...but Judas scores on the rebound!
(Surely this must insult someone! )

#tongueincheek   #backinguptheafterlife  

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A real wakeup call

#wisdom  

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"State of the art"
From the freakishingly annoying FireDAC installer, which launch command line windows to the foreground.  

An iPhone library that uses deprecated functions?
Where is QA? Is there QA?

Also - why does the iPhone command line compiler run at less than half the speed of the Windows compiler?

#rant  

Have you?

#awareness  

Auto-Awesome is annoying
You have to jump through hoops to regenerate a sequence that had a bad frame, instead of being able to select a series and click "Awesomize".

This series of seven was cleaned up manually, dropping two frames at the end that were blurry due to camera movement.
#sendfeedback  

Porting XE3 apps to XE4
Work in progress...

Will add comments as I find stuff that breaks.

Comment Spotting!
+CircleCount's extension for Chrome has a totally awesome feature!

You know how hard it is to find yourself in the comment stream?
Well, +CircleCount has fixed it.

My current config:
Gray background = My comment
Red border = A comment that +mentions me
Blue border = A comment from the owner of the post

How sweet is that?

#gplustips  

South-East Norway is being flooded

Heavy rain and snow melting make every little trickle creek into a major river that finds new ways through the terrain.

Photos from around the country at vg.no

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XBox One
I like the new XBox better and better.  +Gizmodo have a new article that brings out some new details of it's architectural changes.

#xboxone   #hardware  

XBox One
I like the new XBox better and better.  +Gizmodo have a new article that brings out some new details of it's architectural changes.

#xboxone   #hardware  

Google moves Code downloads to Google Drive

"Due to increasing misuse of the service and a desire to keep our community safe and secure, we are deprecating downloads [from Google Code]."

"Starting today, existing projects that do not have any downloads and all new projects will not have the ability to create downloads. Existing projects with downloads will see no visible changes until January 14, 2014 and will no longer have the ability to create new downloads starting on January 15, 2014.  All existing downloads in these projects will continue to be accessible for the foreseeable future."

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Water. There can be too much of a good thing.
Nice almost    #autoawesome  :)

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The flood

Hoover you doing today?

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I've seen people want the stream auto-refresh back.  
Well, I disagree!

I can't even keep up on a slow day!

#ghosttown   #blues  (as in True Blue New)

Wednesgray
It's raining.  
On the bright side - the plum tree is has sprung both leaves and flowers, and the cherry tree on the right is in full blossom too.

#photo   #nexus4   #autoawesome  

I can't leave this #ghosttown  alone...
...if I want to keep up with my stream.  
429 posts in less than an hour, and that's on a quiet Wednesday.

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FYI - A third party wireless charger for Nexus 4 that actually works.

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Wireless Qi charging pad, suitable for Nexus 4
After having used this for about a month now, I am satisfied.

It takes a few seconds from you place the phone on the charger, to it lighting up and charging, but it charges fairly fast - although not quite as fast as a cable.  

The charger will "switch off" when the phone is charged, and start again once the phone drops below a certain level.  

Best of all - it charges with my heavy duty rubber shell still on the phone, unlike some other product I tried.  

There is a version with a US power adapter as well.

#nexus4   #wirelesscharging  

Specs (from dx.com):
- Model: CF688Q_B
- Material: ABS
- Compatible models: All products for WPC_Qi standard
- Input voltage: 19V
- Output voltage: 5V
- Output current: 500~1000mA
- Output power: 5W
- Charging frequency: 100~200KHz
- Wireless range: 5mm
- Electric energy conversion: > 72%
- Receiving voltage: 5V
- AC power adapter:
- Input: AC 100~240V / 50~60Hz
- Max. current: 350mA
- Output: DC 19V / 500mA
- Circuit protection design with auto-switch off function to avoid over charging & overheating

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FYI - a third party wireless charger that actually works with Nexus 4.

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Wireless Qi charging pad, suitable for Nexus 4
After having used this for about a month now, I am satisfied.

It takes a few seconds from you place the phone on the charger, to it lighting up and charging, but it charges fairly fast - although not quite as fast as a cable.  

The charger will "switch off" when the phone is charged, and start again once the phone drops below a certain level.  

Best of all - it charges with my heavy duty rubber shell still on the phone, unlike some other product I tried.  

There is a version with a US power adapter as well.

#nexus4   #wirelesscharging  

Specs (from dx.com):
- Model: CF688Q_B
- Material: ABS
- Compatible models: All products for WPC_Qi standard
- Input voltage: 19V
- Output voltage: 5V
- Output current: 500~1000mA
- Output power: 5W
- Charging frequency: 100~200KHz
- Wireless range: 5mm
- Electric energy conversion: > 72%
- Receiving voltage: 5V
- AC power adapter:
- Input: AC 100~240V / 50~60Hz
- Max. current: 350mA
- Output: DC 19V / 500mA
- Circuit protection design with auto-switch off function to avoid over charging & overheating

Wireless Qi charging pad, suitable for Nexus 4
After having used this for about a month now, I am satisfied.

It takes a few seconds from you place the phone on the charger, to it lighting up and charging, but it charges fairly fast - although not quite as fast as a cable.  

The charger will "switch off" when the phone is charged, and start again once the phone drops below a certain level.  

Best of all - it charges with my heavy duty rubber shell still on the phone, unlike some other product I tried.  

There is a version with a US power adapter as well.

#nexus4   #wirelesscharging  

Specs (from dx.com):
- Model: CF688Q_B
- Material: ABS
- Compatible models: All products for WPC_Qi standard
- Input voltage: 19V
- Output voltage: 5V
- Output current: 500~1000mA
- Output power: 5W
- Charging frequency: 100~200KHz
- Wireless range: 5mm
- Electric energy conversion: > 72%
- Receiving voltage: 5V
- AC power adapter:
- Input: AC 100~240V / 50~60Hz
- Max. current: 350mA
- Output: DC 19V / 500mA
- Circuit protection design with auto-switch off function to avoid over charging & overheating

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A pugnacious quartet :)

#cuteoverload

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  with self
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except
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  do Cover.Find(taFirstAvailable).Use;
end;

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When teaching a junior developer how to use drop database.

Trenger onkologer sans for tumor?
#sykhumor

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Flash tip
The invisible black background is a really fun tip!

#photography   #portrait   #flash  via +Sandra Parlow 

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Hi Folks :)
As promised here's the video that I've posted online today where I show how to do the Invisible Black Background photography technique.

Be sure to check out my site too for some links to the written walk through and some Q & A's (http://www.glyndewis.com) and also share this with friends you think might like to give it a whirl.

Enjoy :)

http://youtu.be/FO9Zy8m3cxw

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Can it print Bacon?
Nothing else matters ;)

#science  

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#chuckleworthy  :)

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My thoughts go to the tornado victims in Oklahoma.

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1TB for "free" - how do they make money?

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The "new" Flickr just launched.

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I prefer watching paint dry, over watching grown men play with balls
but this was a great audience, cheering forward a promising young talent  :)

#football   #soccer   #whatever  

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This wins cutest goal of the year.

Teenager + new camera  + music + Youtube = Instant short!
Oh, and I am in it too, albeit vaguely :)

I liked it - hope you like it too, and if you do - let her know :)

The King will receive you now

#photo #nexus4 #caturday

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#eurovision

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Oooh it's my favourite from the semi-finals! 

#Norway  #eurovision2013

#eurovision or not - Margaret Berger is a great artist!

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PHP on Google AppEngine! 

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Roll on, Roll off
Something tells me that the new ferry from Langesund, Norway to Hirtshals, Denmark will be on the larger side.  The RORO ramp is about 25 meters wide.

http://fjordline.com/en/Our-offers/Car-package---Langesund---Hirtshals/

#photo   #nexus4   #harbor  

Acclimatisation issues
48 hours ago: 6ºC
Now: 26ºC

Thank heavens for cold beer!

Interpreting fence signs 101

#sign   #grafitti   #tongueincheek  

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Bottle
A rebottlepost from October 2011

https://plus.google.com/103128232230617819686/posts/bTP3Ri4iby6

#animation  

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Will there be cake?
Sure! The chocolatey kind! This one is from last weekend when we celebrated the youngest addition to the Fosdal clan, but I feel an urge to bake today!

#photo #50mm #sooc

Toad do, or Toad not do?

#photo #50mm #processed

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Interesting.  I can send an SMS to create a post which is shared to my circles, but not an MMS.

See https://www.google.com/settings/plus under SMS Posts.
Naturally, you need a verified phone number.

Update: There even is documentation :)
https://support.google.com/plus/answer/1304920?hl=en&ref_topic=1304843

#googleplustips  

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Testing SMS post to G+
Can I format and #tag?

Eidsfossen
Auto-pano courtesy of Google+ Photos
It seems it was the regular Nexus 4 pano function :P

#photo   #pano   #nexus4  

AAPL Market Cap below 400B.
Slip slidin' away... will we see the price dip below 400 too?

Meanwhile, GOOG is still climbing.

Honestly, even if Ginger Baker behaved like an arse, he had some pretty good points - and the interviewer's questions were near stereotypical rhetorical questions.

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Where to find the new Hangouts apps via +Richi Jennings 

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iOS - http://goo.gl/h3glR 
Android - http://goo.gl/g61QW 
Chrome App - http://goo.gl/cr3XE

1700 members.

I'm just milestoning the round numbers ;)

The new Google+ - When new tools overshadow old lessons

I'm on a 1920x1200 display, and the amount of information in my stream on a screenful of Google+ is pitifully small, even with three columns. 

Have the designers tossed out all old typographical wisdom?

The single column view...
Get rid of it.  In it's current form, it's a joke.  It should have been a visual and design wise alternative - instead of a pinstripe of information in the middle of my display.

I'm not impressed.

Edit:
There are a lot of bugs in the new layout.

- The bold font has really bad kerning.

- I get am/pm time instead of 24h clock as before.

- The - spacer between post comments needs to go.  In fact it is gone, if you look at a single post.

- The bold names in +mentions.  We had that at the start in the old layout. It had to go. It still has to go.

- The translate tool links feel like noise now - unaligned and blue - all over the place.

- I no longer can see which of my most frequently visited Communities that have unread posts without opening the complete community list.

- The communities overlap on the community list, and flicker as well as swap places.

- The new G+ popout menu can interfere with the people info popup card, causing it to linger after you f.x. switch to community view.

- Unfortunately, the CircleCount buttons also frequently break the layout in the three column stream, going outside the post's div.  It's pretty bad - to the point where I am considering dropping the extension.

- Why can't I edit a post from the All Notifications list?

- Why is this edit post window a tiny box when the post is quite long, the box has focus, and there is tons of unused space above and below?

The list goes on.

#sendfeedback  

There is so much lovely stuff coming from Google tonight, that I'll be wearing out my refresh buttons.

#googleio2013  

4 hours to go before live stream is live :)

Hotel Mundal - The Shining II?
There is something spooky about this old hotel from 1891, situated in Mundal by the Fjærland fjord.  It's visitors largely seem to be unaware, though :)

#photo   #nexus4  

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Kiwis are good for you!
I had to look up phytonutrients, as I thought it was just some buzzword: http://www.ars.usda.gov/aboutus/docs.htm?docid=4142

#nom  

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Phytonutrients: Kiwis have phytonutrients, which repair DNA, act as the body’s protection against some cancers, and function as antioxidants. 

Vitamin C: One serving of kiwi gives the body a boost of Vitamin C, which helps heal wounds, increase iron absorption, and boost the immune system.

Fiber: Kiwi is a good source of fiber which has a role in the prevention of constipation and some cancers.

Folic Acid: Kiwi provides 10% of the RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) for folic acid, which is important for expectant mothers and works to produce red blood cells.

Vitamin E: Kiwi provides 10% RDA for Vitamin E and decreases the risk of heart disease.

Who's having some of this superfruit today?

Facts - not accurate over time
...unless updated, which W3Schools appear to fail at.

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The SEO Pyramid Game.

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Tänk att rensa bort sociala medium
 
Twitter konto - bort
Nytt försök Facebook - hoppas det går nu... Japp det gick bra.
Linkedin - bort
Google pluss - förmodligen försvinner det med i rena farten

IRL--stannar jag kvar ett tag, för hur det än är så måste det vara det mest sociala. 

Patina
Time leaves its marks.

#photo #50mm #processed

The Elvish morning fog lingers over Breimsvatnet (Lake Breim)
Doing landscape shots with a 50mm is hard! Which parts do you leave out?

#photo #50mm #processed

Bøya Glacier Details
The 11 image auto-stitched multishot gives a good deal more detail than a regular shot at 7540 x 4643 px. I love this 50mm lens!

Use the scroll wheel in full view to zoom in.

#photo #50mm #multishot

Looks legit

#tongueincheek  

I played #breakout on Google Image Search! I made it to level 4 in Image Breakout! Can you beat my score of 1411?

#games  

Useless fact of the day

#tongueincheek  

Yours truly without pink glasses
Tired after some 8 hours on the move, but happy as usual :)

#photo by +Solveig Fosdal 

The test of time: Rooting for a winner
I guess someone wasn't up to the upkeep?

#photo #50mm #processed

Borgund Stave Church
Another shot of this amazing building from around year 1200. It's so old, that it boggles the mind - considering it is built from wood. I wonder how much of it that still is original?

#photo #52mm #sooc

Panorama from Sandane in Gloppen, Nordfjord, Norway
36 images auto-stitched in Hugin to a 21804 x 3294, 200 degrees pano, downsampled to 8000 x 1209 px.

16000 x 2107 px version:
https://plus.google.com/photos/103128232230617819686/albums/5828486293618703297/5877859335050825842

38Mb jpg version at full size:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1MyXorVzay9SURkdWZ0d2o3Tmc/edit?usp=sharing

#photo #panorama

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Fourteen simple two-step life tutorials

Basically, the only shorter advice available, is +Nike's "Just Do It!"

#tongueincheek   #lifestyle  

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Google I/O 2013 speculations
Since there'll be no Key Lime Pie or Nexus 5 - what do you think will appear?

My speculations:
- Babble / Babel unified messaging?
- New Nexus 7?
- Android 4.3?
- Picasa Chrome app?
- Chrome over Android?
- API for Third party community posting?

#googleio2013  

There's a sucker born every minute
...so... where can I get one?

#tongueincheek  

People come in all kinds of awesome!
Yes, it is a setup - but the people around them still got a good show :)

How to tell a DB geek

#tongueincheek  

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Brain controlled gaming?
Marry this with the Oculus Rift, and you would have something really addictive :)

#games   #braincomputerinterface  

Brain controlled gaming?
Marry this with the Oculus Rift, and you would have something really addictive :)

#games   #braincomputerinterface  

Art on an interplanetary level!
+Chris Hadfield - You have made the best cover version ever!

With the risk of sounding emotional, pretentious and pompous - this is how I love to see our scientists and explorers.  Women and men that master a multitude of skills - not limited to a single area of experitise.  And - that do it with style and wit! 

#video  

Delphi is dying and it's Embarcadero's fault 
... or is it?

EMBT have put a lot of energy into renewing the tool.  Yes - we can discuss if the money has been used on the right parts of the tools, but it is we, the users, that have been asking for stuff like wider platform support, and EMBT don't have the resources to address all issues at the same time.

As users and potentially ambassadors for the tool, we have to ask:

Are we creating an open and supportive environment for the users of the tool?

Are we writing articles, components and sharing code for the tool?

Are we supporting the efforts of EMBT by purchasing an SA for the tool?

IMO, lighting candles beats cursing at the dark - but if you have completely lost faith in the tool - please - just move on to something greener on the other side of the fence - instead of preaching doom and gloom to the rest of us.

My opinion, and mine alone.

Snarveien er klar: teknorlogen.no :)

#url  

Borgund Stavkirke - the oldest church in Norway, I believe?
We're currently halfway through the 650km drive back home and stopping for food.

Veslevatnet - Little Lake

#photo #nexus4

For a small glacier, it's rather big - Bøyabreen.
It's hard to give justice to it's scale in a single photo, but that sheet of ice is many football fields wide. Actually, it's even bigger, since it is a side arm of the Jostedalsbreen - which is Norway's biggest glacier.

#photo #nexus4 #glacier

Bøyabreen - the Bøya glacier. Smaller every year. The first time I saw it, it went all the way to the bottom of the valley.

#photosphere #nexus4

Ice ice baby

The key to eating healthy? Avoid any food that has a TV commercial!

#truth   #healthtips   #tongueincheek  

Finnes det noen med et kunstnerisk gen der ute som kan kaste sammen en 360x360 logo for gruppen som kan erstatte dagens "work in progress" illustrasjon?  Bør passe både som portrett som synlig til venstre, og som firkantet ikon.

The deeper side of Anagrams

#tongueincheek  

How to screw in the dark

#tongueincheek  

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Journalist søkes.

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URGENT!  Deadline tomorrow 9.5.

I'm looking for travel journalists from Norway and Sweden!

1 from each, there is a hosted press fam trip opportunity 23.5 - 1.6.

To Malaysia: KL and Terengganu

PING +Morten Myrstad +Ivar Choi Espedalen +Lars Fosdal +Kjetil Greger Pedersen +Patrik Järvelöv +Visit Norway +Visit OSLO +Debi Vaught-Thelin +John Holme 

Please PING anyone you might know who might know someone...  :-)

Cheers!

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Ikke så korka, kanskje?

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Champagne can help improve your memory

Up close and indifferent
Apparantly, I don't have toad appeal - as I was completely ignored...
So what if I wasn't submerged in cold water!?

#photo #50mm #crop

Ribbit!
15ºC was enough the get the toads warmed up and ready to rumble.

#photo   #50mm   #sooc   #crop  

And so it begins

#photo #spring

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Shut up and take my money!
Quote from my son  :D 

#games  

Shut up and take my money!
Quote from my son  :D 

#games  

+Jan Sandtrø og undertegnede forsøker å dra i gang en crowd sourced nyhetsgruppe for teknologinyheter.  Målet er at gruppen fungerer som en konsentrator for ting som er verdt å lese fra online nyhetskilder og så langt som mulig redusere agurkfaktoren.

Gruppen er fortsatt under utforming, og alle bidrag er velkommen.

Not as a rule, but perhaps as a guideline?
Remind me in case I happen to rant on your post...

#netiquette  

You know you have played Skyrim too much when...
I lol'd :)
#games   #tongueincheek  

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How to spend your entire day reading and still not keeping up with Google+
via +Jan Sandtrø 

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Do you want to know what is being posted on Google+?

Press the slash key "/" twice, then hit enter and click the "Most recent" link.

Now wait a few seconds and then watch in real-time what people are posting on Google+.

#googleplustips #ghosttown  

Star Quality Music - Now and Before

#sigh   #tongueincheek  

Zing!

#tongueincheek  

Unreal Engine 3 ported to HTML5/JS
...mind blown...

Try it here: http://www.unrealengine.com/html5/

Which one scares you the most?

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Russian dashboard cameras capture good people too :)
#feelgood  via +Erik Andersson 

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