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Giraf ontmoet KTV lady
Submitted by Arne on Tue, 11/27/2007 - 06:11
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Going Gutsy : installing the latest Ubuntu

A while ago the fabulous folks from Ubuntu released the latest version of their popular Linux distributions. The version number of Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu is now up to 7.10 (being the year and month it was released). More often however Ubuntu versions are referred to by their alliterating nicknames. I'll go over my experiences upgrading from Feisty Fawn to Gutsy Gibbon.

Submitted by Arne on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 03:24
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Taiwanees najaar

大家好!

De verzengende zomerhitte is voorbij en heeft plaats gemaakt voor heerlijk zonnig najaarsweer. Wat ze in België terrasjesweer zouden noemen. Het is minder vochtig dan een maand geleden, en er staat geregeld een lichte bries waardoor de smog wat verwaait.

Submitted by Arne on Fri, 10/26/2007 - 13:50
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Announcing ZhongWiki

Last week saw the launch of the first version of ZhongWiki. A wiki for people learning Mandarin Chinese. It's still in it's infancy, but I have a feeling it might become a great site and possibly a vibrant community.

Submitted by Arne on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 04:52
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Aziatische luxe

Zelfgemaakte ijsthee en 'Franse' koekjes

We hebben hier net een lang weekend achter de rug ter ere van het Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節), ook wel Moon Festival genoemd. Dat is naast Chinees Nieuwjaar één van de belangrijkste feestdagen in de Chinese wereld. Dit gaat gepaard met barbecue, mooncakes en heel veel vuurwerk.

Submitted by Arne on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 02:16
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Smile :-), it's your birthday

Last week the Smiley :-) turned 25. Happy birthday and congratulations! It was proposed by Scott E Fahlman in a post to a "Bulletin board" at Carnegie Mellon University the 19th of September 1982. Scott proposed its use to mark humorous or sarcastic remarks so they wouldn't be misunderstood.

These two pages have more info on the origin of the Smiley

Submitted by Arne on Mon, 09/24/2007 - 23:00
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