Spam from Deutsche Domain
[:de]...und wieder Post von .DE Deutsche Domain Diese Art der versuchten Täuschung sollte strafbar sein, und es sollte endlich irgendjemand etwas gegen diese "Firma" unternehmen![:]
…not again…
[:de]Ach ne, schon wieder? Ihr habt doch schon vor einem halben Jahr kein Geld von mir bekommen... [:]
Is your Firefox getting tired?
I am still convinced that Firefox is a great browser, but lately something went terribly wrong. The browser would take up 1.7 GByte of virtual memory almost immediately after starting, almost independently on the number of open tabs or visited pages.
In order to debug the problem I installed another add-on (after actually reading on the web that add-ons might be the culprit in the first place). The add-on Tab-Data indicates in each open tab the amount of memory used by rendering the contents of the tab.
Well the numbers really did not add up. I usually have around ten open tabs at a single time, and with an average of 2 MByte per tab I really did not come close to 1.7 GByte of virtual memory needed.
The main suspect according to the general agreement on the web is the Ad-blocker. And of course I use an Ad-blocker, because otherwise the web has simply become unusable – blame yourselves with your banners and popups,…
I used to use Adblock Plus but earlier this year I switched to its fork Adblock Edge due to performance and compatibility problems. Yesterday I found the information that Adblock Edge wasn’t recommended anymore and instead it was forked into uBlock Origin “Finally, an efficient blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.”
And so far I must say that this self-confident message appears to be justified. Firefox is now satisfied with about half the amount of virtual memory compared to before the switch and has not crashed yet… (more…)
When booking a flight…
I used to book flights to Germany via agencies like Momondo or Seat24, and they certainly used to offer me a good deal. However, today I noticed that both agencies wanted to charge over SEK 500:- (about €50.-) extra for a single piece of check-in luggage on an Air-Berlin flight from Stockholm to Berlin.
A quick check with the Air-Berlin homepage showed me that I not only would get the same flight for a slightly cheaper price, but that it also included one piece of check-in luggage – as it used to be in the past. Guess how I booked my flight… (more…)
even more spam from Deutsche Domain
[:de]Naja, kurz gezögert habe ich schon, schließlich besitze ich ja auch .de-Domains. Aber eine Rechnung darüber? 186 Euro für 2 Jahre, nein danke... Eine Rechnung von der Firma .DE DEUTSCHE…
I have been hacked!
How could this happen? My website has been hacked in the beginning of this week! As a reaction my provider immediately took it offline, because a script on the server has been used to send out spam… (more…)
Are you Schüßlering already?
This article is about German tv advertisements for sugar pills according to the teachings of Wilhelm Heinrich Schüßler. Since this is a German phenomenon and superstition I will not translate it to English. (more…)