Archive for random thoughts

I have to deal with unreasonable KGS users all day long. They argue about totally insane things ad infinitum. I try to be patient and understanding, as far as it’s possible. I am even trying to be nice to people who complain about escapers.
I got used to KGS users being unreasonable, but I at least […]

Do I spend too much time at work?
Let’s see:
First, I work eight hours a day and I sleep eight hours. That means I work half of my waking time.
Second, I only work two out of three days (counting weekends, public vacations and paid holidays adds up pretty close to one third). This means that I […]

It’s been happening for longer time. I’m getting stupid. As in “not clever”. I’m learning new ways to solve specific problems, but my general problem-solving skills are very bad nowadays (in the timeframe of several years, not specifically at the moment (actually work helps a bit, I guess)).
I used to be good at solving easy […]

Do you know what common sense is?
Common sense is:

NOT setting fixed height for elements whose actual height can change anytime, and especially not setting this particular height to three elements next to each other, to keep them with the same height (common sense solution is to wrap it all in another element)
NOT calling your database […]

It’s not the end
Not the kingdom come
It is the journey that matters
– Wanderlust by Nightwishes
I think I know why I’ve been happy recently – I found the meaning of life.
And the funny thing is that I found the meaning of life without actually realizing I found it. The trigger to my realization was a video […]

I think I have a drinking problem.
During all of my life, it was enough for me to drink 4-5 glasses (slightly over a liter) a day. I was never thirsty and often had to force myself to even drink at all.
Recently, this has changed tremendously – I drink over 4 liters a day. Maybe it […]

You often hear people complaining about how much money someone else makes. They talk about politicians or football players or anyone else who makes a lot of money (actually, politicians don’t really get that much money). They are envious and want to have that much money too.
But when was the last time you heard anyone […]

This is not going to be only about the systems themselves, rather about general (desktop) working environment. As I had to spend substantial amount of time working with Windows recently, I feel qualified enough to share some insights:
What I like in Windows:

Total Commander: it really rocks, it remembers my ftp connections with passwords, it allows […]

Why oh why do native speakers suck at spelling so much?
English people are notorious for making the most basic mistakes. Your/you’re and their/they’re/there win shared first place for the most annoying and stupid misspelling. It twists the meaning and shows that whoever wrote that can’t even grasp the absolute basics. Also, if your keyboard features […]

I have always hated public transport.
I prefer walking or going by bike. Alas, bike is not always feasible – sometimes the weather is not good, or there’s nowhere to (safely) park the bike, or I am somewhere where I don’t even have a bike. On the other hand, walking is always available.
Walking enables you to […]