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Javascript-based PC emulator, running GNU/Linux

This is a verbatim copy of the BoingBoing page, but since this is so significant I don’t care.   Fabrice Bellard has written a 32 bit x86 emulator in Javascript — in plain English, he’s created a virtual PC that runs inside your browser, using Javascript. And then (of course), he created a GNU/Linux variant…
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Prevent grub screen after failed boot

After the upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 I noticed that my HTPC box wouldn’t automatically reboot after a hard reset. I always had to connect a keyboard and press the enter button to resume booting. Kind of an unwanted situation for a box that stands in the living room. So I went through the grub.cfg file…
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Good Friday in Stockholm

I spent this Good Friday in Stockholm. Lovely weather, beautiful city. Makes me feel like this little elk:  Link.

April fools’ day

Didn’t have time to write this before, but had to do it anyway, especially after the delightful KLM event that happened last week when I visited Holland. For my 16:50 flight from Stockholm to Düsseldorf, I arrived at the Arlanda airport at around 16:00. I already had a boarding pass which guaranteed a nice place…
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Want to visit Holland? Go by bike.

As some of you may know I am a Dutch person living in Germany since 2001. This week I had the privilege to go to Holland on business and learn how the country can be to visitors. For the Holland loving people out there, you might want to skip this post, since it is not…
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