http://andreineculau.com/blog ...trying not to become a man of success, but rather a man of value. (Albert E.) Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:11:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/ I have switched to Firefox3 from Flock1! I liked the social-browsing catchy title, but the reality is that Flock1, along with my plugins, turned into a "social-slowing". One of the plugins, mine or Flock's, managed to increase the memory usage by each page I visited reaching even 600 MB. I managed to ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/06/my-firefox3-setup/ How to join: Create a Facebook account! This will not only allow you to join the studera.nu community made of 400+ prospective students or former applicants, but will also give you the chance to search for you friends, interests, upload photos and more. Obviously, skip this step if you already have an account. - Go ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/06/studeranu-community/ 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/ 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/ If you support the action of the following petition, please sign it. Your e-mail address will act as a unique signature. A strong statement is needed for a change! YOU are needed to make a strong statement! In order to show the diversity of nationalities, you are kindly asked to attach your country name to ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/04/studeranu-petition/ 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/ Upon taking the test you actually give you're consent never to spread out the contents of your test, but make no mistake! The following is only a step-by-step guide and a feeling description. This is like "holding your hand" or head, if you will, before you take the TOEFL examination :) Introduction First ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/04/toefl/