I was sending some “Growing gifts” on Facebook today and got the above message (click image for full size).
Ok, so does this mean it is sent or not?
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This post was written by Tompa on October 25, 2008
I wonder if Facebook are losing members?
Why would they otherwise publish 2 “invite” tools?
Posted under Technology & Web
This post was written by Tompa on October 5, 2008
Boaz
On Saturday, the final of Eurovision Song Contest 2008 took place in Belgrade, Serbia.
Some russian guy called Dima Bilan won, but another guy got stuck in my head.
Boaz from Israel with the song “The fire in your eyes”. The song is mostly in Hebrew but…what a voice.
Check out the video on youtube and remember where you read about him.
Posted under General
This post was written by Tompa on May 28, 2008
Iphone
Today they announced that Iphone will be released in Sweden in August.
Now I just have to figure out why I should get one.
Why should I?
Posted under Technology & Web
This post was written by Tompa on May 27, 2008
Ok - So who is it?
I found this for the first time, in the Scrabble game at Facebook, a few days ago.
Did not think too much about it at the time but then I figured I want to know who it is.
(Click for larger readable version)
So, who is it?
Don´t be shy, come forward please!
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This post was written by Tompa on May 17, 2008
Don´t be hungry
Going to Sweden and don´t want to be hungry?
No need, here is a great food dictionary for English speaking people visiting Sweden.
Posted under Technology & Web
This post was written by Tompa on March 1, 2008
Gmail 2 - error
I can´t be alone with this problem. Almost every time I try opening an email in gmail I see this, but nothing more.
On top of the page it says “loading”, but then nothing more happens. I can click the “New window” link, but I should not need to.
Why and is there something I can do about it?
Posted under Technology & Web
This post was written by Tompa on February 29, 2008
Game on - you might learn something
From Wired
Hans Jørgen Olsen, a 12-year-old Norwegian boy, recently survived a moose attack by feigning death, “just like you learn at level 30 in World of Warcraft.”
In WoW, “feign death” is a skill acquired by hunters at level 30 that allows them to take a page from the possum playbook, collapse to the ground, and convince their enemies — who lose all ingrained animosity in the process — that they’ve died.
Read the rest of the story…
Perhaps gaming is good after all? 
Posted under Technology & Web
This post was written by Tompa on December 16, 2007
101 suggestions for a funnier life
If you are ever bored or just got some spare time and don´t know how to fill it, Paul´s tips lists 101 things you can do, here is a few examples:
- Go rollerblading, if you don’t own any, hire them.
- Take some dancing lessons.
- Find a beautiful spot to have a picnic that you’ve never been to before.
- Challenge yourself to learn a foreign language.
- Head out to a vineyard for an afternoon of winetasting.
- Go to the zoo.
I am sure you find one or two things to do.
Posted under Technology & Web
This post was written by Tompa on December 11, 2007
Have a nice weekend
Posted under General
This post was written by Tompa on November 16, 2007
A philosophy
The following is a philosophy of Carl Schultz, the creator of Snoopy.
You don´t need to answer the questions. Just continue reading and you will understand the point.
1. Tell me 5 of the worlds richest people.
2. Tell me 5 of the winners of the Heisman trophy.
3. Tell me the last 5 winners of Miss America.
4. Tell me 10 people who won the Nobel prize or Pulitzer prize.
5. Tell me the last 6 people who won an Oscar for an leading role (Male or female doens´t matter).
6. Tell me the last 10 winners of the icehockey championships.
How did it go?
The point is to have us remember yesterdays news. These are not 2nd place people, they are the greatest in what they do. But applauses dies. They aren´t going to get any more rewards. What they once did will be forgotten quite fast.
Here is some more questions…
1. Name a few teachers that helped you extra much in school.
2. Name 3 people who supported you through hard times.
3. Name 5 people who taught you something valuable.
4. Name a few people who have made you feel special.
5. Name 5 people you like spending time with.
Was this easier?
Moral of the story…
The people who makes your life worth living aren´t the ones with lots of money, most rewards or are most famous.
It is those who cares about you that counts.
Don´t worry that the world will go under today, it is already tomorrow in Australia.
Posted under General
This post was written by Tompa on November 14, 2007
The piggies went for a swim
It´s cold here in Sweden, but the piggies decided it was time to go for a swim anyway…strange animals…
Some of the pics got blurry, sorry for that.
More swimming pics in Gissas album
More swimming pics in Gissas album
Posted under Animals
This post was written by Tompa on October 9, 2007
There´s a contest
My web host, TotalChoice Hosting, is running a contest to promote the user forums which I help moderate.
This contest is simple to enter. You need to register on the forums and take a photo of your workstation with the forums or main website displayed on your workstation and submit it.
What are they giving away for prizes? Some pretty cool stuff.
Grand Prize - Free Dedicated Server Lease for 12 Months. Estimated Retail Value of $3,120.00 USD
Intel Pentium D Dual Core @ 2.8ghz
1GB DDR RAM
2 X 160GB Hard Drives
1600gb Bandwidth
8 IP Addresses
CentOS 4.5
cPanel/WHM
Second NIC for gigabit private backup network.
Remote Incremental 4 hour backups using non-load intensive backup software
Offsite, 3rd party monitoring
PRTG Graphing
APC Remote Reboot
FULLY MANAGED SERVER
Server Class Hardware in our fully redundant Troy. MI datacenterSecond Place Prize - Dell Laptop - Retail value of $799.00
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core processor TK-53 (512KB/1.7GHz)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition
Jet Black
Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280×800)
ATI RADEON® Xpress1270 HyperMemory™
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
80GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
CD writer / DVD player (Combo Drive)
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini-Card
No Webcam Option
56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
High Definition Audio 2.0Third place prize - 8gb IPOD Touch Retail value of $299.00
Revolutionary multi-touch interface
3.5-inch widescreen color display
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Safari, YouTube, iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
8mm thin!And one of the first 50 posters will automatically win a 12 month Expert Hosting Plan.
The contest runs from now until December 31, 2007. Winners will be announced in the forums in January.
Give it a shot. What do you have to lose?
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This post was written by Tompa on September 28, 2007
2 questions
1. Why does the phone almost always ring when you just can not answer?
2) Lets say the phone is in another room, the phone rings and you go and pick it up in what you would call a reasonable time, it either stops ringing just when you grab the phone or you here the “click” from the other end when you say hello.
It never fails…
Posted under General
This post was written by Tompa on September 26, 2007
Live writer test post
Does this test work?
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This post was written by Tompa on September 11, 2007
I hate poems
I thought this was kind of cute and funny.
I hate poems just like you,
Sometimes even more, it’s true.
The rhyme and rythm, all that stuff,
My brain just screams, “OK ENOUGH!”
I loathe the meter, I hate the verse
Every time, it just gets worse.
When in school we learned all this,
I made sure that day to miss.
Some will ask incredulously,
“Why do you write this atrocity?
Why do you burden us with your pain?”
They sure all think that I’m insane.
The answer is, I tell you now,
Insane I am, and boy oh how.
A crazy loon that’s me alright,
And poems I don’t know how to write.
But my brain still mutters and sometimes stammers,
And sometimes hits me with a hammer.
So I really have no choice, you see,
Than to annoy you with my poetry.
Posted under General
This post was written by Tompa on September 7, 2007
