Saturday, 20 March 2010

Finally installed the last set of lamps in the living room. They've been laying around for over a year already!

One of the bestest movie-plot-flow-charts I have ever seen! http://ping.fm/8633q
Looking forward to doing some groceries around Kinkerstraat again today. Haven't been there for almost a year now.

Friday, 19 March 2010

Weird, the good Trololo fan page has a few followers, while the fake one has a lot (good one: http://ping.fm/xVz0n)
Going to play around a bit with WP to see if we can get @Mattoquai 's concept up and running

Trololo - Eduard Anatolyevich Khil

The power of internet, and some sites in particular, keeps surprising me.
Take the hype that is currently going on around "trololo". The song is originally from the '60-s, not only that, but it comes from the Soviet Union at that!

The Youtube video has been watched over 350.000 times since it was uploaded on February 25, 2010.
Eduard Khil has had to come out of retirement (he is currently 75 years old) and has been interviewed by all kinds of TV channels, the man has more fans now than he has ever had.

Great to see! On all of my email accounts I now have received the "facebook password reset confirmation" Efficient spamming, it's an art!

Thursday, 18 March 2010

Ted driving the car in the parking garage.

First flowers of the season out in the wild. Middenweg, Amsterdam

Whiskey Master Issues Global Challenge - Can You 'Make it at Bushmills'? http://ping.fm/v5roT
Greenpeace movie-protest against Nestle's use of Palmoil. http://ping.fm/3mJfP Sign here: http://ping.fm/qP4re

Trafficjam in the sun on the A1.

Got to find a way to operate the handpresso in the car without making a complete mess.

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

cycles... http://ping.fm/pxJVV (Thanks @volkanb)
Have had to reinstall Horde cause my wonderful hosting party decided to make some unannounced changes. Now no longer can login to Horde :(

childhood memories.

when looking at Ted sitting like this on the couch, happily munching away at a box of raisins, i can't help but think back to our childhood years. I also spent many an hour with these same boxes with raisins. Oh, those good old days, when the only worry in the world was how to get that one last sticky raisin out of the lower corner of the box.

two pieces of bread, two pens. Why? Because he can!

Ted slept in the morning for 40 minutes...

So sleeping in the afternoon is not needed. No matter how tired you are! He is now happily and calmly playing though.
w00t! Great step ahead on game.co.in for starters! You can now add friends, share highscores and awards and generally have more fun!

Sleeping boy.

When walking outside Ted started all awake and cheerful, walking around. After walking for about 15 minutes Ted decided it was time to sit in the pushcar. Happily looking around in the sun you could see he had issues keeping his eyes open. In the shop Ted caved in and fell asleep.

A good start of our papa day. drawing while watching a cartoon

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

RT @DurrellWildlife The ZooRace is still going, and Durrell needs 10k followers to win. Please RT and help spread the conservation message!

WANTED AT SPIL GAMES IN THE NETHERLANDS: Quality Assurance Engineers:

WANTED AT SPIL GAMES IN THE NETHERLANDS: Quality Assurance Engineers: http://ping.fm/4xaGQ

Quality Assurance Engineer

Tasks and Responsibilities:
As Quality Assurance Engineer, you will take ownership of the writing of test plans and test cases and will manage their execution within a SCRUM team. Additionally, you will play a key role in the testing of complex distributed software applications with a multitier architecture. You will regularly collaborate with other QA Engineers (local and overseas), Product Managers, Software Developers, Operations staff, and other departments. Additional tasks are the following:
• Analyze product requirements; create test plans
• Execute testing tasks and report status, escalating issues as appropriate
• Coordinate and lead efforts for cross-functional-testing tasks on a project basis
• Proactively solve problems; suggest process and project improvements
• Identify project risks and recommend actions to minimize them
• Share knowledge with peers; mentor less-experienced team members
• Provide functional support for other departments
• Use your solid knowledge of QA testing techniques to determine the appropriate number of test iterations and to apply risk-based testing concepts

Your Profile:
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree
• Minimum 3 to 6 years of experience with high-traffic, data-driven website testing
• Excellent knowledge of Internet/Web technologies; familiar with web-development and testing methodologies
• Good knowledge of PHP or similar programming language
• Ability to quickly grasp newly introduced concepts on the site and to understand their impact
• Able to quickly assess and realistically determine priorities and the impact of bugs
• Must be highly organized, goal oriented, and attentive to details, yet flexible
• Excellent team player, as well as an independent achiever in a dynamic, multitasking environment with rapid development life cycles
• Strong written and verbal communication essential, with excellent mastery of English (written and spoken); fluency in Dutch preferred but not mandatory
• The following are a plus: good knowledge of SQL and MySQL database; knowledge of Atlassian Jira, Rally, and TestCase management tools; ISEB/ISTQB certification; knowledge of Agile (SCRUM) development and Agile testing; knowledge of automated testing strategies and implementations

SPIL GAMES Offers:
• A competitive salary
• A good benefits package
• A chance to be part of a fast-growing, international company
• A motivating bonus system
• A fun and dynamic work environment

Contact:
Muriel van Tuijl
Telephone: +31 35 64 66 357 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +31 35 64 66 357      end_of_the_skype_highlighting,

It's quite busy on the road to Hilversum today. Both the a1 and the n236 are full!

Monday, 15 March 2010

Is it possible to migrate a site from Joomla to WP? Let's see if we can! :)
Ouch... bit my lip during lunch.
Hopeful that tomorrow downtime at home will be minimal. Curious though when the cutover time will be for my internet provider.
RT @cnnbrk Abba to be inducted in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight http://ping.fm/Qin5L => WTF? That's POP, not Rock!?
Monday morning starts with reviewing testcases. Exciting!

Sunday, 14 March 2010

Ironing and watching Van Moskou tot Magadan (the first season that is) is the way I spend my Sunday evening today.
Had a great day today! Created two tables out on the balcony and enjoyed a nice afternoon with Tania, Alexandra and Elio!

Ted is very busy and important and doing heavy business online!

Windows 7 is great, but why on earth do i have this same screen for 20 minutes when starting the pc.