Nooks and crannies at Lier sykehuset
Most of the old medical equipment at Lier sykehuset has been removed, but Alice and I did find a few things which were still there.
US vs regular keyboard
The top one is my current keyboard, the bottom one is the US equivalent. I always thought the keys were identical between countries! I guess not :/ Does anyone know if NZ computers come with US keyboards? I know the layout is typically set to US, but I’m wondering about the actual keys themselves.
Google Glass
Thanks to the lovely Sophia Dominguez for letting my try out her Google Glass. I had the pleasure of meeting her as she was touring around Europe.
OpenVPN on Ubuntu
Tutorials I’ve followed trying to get OpenVPN working in Ubuntu (none are working for me) … http://naveensnayak.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/ubuntu-openvpn-with-ovpn-file/ http://askubuntu.com/questions/187511/how-can-i-use-a-ovpn-file-with-network-manager https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/459675:configure-linux-clients-to-connect-to-openvpn-server
Typing test result
Hmmm, it seems my typing speed has improved lately. That was with no warm up, no double take. Just randomly decided to do a test and out popped that result 🙂 Typing test result
Christmas in Berlin
Berlin is by far the busiest city I’ve ever been in at Christmas time! The place was cranking full tilt.
God jul!
Artwork at Lier sykehuset
We found quite a bit of graffiti on the walls at Lier sykehuset, but I was actually surprised how little there was.
Giant fruit in Germany
I saw this giant monstrosity of a fruit in a small stall in Berlin. I’d have bought one, but I don’t think I would have managed to finish it 😛
Lier sykehuset destruction
Building A at Lier sykehuset was unfortunately being destroyed. There was a small warning sign in front of the building.
My time in an asylum
My friend Alice and I visited the Lier sykehuset in Norway. Staff at Lier sykehuset conducted experiments with LSD, performed lobotomi’s.
Reichstag
The Reichstag is a spectacular looking building in Berlin, which was used by the German parliament from 1894 to 1933.
Berlin Siegessäule
I climbed to the top of the Berlin Siegessäule (Victory Monument). The monument was originally built to commemorate the Danish-Prussian War.
Berlin memorials
I visited the “Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe” and “Sinti and Roma memorials” in Berlin.
Brandenburg gate
I visited the Brandenburg gate in Berlin. This is a huge concrete monolith built in 1791.
Berlin wall
The history of the Berlin wall is fascinating. The wall itself … not so much.
Nazi party rally grounds
I visited the Nazi party rally grounds in Nürnberg. This area is where the German Nazi party held their huge party rallies between 1933 and 1938.
Nazi Congress hall
I visited the Nazi Congress Hall (Kongresshalle) in Nürnburg. It is a huge facility and is modeled on the Rome Colosseum.
Nürnberg wall
I stayed in a nice little hostel in Nürnberg (Nuremburg) called the “Five Reasons”. It was cheap and very nice. It is situated right beside the Nürnberg city wall, a relic going back to the 12th and 16th centuries. About 4 km of the original 5 km wall is still standing. The moat surrounding the […]
Cute lamb
Stuttgart
I did a flying visit of Stuttgart whilst enroute to Tübingen in Germany. I didn’t stay long, but had time to do a quick tour around the city center.
Führer bunker
Deep beneath this rather boring looking car park is the location where Adolf Hitler married his wife, then promptly blew his brains out with a pistol.
Dachau concentration camp
My visit to the Dachau concentration camp near München in Germany. A dump of photos I took during my visit.
Weird shit in Japan
I forgot to post these photos I took of weird shit in Japan. Apparently they like drinking sweat, buying coffee and cigarettes from vending machines …
Holidays spirit for the terminal
Install Ruby and run this … ruby -e ‘C=`stty size`.scan(/d+/)[1].to_i;S=[“2743”.to_i(16)].pack(“U*”);a={};puts “33[2J”;loop{a[rand(C)]=0;a.each{|x,o|;a[x]+=1;print “33[#{o};#{x}H 33[#{a[x]};#{x}H#{S} 33[0;0H”};$stdout.flush;sleep 0.1}’ Thanks to Chris Laing for sending this to me.
Bounce, jiggle, wobble :)
Thanks to Milan for pointing out this terrifically informative video. I learned a lot about bounce dynamics from it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL2-9k519Gs
God/Jesus in a nutshell
Basically the old testament tells you how inferior you are to God and all the things you have to do to make it up to him. Then the new testament says, “Scratch that. This dude died for your inadequacies. Follow him and be saved.” – via @ronalfy
Jeg elsker Norge!
I have moved away from Norway where I have made my home for the past two years. It feels sad, as I do love Norway, the people, and will miss my life there.
Anyone able to help with my VIP Quickstart problem?
If you don’t know what VIP Quickstart is then this post is not intended for you 🙂 Edit: I’ve been reading the Varying Vagrant Vagrants page, which says that version 4.2.16 of Virtualbox is incompatible with Vagrant. That is the exact version of Virtualbox which I’m using right now, so I’ll try downgrading and see […]
Bandy
I made my first attempt at playing Bandy. For those of you who aren’t aware of what Bandy is, it is a sport which is similar to regular hockey, but is played with 11 players on each side on a huge soccer field sized ice rink with very low boards. The stick is much shorter […]
Bullet holes in Berlin
I saw a terrible reminder of the history of Berlin whilst walking down the street. Bullet holes left on building walls from World War 2 could be clearly seen.
Cute pigs
Berliner Weisse
Berliner Weisse. A horrific abomination of beer which should never be consumed by anyone.
Visiting Vikas in Tübingen
I met up with my old colleague Vikas in Tübingen. We had some genuine German food and had a beautiful view of houses beside the Neckar river.
München
I visited München (aka Munich) in the heart of Bavaria. I made a new friend called Jen at the hostel I was staying at.
What to do with a naked man
What is the most appropriate response to the following scenario … You wake up to hear crashing and bashing in your apartment. You figure one of your flatmates is just drunk and ignore it. The bashing goes on for a while. You keep ignoring it. Then someone walks straight into your room (no knocking, just […]
Vigilantism
If people had the right to seek vengeance for things they saw as an injustice, society would become a very scary place. You may feel you are justified in seeking vengeance upon others, but I’m sure others feel justified in seeking vengeance for things you would not agree with. I recommend not setting an example […]
Kölner Dom
I visited the Kölner Dom (aka Cologne Cathedral) in Köln. I went again the morning after and climbed to the top.
Bonn
I visited Bonn, where I had some awesome beer, including a slightly strange but tasty brew called a “kristall weiss”. I also visited the Bonn Münster.
Room for rent in Oslo
I moved into my current apartment because I knew I would have awesome flatmates. Three awesome girls and a cool guy. My room is 23 m2, ie: very big! I am moving out because I am moving to Berlin. If you know of any males looking for a room to rent or are looking for […]
Amsterdam
I had an awesome time in Amsterdam after WordCamp Europe with Ivelina and some of the other WordPress geeks. We went to Brouwerij”t ij, a small micro brewery with great beers and went out for dinner in a really awesome Chinese place. I didn’t think Europe had any good Chinese restaurants, but it turns out […]
Erdinger alcohol free beer
My lovely friend Nadia decided to try beer for the first time. She however made the n00b mistake of deciding to try cheap nasty Norwegian alcohol free beer.
Wuppertal
I visited Susan, an awesome girl I know from Dunedin, in Wuppertal Germany. Wuppertal is a small city near Dusseldorf. It is famous for the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn, a very old but unique train system which hangs the trains from above rather than on tracks.
Leiden Air BNB
I had my first experience of AirBNB in Leiden in the Netherlands. It was a really nice place at a good price and with a terrific view.
Kristall weiss
I’m currently sitting in a teeny tiny pub in Bonn (Germany), drinking something called a Kristall weiss, which according to the bar tender is apparently like a regular weissbier, but it’s filtered so it doesn’t have the cloudy weissbier thing going on. Imma starting to feel a little drunk 😉
Space cake and Shisha pipe in Amsterdam
Ivelina and I went to a Shisha pipe place in Amsterdam. I mostly spluttered, coughed. Ivelina clearly enjoys it a whole lot more than me though.
Kiwi shuffleboard in Drammen
We had a shuffleboard tournament in Dramman for Kiwis. It is a rather strange table top sport.
Ross Ulbricht, alleged owner of Silk Road has been arrested
At 29 years of age, Ross William Ulbricht has been charged with running Silk Road. What confuses me, is that these are supposedly the ways he got caught. All of which seem like trivial things that he should never have been doing. He avertised Silk Road on drug forums and bitcointalk.org with the username “altoid”, […]
More photos from Charlotte’s birthday bash
First attempt at beer pong
Somehow, I have managed to never play the illustrious game of beer pong. Tonight was my lovely flatmate Charlottes birthday party, where I got to break my beer pong duck finally, and we won too, thanks to my kick butt teammates 🙂