SQLite 3.0.7
Very nice - the new version has Unicode (UTF-8) support and rudimentary data types. However, PySQLite (the Python interface) still seems to work with older SQLite versions. The original article is available here.
Archive 30.9.2004 - 8.10.2004
And another small change to the RSS feed
My latest images are now being included in the main RSS feed. Otherwise they got a bit lost in the pure image blog. So for the first time there will be a small batch of images as new items, and after that of course only what I've newly created. And I don't add new images as often as I would like...
Farewell to the Industrial Estate
One last look at the magnificent panorama from the hotel room's skylight and then back to Munich. Next week then in a different hotel in a different business district ... ![154-400-300.jpeg][P1]
CIA Report: Iraq Did Not Possess Weapons of Mass Destruction
Don't bother anymore. War is repeatedly presented as important and correct, the supporters have talked themselves into the mess so many times that they believe their own lies. What do facts matter then...
At tagesschau.de - Die Nachrichten der ARD you can find the original article.
Debacle of Chess Grandmasters Against Chess Machines
It's always funny how humans want to prove their superiority over the machine specifically in a game where humans have to become machines in order to win ...
You can find the original article on heise online news.
Customer liable for PIN misuse
Yeah, great. What total idiots handed down that injustice again. With manipulation of an ATM, the PIN can be stolen - and definitely without the customer necessarily noticing. And then the thief can happily start withdrawing money - and the customer is screwed. Because now they have to first prove that such manipulation is taking place. And once again the burden is placed on the weakest person in the group, because the banks simply aren't willing to provide at least a minimum level of service for all the money they're ripping off from their customers.
At WDR.de you can find the original article.
Microsoft Chief: Stolen Music Mainly Lands on iPods
Well, whoever rages around like a monkey probably behaves that way otherwise too - and then makes a fool of themselves on other topics as well
At heise online news there's the original article.
Net activist convicted of fine for hyperlinks
And yet another mindless court ruling. Beautiful Germany, where people as devoid of understanding and knowledge as the Düsseldorf RP can bend the law and even get confirmation for it in court.
At heise online news there's the original article.
NRW Prisons Test Partial Privatization
Omni Consumer Products?
At WDR.de you can find the original article.
Rollei Announces Rolleiflex MiniDigi
Dreadfully bad display, terribly slow, fuzzy operation and at best a joke. The image quality is accordingly poor. Well, at least you can swap the memory card. Still: a real reflex viewfinder wouldn't have shown the digital image, but would have had at least some style. Oh yes, and it promptly crashed during the presentation at Photokina.
At PhotographyBLOG you can find the original article.
Season Over for Zabel
Of course. He fights his way through every sprint forward, battles to the bitter end for his position - and where does he get injured? Climbing up a ladder.
I found the original article at Radsport-News.com.
Terrible Lizard in Feather Dress
Surprises again and again.
At NETZEITUNG.DE Wissenschaft you can find the original article.
SCO vs. Linux: Motions Rejected, Deadline Extended
Well, let's see if they finally have something to show for it in 30 days - but I wouldn't bet on it
At heise online news you can find the original article.
Business leaders demand swift tax reform
Clear. Exactly. Corporate taxation is too high. Of course. You can imagine what a bold reform should look like. Rip-off mentality at its finest. At tagesschau.de - Die Nachrichten der ARD you can find the original article.
Censorship in Germany
It's so beautifully simple, really. A cease-and-desist letter, horrendous costs, and you've already squeezed small private projects out of existence. And you pat yourself on the back for showing those left-wing punks or whoever happens to be in the line of fire. Maybe you even brag about it at your fraternity meeting. Or at the regulars' table. Because it's so great to throw your money around and assume the arrogance that the world belongs to you...
At Der Schockwellenreiter there's the original article.
one of Landshut's landmarks
Got shown around the city this evening. Pictures of the castle and the highest brick tower in Germany didn't work due to lack of light. ![153-400-300.jpeg][P1]
The End of the World
In parts quite picturesque - but nothing going on here. Nothing at all. ![150-400-300.jpeg][P1] ![151-400-300.jpeg][P2] ![152-400-300.jpeg][P3]
The Hotel at the End of the World
Not in Munich, not in Landshut as claimed either - instead in the industrial area of a small town somewhere near Landshut. Do you have any idea how boring an industrial estate in the middle of nowhere is? |:-)| ![149-400-300.jpeg][P1]
The Unwanted Voices
Why OSCE Observers at US Elections Would Be Entirely Appropriate.
At Telepolis News (03.10.2004) you can find the original article.
Erik Zabel is Vice World Champion in Road Racing
Not bad either. Sure, the world champion jersey would have looked good on him too, but finishing in his proven 2nd place at the world championship somehow fits him as well
iPod Information Center - the ultimative site @ http://www.cilly.dyndns.org/iPod/ - all possible information about the iPod
Munich Again
next week and the week after I'll be on the road in Munich again. So things might get a bit thin here - or terrible if I make good on my threat to moblog with the PDA
Pope beatifies last Habsburg Emperor
An organizational mass murderer and a crazy nun. That's fitting. Blessed are the poor in spirit, right?
At tagesschau.de - The News of the ARD you can find the original article.
Warez Raid: The FTPWelt Story
Buy the current CT, open page 62, read and laugh your socks off at Syndikus and his bandit antics. Or as the chocolate wave rider always says: Read! That's an order!
Judith Arndt World Champion: "A Great Day"
Yes, let's congratulate them!
I found the original article at Radsport-News.com.
Leica - a la carte
I saw this demonstrated at the trade show. Brilliant. I wish it had existed when I bought my M6. On the other hand: if it had existed back then, I probably would have paid double for my M6. After all, the MP/M7 has now almost reached in euros what my M6 cost in marks.
Flowers
Blumen
In the flower beds. For once, they actually chose a pretty witty - because naturally looking - planting.
Autumn - Time of Fruits and Seeds
Autumn - Time of Fruits and Seeds
No idea which tree this is - but the fruits look funny. The leaves somehow remind me of rowan.
and always more rain
and again and again rain
It's annoying when going for a walk, but it makes otherwise boring subjects more interesting.
US Government Shows Little Interest in Computer Security
Fits right in that the energy ministry gets hacked every two days
At NETZEITUNG.DE Internet you can find the original article.
Argentine Rebellin not allowed to start at World Cup
All the effort for nothing ...
At Radsport-News.com I found the original article.
Instiki - Nice little Wiki in Ruby
Java Runtime Properties for Mac OS X - Tips on how to call Java in OS X - also with a custom icon
Merck recalls medication - stock plummets
I am not amused. The hospital had prescribed this stuff for me for the time before the operation
At tagesschau.de - Die Nachrichten der ARD you can find den Originalartikel.
PythonCard Home Page - getting better all the time - a GUI app framework for Python and wxPython
Red Robin - Jython - Install Jython in Eclipse
Pain patient not allowed to grow cannabis
The neighing bureaucratic horse that carried this judge along must have been on dope too ...
At tagesschau.de - Die Nachrichten der ARD you can find the original article.
SPE - Stani's Python Editor - complete IDE for wxPython built entirely on wxGlade
Sports doctor Ferrari sentenced to suspended sentence
Does Armstrong now apologize to Simeoni for his terrible behavior towards him?
I found the original article at Radsport-News.com.
TvBrowser and Mac OS X
Who, like me, assembles their TV schedule with TvBrowser and uses it on a Mac, might also be annoyed that no MacOS X startup application is provided. Sure, you can simply start the program by double-clicking the JAR file, but the resulting icon in the Dock cannot be pinned - it's just an internal Java application that is, so to speak, generated on the fly. Long story short: I've created a corresponding startup application. Simply download it and mount the disk image. Then drag the application into the same folder where the tvbrowser.jar file is located - the two files want to be placed together peacefully. By the way, the application can serve well as a basis for such starter applications for JAR files, because you only need to change the Properties (the .plist file) and the start.sh inside to get the correct application to start.
US Department hacked every other day
Ouch. But they're really doing everything wrong that can possibly be done wrong either.
At NETZEITUNG.DE Internet you can find the original article.
wxGlade: a GUI builder for wxWidgets/wxPython - a classic GUI builder for wxWindows and wxPython - in Python
3 ZEO - How to use a ZEO server in scripts
Arachnids and Pachyderms - How to build a simple blog system with Common Lisp
Blogmarks in the Weblog RSS Feed
From now on, the blogmarks (which are visible on the right side area of the websites) will also be included in the RSS feed. That way, even those who only read the main RSS feed will get to see my collected links.