Don't be a selfish moron!

[ Posted by Janka Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:48:33 GMT ]

I will more or less disappear for four weeks soon-ish (we are taking the TinyComputer this time, so updates from along the way are possible, but the thing is mostly for Orava’s photos and my writing, so don’t hold your breaths), but before that, a public health announcements follows.

As we are expecting an influenza epidemic, here’s the most important thing (together with washing your bloody hands) you can do to help: if you are sick, stay home. While the swine flu seems to turn out not as deadly as originally feared, influenza still is a killer of the weak, and a nasty and uncomfortable waste of time even for the strong, as are ever so many diseases circling the community. Going to work (or the gym, or pub, or class) while sick is not heroic or plucky or persistent – it is irresponsible and selfish. I do not want your flu and neither does anyone else, so stay the fuck home.

Thank you.

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Kesäkeitto!

[ Posted by Janka Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:42:25 GMT ]

1. Loottaa äidin siirtolapuutarhapalsta. 2. Paista kaikki vähänkään pehmeämpi sälä (yrtit, herneet, pavut) runsaassa määrässä voita. 3. Lisää maitoa ja kaikki kovempi sälä sopivina palasina. 4. Odota. 5. Suurusta vehnäjauhoilla (eli lisää vehnäjauhoja reilu ruokalusikallinen puolta litraa kohti, sekoitettuna ensin pieneen määrään nestettä). 6. Lisää suolaa ja pippuria. 7. Odota vielä vähän.

Ihan parasta, kaikki kasvit suoraan maasta.

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I can has IRC from sailing boat!

[ Posted by Janka Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:47:11 GMT ]

Sometimes a thing happens that really drives home how much technology has gone forward in fifteen years.

When I was a child, my family had a sailing boat. Internet was not invented yet. Neither were mobile phones. Sea charts had a special sign for harbors with a pay phone, and we turned on the radio every day at the exact hour when they sent out weather forecasts and emergency contact notifications to persons traveling.

Now I am sitting in the boat of a friend’s parents, in Kasnäs visitor harbor (which is huge, compared to what I think it used to be), writing a blog entry, and chatting on IRC.

My friend says that pretty much every visitor harbor has wifi these days. This one is apparently crappy.

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Kivasti listan laittaa internettiin info

[ Posted by Janka Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:34:14 GMT ]

Yleisön pyynnöstä (huolimatta) tässä lista Ropeconin yövuoron YouTube-soitosta. Ei varmaan kata kaikkea, varsinkaan yleisötoiveista, minä muista mitä kaikkea tuli soiteltua. Ei missään erityisessä järjestyksessä, kuten ei yölläkään. Ei sisällä uusintoja.

By/despite popular demand, here is a list of the YouTube songs played by the Ropecon info desk night shift. I probably miss a lot, but you can be happy that this does not include the reruns.

Random good and “good” songs: From Monty Python: Flash classics: Mixtures and mashups: Literal videos: From the awesome band Flight of the Conchords:

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