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2012-10-25 10:16:27 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Hi.

Apologies for using notification as I seriously dislike that but I noticed you circled my old inactive profile to which I have not posted anything since June 2012.

Below is a link to my new account, if you still want to circle me I suggest you circle me there.

In case you are interested why the profile move, I got myself a Google Apps for business account and sadly you can not simply move your Google Plus account over, you can use two logons but that is annoying and confusing to say the least.

Thank you for listening.

Gerard

2012-06-12 10:58:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I was talking to +Esté Tigele about the prison island in Norway so I thought I would look for a video clip and thus stumbled upon this Michael Moore clip.

Are there any Norwegians who can comment on this, the way this video is presented makes me want to migrate to Norway.

+Stig Edvartsen , care to comment?

2012-06-12 10:58:18 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 1 +1s)

Impressive. A passive heating system with no moving parts, made from pop cans. Brilliant design.

2012-06-12 10:58:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

For +松本呉 Nice crossplatform music tracker that plays many old skool Amiga and PC formats.

2012-06-12 10:58:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Hey who needs a vintage computer to play chiptunes if you can have this beast in your living room?

2012-06-12 10:57:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

It was Judy Garland's birthday yesterday, most famous from the movie "The Wizard of OZ" but did you know Michael Jackson & Diana Ross were in a Motown version called "The Wiz"?

I seriously LOVE this movie, liked the original but love this one.

2012-06-12 10:57:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

When I first saw the concept renderings of cities in the sky I thought, awesome! Then my cynical mind realized that it would mean the 1% living there in green havens while their waste falls on the heads of the 99% living below.

City in the sky
http://www.hrama.com/skycity/

2012-06-12 10:57:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Ah. Now i get it.

2012-06-12 10:57:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

At 65 Grace Jones is still kicking ass.... but whats up with the hula hoop?

2012-06-12 10:57:18 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

So no iPhone 5 and with IOS6 coming out this fall I think it's a safe bet to say the iPhone 5 will be in fall as well.

Goes to show that you can never rely on rumour with Apple as they are unpredictable in what they release.

Good stuff in some ways, it will be closer to the renewal date of my contract ^_^

2012-06-12 10:57:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I would title this as religious madness results in the death of four women and I'm pretty sure I will have some religious people pointing out that this is not a religious thing but in fact a cultural thing...

Religion IS culture. If there were no tribal elders deciding the faith of the local people but instead they would have a secular legal frame work this would never, ever have happened.

Disagree? Let me know why.

#pakistan   #bbc   #honorkilling   #religion  

2012-06-12 10:56:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Step two in Google account migration, moving my videos ^_^

2012-06-12 10:56:32 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

If you think it would be nice, calm and quiet in space, consider this:

2012-06-12 10:56:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I'm not sure if I should be scared or laugh my ass off.

This 14 year old claims that Obama's stance on gay rights is making kids gay, whut?

Pretty darn sure if homosexuality was a choice a lot of people would opt out of the ridicule, bullying and later discrimination if they could.

2012-06-12 10:56:14 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

Following up from my previous post, something easier to share ;)

2012-06-12 01:36:59 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

I would title this as religious madness results in the death of four women and I'm pretty sure I will have some religious people pointing out that this is not a religious thing but in fact a cultural thing...

Religion IS culture. If there were no tribal elders deciding the faith of the local people but instead they would have a secular legal frame work this would never, ever have happened.

Disagree? Let me know why.

#pakistan   #bbc   #honorkilling   #religion  

2012-06-11 06:28:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

So 2 people got stabbed to death in Osaka yesterday afternoon, no big deal, shit happens but what is a big deal, in my opinion, is the fact that people just stood and watched.

TV had more on this, apparently he stabbed the guy a bit, stabbed the woman a bit and then got back to the guy. The only thing bystanders did was urge the woman to get out of the way.

I'm not saying I'm some sort of hero but I would certainly try to help. I'm pretty fast on my feet so reckon I could stay out of the knife range while hurling abuse at the crazy guy, anything to distract him from his murder spree.

As for his reason, he wanted to kill himself and the decided he would kill someone else to get the death sentence. I think every country should have an assisted death program. In return for the medical staff putting you painless out of your misery they can harvest your organs.See... more »

2012-06-10 08:00:08 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

So is it fair to say that Americans are the dumbest people on earth? Well, almost 50% of them at any rate.

2012-06-10 06:37:27 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

A circle with MacHeads, you know, people who love the Mac platform. Heck, this circle even contains a few of the founding fathers of Mac ;)

2012-06-10 06:36:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

A picture says a 1000 words, or so they say. Some of the photographers in this circle tell whole stories with their photos! Large portion of photographers in Japan which is a double win in my opinion.

2012-06-10 06:24:05 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Most of you already know, I dislike most religions. Obvious people should be free to do whatever they want as long as they do not harm others. Brining up kids religiously harms their minds, discriminating people because they do not stick to your made up rules also sucks (think gay marriage) and as such I'm sharing with you the people of the second enlightenment, the atheists ;)

2012-06-10 06:21:26 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Next up, my Japan circle. Here you will find a mixture of Japanese people in and outside of Japan, foreigners inside Japan and a few randoms who are learning the Japanese language. Good stuff.

2012-06-09 16:23:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

People are strange creatures

I created a new profile, moved all my circles and pretty much stopped posting here only to find a sudden increase on people circling me here.

If you still want to stay in touch please circle my new profile found here:
https://plus.google.com/111892125476290669399/posts

Thanks!

2012-06-09 14:17:14 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Japanese + Girl + glasses + hacking = win

I present you Julie Watai, our local über geek slash photo model.

2012-06-09 00:36:49 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

When will the powers that be learn that simply blocking something does not work?

You would think after the 1920's prohibition they would know this? Then again, some people made a LOT of cash during this period... Of course I can't say that as it would make me sound like a conspiracy nut.

2012-06-09 00:25:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

I seriously LOVE Kickstarter, who are big companies and banks to tell us what we can and can not do?

I have supported many projects over the last 2 years, would love to be able to support this latest one that will lead to a fully animatronic human but lacking funds so doing the next best thing which is share it with you ;)

Enjoy!

2012-06-09 00:07:42 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Now this is interesting. I re-uploaded this video to my new YouTube channel and had a copyright claim within seconds just like I did on my other channel.

Again claiming it contains a song called "Red Widow" which it does not so I filed a counter claim. I hit the submit button and STRAIGHT away I had a reply email saying that the copyright claimer released their claim.

I'm confused, no one could have read my counter claim that fast. Are they auto releasing things when someone files a counter claim, without even checking if my counter claim is valid?

Does anyone know how this process works, also does Google do this at home or is this outsourced to a faceless call centre in India just like Facebook does?

2012-06-08 14:35:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

A mechanical clock that is roughly 2100 old... There is so much we don't know, can't wait to find out.

2012-06-08 12:57:45 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Dang John Carmack knows his stuff, could listen for hours to him.

Anyone else got the feeling that the reporter was just going through the motions?

2012-06-08 12:23:21 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

This makes so much sense!

"ClamBook's slim and sleek aluminum design features a widescreen display, full-sized keyboard and multi-touch trackpad. Add style and functionality while transforming your Smartphone into the ultimate connected device."

http://clamcase.com/clambook-android-and-iphone-laptop-dock.html

2012-06-08 12:17:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Calling a tent with a wooden frame a house seems like an extreme stretch of the imagination. Still pretty cool but find it hard to take it serious as an house alternative.

2012-06-08 11:18:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I doubt that anyone can disagree with most of the points made in this small documentary, that's not where there problem lies. The problem sits with people's lack of desire to change things.

2012-06-08 08:29:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Sweeeeeeet, this 3D puppet 'talks' to your 3D software, no more endless tweaking with the mouse and checking if it looks natural just pose the doll and you are good.

Via +Xavier Bensky 

2012-06-08 01:04:26 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

The detailed first hand account of a doctor at the scene of president Lincoln assassination is fasinating but the really beauty for me lies in the letters themselves.

Present day doctors should take note of this beautiful handwriting. Nothing like the gibberish doctors create these days!

2012-06-07 09:36:13 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

If you have a twisted sense of humour, and check comics at home (NSFW) then I would recommend Oglaf.

http://www.oglaf.com/intermission/

2012-06-07 08:13:10 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

I have opened a Google Apps account for various reasons and like all other accounts with Google it comes with a Google Plus profile.

Sadly the migration tool they promised 8 months ago has yet to materialise so I'm moving myself. The people I had circled was easy, just shared them with new profile and that was that.

The just under 8000 people that have circled me is another story, as such I made this circle, with only my new profile in it. If you have me circled and would like to continue to see my ramblings about religion, atheism, technology, Japan and the various other subjects please recircle me.

Thanks!

2012-06-07 08:07:22 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Reckon this guy needs new tires after this?

Via +Franc Schiphorst 

2012-06-07 05:35:41 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Trying to remain calm but feel like cursing like a madman.

My webcam would sometimes not function so I decided to pop the lid off only to find all pins for the webcam and wifi connection have broken.

This is a close up, connections are super small, no way I can solder those. Anyone got any suggestions?

2012-06-06 15:54:40 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

So yeah, when you think Die Antwoord can't get weirder and more random...

2012-06-06 15:00:54 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

No idea what the story is behind this but seeing changing my password takes a few seconds I did so just in case.

There must be a lot of jelling and stressing going on at LinkedIN headquarters!

2012-06-06 10:49:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I have opened a Google Apps account for various reasons and like all other accounts with Google it comes with a Google Plus profile.

Sadly the migration tool they promised 8 months ago has yet to materialise so I'm moving myself. The people I had circled was easy, just shared them with new profile and that was that.

The just under 8000 people that have circled me is another story, as such I made this circle, with only my new profile in it. If you have me circled and would like to continue to see my ramblings about religion, atheism, technology, Japan and the various other subjects please recircle me.

Thanks!

2012-06-06 01:09:56 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

Yes, what I really do; mindless netstat, Cisco and who commands. I love the "what my customers think I do" because a tall blonde woman couldn't possibly understand the intricacies of network security. That would f'up society as we know it.

2012-06-06 00:44:13 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Why are there 133 dislikes on this video? What is there to dislike from private firms funding a mission to Mars?

2012-06-06 00:19:02 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This is very exciting indeed.

2012-06-05 08:45:27 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The guy with an Apple tattoo scored a tie, rofl!

2012-06-05 07:40:21 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

2012-06-05 02:55:42 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Hmmm, just signed up for Google Apps... looks like that means I need to keep swapping accounts between this one and the plus account that comes with the Google Apps account?

Seems lame. Hope I'm getting this wrong.

2012-06-04 17:14:44 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 10 +1s)

2012-06-04 17:10:50 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Here's that ultimate apple gadget I was telling you about in hangout, the iHole, Has anyone tried one of these to see if they work for hangouts? Martin? maybe this would take care of everything?

2012-06-04 17:06:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Hope you had a good ride Edward. RIP.