Category Archives: Advogato

These postings were originally posted to Advogato, back before the word blog had become commonplace.

30th April 2001

The rise and fall of the .coms is truly a fascinating experience in which to partake. The coming week is going to be very interesting. Keywords: Linuxcare, Turbo Linux and a few other expletives I can think of. Few diary … Continue reading

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30th April 2001 (Part 2)

Thought for the day: Q: What should you do upon realising that you are a drowning man? A: Hang on to something other than another drowning man.

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12th March 2001

So much time and so little to do. No, wait a minute; something’s wrong there. So, Amsterdam was a hectic time for all involved. My ex-girlfriend is no longer speaking to me and all of my stuff is currently en … Continue reading

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13th February 2001

I went to the American Consulate this morning. Jesus, they’ve got some serious security down there. You could understand it if we were in the Middle East, but in the sleepy Dutch capital? Seems a bit much to me. On … Continue reading

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12th February 2001

So here I am, winging my way to Amsterdam. I’ve set my ThinkPad’s brightness to low, switched to using only VCs, and I’m armed with two extra batteries for my ThinkPad’s Ultrabay, which, in theory, should give me about 8 … Continue reading

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