Friday 09 Jul 2010 - 16:45The dark side of replacing products with new 'green' versions..
Most users don't realize that electronic products labeled as 'green' aren't all that green. For example; Today's personal computers have RAM-memory of 1 to 4 gigabyte modules that typically consist of 36 to 64 two-gram-microchips. This equates to 2500 to 5000 megajoules of embodied energy for the computer memory alone, or 500000 to 1000000 Watt-hour. Enough to power a 30 watt laptop non-stop for 3 to 5 years!
Microprocessors (the "brains" of all digital devices) are more advanced than memory chips and thus contain at least as much embodied energy. One trend in recent years is the introduction of "multicore processors" and "multi-CPU systems". Personal computers can now contain 4 or 8 microprocessors. Servers, game consoles and embedded systems can have many more. Each of these "cores" is capable of handling its own task independently of the others. This makes it possible to run several CPU-intensive processes (like running a virus scan, searching folders or burning a DVD) all at the same time, without a hitch. But with every extra chip (or chip surface) comes more embodied energy. At the same time people consider their computers 'old' after only 2 years of usage. Some put them with the garbage within 6 years of owning the products.
Read this interesting article about embodied energy..
Friday 25 Jun 2010 - 19:08cmd /k ipconfig /all
IP Configuration
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : local
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 5:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : HTC Remote NDIS based Device
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : BE-B2-6G-43-4E-75
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.254
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : vrijdag 25 juni 2010 18:17:23
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : maandag 5 juli 2010 18:17:23
Overal internet via mijn mobiele telefoon, wat een luxe.
Monday 21 Jun 2010 - 19:48Adios XS4All
After 14 years of xs4all membership I decided they've become too expensive for the products I was still renting from them. This means:
- My @xs4all.nl email-addresses will no longer be accessible by me as of July 21st 2010. Others may end up grabbing the same addresses, so just be sure you check that you use one of my @gmail.com addresses, or my @jult.net addresses.
- My old homepage web-address http://www.xs4all.nl/~jult (and every link/URL/address starting with xs4all.nl/~jult) will yield a File Not Found 404 error. For the time being I made an exact replica of all content at this new address: http://jult.net/xs
So, if the old file was located at (for example) www.xs4all.nl/~jult/livez.jpg the new location will be jult.net/xs/livez.jpg
old URL: http://www.xs4all.nl/~jult/art/eerlijke_postbank.png
new URL: http://jult.net/xs/art/eerlijke_postbank.png
In addition, most Audio and Video has been moved to ftp. This can be found here.
Sunday 11 Apr 2010 - 12:12Puisten, melkproducten en veel koolhydraten
Iets wat ik zelf heb ontdekt blijkt te kloppen;
"Observational studies, including 2 large controlled prospective trials, reported that cow's milk intake increased acne prevalence and severity. Furthermore, prospective studies, including randomized controlled trials, demonstrated a positive association between a high-glycemic-load diet, hormonal mediators, and acne risk. Based on these findings, there exists convincing data supporting the role of dairy products and high-glycemic-index foods in influencing hormonal and inflammatory factors, which can increase acne prevalence and severity."
bron: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20361171.
Zelf merk ik het meest dat ik last krijg van pukkels als ik veel kaas (van koemelk) eet.
Wednesday 11 Nov 2009 - 11:11Essential and recommended software
Below is a list I started in 1995. It's my sublimation of Personal Computer experience, I update this list quite regularly, feel free to bookmark jult.net/warez ;-)
Not everyone will need everything on it, and I use a lot more software than the stuff mentioned here, but this is the software I'm more than happy to know, use and really approve of. Sharing this knowledge would be a good idea, I guess.
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Monday 09 Nov 2009 - 13:53Spelling & Grammar for dummies (updated).
I wonder what they teach in schools today. In the Rules and Guidelines of a well-known webbased forum I read:
That's such bad advice it's not even funny! It's "your English", the comma is in a strange place, I'm missing a dot, and your English should at least show some attempt at making it understandable, i.e. it is a problem if it's not perfect. Let me put down some simple basic rules:3. If you're English is not perfect, no problem but than always try to make short understandable sentences
Hope you learn a little from this! Honestly, you should be ashamed that I, being of Dutch descent (my father was born in Voorburg, my mother in Utrecht), make fewer English mistakes than the average person I see writing in his/her mother language! English is easier to learn than Dutch, the rules are more logical and straight forward, so there's really no excuse for the mistakes I mentioned above. You can always use the online Merriam Webster or Googlefight if you're not sure about something. Also check this cool site about Apostroph Abuse, it's a hoot!You're - A contraction for "you are" (You're hot!).
Your - Ownership (Isn't that your car?).
They're - A contraction for "they are" (They're leaving now).
Their - Ownership (That's their car).
There - A place (It's not here, so it must be over there.).
Our - Ownership (That's our car).
Are - Are you really that dumb?
Two - The number 2.
Too - "Also" (I want some too) or "in excess" (That's too loud).
To - All the other uses.
Breathe - Verb, action, pronounced BrEEthe (I can't breathe).
Breath - Noun, a thing, pronounced Brehth (Take my breath away).
Than is a conjunction used in comparisons, like: Julius is smarter than you are. This is more important than you might think. Is he taller than me?
Then has numerous meanings.
1. At that point in time; I wasn't ready then. Will you be home at noon? I'll call you then.
2. Next, afterward; I went to the store, and then to the bank. Do your homework and then go to bed.
3. In addition, also, on top of that; He told me he was leaving, and then that I owed him money. It cost $5,000, and then there's tax too.
4. In that case, therefore (often with "if"); If you want to go, then you'll have to finish your homework. I'm hungry! Then you should eat.
The Bottom Line:
Than is used only in comparisons, so if you're comparing things use than. If not, then you have to use then. How hard can it be?
"I would of thought that"
is getting more popular by the day. "of" is not a verb. It should be:
"I would have thought that" !
Then, of course, there are idiots writing "it's" when it should be "its".
it's is from "it is", and
its is (once again) for ownership; Its own mistake, for the computer-software making its own mistakes.
And there is a growing number of fools using "sports" where they mean "supports";
to sport = to amuse oneself, to play, to mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with ("Robin sports with her emotions"). Also; to wear (something) with pride, i.e. "Brenda's sporting a new pair of shoes."
to support is mistakenly replaced by "to sport" when used in this meaning: To provide materials, effort, information or endorsement for a specific activity, ideal, or entity. As in "This new camera supports the micro four-thirds format." or "This audio software supports several outputs at once."
Friday 09 Oct 2009 - 00:44Chocolate!
- Half A Bar Per Week May Keep Heart Attack Risk At Bay - source
- Resveratrol, red wine compound linked to health, also found in dark chocolate and cocoa
So, chocolate is healthy stuff! Except of course the refined sugars often mixed in, solution: Chocolate with sugars that aren't bad for you, like those from fruits, Agave, Trehalose, Maple etc.
Saturday 26 Sep 2009 - 17:02a reliable and trusted person to handle a transaction of this nature
To: me
Subject: Details About This Transaction
From: Chan Lee chanlee091@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:54:24 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from [80.89.177.185] by web113111.mail.gq1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:54:24 PDT
Dear Friend,
Thank you very much for your response to my e-mail.I would like to be very brief in my explanation via e-mail as regards our lofty project of mutual benefit.With my influence i am confident i can present you as the beneficiary of these funds which will be transfered to you for both our collective benefit as the actual beneficiary of these funds is deceased and has left no blood relative as next of kin as the beneficiary.All legal procedures and documentation will be strictly complied with making this transaction 100% risk and hitch free.
The funds in question is currently at Dalian Bank China (www.bankofdl.com) by means of bank draft, as regards the swift transfer of the funds in your name legally,a legal practioner has been consulted who advised that, it would be better he represent you at the bank as your legal representative and setup a transit account for you at the same bank where the funds we wish to transfer for all of our collective benefit would be deposited, the advantage in setting up an account for you is based on the fact that details of your new account would be sent to you directly from the bank, which would include your internet username and pincode that allows you log into and manage your new account with ability to transfer funds from your account personally via their internet banking facility.
I would like you to see this transaction as a business opportunity and naturally all beneficiaries in any venture make investments into their venture during its nascent stage, to this extent we would be taking care of all local expenses which include the legal fees and charges associated with the funds,we will be expecting you to take care of your own expenses.
Please ACKNOWLEDGE receipt of this email,in order for us to commence this project I would be providing you with some paper work you are expected to complete and send back to us.
Regards
Chan Lee
and my reply:
To: Chan Lee chanlee091@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Details About This Transaction
From: me
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:51:12 +0200
Dear Chan,
You wrote:
> Please ACKNOWLEDGE receipt of this email,
Sure, I received your email, but you have to realize that nobody with such a proposal would ever use a yahoo.com email-address, or would be sending email from Cobranet in Lebanon. So: Nice try but no cigar, "Chan".
And good luck with future scamming using your standard reply. I hope you don't mind that I post your email on the web, so people can find out about it via search engines.
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