Archaeological Dig
This one’s from 2005, almost six years ago. Let’s see:
- Apple 12″: Nicest laptop ever and the only one to earn (positive) comments from female co-café visitors. used today in conjunction with two DVD burners. Still works like a breeze, but too slow for flash, and so not good enough for everyday use.
- iPod 3G: Kaputt, sadly. Still alive, but won’t play anything.
- Crumpler bag: still use it, in particular for lugging photo equipment around. Migh reactivate now the iPad is the permanent companion.
- Ericsson T39m phone: to day probably favourite gadget ever. Still working fine, Victoria is using it.
- Sony Ericsson 610 (i think): kaput
- Canon S45: once had a €100 makeover. Still makes brilliant and absolutely good enough pictures.
- TAN generator: still waiting for widespread use.
- Other: Not yet cable free living, I am afraid.
What’s outside my bag, originally uploaded by Rakeman.
Steam for mac
Glad to see that Steam for mac is finally available. It’s been too long without games, in particular because I’ve been using macs for the past few years, and my old PC finally became too slow to keep up, and anyway, there’s not enouhg space to keep a dedicated gaming machine going.
On the other hand, not playing has left a huge gap. In my opinion, gaming is a huge plus, as it not only helps you take your mind off everyday life, but also has plenty other benefits, such as training your brain (really), or even social bonus, in case you like to hook up with others. I really do miss it.
Anyway, it’s now time to add Steam to my iMac and try out Half Life 2- I do hope it is at least as good as it used to be years ago, and I guess that is not too much to ask?
Facebook “Like” Widget for WordPress
I am now really glad we didn’t go down the niche social network path, because I’d now be shitting myself.
People are interested in more than just one topic, and prefer to keep their relationships in one singe, manageable place. At least, that is a theory I find quite appealing and it is perhaps justified when looking at how the big networks are evolving. Facebook is the obvious one, and following initial doubt, I find myself using it for all kinds of purposes – simply for the reason that everyone’s there, and most of the functionality I need is to be found there. Clever.
This begs the question as to how publications like FWnetz will find their place – it doesn’t make sense to run an own network. Enter clever extentions like the “like” button (I’ve installed the plugin here to test), and two things happen: first, dependency on a single network, ie Facebook, increases even further, but second, “community” is now sort of ported outside facebook. It’s quite appealing, easy, and the benefits outweigh possible issues. I’ve made my decision.
Still, it would be utter madness to totally depend on someone else, which is why there is a limit to “intertwineness”. But where is it?
As for the plugin, I still can’t figure out how to edit the blank space beneath. When that’s done, there is no reason why it shouldn’t make an appearance on FWnetz.
What would we have done?
Waiting for a good friend to show up. We’d arranged to meet at a Starbucks, but through some misunderstanding, we both ended up at the wrong place. The situation was easily remedied through use of a mobile phone. By the time he showed up I’d finished my first cup of coffee (picture with cup and arriving friend in the distance).
I wondered: what would we have done 20 years ago? I suppose I’d have waited for about half an hour, tried to find a public telephone and – provided I had coins- tried to call him at home. And would then have moved on. Times have changed indeed.
Copenhagen
I’m on the train in Copenhagen (s-tog) enjoying free internet. It’s great , provided you have some handy device like an iPhone or sometime soon a tablet. On the other hand, it keeps you from looking outside, and it’s not like a break from being online is a bad thing. On the other hand, I can write about how odd it is to be close to where I gathered nice childhood memories. On with it.
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Welcome to Irakli West's personal pages on the Web. I am Danish, live close to Munich in Germany, and run FWnetz, an online magazine and training resource for firefighters. In real life, I am Regional Manager Northern Europe for Paratech, teach Heavy Rescue (it's fun, challenging and serves a good purpose) and try to learn more about USAR. I am a member of the Munich Volunteer Fire Department as well as @fire, a USAR and Wildfire NGO outfit.
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