Monthly Archives: February 2005

still alive and kicking

it’s been sort of a busy week. not that busy as the recent one with the harddisk failure, but still… i “spiced up” the conclusion a bit, adding some aspects and making it smoother to read. well, i am going … Continue reading

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back to routine

life is back to normal now after all the frenzy regarding my defective harddisk. and i guess my alter ego, my char in azeroth has settled down a bit as well. the first ten or fifteen levels are always a … Continue reading

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wordpress 1.5

yet another step ahead in the evolution of the best blog publishing system around. wordpress 1.5 was released this week and now i updated my blog to it as well. the update process itself was smooth as silk. however, they … Continue reading

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return to azeroth

yep, i am back in azeroth. it’s strangely relaxing to spend a few hours there, roaming the landscape, enjoying the scenery and also fighting some mobs… so i divide my time now making the finishing touches (i.e. formatting and stuff) … Continue reading

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ready to rock

being paranoid as always i got a second new harddisk drive to avoid further impending desasters. i need to make some final formatting of my PhD thesis before i have it printed. plus — you may have guessed it — … Continue reading

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business continues…

seems like life is generally quite busy right now. i did not plan to drive to klagenfurt (again) to fetch my “approved” phd thesis from the secretary’s office until tuesday or wednesday. but life’s full of surprises (or so they … Continue reading

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busy friday

well, here’s just a short status update: thanks to my backups on CD/DVD i was able to restore most of the data lost on the defective hdd. getting a new harddisk drive was – however – a lot more difficult. … Continue reading

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hdd failure

today something rather unfortunate happened when i turned on the computer: my second hard disk drive had died. it didn’t crash or made strange noises, nope, it died silently and is no longer recognized neither by the BIOS nor the … Continue reading

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road trip

i drove to klagenfurt to get the “approved” version of my thesis back but i was out of luck: the secretary’s office was closed this afternoon. darn, bummer! oh well, that’s life… anyway, i enjoyed a terrific winter day with … Continue reading

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very good news!

good – no wait! – excellent news at last! i just got word from my prof that i can finally have my thesis printed and “published”. that means i am going to take the final exam (called “Rigorosum” in german) … Continue reading

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