http://andreineculau.com/blog ...trying not to become a man of success, but rather a man of value. (Albert E.) Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:47:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A couple of days ago, my Pidgin wouldn't connect to ICQ any longer. It seems that the "lovely" ICQ team pushes people to upgrade their ICQ messenger, or else.. to switch to ICQ. pidgin.im seems to be down, and there's no solution anywhere, except for a patch [1. UPDATE: Seems like the ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/07/pidgin-icq-the-client-version-you-are-using-is-too-old/ Today, I bumped into a Romanian article entitled "Praise to real women"[1. the article is only in Romanian]: Femeile celor mai buni prieteni. Prietenele celor mai bune femei. Femeile-cele-mai-bune-prietene. Femeile care se gândesc la futut la fel de mult ca şi noi, dar au decenţa să nu vorbească la fel de des ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/06/women/ Allianz-Țiriac provides insurance policies for all sorts of stuff for Romanians, but I was interested in a health insurance for my future studies in Sweden. I will be staying there for 2 years, and it would be nice to cut potential health costs, since they could prove to be quite high ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/06/allianz-tiriac/ I go on with my Pidgin setup, regarding the graphics that I use (as of 2008-05-30): Neat Protocols 0.1, thanks to me Download [download#10#nohits] - it's a personal collection of protocol icons, from many packs - includes Skype, Tlen, Facebook Chat, and a gTalk icon, if you want to replace the Jabber one - How ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/05/my-pidgin-setup-graphics/ Here I go and reveal my active Pidgin plugins (as of 2008-05-30): Skype Protocol plugin, thanks to Eion Robb (Download) - doesn't have Call and Send SMS options yet - Facebook Chat "Protocol" plugin, thanks to Eion Robb (Download) - it's a very basic/experimental thing so far, but :) it's still super-duper - Tlen Protocol plugin, thanks to Aleksander Piotrowski ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/05/my-pidgin-setup-plugins/ I've always had a divergent view on a matter that makes many uncomfortable or confused. In Romanian we have a group of pronouns that show politeness - dumneavoastră (you), dumnealor (they), dumneaei (she), dumnealui (he), etc. There are also the informal options - tu (you), ei (they), ea (she), el (he), ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/05/politeness-respect-wording/ If you got admitted, then the following is what would be of interest to you. Introduction After you get the Letter of Admission, there are several steps you need to take - either before getting to Sweden, or just after getting to Sweden, depending on your citizenship. These things can be related to ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/05/studeranu-purgatory/ Usually MS Word or any other MS Office application crashes, it is due to a loaded add-in that wants to make your life "happier". When MS Word 2007 begins to crash erratically, but most probably upon closing down or showing that the crash happened in mso.dll, do the following: Open the Registry Editor ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/05/word-2007-crash/ Diacritics make a language what it actually is. Romanian has a handful (and I mean exactly 5) of diacritics. And because we have been put to the test in the 90s and adapted, nowadays we are very much accustomed to see text even without diacritics and we can still read it ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/04/diacritics/ I will now take my experience about the admission even further. So now you have just sealed your envelope with your application documents, and you have meticulously chosen an express courier. Introduction Do you feel more relaxed? A bit. Maybe a bit. As you already think about what is going to happen next, ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/04/studeranu-aftermath/