:39
Quick and dirty translation for Kitty, original is at http://www.zib21.com/netzzeit/netzzeit-news-das-katzchen-als-blogstar-google-ist-uber-dir-macht-facebook-infantil/
Bangkok Blogstar
A few hours ago she was at the Central World Shopping Center, Bangkok. “It was echotastic” she wrote, “but then lightning hit.” She wrote this on twitter. She also posted that she was on Phuket for the weekend, where she had an unpleasant encounter with [...]