Today was a good day for visiting the Service Park. All cars and drivers were in and anyone could watch them work together. There was a lot of press teams also, interviewing and recording. I took the opportunity to photograph a lot of people – some very famous, others not yet so. Album location: /photos/2005/2005-05_Cyprus_Rally/2005-05-12_Service_Park
Hazard, Olga, and I went for the Shakedown of Cyprus Rally 2005 today. Here are a few of my notes about these year’s rally organization: Tickets. This is the first year that tickets are actually required. I was buying a Rally Pass for all previous years, but noone ever asked it from me and I … Continue reading Cyprus Rally 2005: Shakedown
Today is the 60th anniversary of The Victory Day. In 1945 the World War II has ended with capitulation of German army. This is one of the biggest holidays in Russia, as well as about 40 other countries. I want to congratulate all those people who participated in the war and who are alive today, … Continue reading The Victory Day
Finding the meaning of Glasgow kiss was a bit harder than usual. Mostly it was because there are name clashes with poetry, TV Series, drawings, etc. Wikipedia rescued me. Here is a quote from teh Glasgow kiss page: A Scottish kiss (sometimes also called a Glasgow kiss) is a British slang term for a headbutt. … Continue reading Glasgow kiss
I was scrolling through Planet KDE when I saw this post by Kurt Pfeifle. He was saying exactly this: So we were both very surprised. to see konsole not only being close to xterm’s performance, but being more than double as efficient! Since I hear a lot of people praising xterm, and since I use … Continue reading konsole is faster than xterm