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My itinerary was Nürnberg, Frankfurt, Philadelphia and finally Orlando. The take off in Nürnberg was 33 minutes late, but that's not unusual. Opposed to what I expected there were only few turbulences and even
the kids on board were reasonably calm. The Frankfurt airport is still under reconstruction, which means missing or misleading signs and walking all the way from the end of concourse A to the end of
concourse C through the terminal halls. The security measures by US-Airways are getting more and more obscure (three people at the gate who practically stand next to each other requesting to see my passport, requirement to give an emergency contact...)
I'm skipping the tagging-nonsense, but I cannot resist answering the rest...
Standing there with my bicycle at the traffic lights, panting heavily, I thought "Jörg, you aren't 17 anymore." True. I'm 20 years older and in better shape than I was back then...
Everyone, please update your bookmarks, as the Czech, French, German and Portuguese versions of WikiFur have been removed from the Wikia site and are exclusively available at the new location from now on. The French version will follow in a couple of hours.
And here's the solution to my small puzzle. It has something to do with rods, indeed. In fact, it is my first attempt at building a should support for large video camera. It all starts with purchasing materials (notably, aluminium profiles, screws, bolts rivets and tools):
The current status of a little project I'm working on, done today while waiting for updates on a Hot Issue support call:
Apropos Wahlen. Die Piratenpartei (ja, der Name ist etwas albern. Das, worum es ihnen geht, ganz und gar nicht) benötigt noch Unterstützerunterschriften für die Zulassung zur deutschen Bundestagswahl. Wohlgemerkt, es geht darum ob sie überhaupt auf dem Wahlzettel stehen. Dies ist keine Wahlempfehlung, es muss nun wirklich jeder selbst wissen, wo er sein Kreuz im Herbst macht. Ich sage auch nicht, was ich dann wähle, kann ich noch gar nicht. Aber es ist wichtig die Wahl überhaupt zu haben.
After six years of operation, the battery of my 15" PowerBook G4 died. Admittedly, this is an amazing lifespan for a lithium rechargeable battery, but I think I'm not going to replace it. The only (non-Apple) battery packs I'd trust to not set my flat on fire start at 96 Euros. The wireless card started acting up recently, the hardware clock battery has been empty for two years (a non-standard type, soldered to a PCB, which itself is glued to the frame) and to be honest, six years are quite a lifetime for a laptop computer. My netbook, worth 10% the price I paid for the PowerBook, is faster than it. I'll retire the laptop to operate as an Internet terminal while I'm editing videos. For the rest of the year the netbook will be my travel companion even for trips where I'd rather carry a large laptop.