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Seinfeld on Facebook

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Have you ever called someone up, and you're disappointed when they answer the phone?  You wanted the machine.  You know, and you're always kind of thrown off, you go "Oh, I eh, I - I didn't know you were there, I ah - just wanted to leave a message saying, sorry I missed you." So here what we have is two people who hate each other, don't really ever want to talk, but the phone machine is like this relationship respirator keeping these marginal brain dead relationships alive .And we all do it -- Why? So that when we come home, you can see that little flashing red light; You go "all right, messages." You see, people need that.  It's very important for human beings to feel they are popular and well liked amongst a large group of people that we don't care for. From legendary The Bubble Boy Episode. Just replace answering machine with Facebook. Of course there was no Facebook in the eighties. But the people were, well..., people if you know wha...

No Incoming Video in Skype in Ubuntu 10.10: How to solve it?

Here is what I did: Create a script with the contents: #!/bin/bash export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype Make this script executable with   chmod u+x scriptname . Go to System -> Preferences -> Main Menu . Find the launcher of Skype and press the properties. Paste the location of your script. It looks like Skype doesn't cannot find the shared object files (similar to dlls in Windows) associated with video for linux (v4l) this command pre-loads these libraries for Skype, before launching it. Links for this entry: mve-lamb's post on ubuntu forums for this solution:  http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=294787 mve-lamb's profile on ubuntu forumes:  http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=294787 .

Intrusive Harassment Strategy of WinEdit

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Dear WinEdit, I really liked you when I first met you. True, I knew you were not for free, and sooner or later I would have to pay. True, you've literally made my thesis writing really easy. I would have delightedly made a contribution to you via PayPal, as I usually do to open source projects that help me. I would have, but I won't. It's all because of your outdated - in my humble opinion at least- marketing, or shall I say harassment strategy. You write it yourself in your message: "You can continue to use this unregistered shareware copy of the program.  However, as the time goes on, WinEdt will be issuing  (annoying)  registration reminders with increasing frequency ..." When I first read that, I underestimated how low you can get, to get annoying. And no, those annoying messages didn't send me the most positive messages, or created what your average marketing guru would name "brand loyalty" Especially when I was trying frantically t...

Wuchernder Fremdenhass, ersehnte Diktatur

Hier sind zwei beunruhigenden Artikeln von der Süddeutsche Zeitung: Wuchernder Fremdenhass, ersehnte Diktatur  Die unbeliebten Türken Und hier ist ein passendes Lied von Die Toten Hosen: Dies ist das Land, in dem man nicht versteht, dass FREMD kein Wort für FEINDLICH ist, in dem Besucher nur geduldet sind, wenn sie versprechen, dass sie bald wieder gehen. Es ist auch mein Zuhaus, selbst wenn's ein Zufall ist und irgendwann fällt es auch auf mich zurück, wenn ein Mensch aus einem anderen Land ohne Angst hier nicht mehr leben kann. Weil täglich immer mehr passiert, weil der Hass auf Fremde eskaliert und keiner weiß, wie und wann man diesen Schwachsinn stoppen wird. ... ... Es ist auch mein Land, und ich will nicht, dass ein viertes Reich draus wird. Es ist auch dein Land, steh auf und hilf, dass blinder Hass es nicht zerstört. Es ist auch mein Land, und sein Ruf ist sowieso schon ruiniert. Es ist auch dein Land, komm wir zeigen, es leben auch andere M...

A treasure lies in this picture

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Click to enlarge. I am so glad, I recognize most of the objects from a Seinfeld episode. And I am so eager to revisit the treasures.

Almanya Oynadi, Türkiye Kazandi - 17 Haziran 1951

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Almanya ve Türkiye Futbol Milli Takimlari arasindaki ilk mac 17 Haziran 1951 yilinda bugünkü gibi Berlin Olimpiyat Stadinda oynanmis. Savas sonrasi Berlin'inin belini dogrultmaya calistigi yillardaki ilk milli mac olmasindan da kaynakli 90.000 seyirciye oynanan maci Türkiye milli takimi 2-1 kazanmis. 47 yil sonra Bursa'daki zafere kadar bir daha bu sansi elde edememis Türk milli takimi. Ayni Alman milli takiminin 3 sene sonra Dünya Sampiyonu olmasi bu zaferin degerini bir kat daha arttiriyor. Alman Futbol Federasyonu'nun websitesinden aldigim gazete basligi "Büyük Hayalkirikliginin Milli Maci." Besiktas maclari ile karsilastirinca sifira yakin bir heyecan var icimde. Yine de eski maclari seyrederek biraz havaya soktum kendimi. Mac baska türlü cekilmeyecek cünkü. 1998 galibiyeti'nin videosu Ligtv.com.tr'den izlenebilir. Rustu'nün deli cikislari yine yüzümü güldürdü. Tugay, Sergen, Hakan, Oktay. Iyi takimmisiz. Bu postayla ilgili baglantilar: http:...

Rucola - Rucola - Arugula - Rocket - Roka

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In the days before  Linnaeus things were easy for herb enthusiasts. If two herbs or spices looked and/or tasted the same, one would just add an adjective in front to make the distinction. It looks like radish, but it taste different? Call it horse radish. It tastes like Marjoram, but grows in the wild? Call it wild marjoram. This naming convention leads to many confusions to the modern food enthusiast, who suddenly, can taste items from across the globe in the convenience of  their supermarket alleys. One of my biggest confusions regards the bitter leaves of what I grew to know as "Roka" in Turkey. I'll try to clean this confusion with the help of Wikipedia and the great Carl Linnaeus. This is what I know as Roka in Turkish. Its species name is Eruca Satvia, and is known as Arugula or Rocket in the English-speaking world. In Italian its called the Rucola comune, i.e. the common rucola. I guess both Germans and Turks have taken the word from Italians. This on...

Besiktas Günlügü 2010-2011: BJK 2 - Antalya 1

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Bir hata yapmissiniz, arkadaslarinizin emegini bir anda sonucsuz kilmissiniz. Dakikalar birer birer geciyor, arkadaslariniz sizden 80 metre otede gol atmak icin cirpiniyor. Futbol'un spor oldugundan habersiz bazi ekseni kaymislar size küfrediyorlar, geri kalanlar alkisliyor size destek olmak icin. 90 dakikada koskaca yari sahada yapayalnizsiniz. Sanirim bir kalecinin dramini daha yogun bir sekilde yasayamaz bir insan. 90+1 oluyor, normal isi sizin kalenize gol atmayi engellemek olan kel bir arkadasiniz harika bir pas cikariyor... Ve yikiliyorsunuz. Agliyorsunuz. Ne oldugunu anlayamadan iki eli sariliyor size, yediginiz goldeki hatanin diger oyuncusu arkadasiniz size sariliyor. Kalk diyor, ve alninizdan öpüyor sizi. Daha cikarilacak cok pozisyon, yenecek cok gol, kaciralacak cok pozisyon, atilacak cok gol var önümüzde diyor. Hilbert'in Hakan'i alnindan öptügü o fotograf, yukarida Baba Hakki'nin Süleyman Seba'yi alnindan öptügü fotograftan sonra bana benim Besi...

Bin ich gut Zugedeckt? Bin, Ich, Gut, Zu-Ge-Deckt?

Heutzutage verbringe ich viel Zeit vor dem Computer. Ich meine nicht die Zeit, während der ich etwas produktiv mache. Ich meine die Zeit, während der ich darauf warte, dass die Ergebnisse der Tests für meine Dissertation-Software fertig sind. Ich habe mir  vorgenommen, diese Zeit für einen guten Zweck zu benutzen. Wie Ihr in diesen Zeilen bemerken werdet, hat sich mein Deutsch in letzter Zeit verschlechtert. Ich werde versuchen, minimal ein mal pro Woche einen Eintrag auf Deutsch zu schreiben, mit der Hoffnung auf eine Verbesserung. Dies Mal geht es um meinen Lieblings-deutschsprachigen Schriftsteller Franz Kafka. Zufälligerweise habe ich vorgestern in einem Buchladen ein Hörbuch mit zwei Novellen von Kafka entdeckt. Dies schien Mir es eine gute Methode zu sein, meine Deutsch-Aussprache zu verbessern. Ich kaufte das Hörbuch sofort. Mich täuschte die Aussprache in diesem Hörbuch tatsächlich nicht. Es war mein erstes Hörbuch - nein, die Hörbücher sind nicht so b...

Fabian Ernst im 11 Freunde

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Von seinem 11 Freunde-Gesprach. Dieses Teil gefällt mir besonders: Guti und Quaresma sind bekannte Kreativspieler, Sie kennt man als zuverlässigen Arbeiter im defensiven Mittelfeld. Woher kommt Ihre Popularität? Viele Besiktas-Fans rekrutieren sich aus der Arbeiterklasse, die Leute schätzen es einfach, wenn sich jemand 90 Minuten lang auf dem Platz zerreißt. Vielleicht ist das eine Erklärung. Die türkische Übersetzung lautet: Guti ve Quaresma ünlü yaratici oyunculardir. Sizi ise defansiv orta sahadaki güvenilir bir oyuncu olarak biliriz. Populariteniz nereden geliyor? Bir cok Besiktas taraftari calisan siniftan geliyor. Bu insanlar 90 dakika sahada YIRTINAN bir oyuncuya deger veriyorlar. Bu bir aciklama olabilir. Links zu diesem Beitrag: http://www.11freunde.de/international/132831?page=1

Besiktas Günlügü: FB1- BJK1 (Karanliktan aydinliga)

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Hakan'nin hediyelerinden biriyle acildi mac. Golu yiyene kadar sahayi iyi kullanan, ne yaptigini bilen takim bizdik. Gol'den ikinci yariya kadar ne yaptigimizi bilmeden oynamamizda Ekrem ve Hakan'nin sakatliklari da etkendi. Sakatliklar olsun, hakemle ve birbirleriyle didisen futbolcular olsun, ilk yarida topun oyunda kaldigi dakika 20'yi gecmedi. Bu sirada Fenerbahce %100'lük bir sürü pozisyonu harcadi. Cenk'in kurtardigi bir Alex sutu bence macin donum noktasiydi. Ikinci yarida hamle ustunlugu elinde olan Aykut Kocaman bence yapilabilecek en kotu degisiklikleri yapti. Once Fenerbahce'nin en dirisi Emre'yi sonra top yapan adami Alex'i oyundan aldi. Bu degisiklile bir ara topla oynama yuzdemiz %70lere kadar cikti. Ancak topla oynamaya puan vermiyorlar, bu dakikalarda bir pozisyona girdigimizi soyleyemem. Kurdugumuz baskinin sonucunu Schuster'in risk alarak Nobre yerine degil ikinci ortasaha savunmacimiz -hatta 5. defansimiz- Aurelio'nun ye...

Besiktas Günlügü: BJK 1 - CSKA Sofya 0 (Kelini Öpeyim)

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Adanan Aybaba'nin sacmalamalarinin naifligini seviyorum. Yukarida Aybaba'nin Türkiye'ye Meksika Lucha Libre maskelerini Türkiye'ye tanitirken goruyorsunuz. Dunku mactan sonra tüm basin Ernst'in Alman olusuyla ilgili baslik arama yarisindayken kendisi benim de icimden gecen hislere tercuman olarak basligini secmis: Kelinden Öpeyim! 2 Sene önceki sampiyonlugumuzu geldigi andan itibaren takimin durusunu degistiren Ernst'e borcluyuz desem yanilmis olmam. Gecen seneki ileri savunma performansimizda da Fink ile olusturdugu ikilinin rolu buyuktur. Bu sene Necip ile Guti'nin arkasinda daha parlak parildamaya baslamisti. 90. dakikada Guti'nin ortasina koydugu kafa Besiktas'taki daha guzel gunlerinin habercisi olur umarim. Geldigi gunden beri parlayan Ernst'in yaninda, geldigi gunden beri patlama yapmasi beklenen ama bir turlu patlayamayan Holosko var bir de. Geldigi gunden beri bir macini hatirlamiyorum, soyle sagdan kaptirip defansi yardigini. Sag...

Besiktas Günlügü: BJK 4 - MKE Ankaragücü 0

Inonu stadinin zemininin rezalet hali devam ediyor. Schuster bile zemin düzelene degin baska bir stadda mi oynasak sorusunu sorarken, sahasi bakimda bulunan Kasimpasa ile sahayi paylasiyor olmamiz gerceten bir skandal. Nobre geldiginden beri en iyi macini cikardi. Calim atti, orta yapti, her macta yaptiginin aksine bizim defansin oralarda cok zaman harcamadi ve yine bir duran yan toptan iyi yukselip golunu atti. Ayni gelismeyi yine sahada yoklari oynayan Godot Nihat'in da gostermesi umuduyla bekliyoruz. Ilk golde Ismail'in ortasi, Bobo'nun kafasi cok sikti. Ikinci yarinin basinda ceza sahasinin disindan cikardigi direkten donen bir top var, insanin icinin yaglarini eritir. Tekrar soyleyeyim, Besiktasin golcusu, Besiktasin cocugu Bobo'dur. Kac senedir ilk defa 2-0 hatta 1-0 olduktan sonra durmayan, son dakikalarda Cem Yilmaz'in harika degimiyle kicimizdaki killari kadayif yaptirmayan saldiran bir takim izledim. Tanrilar nazardan saklasin. Ucuncu gol oncesinde Bob...

U2'nun Ardindan

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  Kaybolanlarin Anneleri  U2 Geceyarisi, Ogullarimizi, kizlarimizi kopardilar aldilar bizden. Hala kalp atislarini duyariz, Kalp atislarini... Rüzgar getirir bize gülüslerini, Ve yagmur da gözyaslarini. Kalp atislarini duyariz, Kalp atislarini... Gece asilmistir, bir tutsak gibi, Kapkara ve masmavi. Kalp atislarini duyariz, Kalp atislarini... Agaclarda ciplak ve asilidir ogullarimiz, Duvarlar ardindan aglar kizlarimiz, Yagmur getiri bize gözyaslarini... Demokrasi dersi veren bir Basbakan, Cumartesi Annelerinin birilerinin oyuncagi oldugunu söylüyor. Muzik videosunun sonunda insanlari kolilere doldurup Pasifik'e attiran Devlet baskani konusuyor: "Hukumet özgürlükler icin vardir. Insanlarin özgürlügü, paranin özgürlügü. Ve bu hükümet özgürlükleri saglamak icin otoriter olmalidir." Ne güzel özgürlük, kuslar, böcekler falan. Ülkemize demokrasi getirmeye and icmis, halktan aldigi gücle ülkenin yönetiminden sorumlu olan hükümete, Bono'nun Pino...

2010-2011 Besiktas Gunlugu: Karabuk 1 - Besiktas 4

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Karabük gecen sene 1. lige cikmayi garantileyince yukardaki pankart acilmisti. Bu pankartin baslattigi dostluk rüzgari macin basindan sonuna degin sürdü. 4-1'ken skor Karabük-Besiktas karsilikli tezahurat yapiyordu. Bir ara sevgili ezeli rakibimize PAOK'lularin Türkce tezahürati ile dokundururken bagiran yalnizca Besiktas tribünü degildi. Maci seyretmeye 5 dakika gec gidebildim. Iceri girer girmez 1-0 ile karsilasinca sicak tanidik bir yere geldigimi fark ettim. Heyecanla kosulup gec kalinan bir maca 1-0 geride baslamak Besiktas'lilarin asina oldugu bir durumdur. Genelde bu maclar kanser edici bir oyunla en fazla 1-1 biterdi, ama bu sene farkli oldugumuzu ust uste iki duran toptan attigimiz gol gösterdi. Gecen senenin en fazla korner atip, en az korner golu atan takimi icin iyiye dogru atilmis bir adimdir bu. Defans blogumuz yine onde kurulmus olmanin saskinligi ile pozisyon uzerine pozisyon verdi. Kaleci Cenk'in kurtarislari 2-1'lik skor avantajimizi devreye so...

A belated Happy Birthday

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 Freddie (Farokh) Bulsara Mercury was born in Zanzibar on 5th of September 1946. Time to Turn It On! Links to this post: Photo is originally from http://sprucebringsteen-.tumblr.com

PAOK-Besiktas and Turkey-Greece

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Our rivals Fenerbahce played PAOK in the European League Playoffs. Partly because of the rivalry with Fenerbahce, and partly because of the story that I've been hearing -but not able to confirm- that PAOK's founders included Greek Besiktas supporters from Istanbul there was a growing solidarity among fans of the two clubs. To the delight of PAOK and some Besiktas fans, PAOK eliminated Fenerbahce out of the Cup. I feel it was important to see that the passion for the colors or the emblem of the club -both clubs share Eagle as their emblem- could transcend nationalistic fervor kindled by the media on the both sides of the border. A similar feeling was to be felt in Ankara, where a handful of Greek supporters opened the banner above, in the Turkey-Greece game of the Basketball World Cup. This time to the delight of all Fenerbahce and Besiktas fans it was the red and white jerseys that came out victorious.

A Must Read Article

There are some languages in which green and blue are considered the shades of the same color. There are some cultures who don't know of egocentric directions such as behind front or left or right. There are cultures where epistemology is a constant struggle of life. These are few of the really interesting facts that I can remember from the article " Does Your Language Shape How You Think?" by Guy Deutscher. I think it is worth reading this article, which I hope will lead to criticizing the notions about human existence that one holds natural. Links for this post: Guy Deutscher's Article

Walking in Dylanapatawpha

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Dylan is a child of the north. He was born in the northernmost end of the Highway 61, Duluth Minnesota. Raised in Hibing, Minesota, he attended University of Minnesota for a few semesters. He went to join the Village in the Big City, and the rest is history. Yet, he has a thing for the American South(West). Romance In Durango, Senor, Stuck in Mobile with Memphis Blues, and If You Ever Go to Houston from his most recent album all carry a certain feeling of a hot and moist mystery with them. But in all of his Southern songs, Brownsville Girl is the most perplexing and addictive. It is a 11 minute southern saga, a real jewel out of what some call the worst album in Dylan's discography. It is a mix of three different stories: a Gregory Peck western, the story of the narrator's old love affair with a modern day Bonnie, a.k.a the Brownsville Girl, and the road story of the narrator and his current love. The stories mix seamlessly in this lovely song, in which characters of the ...

The Natural Born Twins: The Boss and the Il Capo

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Bruce Springsteen, a.k.a. The Boss: Alessandro del Piero, a.k.a Il Capo: