Upgrading Windows 7 RC to Windows 7 RTM

Have found this article in lifehacker.com. Very cool. Awesome. Just rip your original Windows 7 dvd, make a slight modification and here you are! :D

@ the kavourotripes beach

Hi!

How y'all doing?

After three days in the 1st peninsula of halkidiki (kasandra), me and my friends decided to visit the 2nd one, sithonia. There, we went to a beautiful little beach, kavourotripes. It is one of the greatest beaches I've been to.

That's all for today! Ta ta,
--
elias a.k.a. diluted

Let the vacations begin

Hi!

How do you do?

Today I will start my vacations, which will last till the end of August.

For starters, I will go at the Polihrono village at the peninsula of Kasandra in Halkidiki for 5 days (from 20090809 to 20090814), along my good friends Stathis and Tasos . We have booked a room at the hotel Odiseas. It is worthy to note that the hotel has free wifi access to the net. Awesome :D

After that, Irene and I will travel to Hania for 8 days (20090816 to 20090824). We will stay in Epimenidis hotel in Agia Marina.

I'll try to post some photos from the hotels.

Ta ta,
elias a.k.a. diluted

mips qemu

Hi!

I created a mips virtual machine using these instructions. What I exactly did was:

• Since I've got a debian, I didn't compile the qemu, but I just "sudo apt-get install"ed it
• Created a hard disk using "qemu-img create -f qcow hda.img 10G"
  
• Then I downloaded the images initrd.gz and vmlinux-2.6.26-2-4kc-malta from http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-mips/current/images/malta/netboot
• After that, I ran "qemu-system-mips -M malta -kernel vmlinux-2.6.26-2-4kc-malta -initrd initrd.gz -hda hda.img -append "root=/dev/ram console=ttyS0" -nographic", in order to install debian
• Then, after the installation was completed, I booted into the system using "qemu-system-mips -M malta -kernel vmlinux-2.6.26-2-4kc-malta -hda hda.img -append "root=/dev/hda1 console=ttyS0" -nographic -localtime", installed a few additional packages (e.g. "apt-get install gcc g++ bison gettext")
• The machine can access the network, but only through TCP, Thus, SMB and TCP-NFS remote mounts are only available.
• The instructions provide a way for full network access, but I don't need it.

It's awesome. :D

Ta ta,
elias a.k.a. diluted

Hi!

How y'all doin'? I am at the beach of Agios Dimitrios near Koropi.
It's not the first time I come here, but today it was special, as I
managed to skip the traffic, which was terrible, using my GPS unit.

Other news include that I booked a room for me and 2 friends of me at
the Kasandra peninsula of Halkidiki and specifically in the Polihrono
village. We'll be there from the 9th of August, till the 14th.

I think that's all :P
Ta ta,
--
elias a.k.a. diluted

Workplace 2009

Hi!

How y'all doin'?

I'm still striving through the hardships of life :P

Today kids, I'm gonna show you my workplace! I know that it's dreamy and extremely sexy; that's why I'm showing it off ;)

Let's start with the right side; in the picture below, you can see the following things there:

1. the XPU board (the thing with the heat sinks and the chips),
2. my old computer (p4@1.3GHz w/ 256MB RAM),
3. my eastpak (black of course; it contains many things, which will be covered in a different post [if requested]),
4. my bathing suit (it's summer, yay),
5. a laptop (it's not mine [my laptop -netbook- is in the eastpak]; it's a friend's where I will install some things; a pentium M@1.4GHz with 128MB RAM),
6. my coffee thermos (espresso roasted @ my home; don't so much like the [otherwise free] filter coffee the company offers; also note the subliminal message that the phallic shape conveys :P),
7. 3 CDs turned-to-coasters (keep the workplace clean),
8. my freddo glass (it's no Serse Freddo, but it's kinda cool :P) and last, but not least,
9. a half eaten apple (in order to complete this dead nature masterpiece with a cliche).

Now it's the turn of the center side, here the main work takes place. Let's see what that contains:

1. My telephone (for old school communication),
2. My new pc (Debian GNU Linux 5.0 Lenny, Core2Duo 7400, 1GB RAM),
3. Two mouses (one for my new pc and one for my windows pc),
4. My two monitors (the TFT is for the new pc; the windows pc handles both the screens),
5. The new pc keyboard (sleek and cool),
6. A brochure for accessories for my car (a rather cool brochure),
7. The keyboard of my windows pc and
8. A DSL modem that is being used as a switch (in order to connect the PCs and the boards to the net)

As for the left side, it is worthy to note:

1. The windows pc keyboard (must figure out how to use one keyboard with two pcs),
2. the windows pc itself (which is a P4 with 512MB RAM btw),
3. another board (named IDU; a rather cool board actually),
4. the power supply for the boards (and an accompanying fan) and, to conclude the tour of my workplace,
5. the MUSIC board.

Now you've seen where I work. Isn't it magical? It sort of reminds me the pictures of Google in Switzerland.

ie8

Hi!

I downloaded (through the windows update) Internet Explorer 8, with blog accelerator. I am now trying it out :P

Sorry for posting so scarcely. :(

Ta ta,
elias a.k.a. diluted

Google

Hi!

What's up children?

I have great news! My "site" (http://dilu.no-ip.info) now appears in the Google search engine! Search for "diluSouthpark" for example. Some of the results point to my site :P

That's all :P

Ta ta,
elias a.k.a. diluted

New year's post

Hi!

How y'all doing? My best wishes for the new year to all! I'm just fine, but today my vacations end :(

While trying to get a good night's sleep, some thoughts entered my mind and urged me to change my fundamental beliefs on god and all that supernatural stuff.

I thought that it is very probable for extraterrestrial lifeforms to exist. But I can't prove it. So, if one inquires me concerning my beliefs about alien species, I would answer that it is very probable for them to exist, but I can't say that I believe that they exist. I don't know. And, quite frankly, I don't care.

I then extended this "I don't know, I don't care" theory of mine and realized that I don't believe in anything that can't be proven using science and/or hands on experience. (i.e. I deny any form of dogma) If I am somehow interested in the field of belief in question, then I'll consider the possibilities based on the scientifically proven facts about it and make my selection based on them. For example: If the "extraterrestrial life" topic is under discussion, I will state that my belief is that it is highly possible for aliens to exist. As a footnote I will also add that I don't care whether they do or not, but it is very fun to develop theories and talk about it.

The question of belief always brings to one's mind pictures of god and supernatural stuff and so on. So, here's what I think about god:

It is highly unlikely that god exists. I don't care if it does. (don't get me started about the genre now.. Do you think that the supposable entity that supposedly created the whole universe would have a penis or a vagina?)

So, until now I didn't believe in god. Now, after this revelation, my belief is:
I don't believe that god exists, but I don't have definitive knowledge in order to deny its existence. In other words, I define myself as an Agnostic Atheist (some authors call it Weak Atheism).

You can find some excellent articles on theism in general at the endnotes of the wikipedia link above.

Ta ta,
elias a.k.a. diluted

Win7 experience

Hi!

How y'all doing?

I'm just fine, enjoying my Christmas vacations (from the 24th of December 2008 until the 7th of January 2009).

After reading that the beta 1 version of the Windows 7 was released (build 7000), I decided to try them on my PC and see for myself if they are hot or not.

So, I created a virtual machine using the Sun VirtualBox with 493MB of RAM and 7GB hard disk. For the Windows 7, I used the Windows 7 Beta 1 Build 7000 x86 DVD (REPACK-WinBeta). The installation worked out just fine, even with the petty system I own (Athlon64 3500+ 2.2GHz, 1GB RAM, 120+160+320GB hard disks, Windows Vista 64) and the even pettier setup for the windows 7 installation (493MB RAM, 7GB hard disk; specifications that sound just like a netbook).

The only problem that I faced is that windows 7 and the virtual network adapter of the virtual machine won't work together, as windows don't have a suitable driver. Besides that, the system worked perfectly and the feeling of the interface is ok.

Below you can find some screenshots:

Name meaning

Hi!

How y'all doin'? I'm good, I'm good!

Today I learnt the meaning of my name (elias, for those who don't know). I was curious about it, since a few days ago I was talking with my coworkers during lunchtime about origins of names. I knew that my name was Jewish, but I hadn't a clue what it meant in Hebrew.

So, I did the obvious sinister act.. I Googled it :P

My name's etymology according to Wikipedia is this: Elias' meaning is "My god is Yah" or "Yah is god" or "YHWH is my el" or whatever :P

It's rather lame to be named "Yah is god" I think. It just sounds to me like a 14 year old girl would say: "XYZ-huge-pop-star is GOD, he is sooooooooo hot" or something :P

Obviously El means God.

I prefer El. "Hi, my name is El.. Do you know what 'El' means?.. El means God!" :P

Well, till next time.. Ta ta :D
elias a.k.a. diluted

New shoes!

Hi!

How y'all doing?

My sneakers' post has been updated with my new Adidas Campus ST sneakers!

Take a look at it here.

Ta ta,
elias a.k.a. diluted

Going to Siros

Hi!

How y'all doing? I'm cool (one of the coolest kids on the block, as always :p)

After two weeks of productive developing, my 3rd week of vacations is beginning :p

I'm aboard the 'Nisos Mikonos' vessel, bound to the port of Hermoupolis, Siros! I'll be with Irine in Siros 'till Saturday and we'll stay at my cousin's hotel, the Aegean Star. I hope (and somehow know) we'll have a great time there!

That's all! Ta ta,
elias a.k.a. diluted

Almost retro battle

Hi!

How you doing?

Today when I returned to my house from work, I found that my mother had left her adorable white Cinquecento in the parking! Since the Cinquecento's name literally means "500", one could argue that the car is a 1991 interpretation of the classic Fiat 500. That's hardly true, but my mother hasn't bought (yet) the new Fiat 500. If she had it would be awesome :P

I took some photos of the cars in order to determine which is the most cute and sexy. Here they are:



The one is black and the other is white. Good vs. Evil and stuff :P

Ta ta,
elias a.k.a. diluted

Vacations @ mouries.kilkis.gr

Hi!

How you doing? Didn't I tell in the previous post that I'll probably
spend the next week of my vacations at the house of a friend of mine
at the village of Mouries at the Kilkis province? Well, that's what I
did :p I was there from the 10th of August until today, the 16th. I
had a really great time there :D

Now I'm heading to thesaloniki to spend the weekend and I'll travel
back to Athens in the Sunday.

That's all! Ta ta,
--
elias a.k.a. diluted

Kim's wedding

Hi!

How y'all doing? I'm just fine!

The summer has arrived and now it is almost gone :P As for my summer, I have one comment: I finally travelled abroad! (I mentioned that I'll go there in a previous post, but now I've returned from this trip)

My destination were the Netherlands and I was there from the 12th to the 18th of july. Details from this trip on a subsequent post.

A week after the trip was the wedding of my dear friend thanasis
(a.k.a. Kim bo). The wedding was at Mesini, a little town near
Kalamata (a city in the Southern end of rural Greece). I went there by car with 6 friends of mine. We were divided in two cars, 4 in a BMW X5 (which was also used to transfer the bride to the church) and 3 in a Mazda 2. We stayed there for 3 days.

It was fun and we had a great time! In the photo you can see the groom applauding his wife that is dancing for him (you can't see her in the photo). This photo was shot at the party after the wedding that was in a club next to the beach.

Now I've returned to work. My next leave is in the 11th of August till the 15th. I'll probably spend these days at my friend Stathis at a village named Mouries, which is in Kilkis, in the Northern end of rural Greece.

After that I have another leave in the beginning of September. I want to spend this 3rd week with Irene.

That's all!
Till next time.. Ta ta!
--
elias a.k.a. diluted

Netherlands here I come!

Hello!

How do you do? I'm truly fine! The summer has arrived and me and Irene got bored of the sun, the sea and all the things the famous greek summer consists of. So we decided to spend a week with my dear friends Dimitris and Xristos, who are doing their PhD at the TU Delft at the Netherlands. I hope we'll have a great time there!

By the way, I've never been abroad :P

Ta ta,
elias a.k.a. diluted

MINI at last

Hi!

How y'all doin'? Yesterday I got my mini cooper :D I went to the BMW dealer after work, payed him a large amount of money and got my mini :P

Here's a photo:
My MINI
You can find more photos (and the one above in its original size) here.

That's all :P

Ta ta,
elias a.k.a. diluted

Beach

Hi all!

How you doing? I'm fine :p

Today I'm at a fine beach near Koropi (at Agios Dimitrios), that's actualy near my workplace :p So, as you can probably understand, this will be my hot spot for this year's summer :D I'm also attaching a photo of the beach!

I'm gonna go swimming now, so ta ta :D

Hocico @ gagarin, athens

Hi :D

How y'all doing? Yesterday took place the live we've all been expecting for, by the very aggressive electro industrial group Hocico (which is, by the way pronounced othiko :p). It was fun. The other event that occured lately was my birthday at the 21st of March. I became 27 years old. :(

I'll try to post more photos of these 2 events later. New! 28/4/2008 you can find some photos from the live here :p

Well, till next time.. Ta ta!
elias a.k.a. diluted