Posted in November 12, 2009 ¬ 22:36h.Taher Shihadeh
Some months ago I blogged about my adventures with an online scammer. I had some good laughs with emails going back and forth, and it was really funny seeing what kind of things actually makes people take the bait. Disturbing, but funny.
Well, it seems like all the charade I had during several weeks is nothing [...]
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Posted in September 23, 2009 ¬ 13:04h.Taher Shihadeh
Last weekend I went to the wedding of my good friends Álvaro López Ortega and Lidia Fernández Gago. I don’t fancy weddings, but I must say I loved this one. The couple made sure we all had a great time, and had several surprises ready for us to enjoy the party.
If you click on the [...]
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Posted in June 24, 2009 ¬ 23:42h.Taher Shihadeh
I just took this image to a local shop to print on a T-Shirt. Man, do I love it :) I could have bought it online, but I figured this would be quicker.
If you don’t know what the joke is about, you’re clearly not watching the Big Bang Theory.
It turns out the game was invented [...]
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Posted in April 30, 2009 ¬ 17:21h.Taher Shihadeh
Yes, it is true. I’ve been scammed. Sort of.
The other day I listed for online sale some computer equipment I had laying around, and this was bound to attract scammers. I don’t know why, but it happens, and it turns out almost always these guys are from Nigeria. It could be that laws there are [...]
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Posted in November 28, 2008 ¬ 17:16h.Taher Shihadeh
You know those times when you stumble upon a good idea and think it is plain genius?
Alvaro told me about it this morning and I just had to share it with everybody. This is what you will find if you visit http://apache-es.org, a community in Spanish built to talk about Apache and system administration.
The “aviso” [...]
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Posted in November 26, 2008 ¬ 01:48h.Taher Shihadeh
This weekend I had a little accident with the mountain bike. A truck came out of nowhere in the middle of the mountain -like they always do-, I got surprised, fell and took the hit with my bare hands. I’ll be spending some days with raw-flesh-style palms. What can I say? I’m a fashion victim. [...]
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Posted in November 20, 2008 ¬ 17:27h.Taher Shihadeh
But it is not omnipotent. Leave that to Q. I stumbled upon this funny answer from back in 2005 and I had to share it. That guy is a genius! ;-)
I’m curious how I can make Python print text in color.
That depends strictly on your printer. With my hp LaserJet 1200, no way — [...]
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Posted in July 25, 2008 ¬ 12:46h.Taher Shihadeh
Ok, this is officially not something to blog about. Especially if you want to keep your girlfriend and go on being one of those rare Slashdot readers that actually have one. But Alvaro just gave me a little something he and Lidia brought me from their last trip to Las Vegas.
Isn’t it great? ;)
UPDATE: Just [...]
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Posted in July 6, 2008 ¬ 15:06h.Taher Shihadeh
It is rare for me to post something not related to computers. Some could say it is rare for me to post. Period. But lets just stick to the first sentence or I might very well get lost before I even finish talking of what I wanted to tell you about in the first place.
What [...]
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Posted in August 11, 2007 ¬ 13:14h.Taher Shihadeh
A friend of mine just sent me this nice photograph.
I have no idea where it came from, but it’s just great.
I wish I had that car. Wouldn’t mind the plate either.
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