Some time ago I described a script you could use to see who’s using your laptop when you’re not around. I sadly (?) didn’t catch any robbers using it, but the whole setup already took nearly 4000 photos, some of which might be a little interesting: I’ve got a series or two of one person sitting in front of the computer for quite some time and I could use it to create a timelapse similar to those I made using my crude blackberry app, but on the other hand maybe I shouldn’t be picking on my friends…

I was talking to a friend of mine and we came up with the idea of “America’s next top model” and Top Coder crossover. The “top model” shows are slowly losing their popularity, but our idea is still scary on the wallpaper of my desktop, motivating me to hard work: Half of the idea and the whole design is courtesy of Jakub Rostkowski, and the wallpaper comes in three different sizes: 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1900x1200,

Some time ago, inspired by… …also known as the “Do not fuck with a hacker’s machine” clip, and the fact I started using Debian exclusively on my netbook, I decided to make preparations in advance for a dire situation in which my laptop is stolen/captured by insurgents, and retrieve it easier or even play a prank on them. These were my postulates: