As you might have noticed, I haven’t posted a picture of a wooden train track for some time now. The kids have basically outgrown that stuff (which does not rule out the occasional relapse), so we stopped building elaborate tracks. But: we now got a decent number of Kapla blocks. At first sight, these are […]
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Fundstücke …
Da suche ich heute was ganz harmloses auf Google (Postadresse eines BKA-Mitarbeiters), und dabei stoße ich auf folgende Perle der Geschichte: Betrifft: Begutachtungsverfahren, Rationalisierung; Nutzung der elektronischen Kommunikation, insbesondere auch bei Übersendungen an das Präsidium des Nationalrates Das ganze stammt aus 1998, und enthält folgenden Text: Grundsätzlich wurde in der Bundesverwaltung X.400 als die präferierte […]
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Sommerfest im Kindergarten
Heuer war es ein Märchenfest:
2007: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5105#section-7 The concept of the validation token may be useful in other registry-type applications where the proof of an underlying right is a condition for a valid registration. An example is a Top Level Domain (TLD) where registration is subject to proof of some precondition, like a trade mark or the right in a […]
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History and future of copyright
I’ve written on the subject of copyright and the upheaval in that space before. Here is a very good contribution to that discussion, from medieval Ireland to file-sharing: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/feature-articles/1295-344-features-rubinstein
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Merry Christmas 2012
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Spot the child
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Siemens Kindermatinee
Sunday morning kids entertainment.
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Adobe Flash Updates
Today we’ve seen yet another Adobe Flash Player update due to serious problems. So be it. One thing always sets my teeth on edge when doing/verifying it: The number of clicks it takes me to check the version of the currently running Flash plugin. It would be far too simple if the download page (which […]