Archives for: 2007
When quantity turns into quality
December 31st, 2007I am wishing everyone a new year full of adventures and achievements; I hope you will be more productive than you were so far, and that you learned from the mistakes you've made in 2007.
Usually I make a list of achievements and significant events that… more »
Optimizing task handling strategies and communication
December 27th, 2007If your job places a great emphasis on communication (especially email), you will sooner or later realize that you can get more things done if you set your priorities correctly.
Below is a strategy I devised after many moons of intensive social labour.… more »
Окунь
Декабрь 19th, 2007В запутанном мире я узник,
сквозь холод по бездне бродя,
я каждую дверь открываю -
надеясь найти там тебя.
Далеким путь был до момента,
когда в поту, лишен всех сил,
заметил я на горизонте
твой яркий свет и жаркий пыл.
Смотря, луча… больше »
Cum să nu alcătuiesc un CV?
December 17th, 2007Având ocazia să analizez CV'urile persoanelor care candidează la un post, am decis să fac o listă de probleme pe care le-am observat în majoritatea cazurilor. Trebuie să vă anunţ din timp că nu sunt un expert în "CVlogie", de aceea detaliile care urmează… more »
Hai să lăsăm bradul în pace
December 13th, 2007Cum poate să dispară din senin un brad înalt de Nm şi să apară în altă parte? Cum poate să se petreacă aşa ceva, şi să nu fie vre-un martor? Cum poate poliţistul responsabil de "siguranţa procedurii de instalare a bradului" să nu aibă răspuns la primele… more »
Locul Moldovei la Miss World 2007
December 13th, 2007Competiţia Miss World 2007 s-a încheiat ceva vreme în urmă, însă nici până astăzi nu cunoaştem rezultatele. Lumea se aşteaptă la o listă de la 1 până la N, astfel încât să fie evident cine şi ce loc a luat; sau "de câte ori ţara X e mai wow decât ţara Y"… more »
Jesper Holmberg on software localization
December 12th, 2007Today I discovered a new source of interesting information - Jesper Holmberg's blog. I found out about this site when reading a discussion on The Old New thing (Raymond Chen's blog).
Jesper's stories are very interesting and useful. He describes vario… more »
Ce este un identicon, sau un visiglyph?
December 9th, 2007Probabil că ţi s-a întîmplat să vezi mici iconiţe în dreptul comentariilor lăsate pe unele site'uri. Nu, nu am în vedere un avatar; iconiţele despre care scriu sunt simetrice, şi au un stil asemănător - ar fi straniu dacă toţi ar avea aproape acelaşi ava… more »
Cum să substitui software comercial cu aplicaţii gratuite
November 27th, 2007În trecutul recent s-a discutat în diverse locuri care este strategia optimală pentru un utilizator care doreşte să fie de partea legii şi să nu folosească ilegal software. Pe unele site'uri au apărut liste cu aplicaţii open source sau gratuite, pe altel… more »
Shoot 'em up
November 26th, 2007Decizia de a privi acest film a fost una dinamică; şi mai pot spune că e una pe care nu o regret.
Este un film neobişnuit, un film care într-un fel sau altul, contrazice esenţa unor afirmaţii de tipul "war for peace is nonsense". Shoot 'em up e un fil… more »
Domain şi host nou, sau cum să nu alegi hosting în Moldova
November 25th, 2007Site'ul şi-a găsit o nouă casă - railean.net. Cu toate că ralien.nytka.org e încă activ, este doar un redirect către noul domain.
Vechile linkuri sunt valide, dar vă încurajez să vă actualizaţi bookmark'urile şi RSS feed'urile.
Hostingul nu este gr… more »
Complexity, browsers, orange juice, and PowerPoint
November 11th, 2007One fine day, my friends and I were on our way to a football game, when one of them asked "how to find out the version of the user's browser?"
Before I write what I answered, I must say that this reminded me of another question I was asked several yea… more »
Ce? Unde? Când? în Moldova
November 10th, 2007Recent am aflat că în Moldova se organizează competiţia - "Ce? Unde? Când?".
La joc participă diverse echipe, acestea sunt repartizate în ligi şi divizii. Una din aceste echipe este H5N1, a cărei jucător sunt eu.
A fost suficientă o singură doză -… more »
Mnemonic chains
November 9th, 2007[Note: this is about humans, not about computers]
I wish I had a perfect memory... What if it is perfect? Why would I consider it not perfect? Hmm.. probably because I can't remember what I want when I want... But does it mean that my memory is bad?… more »
Erori pe Colegi.md
November 2nd, 2007Cândva am vrut să fac un review al site'ului colegi.md, a cărui idee îmi place, însă implementarea ideii lasă de dorit (după părerea mea). Cu regret, nu am timp să descriu ce îmi place şi ce nu, mai ales că acest lucru l-au făcut deja alţii. Mai mult ca… more »
Absolute (and almost useless) truth
November 2nd, 2007Some time ago I've reviewed social interactions and how one's feedback (in a [potential] relationship) should be interpreted. The story contains the following photograph, which was taken in a restaurant in Gent (Belgium). I became very impressed when som… more »
Adevărul despre BSA în Republica Moldova
October 26th, 2007Ceva vreme în urmă mulţi dintre noi au fost deranjaţi (cel puţin la nivel logic) despre faptul că de acum înainte BSA are reprezentanţi şi în Moldova. BSA este agenţia care apără interesele (i.e. proprietatea intelectuală) producătorilor software; printr… more »
In SOVIET Russia, Bluetooth mispronounces YOU!!
Октябрь 16th, 2007Обсуждается проблема произношения слова… больше »
Social feedback and relationships in pink
October 8th, 2007This is a draft essay, an attempt to make things clear when trying to figure out whether "the one" is the one indeed, and whether she or he feels the same about you.
How many times have you been in the situation when you felt you could initiate a relati… more »
Hello world, digitizer
October 5th, 2007A digitizer in the hands of a geek... The drawing above is the second thing I drew with it, using GIMP (the best raster graphics tool) has instruments that are pressure-sensitive, so you can see that some lines are lighter than others.
It takes some t… more »
Erori în Chişinău
September 30th, 2007Recent am observat că în Chişinău au fost schimbate staţiile la care se opreşte transportul public. Acum avem parte de nişte căsuţe, care după părerea mea sunt foarte bune, şi user-friendly: scaune,… more »
Windows tasklist and findstr, playing with the command line
September 25th, 2007A short story, so that I don't forget... about the Windows equivalent of ps and grep.
tasklist - displays a list of processes that are currently running on the systemfindstr - searches a string in a given file or text excerptExamples of use:
tasklist |… more »
Cartoon heroes and personalities
September 18th, 2007During the last week I've dedicated more time to vector graphics experiments, that being a part of my migration from Corel Draw to Inkscape. So far I made some illustrations for a new poem that I wrote (it will be published soon), and the faces of two ca… more »
Un manual pentru tine
September 13th, 2007Toamna, mii de suflete pierdute incearca sa gaseasca raspunsuri la intrebarile fundamentale ale vietii, ascultind ceea ce le spun profesorii la lectii. Back to school, cu alte cuvinte.
Cu aceasta ocazie, pot oferi gratis cartile care au ramas pe raftu… more »
How to compress movies filmed with my digital camera
September 7th, 2007I have a Canon A550, and I'm used to carrying it with myself all the time, especially when I am traveling. I take a lot of photographs, but I avoid making short movie clips. The problem is that they are uncompressed, so a short film will take a lot of sp… more »
Idea for a new type of malware
August 27th, 2007How about a program that keeps itself in the system, and injects itself into the source code of the programs written on the infected computer, before they are compiled?
As a result, you could compile your program as you normally do, but somewhere in the… more »
Noi surprize de la Orange
August 18th, 2007[extras din Prepay Info]
Orange continuă să ne aducă bucurii în fiecare zi! Mai întîi am avut parte de Orange Open Air, iar acum Orange ne surprinde cu o nouă unitate de măsură!
I, for one, welcome our new Kilobaitea… more »
Ctrl+Z
August 1st, 2007In sfirsit, noul volum de poezii este gata! Am inclus o parte din poeziile publicate anterior pe acest site, dar si ceva nou (de fapt vechi, care a fost gasit pe paginile carnetului care se refera la acea perioada).
Cartea poate fi copiata de aici -… more »
Opening doors
July 11th, 2007An unfair race against myself:
Trying to reveal the truth and the divine;
Reading every book on every shelf,
Hoping that would give me extra time.
Seems there is no end to all the questions,
Nothing is enough, there's always more;
Knowledge is fi… more »
Logical drug
July 1st, 2007By day and by night,
Thoughts crossing my mind,
Remind me of you,
And things that you do;
My logical drug,
My source of ideas,
The voices I hear,
The lights I am seeing;
With you I wake up,
With you I lay down,
By you I'm possessed,
There's no way arou… more »
Wakoopa, aplicatiile pe care le folosesc
June 24th, 2007
Recent a trecut un val de "things I use", care a indemnat oamenii sa alcatuiasca o lista de aplicatii si servicii pe care le utilizeaza. Ideea mi-a placut, dar si displacut in acelasi timp - deoarece aplicatii sunt multe, unele lucreaza in back… more »
Cum să scrii un articol original
June 21st, 2007Ce trebuie să facă un om ca să reuşească în viaţă?
să sădească un copacsă înfiinţeze o familiesă devină Xvictima unui Xcomplot Xjurnalistic (în loc de „X” puneţi R… more »
BHS - the Bank Hacking System
June 18th, 2007We've all seen movies with fantastic graphical interfaces, full of eye-candy, that look so attractive that you're wondering "why the heck is my home desktop so ugly?" or "how can i make my home desktop look just as pretty?" or "how can they be productive… more »
Orange Open Air
June 17th, 2007Am vazut mai multe panouri prin oras, Orange ne ofera o mega-surpriza muzicala! Dar... ma mira faptul ca intr-un gigant de de telecomunicatii nu s-a gasit cineva care sa le spuna ca "drum'n'bass" se scrie nu "drum'n'base". more »
Interviu cu Ina Codreanu, Miss Moldova 2007
June 17th, 2007Recent am aflat ca Ina Codreanu a devenit Miss Moldova 2007; profitând de faptul că suntem colegi de facultate, am stabilit un interviu, pentru a afla mai multe despre Ina şi despre concurs. Pe site deja au fost exprimate diverse păreri de… more »
How to protect myself from rumours
June 9th, 2007In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom.
One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"
"Wait a mome… more »
Iordan a marit tariful pentru agentul termic
June 7th, 2007BBC Romania ne ofera doua materiale interesante: interviu cu Dorin Chirtoaca si unul cu Veaceslav Iordan.
Iordan e foarte istet, accentueaza de '45 de ori ca e un bun gospodar, si ca nu e afiliat cu partidul comunist; ca a facut doar lucruri bun… more »
Fedora 7 in Moldova
May 31st, 2007Astazi a fost lansata versiunea 7 a distributiei Fedora Core, care de fapt se numeste acum Fedora.
Nu voi scrie despre ceea ce s-a scris deja pe '45 de site'uri din internet, review'uri & co. Pentru aceasta, vedeti http://fedoraforum.org.… more »
Creationism si evolutie
May 27th, 2007Este foarte probabil ca orice persoana care petrece ceva timp pe forumuri, se incadreaza in dezbateri despre religie, stiinta, si entitati supranaturale.
Este foarte probabil ca o astfel de persoana a inteles ca este imposibil sa convingi un creationi… more »
Miss Moldova 2007
May 26th, 2007[photo removed upon request]
sursa: Moldcell
Mai multe fotografii pe allmoldova.com.
Fata din aceaste fotografii este Miss Moldova 2007; Ina Codreanu, 22 ani, studentă la UTM, catedra ILMA. Victoria aceasta înseamnă că Ina va repreze… more »
Tribute to Descartes
May 18th, 2007Descartes was definitely a great person...
I think, therefore I am.
But then it became clear that the statement is not accurate, so it had to be reviewed:
I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
And now you're ready for the final strike:… more »
Logical sandbox
May 16th, 2007She wrote an e-mail yesterday which I chose to ignore and will do so.
I never did this, but I think I'd advise others to do so: create a mail filter rule which will automatically delete messages from such people.
This way you will never be tempted to r… more »
How to secure my router or ADSL modem?
May 6th, 2007Sometimes we ignore little details, which is a bad thing - because others can use our negligence against us.
Most routers and ADSL modems come with a web interface that is used to control and configure the device. The administration panel is accessed wi… more »
The Streisand effect
May 2nd, 2007Until not that long ago, I would express this idea using the Romanian saying: "De ce te temi, de aceea şi dai", which means approximately "You bump into that what you try to avoid" (I'll probably try to come up with a better version later).
I never… more »
Truth is a function of colour
April 20th, 2007Since one of my next stories will be related to the Soviet era, it is a good idea to come up with a short introduction first.
Two Russian comrades read in "Izvestia" how a new city in Siberia needs engineers. The story says the city has everything, th… more »
Purchase of the month
April 12th, 2007It finally happened! The IT analytics saw it coming, but now it is in the news all over the planet! The second largest software company in the world was purchased by a Russian oligarch, whose name is not yet disclosed. The media says the new owner is a Y… more »
How to share your Internet connection and set up a wi-fi network
April 8th, 2007This tutorial covers the following activities:
How to set-up a Wi-Fi networkHow to secure a Wi-Fi networkHow to share an Internet connection with other computers on your network, either using cables, or wirelesslyHow to fully automate the network config… more »
Object oriented cooking
April 6th, 2007Cum sa pregatesti niste placinte exceptionale? Simplu! Peste 20 minute verifici starea lor in cuptor, si daca sunt mai putin rumene decit erau, intorci tavaua si o ridici la penultimul nivel. Dupa asta verifici peste un interval mai mare de 20 de minute… more »
Another approach to network sniffing
April 2nd, 2007A network sniffer can be used for multiple purposes, such as revealing somebody's password, or reverse-engineering an application. Tools such as Ethereal (now known as Wireshark) can make it easier to implement a protocol by watching how someone else's i… more »
Play.md
April 1st, 2007În sfîrşit a apărut şi în Moldova un site care face tot aceeaşi ce face Youtube!
Ce înseamnă asta?
Serverul se află în Moldova - viteza e mare, nu există limită de trafic;
Content'ul va avea un specific na&… more »
Defective by design
April 1st, 2007Fiind in ASEM, blocul C, am cercetat teritoriul, sa vad ce vremi si ce oameni mai exista prin partile noastre. Am descoperit un cabinet special, care a fost proiectat in asa fel incit procesul de studii sa fie optimizat, fiecare student avind acces la in… more »
Reverse engineering corruption
March 24th, 2007Even though corruption is not mankind's most critical dilemma, we should not neglect it, nor underestimate its negative potential. The paper argues that by eliminating this phenomenon, we automatically solve many other problems that are its derivatives,… more »
Select++
March 18th, 2007Documentul in format PDF
Traim intr-o societate a carei unitate de baza este familia. Fiecare dintre noi ar trebui sa se gindeasca din cind in cind la viitoarea sa familie, aceasta ii va asigura un viitor mai linistit si mai prosper. Important e sa nu a… more »
The inevitable return of the finger
March 18th, 2007A short story, which is probably a love-story, and it has some nice pictures in it!
based on true factsno animals were harmed during the making of ...it can be downloaded as a PDF more »
Intelligence grows on trees
March 18th, 2007I always considered that IQ tests are subjective, allowing you to reveal only one or several aspects of a personality. In the long run they fail to give you a clear picture, and if you're holding the results of a person's test in your hand, and the label… more »
Cum sa modific valoarea unei constante in C?
March 18th, 2007Aceasta scurta istorie e despre unicul lucru constant din univers - schimbarea... Ce ar fi daca pi era diferit de 3.14...? Si daca e ar fi fost diferit de 2.71...? Si daca phi era altceva decit 1.618...? Astazi nu voi discuta despre aceste lucruri, ci vo… more »
Jiu jitsu în cuvinte
March 9th, 2007Jiu Jitsu.... Primul lucru care îmi vine în cap este secvenţa din "The Matrix" - "I know jiu jitsu!". Această istorie însă va fi despre altceva, despre jiu jitsu în dialogurile pe care le poartă oamenii.
În primul rînd, încep cu id… more »
8 Martie
March 8th, 2007Fiind incarcat cu matematica de diferite tipuri (cu ocazia primului examen de stat), am hotarit sa combin procesul de studiu cu o felicitare catre femeile care citesc acest site, si femeile care cunosc femeile care citesc acest site, si ..........sa trec… more »
On shoes and perspectives
March 7th, 2007Different humans have different ways of acquiring information and representing it. As a consequence, sometimes we do not understand other people's behaviour, or consider it stupid, irrational, ridiculous, outrageous...
This is how links between people a… more »
My last.fm profile and the music I like
March 6th, 2007I figured it was time to set up a last.fm profile for myself.
Social networks are cool
I get to see who are others who listen to the same things
I can discover new artists
Finally, I can collect some data about my listening patterns and finally figure o… more »
On free space and dates
February 26th, 2007Looks like I won't have to worry about free space... the same applies to my children... and probably their children too. Ah... 640 KB used to be enough for anybody ;-)
One minor note: this month has 28 days (twenty eight), not 30, nor 31; the heck, no… more »
Wake on LAN in Fedora Core
February 20th, 2007I've been researching the Wake on LAN protocol (the Wikipedia entry is very informative), in order to use it within my home network.
My #1 objective is to use it for my Fedora Core powered desktop:
I often need to do some things remotely (ex: start a d… more »
Moldova vs. BSA
February 18th, 2007În ultimul timp s-au ascuţit discuţiile despre ce vor face oamenii care nu folosesc software licenţiat, şi care vor trebui să se descurce cumva atunci cînd BSA va bate la uşă.
Există mai multe moduri de a rezolv… more »
Female brain study
February 17th, 2007Scientists have finally discovered what's wrong with the female brain: on the left side, there is nothing right, and on the right side, there is nothing left! more »
Intelligent people
February 17th, 2007George Bush is visiting the Queen of England.
He asks her, "Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient government? Are there any tips you can give me?"
"Well," says the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people… more »
Valentine's day
February 14th, 2007Didn't draw this one myself, it was taken fromxkcd, the image is a very nice was of expressing my views regarding holidays, especially Valentine's Day.
Ahh.. if only all the 356 days were 'normal'... more »
Hannibal rising
February 14th, 2007My initial predictions were not very optimistic, I expected the movie to suck, just like any sequel\prequel that is directed by another person, or one that doesn't include any of the 'original' actors.
I was wrong. Actually, the movie is pretty consiste… more »
Al treilea operator de telefonie mobila din Moldova
February 11th, 2007Acum sunt sigur ca in Moldova exista un al treilea operator de telefonie mobila. Am vazut cu ochii mei echipamentul unuia din access-point'uri ;-)
Puteti vedea si voi tehnologiile de ultima ora daca vizitati parcul Valea Trandafirilor.
P.S. Veverit… more »
About me
February 11th, 2007I decided to write this short story, to give you an idea about who I am.
I always thought it was not of reason to leave personal information on the Internet, as well as any traces that could help someone figure out who I am. It is a network full of ba… more »
Student vs. serviciu vs. salariu vs. Moldova
February 8th, 2007"Some folks make decisions,
Some folks clean the streets..."
(X-press 2 - Lazy)
Astăzi am efectuat un sondaj-fulger, şi cum am promis respondenţilor, rezultatele le public pe site. Spre deosebire de sondajele pe care le-am făc… more »
Conflict politic la nivel tehnologic?
February 6th, 2007Poţi găsi multe lucruri interesante dacă experimentezi cu cartele SIM din telefoane mobile. Acestea au un procesor, un sistem de operare integrat, un sistem de fişiere (file system) cu restricţii de acces (ceva asemănăt… more »
Simple relationship physics
February 4th, 2007I was surprised to see that some people got on this site by searching 'how to get over a relationship' in Google, and found simple relationship mathematics.
There is another concept that has to be introduced to the world of social relationships - emotio… more »
The ultimate image labeling tool
January 29th, 2007It's been a while since I promised myself I would describe the image labeling tool that my colleagues and I have developed about a month ago. Several people asked, it's better to describe it once rather than repeat myself every time one's curiosity finds… more »
Deja vu
January 28th, 2007I definitely recommend it, you should watch it. It covers some interesting ideas about the (ir)reversibility of our actions, free will, time, cause and effect, etc.
It has something in common with 'Minority Report', it also shares some elements with th… more »
We love UTM
January 28th, 2007UTM, dragostea mea. In curind nu voi mai fi acolo, si deja ma apuca nostalgia. De fapt, am inceput sa observ asta inca anul trecut, c'est la vie. Oamenii se ataseaza nu doar de alti oameni. Oricum, iata ce am gasit in unul din laboratoare :-)
Se v… more »
Don't Love So Much
January 28th, 2007Don’t call me every hour,
Don’t buy me every flower.
Don’t turn my whim into your goal
Don’t let me take over your soul!
Don’t get a tattoo of my name.
That I am yours – do not proclaim.
Don’t beg me for a… more »
Who are they?
January 23rd, 2007All of us have been there at one point in time, many of us might not have noticed it though. Have you ever found yourself in the situation in which you had to express an idea about someone doing something, referring to them as 'he' or 'she'? Some write '… more »
Labirint
January 21st, 2007Labirint
Încerc să fiu eu însumi,
În măşti mă rătăcesc
Eu mi-am pierdut esenţa,
Nu pot s-o regăsesc.
O umbră fără formă
Răsare în oglindă...
Ecou fără de sunet...… more »
Res publica
January 20th, 2007Patriotii din Banca de Economii si din Deeplace si-au amintit de vremurile de glorie a Romei antice :-) more »
BlogDesk and b2evolution
January 19th, 2007BlogDesk is my latest greatest discovery. I've tried multiple blog clients, among them - Windows Live Writer, w.bloggar, dotPost, and maybe a couple of others. BlogDesk is definitely the nicest of them all.
It didn't work out of the box, for some reas… more »
Getting over a relationship, the mathematical way
January 15th, 2007A friend of mine describes a wicked situation which is very familiar to me. As a man, I must agree that it sucks to be there. Well, the bright side is that a technical background and some basic math-skills enable me to analyze the problem from a differen… more »
An attempt to save physical space
January 13th, 2007I've decided that I've had enough of my 21" CRT Monitor.
It is great, it does everything I need, and I love it. The only drawback is that it takes a tremendous amount of space on my desktop, and it is time to change it to something slimmer. I hate it wh… more »
Reading material
January 13th, 2007At times, the things I write turn into (relatively) larger projects. Each item in the list points to the project's page, where you can read more, and leave your comments.
Reverse engineering corruption - An essay that examines corruption and the el… more »
Ghicitori
January 13th, 2007Ghicitoarea#1
Paraşuta s-a deschis
Sunetul a orbit milioane,
Oameni ca frunzele cad.
Au făcut-o americanii.
Ghicitoarea#2
Paraşuta nu s-a dechis,
Sunetul unui bec stricat.
O lumină s-a stins,
Noaptea… more »
Taci
January 9th, 2007Taci
Atingerea ta
E una divină,
De viaţă mă umplu
Ţinînd a ta mînă
Pământul îmi fuge
De sub picioare,
Prin haine aripi
Încet se strecoară.
Brusc, explodez!
La viteza luminii
Mă îndepărtez… more »
Keyboard vs mouse
January 7th, 2007We’ve done a cool $50 million of R & D on the Apple Human Interface. We discovered, among other things, two pertinent facts:
Test subjects consistently report that keyboarding is faster than mousing.
The stopwatch consistently proves mousing i… more »
Help me help myself
January 5th, 2007Untitled_Text_045 (help me)
În noaptea asta iarăşi
Mă văd în vis zburînd,
Cum vîntul mă ajută
Ancora s-o desprind...
Gustat-am fericirea,
Cu aştrii am vorbit...
Dar am pierdut aripa
Şi jos m-am pră… more »
Happy new year
January 1st, 20072007 is here, and 2006 is 'there'. I'd like to wish everyone a happy and productive year. But guys, keep in mind that my wishing this has no real effect on what actually goes on in your lives. If I chew a bubble gum, the effect is the same ;-) In other w… more »
Finding bottlenecks
January 1st, 2007For the past 2 weeks I've been experiencing a very annoying problem with my computer - it became painfully slow.
Alt+tabbing between windows, or minimizing a window would 'choke' the audio player;
It took ages to go into hibernate, it would take longe… more »
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