Re-updating the re-updates of updates of a post made in the past didn’t make sense anymore. So I made a static page for all Zenburn stuff. Enjoy the Zenburn page.

It has background information on Zenburn and lists all ports and derivatives known to me (please send a mail if you know more).

“Jag har tyv�rr en tendens att impulsk�pa marsvin”, eli toisella kotimaisella “Minulla on valitettavasti taipumus impulssiostaa marsuja”. N�in muotoilee pakkomielteens� Tukholman l��ninpoliisimestari Carin G�tbland Svenska Dagbladetissa.

Ensi viikko onkin kolmip�iv�inen ty�viikko, kiitos torstaille sattuvan vapaap�iv�n, joka on kaikkien teekkareiden ja muiden lastenmielisten syv�sti rakastama WAPPU. Vapaap�iv�n ja viikonlopun v�liin j�� perjantai, ja t�m�n takia perjantai on ns. kl�mdag eli vapaap�iv�.

Eli ensi viikolla tehd��n t�it� maanantaista keskiviikkoon ja sen j�lkeen huilitaan nelj� (4) p�iv��. T�llainen meno sopiikin vappuun, tuohon ty�l�isten juhlaan, vallan t�ydellisesti.

Here’s how to make Sierpinski carpet patterned cookies. If you prefer triangles, check out this recipe for Sierpinski triangle biscuits. These might go well as a dessert after fractal pizza.

Kuu kiurusta kes��n, verokarhusta v�h�sen. On j�lleen se aika vuodesta kun tuo jokaisen kansalaisen syv�sti rakastama m�rrim�ykky vaatii keisarille sen, joka keisarille kuuluu. T�ll� kertaa tavanomaisten r�j�hdysten ja nopeilla autoilla suoritettujen takaa-ajojen lis�ksi on tarjolla kaksikielist� paperisotaa.
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1. Develop pollen allergy
2. Sneeze 5.14 billion times a day
3. Develop huge abdominal muscles in the process

I’m well into steps 1 and 2 now. ‘Tis the time of the year, indeed. At least the Cetirizine HCl generics are cheap.

Some years ago, I thought about the Drake equation, SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), the Fermi Paradox, the connections between them and the SETI track record so far. Eventually, I realized that there is a plausible conclusion for the Fermi Paradox which I think is, while simple, also quite deep in its philosophical implications.
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My friend Jonny recently got, from a store, an interesting looking shopping bag. Upon closer inspection it turns out you can cut and glue the shopping bag into something completely unexpected, by following the instructions printed on the bag itself! Behold, the bag and the gun.

This morning I was bored and checked out Slashdot while in the train. In an article about eye-friendly font colors there was a comment thread with a mention about my Vim colorscheme Zenburn. And people seemed to have very positive comments about it, so cool! It really made me smile.

It’s absolutely wonderful that people like Zenburn and such eye-friendly variants. Looking back, I sometimes think how did the colorscheme became what it is now. Well, I made it good for me, and just tweaked it until it felt like “now it’s done”. I also use it at work and at home everyday (thus eating my own dogfood), although it seems to have stabilized enough that I have not needed to tune it in a long while.

It’s just simply so neat to see something one has created being used and enjoyed by people.

PS. In case you’re coming from Slashdot, you might want to read about a bit of history of Zenburn.

Once upon a time I was in Spain. Among other things, I purchased a dessert wine called Tres Pasas (from Valencia area, I think). So one day it became time to open the wine, to have a glass with a good chocolate cake. But first I thought to do a bit of background research before enjoying the wine.
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