The reason why this place has been really quiet lately (and I haven’t found a VPS yet), is that I’ve been quite busy moving to, meeting relatives and interviewing for jobs in the US. Luckily, the largest uncertainty is no longer an issue. Come May, I will be joining Yahoo! Music‘s team of great engineers! [...]
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Moving to Los Angeles
Posted by Trond on April 16, 2010
http://www.topicobserver.com/blog/uncategorized/2010/moving-to-los-angeles/
Downtime
We’re currently in the middle of moving to the USA. As a result, I’ve had to wave good bye to my fiber-enabled home. I’ve unplugged my Ubuntu server, am changing web hosts and therefore expect this blog, and the recently re-launched billy-corgan.com (should now redirect here), to experience some downtime during the upcoming weeks. Bookmark [...]
Posted by Trond on March 31, 2010
http://www.topicobserver.com/blog/uncategorized/2010/downtime/
Topic Maps 2009: The Live Blogging Part
So much for live blogging. Didn’t really happen as my laptop’s battery was flat even before the conference day started, there were only a few power outlets in the auditoriums — and even if there had been more outlets, I don’t know whether I would have prioritized blogging during such great presentations. In any way, [...]
Posted by Trond on March 19, 2009
http://www.topicobserver.com/blog/uncategorized/2009/topic-maps-2009-the-live-blogging/
SOS Barnebyer: A Hint of Fresh Air (even on the Web)
Nowadays I seldom complain to web site owners about browser (or rather, standards) compability issues, mainly because the standard answer seemed to be “Sorry, but we can’t support ever browser out there.”. So when I contacted SOS Barnebyer about a web form that had no submit button when viewed in Firefox on Ubuntu 8.04 a [...]
Posted by Trond on February 2, 2009
http://www.topicobserver.com/blog/uncategorized/2009/sos-barnebyer-a-hint-of-fresh-air-even-on-the-web/
The Smashing Pumpkins, Oslo Spektrum, February 29th 2008
Last friday, my girlfriend and I flew to Oslo to meet with my friend (coming from Bergen) and watch The Smashing Pumpkins live at Oslo Spektrum. It had been 8 years since the last time Smashing Pumpkins visited Norway and we saw them live… Video clips: Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, Behold! The Nightmare, Tonight, [...]
Posted by Trond on March 3, 2008
http://www.topicobserver.com/blog/uncategorized/2008/the-smashing-pumpkins-oslo-spektrum-february-29th-2008/
Ash – Folken, Stavanger
Some (poor-quality) video clips from Ash’s great concert at Folken in Stavanger, Norway this Friday (Nov. 16 2007): You Can’t Have It All (4.23 MB) Clones (6.46 MB) Angel Interceptor (7.75 MB) Burn Baby Burn (2.87 MB) All vids are MP4 files (renamed to .3gp) in 352×288 format, taken using my Samsung E-720 phone. Bookmark [...]
Posted by Trond on November 18, 2007
http://www.topicobserver.com/blog/uncategorized/2007/ash/
SEO with Contests?
I wonder if the real prize of Zend Developer Zone’s “Contest for Busy Programmers (Win a Free Book!)“-contest is better Google search engine ranking for the site itself — due to an increased number of incoming links from (hopefully?) lots of bloggers… Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Buzz it up Subscribe [...]
Posted by Trond on October 25, 2007
http://www.topicobserver.com/blog/uncategorized/2007/seo-with-contests/