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online regex checker

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 12 Nov 2009 15:14:24 GMT

this is great!

www.regextester.com/

at least it's better than doing it on bash with echo and grep and then tearing your hair out after trying to understand why it works the way it works with all those escapes in it.

optical illusions

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 22 Oct 2009 13:29:29 GMT

here is one cool optical illusion:

www.michaelbach.de/ot/mot_mib/index.html

hard to believe that the dots actually stay there all the time. there are lots more on the same website.

old games

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 12 Oct 2009 10:44:01 GMT

remember lemmings and defender of the crown? they were a great way to waste your time, now you can do it again (but this time without someone telling you to 'go to bed!'):

lemmings:

www.elizium.nu/scripts/lemmings/

defender of the crown:

www.cinemaware.com/browser/dotc/final.asp

lose/lose videogame

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 24 Sep 2009 08:20:01 GMT

This is probably the most innovative game idea for the last 10 years:

www.stfj.net/art/2009/loselose/

Assuming that I could play it until the end without dying, it would take me.. 23 hours to clear this computer. Not that I would stay for that long in the office, though.

PS: for those who don't read instructions: don't play it.

Where the hell is Matt?

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 16 Sep 2009 13:55:40 GMT

I guess I'm the last one who gets to know this, but it's still a nice video:

click here to watch the included content

failblog

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 08 Jul 2009 10:45:12 GMT

failblog.org is currently my favourite 'i need to see something funny' - site. watch the dump truck fail video ( failblog.org/2009/07/07/dump-truck-fail/ )if you like to see garbage moving!

monkey island walkthrough

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 17 Dec 2008 09:18:58 GMT

monkey island in 5 minutes! a comic-style walkthrough.

in english:

click here to watch the included content

german original:

click here to watch the included content

kalkofe homeshopping

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 11 Dec 2008 09:24:33 GMT

kalkofe-homeshopping-clips - besonders lustig wenn man aus versehen (vor lauter langeweile) die originale angeschaut hat.

click here to watch the included content

sales guy vs. web dude

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 10 Dec 2008 10:56:08 GMT

a funny video for nerds:

click here to watch the included content

The original is here:

www.thewebsiteisdown.com/

Update: someone actually wrote a program to do the 'arrange by pe*is'! Maybe I'll try it in a vm..

www.arrangebypenis.com

manly stuff

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 01 Dec 2008 09:53:35 GMT

today a woman pointed me to the burger king mancademy on the web (http://www.mancademy.de/ (in german)) - which I found suspicious at first, but the site is funny anyway.

and according to the grading test, I am chuck norris' idol and a poster of me is hanging in the locker of silvester stallone (yuck).

on the mancademy blog, there are links to other instructional videos about manhood: how to shower like a man (or woman):

click here to watch the included content

and a promotional clip for manly scented candles:

click here to watch the included content

linux command line option hell

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 31 Jul 2008 10:30:54 GMT

I just tried to get a quick overview of how to use the linux lsof command.

it has .. let me count it for you .. 40 command line switches. 40! watching the man page was no fun.

'but 40>24 ?!', I thought for a short moment and tried to remember the letters of the alphabet (english) and if it really has 24 (no, it has 26). but of course that still fits - just add the uppercase letters. so as we see, there is still plenty of space for more options.

so I'm wondering - does a unix command with more options exist? maybe tar? or ls? rsync?

so far, here is my top 4:

ls: 39 (54 including long options, but that's cheating)

lsof: 38 (not counting +|-something, otherwise.. argh, recount.. 48)

tar : 46 (counting -[0-7][lmh] as 1; but 94 including long opts)

rsync: 42 (weehee - 100 incl. long opts)

let me know if you find more!

death star canteen

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 10 Jul 2008 07:21:09 GMT

this is a playmobil comedy version of how everyday life must be in the star wars death star canteen.

click here to watch the included content

how's the weather?

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 26 Jun 2008 09:44:45 GMT

this is what i like to check before i look out the window (or - god beware - leave my room). very useful also if you happen to be on a campsite with power and ethernet connection in your tent.

to check for rain (germany):

wetter.t-online.de/radar.php

to check for lightning (europe):
www.blitzortung.org/DF/Webpages

another nice rain/cloud layer image:
www.meteox.co.uk/h.aspx?r=&jaar=-3&soort=satradar

hardware music

MyNeroUserWithNicknamej0yj0y@nero.com (j0yj0y) — 26 Jun 2008 09:31:57 GMT

here are some funny clips of hardware (mis)used for making music..

a floppy drive playing the star wars imperial march and scanners playing 'für elise':

www.geekologie.com/2008/06/imperial_march_played_on_a_fl.php

lots of old computer stuff playing 'nude' from radiohead: