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Pace.

Posted 19:12 CET Saturday March 13th, 2010 (174 days ago). 321 views. 2 comments. Tagged with Formula 1, Internet.

This weekend is an intriguing one. Or at least I think so, all my friends laugh at me. The reason is that the 2010 Formula 1 season kicks off this weekend and I’m psyched! I started to watch F1 races again back in 2007 and have watched almost every race since and I don’t think 2010 will be an exception.

There are a lot of interesting changes this year compared to the 2009 season. Probably the most interesting rule change is that the teams are no longer allowed to refuel during the race. The last time this rule was used was all the way back in 1993. Three new teams have been accepted to the grid, while Toyota is missing since the 2009 season. There have of course been some driver changes as well, and you might already know that seven-time World Champion and old timer Michael Schumacher has returned to Formula 1. He will be driving for Mercedes GP, formerly Brawn GP. One of my favorite drivers, Fernando Alonso, is now with Ferrari together with Felipe Massa, who is returning to Formula 1 after almost having a spring lodged through his brain last year.

So, if you, like me, enjoy cars driving around in circles at ridiculous speeds, you have a lot to look forward to this year! Continue reading "Pace." →

All Clear.

Posted 08:53 CET Sunday February 28th, 2010 (187 days ago). 287 views. No comments. Tagged with Internet, World News.

After watching the live coverage from Hawaii yesterday I think we can safely say that tsunami prediction is not an exact science yet. At some point in time, Mother Earth will fuck us up real good. We’re not capable of predicting any of the things she can throw at us without even breaking a sweat: Earthquakes, volcano eruptions, floods, tornadoes. We can’t even predict the weather correctly twelve hours in advance. That cute weather girl tells you the sun will shine the next day and you wake up to a blizzard. Of course it will all accumulate in December 2012 when everything is supposed to go to hell. I, for one, would really like to experience 2013 and the years to come after that, so I’m leaning towards the Wulfmorgenthaler explanation to the whole Mayan calendar thing. See the comic above. Click to enlarge or find a good magnifying glass.

In terms of technology and the internet, the last 24 hours have been very interesting. After the earthquake in Chile, land line and cell phone networks went black in many areas, while the internet continued working. Because of this, people were able to communicate with the outside world, send pictures, messages and even connect video calls through Skype and other voice over IP services. The same thing happened to some degree after the Haiti earthquake. Continue reading "All Clear." →

Canon.

Posted 17:29 CET Sunday December 27th, 2009 (250 days ago). 287 views. No comments. Tagged with Internet, Music.

We were all very impressed by this guy who played Pachelbel’s “Canon” to perfection on his electric guitar. Now, prepare to be equally impressed by Tracy Bundy, who does not sell shoes, but performs the same piece of music on an acoustic guitar almost exclusively by tapping.

I, for one, am impressed. Not only does he play the classic pieces, he also know his way around the more modern gems. What about Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” and “Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin, also performed on an acoustic guitar?

More Invites.

Posted 20:58 CET Friday November 20th, 2009 (287 days ago). 385 views. 9 comments. Tagged with Internet.

For some reason I’ve, over the last couple of weeks, been accumulating invites to some of the hottest services currently available on the interweb. I still have a few left, so if you’re interested, drop a comment here and I’ll send an invite to the services you want.

Spotify – 1 invitation left (only applicable for people living in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, France and Spain).
Google Wave – 9 invitations left.
Jolicloud – 7 invitations left.

Note that the Google Wave invites are not sent out immediately when I register your e-mail address, they are submitted whenever Google feels like it.

Sicko.

Posted 14:01 CET Sunday November 8th, 2009 (299 days ago). 378 views. No comments. Tagged with Computer Games, Internet, Movies.

No, I haven’t got the swine flu. Not even a slight cough. Anniken was out sick for a couple of days last week and I was so sure I’d get ill too, I prepared good for it: I hocked up my old Xbox 360 and bought GTA Episodes From Liberty City. After I got my PS3, I tried to sell my Xbox 360 console, but the big consumer electronics store chains sold Xbox 360 systems so cheap, they completely killed off the second hand console market. There is an obvious upside to this, though; I can play games that are exclusive Xbox 360 releases.

But since I’m not sick yet, the game is still in its plastic wrapping. Nothing wrong with playing the game while I’m not ill, of course, but since being home sick can be quite boring, I need something to do if it happens. I do have some excellent PC games I can play, but they are all strategy games that require some level of brain activity and that’s usually not my strong side when the fever kicks in. But where did all those great strategy games come from? Continue reading "Sicko." →