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As if I didn’t have enough addictions so far, I started an new one: Playing Settlers of Catan online. Of course, the only licensed online client was made by Microsoft as a part of MSN games, and I’m using Linux. So I found an Open-source program called Pioneers that works on both Linux and Windows, so I play it against my not-yet-enlightened friends.

So, if anyone wants to play a game, contact me

And now something geeky special for the 40th Today’s Quick Laugh:

You probably know that I’m into mathematics, but now I got a Bronze medal at the 48th International Mathematical Olympiad in Vietnam. I’m very happy about it, and even more about the bragging rights included

I’ve created yet another blog, my third in total.

The first, of course, is this one. The second is my probably-never-to-be-finished story named Prigode mladega Grafija. And now Maja and me have started the Mathematical humor blog. Please take a look, and if you know some good mathematical jokes, tell me and I’ll invite you to the group so you can post them.

We’ll go to university soon, fun time approaching!

V Ljubljani je živel,
rad je matemat’ko mel,
praštevil se veselil,
mnogo nalog je rešil.

Ko je prvič šel v Vietnam,
je treniral noč in dan,
teorijo je števil
prav podrobno preučil.

Oče zgubljal ni besed,
bil je vajen tujce klet,
fantu dal je v svarilo,
geotrikotnik in šestilo

in dejal:

Koder hodil boš z njim,
vedi da si,
le slovenskega naroda sin.

Sam utiral si je pot,
videl mnogo je nalog,
težko se premagoval,
ker rešiti jih ni znal.

Večkrat jokal je naglas,
čakal razglasitve čas,
nič več ni le zmagoval
in zato si je lagal,
iz dneva v dan.

Ni mi mar bolečin,
z njimi živim,
kot slovenskega naroda sin.

Have you ever noticed that “Gay shaman” sounds misteriously similar to “Geisha man”?

Also, the number of people both expression apply to is greater than you’d think

PCMCIA: People Can’t Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms

ISDN: It Still Does Nothing

APPLE: Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity

SCSI: System Can’t See It

DOS: Defunct Operating System

BASIC: Bill’s Attempt to Seize Industry Control

IBM: I Blame Microsoft

DEC: Do Expect Cuts

CD-ROM: Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months

OS/2: Obsolete Soon, Too.

WWW: World Wide Wait

PENTIUM: Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect Understanding of Math

MACINTOSH: Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs

We had a history class today, and unlike the other history classes, it was quite interesting for me.

In the middle of the class, I received a phone call from the IMO team leader, Irena. I picked up the phone and talked to her. She said I had to come over to her office, on the other side of the city. I had to sign some very important papers for the visa to Vietnam, where this year’s IMO is. While I was talking, the teacher noticed me and tried to tell me something, but I kept talking. Then the whole class began telling me to listen to the teacher, but I didn’t.

The moment of victory came when I hanged up the phone, and said through her near-screaming voice: “Mrs professor, I have to go”.

The teacher stood in amazement while I left the classroom.