User talk:Ekorren

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Revision as of 08:06, 30 March 2009 by imported>Ekorren (Moved Computer Problems log here.)

Congratulations!

On your first hash and the first hash in Luxembourg. I enjoyed the story much! -- Relet 22:41, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Expeditions in 48 9

I'm now watching that page and will add my plans. I'm looking forward to a real meetup in our graticule. -- nick_mz

meetup graticule bug

Hi, just thought you'd like to know I finally found and fixed the bug in the meetup graticule template. Sorry it took so long! Matty 00:16, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Cool!

We are going to use your Hash Collision ribbon as an example for ours. Danke! NCBears

Sorry

Just deleted you entry in Template:Expedition_Images/2009-01-07. I added it back in again. No offence ment. Looking forward to your story. The images already look very promising. --Nahtanoj 23:34, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Offline / Computer problems log

2009-03-26

This morning my computer decided to end its lifespan. I checked a number of possibilities and it's probably the mainboard or processor. A new computer or spare parts to get it running again are not in sight anywhere, so it may be quite some time until I can do any serious work done including taking part here. I'll try to hit an internet cafe from time to time, and some geohashers have my phone number. Also, I can read email from the mobile phone, but not reply.

2009-03-28: Update

  • Got an offer I can't refuse but may take a few more days until I can pick it up (and some time more to get it running).
  • Trying to go hashing anyway ;)
  • Internetcafe is only a few minutes by bike and affordable for a quick "check the most urgent things"
  • I hate Micro$oft (but the Internetcafe uses their crap).

2009-03-30

The replacement is here. The good thing: It seems to work, somehow. Also, I basically only had to pay for transport and swap in something I wanted to give away anyway.

Apart from that, it's probably what results if you tell someone to build a computer that has to be all silver-blue, and cheap (at least in production). Rarely seen plastic parts of such bad quality, and stingy case interiors (Example: To save a few grams of metal, there is only one harddisk slot, and that's at a very annoying place to reach. There is lots of empty space at a reasonable place). Also it boots only after ignoring a number of timeouts which takes forever, and there is a number of other unresolved issues. I'll probably disassemble the whole thing and reassemble it in another case. With less "design" and more usability.