A TON OF FRUIT
Wow. No wonder I gained some weight here in the States…
Oh, and by the way: Someone having problems with the metric system? :-p
RFC 2324
I really like it when computer engineers come up with jokes either in their programs (browse through the Linux kernel source for examples) or in their papers.
Today I stumbled across a very funny RFC which describes the Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (RFC 2324). See this Engadget article for an implementation…
Awesome 😉
Picture: StuartMackenzie, CC licensed on flickr
BLOCKBUSTER IS CHANGING IS SUBSCRIPTION PLANS
I just received an e-mail from Blockbuster on Friday:
We have introduced a new pricing structure for our lineup of
subscription plans.
As a result, the price of your current monthly plan, Unlimited Online DVDs up to 3 at a time plus unlimited in-store exchanges each month for $17.99, is no longer available for $17.99.
We will not automatically renew your subscription on your next billing date following …
The new “unlimited” subscriptions only includes 5 in-store exchanges per month. I would have had to cancel the subscription anyways as I’m returning to Germany in a few weeks, but for me as a movie addict, the unlimited exchanges were nice while they lasted.
FRATERNITY RITUALS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY
I just came back from a night tour through the Stanford campus which I did with two friends from Germany who are visiting California right now.
We had the chance to witness some students’ strange behavior which we think was part of an entrance ritual for a fraternity… Four naked male students jogging on campus wearing nothing but diapers, followed by another male guy just wearing a towel and carrying a bucket. I think I don’t want to know what that was meant for.
YAY TO THE GERMAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
After I received the invoice for V’s and my visit to the emergency room a few days ago (all the doctors we called told us to go to the ER because [as a tourist] she doesn’t have a US health care plan), I don’t want to hear anyone complaining about the German healthcare system and its amazing coverage for everything anymore:
$ 243.13 Lab C.<br />$ 684.58 Lab B. & M.<br />$ 286.63 Lab U.<br />$1182.63 Emergency Room
<strong>$2396.97 TOTAL</strong>
The payment is due in a few days. I really hope that our German Auslandskrankenversicherung we contracted years ago (and luckily never had to use so far) covers most of it.
Oh, and I should mention that you get a huuuuge (really!) discount if you pay cash within a few weeks. I think the hospital doesn’t expect anyone without a health insurance plan to have that much money on their bank account and being able to pay the bill right away. Neither do I.