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Funky comments sections
WordPress seems to have run into some problems with closing comments. Should be (temporarly?) resolved. Too much php and MySQL knowledge required for comfort.
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Coming soon
After nearly 5 months of inactivity, this blog will return. Stay tuned for a large project with a series of posts.
Tracker: old fire rekindled
Just found out that the wonderfully talented laptop artist Jeremy Flower has his own Web site. In one of his posts he talks about the Chicago high school visits of a few weeks ago, as a part of the “Ainadamar” curriculum. He has also uploaded the student-created beats.
I very briefly talked to Jeremy at one [...]
Superseriously cool
R.E.M. is coming out with a new album, Accelerate, soon. These guys can do nothing wrong in my book and you’ll find me at United Center on June 6 when they return to Chicago. The first single from the new album is Supernatural Superserious, a mix of eighties, nineties and new millennium R.E.M.
Radiohead, being Radiohead, [...]
It’s 2008
It’s 2008. I spent the holidays in Texas and it turned out to be a very American, and maybe even more Texan experience, including barbeque in Lockhart, outlet malls in San Marcos, and walking out of a church in protest against a horribly inappropriate homily that rambled about the homosexual threat against families (clearly a [...]
YouTube at its best
No post for a while and this is what I come up with? Have a look at this bizarre video; a remix of one of my favorite songs. (But it’s “low playing,” not “low plane”!) Find an awesome live version in the Netherlands here.
Saint Nicholas’ Eve treat: make your very own pepernoten
It’s an exciting time for Dutch people. Saint Nicholas’ Eve is approaching. Unfortunately, there are some things horribly wrong with the Dutch celebration of this great feast (and I’m not talking about the Eurotrash music here). But on a happier note, it’s also a time of delicious candy and chocolate letters. For those who want [...]
Tag clouds and visitor numbers
Visitor numbers for my Web site keep growing. Last March was the first time my Web site saw over 1,000 unique visitors. This October, just over half a year later, I broke the 2,000 figure. The total amount of unique visitors for March 2007 was 2,228. Total visits amassed to 7,324; total pages to 15,558; [...]
Poor customer service, poor business
I just Googled “Sprint customer service” and my previous blog entry came in at #21. Not bad, from a total of 2,270,000 results. Now add the word “bad” to your search and you will receive 1,920,000 results. Can I unscientifically conclude from this little test, that Sprint’s customer service is mostly bad? (Besides “phone number,” [...]
Sprint: A Tale of Customer Service
You may have heard and even experienced customer service horror stories before. I certainly have. But I would like to share this very recent nightmarish tale of Sprint customer service. Unfortunately, I am the protagonist.
Friday Night
I get home late and empty the mail box. Credit card offers and bills, nothing unusual. Until I open my [...]
