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M-am pripit in postul anterior. Se pare ca politica noastra ma depaseste. Atatea jocuri de culise, combinatii, campanii de presa, dezinformari incat nu mai stii pe cine sa crezi. Mi-a parut foarte rau sa aflu ca toata povestea cu Geoana presedinte a fost o mare dezinformare. Rusine televiziunilor, institutelor de sondare si tuturor celor care s-au prostituat in campania asta electorala. Personal sunt foarte curios ce o sa faca Antena3 astia 3 ani pana la alegerile parlamentare si daca mai o considera cineva oportun sa pompeze bani doar pentru imaginea politica.
Oricum acum la rece nu pot sa nu imi aduc aminte cu placere de Geoana cum sarea ca un copil in picoare pe rezultatele in marja de eroare sau despre refuzul categoric al Curtii Constitutionale.
Ramane doar ca Presedintele sa mai lase din plata politelor si sa facem ceva sa trecem peste perioada dificila.
Tags: alegeri, moguli, presedinte, prostanacul, traian basescu
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In principal pentru felul activ in care ne-ati condus. Dar si pentru ca:
- ati lasat presa libera, chiar daca ei nu sunt obisnuiti sa fie liberi si s-au aliat cu totii impotriva
- ati sustinut economia pana la instalarea crizei globale si am avut trait cu totii mai bine, macar cativa ani
- ati purtat o campanie electorala decenta, demna de un Presedinte si in mare contradictie cu ceilalti
- nu ne-ati vandut pe bucati doar pentru a face rost de voturi
- nu ne-ati marit impozitele si TVA-ul doar pentru a trece de criza cu riscul exploziei cursului de schimb
- ati condamnat comunismul, chiar daca el ne va conduce din nou
- am avut un cuvant ferm de spus in politica externa (vezi Ucraina, Ungaria, Kosovo, Summit-ul NATO), chiar daca ei au vrut sa ne demonstreze contrariul
- nu ati raspuns cu filmulete trucate in replica
- nu ati mintit cu mana pe Biblie
Lista poate continua mult, dar ma opresc aici. Ne vedem peste 5 ani daca mai aveti puterea sa treceti prin mizeria asta inca o data.
Pentru ceilalti, va doresc numai lapte si miere incepand cu zilele urmatoare. Va doresc ca dl. Prim-ministru Solutia Johannis sa va conduca mai mult de cateva luni, sa nu il aveti pe Goagal ministru de interne, sa nu fiti vanduti si voi impreuna cu activele care au mai ramas de vandut in tara asta si sa imi demonstrati ca m-am inselat. Chiar daca nici nu stiti ce program ati votat, ati votat doar impotriva lui Traian Basescu, manipulati in cel mai urat fel de cea mai mare alianta dupa ’89.
P.S. Maine plec in Germania sa tin o prezentare. O sa ma intorc totusi de data asta, insa nu garantez pentru viitor.
Tara asta nu mai ma reprezinta, iar daca eu m-am obisnuit sa traiesc in rahat, nu doresc asta copilului meu.
Tags: alegeri, moguli, presedinte, traian basescu
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Cand am aflat ca o sa am o prezentare in Kenya am stat linisit: sigur se va anula. Timpul a trecut si chestiile au devenit serioase. A trebuit sa ma vaccinez, mi-am facut varianta completa de vaccinuri, 6 in total, insa tot speram ca se anuleaza.
Insa a venit inevitabilul: s-a confirmat si a trebuit sa plec. Habar n-aveam ce ma asteapta acolo si nici timp sa studiez n-am avut foarte mult, fiind super ocupat la birou. Si iata-ma plecat fara sa am nici macar un contact in Kenya. Mi-am dat seama de asta abia cu o zi inaintea plecarii, dar era duminica si n-aveam ce face. Am sunat la hotel si i-am rugat sa trimita masina sa ma ia.
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Tags: africa, Impresii de calatorie, kenya, nairobi, orase
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Dupa atatea postari tehnice cu doar cateva intruziuni, m-am hotarat sa scriu si impresii de calatorie… asa ca de azi lansez o noua categorie pe blog.
De ce? Super simplu: tocmai mi-am dat seama ca am vazut o multime de chestii pe care uneori n-am avut nici macar timp sa le spun familiei. Am vazut cea mai mare parte din Europa, cu cateva exceptii, plus US/California si Kenya. Am luat de atatea ori pulsul oraselor, tarilor si n-am bagat de seama. Dupa ce trece timpul amintirile se amesteca si e greu sa imi aduc aminte tot ce am trait in acel moment, asa ca impresiile trebuie scrise rapid !
 Tari din Europa vizitate pana acum
In drumul spre Africa am trecut peste Sahara si In acel moment adus aminte ca am vazut anul trecut si Groenlanda, si Mt. Blanc din avion si am uitat. Cine stie cand sau daca voi mai avea vreodata ocazia asta. Cati oameni nu vor vedea niciodata Kenya? Multi probabil… asa ca de ce nu spun niste impresii cinstite? O sa incerc sa nu amestec chestiunile de serviciu cu parerile personale despre locatii.
Asa ca stati pe faza pentru primul topic: Nairobi.
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Tags: africa, Impresii de calatorie, kenya, nairobi, orase
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I am a huge fan of Picasa, moved from Flickr due to their stupid limit of 200 photos in free accounts. After one and a half year of using Picasa Web, my web space reached its limit and I had to buy 10 GB of space for $20 per year (this was the cheapest option).
There was a post on Google blog saying they are now offering twice the space for quarter the price. I went immediately to my account and saw that I now have 80 GB of quota !!
… and the first option is to buy 20 GB for $5 ! Long live Google !

One funny thing here: check the “round” prices for bigger plans: $512, $1024, $2048….
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Tags: google, picasa, tips, Web
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I’m a constant user of Google Analytics. It’s a great piece of software with lots of useful reports, easy to read and to understand. However, I was never curious how far I can go with it.
Last week I had a discussion with someone in Oracle about Real-Time Decision (RTD) Server and Real User Experience Insight (RUEI), so I decided to find out first all the capabilities of Google Analytics.
After half of day of reading the course materials on Google Conversion University, I decided that a challenge might worth 50$, so I took the exam.
More than an hour later I passed the 70 questions exam, much difficult than I expected, with a score of 87%:

Now having the proof I understood correctly what’s happening with Google Analytics, I can jump into conclusions: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: certification, certified, GA, google analytics, IQ, oracle, RTD Server, RUEI, Web
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There’s no way to develop a web app and don’t need a chart/pie, even this is for the backend. Google offers this Chart API and it’s fabulous. No need to install anything, just call a web page with your set of parameters. Now they offer maps and I can, for example, to keep track of the countries I visited.
Example:
 Europe countries I visited so far
People say that one picture worth more than a thousand words. This is true: just change, or offer charts as alternative to your long and boring tables and you’ll see the result.
What have I done here:
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Tags: api, charts, google, maps, tips, Web
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Long time since my last post…. not necessary because I was lazy or I didn’t have things to share, but my family expanded with a new member and I’m spending with her all my spare time. And she’s so funny…. you can see her below (4 months old):

Now as she told me she’s a big girl and can take care of herself, I will try to make time to update my blog more frequently. So stay tuned for articles about Oracle, Ubuntu and other cool things.
Tags: back again, emma, family
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Total Commander - File Manager – I am using it since version 3, ~10 year ago. Simply not replaceable.

Pidgin - Instant Messaging – Single client for all protocols, including Oracle internal one.
Launchy - Application Launcher – just press ALT+Space and write a few letters from app name to start it
MPlayer – Movie Player – no GUI, just console, very quick, no need to install codecs. Some issues with external monitor.
Firefox - of course, user since version 0.9 Beta
Dropbox - File Sync – simple sync of some folders between laptops or laptop and desktop. As a bonus files are stored online and you get revisions history
Google Mail – Personal Email – lot of space, even bought extra. Can also use it to read other POP3 accounts, all in a single interface.
Google Reader – RSS reader – the best RSS reader
Google Calendar – Calendar – simple to use, simple to share, to sync. Can also use it to read other calendars.
TripIt – Booking Manager – just forward all the travel plans to Tripit and you’ll have your itinerary ready, published as a web calendar, links to online check-in and other usefull stuff.
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Tags: download, free, tips, tools
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In Macedonia toata lumea face misto de muntenegreni ca ar fi puturosi. incerc sa imi reamintesc cateva din zecile de bancuri cu ei pe care mi le-au zis partenerii azi:
- ce face un muntenegrean dupa ce se scoala?
- sta un pic pe scaun sa isi traga sufletul dupa somn
Au facut ei un referendum si au stabilit ca Miercurea e zi lucratoare, Joia se odinesc dupa munca, Vinerea se odihnesc inainte de weekend, Sambata si Duminica e weekend, Luni se odihnesc dupa weekend si Marti se pregatesc de munca. Intrebari?
- O sa lucram fiecare miercuri?
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Tags: bancuri, macedonia, muntenegru
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