There’s something about watches !
Past year I have bought a Casio Protrek (PRG-40) in Emmen, NL. This watch has a lot of functions including a thermometer, compass and barometer. Because I am very satisfied with my previous watch which was a G-shock from Casio, I considered buying that watch. The watch costed 250 Euros which is a fair amount of money for a watch.
The watch looks sturdy, which I really need. Any other watches I have die after 3-4 months, just like my shoes and clothes; that’s why I buy less in quantity but more in quality.
SPAM SPAm SPam Spam spam!
5am in the morning, my PC starts making sounds of emails that arrive in my mailbox. About 200 replies from Postmaster from different sections of the world telling me the “user does not exist and the mail could not be delivered”.
A poem to a personal friend …
What if your heart was a teddybear,
I would not be able to get away or to get near,
So I would need to hug you as close as your heart,
That’s how nice you are, you are somebody apart…
Living in a clueless society?
I am writing this article as a “cry for attention”, because I don’t really feel home anymore in this society. I see a lot of things changing and I don’t find it positive at all.
I see lack of respect, lack of principles, lack of safety, less friendlyness between people, more and more egoistic people (on the road), more demand to power and money, more criminality, more trash, discrimination and I see a society that’s really killing eachother …
My way of living (with ADHD)?
A lot of people knowing me think I am weird …
This is partially because I am very straightforward; I am very humoristic most of the times, have a mood when I wake up and have different moods during the day. I am sleepy at undefined times and restless at night. Loose things very fast, am very creative, do things “my way”. I am very rightious and very neutral in reactions, I am very easy distracted, have currently 14 windows open and am doing multiple things at the same time …
Tags: ADHD, hyperactivity, relax
Posted in Featured, front |
When corporations are the law…
Hillary Rosen, the CEO of the RIAA (Records Industry Association of America) wants ISP’s and telecommunication companies to pay a fee for giving customers access to music swapping software.
This way the RIAA wants to recoup all lost sales and money because of music piracy. Next to that Hillary mentioned on the Midem music conference that more CD’s should be protected against piracy and licensing restrictions and download services by subscription should also be taken care about; She urged this to the major record labels like BMG, Sony music, Warner music, EMI and Universal.
Tags: bad mkay, RIAA
Posted in Record Industry |
BMG decides to make copyprotected CD’s only!
Bertelsmann (BMG Music) will stop to sell uncrippled CD’s. This means such cd’s will not play at certain older & newer CD players, certain car players and will not play in your computer. This for the price of 20US$ to 22US$ per CD !
Tags: bad mkay, BMG, DRM
Posted in Record Industry |
Antverpia: Dead or alive!
With a sad heart I am actually writing this article. The time has come to write something that has been on my stumach for way too long.
Antwerpen seems to be getting a ghost town at certain ways and seems to be alive at other ways …
Voting & Television in Europe…
This short piece is dedicated to my wondering and pondering about a trend called voting. A lot of profile databases on the net have voting, if you see to television you see people voted out of a game (eg Bigbrother)…
Tags: confidence, Security Theater, society, voting
Posted in Diary |
ZKboi no longer under attack!
There have been some negotiations between ZKB and me with proposals to change certain things on my site so the trademark ZKB won’t shine thru that hard. The proposal has been accepted and the final paperwork is done to have a good end for both parties. First of all I wish to thank everybody who [...]
Drugs and misuse!
These days you cannot go out without checking your glass two times in a row before putting it on your lips to drink the schweet stuff you have ordered from the bar. I had it myself, somebody putting “Roche” in my glass while I was talking to somebody else in Groningen. This “rape drug” renders you almost unconciounce and unable to move. It’s like “GHB” and any derivates around there.
What does my name mean?
A lot of people ask me what the origin is of my name ZKboi, so here goes …
Thinking twice before using MS products …
Trust or distrust These days there is a huge gap between trust and distrust. You cannot trust your house to be 100% safe anymore, you are not safe of getting robbed or hit on the back so somebody can have your money. Not only your house or you can be insecure but your computer can [...]
Driving into a textual (safe?) future?
This small article contains a few topics at once …
I’m alive! Alive!
A long time I submitted something … I must be in deep hibernation-winter sleep or something … but wait …
ZKBoi bounces a few times on the keyboard, runs around, drops the portable computer three times, whistles like a bird, spins in a circle, barks like a dog, jumps up two times and **BAANGGGGGG* I’m AWAKE !!!
Sixflags, housecats and security…
Sixflags fun, house-cat and security precautions for Terrists!
Tags: 911, fun, Security Theater
Posted in Terrist |
RIAA allowed to hack?
According this article the RIAA (record industry) tried to have a hacking-authorization against all music swappers. They like to be judge, jury and executioner at once?
Tags: Legal, RIAA
Posted in Legal, Record Industry |
ZKboi verdict made hard!
I still have a lot of hope with the ZKB though I have to note that the verdict from the court has been signed what means I should loose my identity and all my projects and drawings (on the Internet). It has been signed on 03 October 2001 and has been received by me.
Napster down, other to follow!
According to this story the RIAA is going to sue the dutch company Kazaa together with Morpheus and Grokster. This internal memo show the record label’s findings and strategy to battle P2P networks. There is also a letter from the RIAA president to the industry leaders about this matter.
Tags: RIAA
Posted in Legal, Record Industry |
A senseless act of terror …
I was awaken around 15:30 by a phonecall of my partner telling me what was happening to the WTC in the US.
I don’t have words for the senseless act that has become the 11th of September in NY though it is a shocking event that will be remembered for a very long time.
Tags: 911
Posted in Uncategorized |
Court order to shutdown site!
There have been discussions going on internally what could mean that there is a settlement between ZKB and ZKboi.
