There was a big protest march in Barcelona yesterday. They passed down Las Ramblas which is the biggest tourist drag in town. There were quite a few demonstrators. The ones in the front of the march seemed very militant. They were shouting slogans and throwing flash-bang fireworks (you can see the smoke from one in […]
Entries from August 31st, 2008
Back to the NL
August 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Linux, Spain, Travel
I found a ride back to the Netherlands on this ridesharing website. I went and met the guy, he seems like a pretty nice, somewhat crusty, laid-back Italian guy. He also has a drop-dead gorgeous Spanish girlfriend, who won’t be accompanying us on the trip and an excitable black Labrador that will. He said he’s […]
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The Eternal Quest for Ping
August 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Linux, Spain, Technology
So of the three free internet terminals at the hostel, one of them has never worked (the screen is just dark), and the other one has been frozen all day (based on the error message displayed, it’s actually running eLux NG). Yes Virginia, Linux can freeze. Although, based on the errors it looks like what […]
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