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Re: Blog Day 2008 - five bloggers for you

Eddy De Clercq — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:24:17 -0000

Hi,

Thanks for the review. Glad you like my site. There's on small thing though. My name is spelled Eddy De Clercq.

Cheers

Eddy

Re: Download the Follow Me Social Media Profile Plugin - Follow Me Wordpress Plugin

Eddy De Clercq — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:45:49 -0000

Hi,

It seems that only the box seems to work. When I choose on of the button versions, nothing appears. What could be the problem?

On top, it would be nice that all links would appear in a new window/tab when clicked in order not to leave the blog itself.

I don't see identi.ca in the list.

Eddy

Re: Download the Follow Me Social Media Profile Plugin - Follow Me Wordpress Plugin

Eddy De Clercq — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:44:33 -0000

Hi Joe,

I've activated the plugin again. Now you can see the js appear in the source, but nothing on the screen

Eddy

Re: Project Honey Pot Http:BL WordPress Plugin

Eddy De Clercq — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:47:31 -0000

Hi,

As a long time project honyepot lover/implementer (I even wrote a port fro SAP systems once), I'm very happy with this plugin for my blog.
I see one minor issue though. In the log I get after this line 'A list of 50 most recent visitors listed in the Project Honey Pot's database.' A lot of this '\n\t\t\'. It seems that the length of this string with crs and tabs is growing when the log gets longer.

Eddy

Re: Project Honey Pot Http:BL WordPress Plugin

Eddy De Clercq — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:49:11 -0000

Hi Thaya,

Thx for the quick reply and solution. It's PHP 5 on Linux.

Eddy

Re: Project Honey Pot Http:BL WordPress Plugin

Eddy De Clercq — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:19:20 -0000

Problem solved. Again thx for the quick fix

Re: Project Honey Pot Http:BL WordPress Plugin

Eddy De Clercq — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:23:44 -0000

Hi,

I've installed the new version and since then see nothing appear anymore in the log. Either there aren't any malicious visits whihc I doubt very much either the plugin doesn't work anymore either the logging doesn't work anymore. Do you have any hints on what to do or check in order to get things running back to normal?

Eddy

Re: Project Honey Pot Http:BL WordPress Plugin

Eddy De Clercq — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:09:48 -0000

After 5 days, still no logs. I thought it would be that I also use an sql injection blocker, but I stopped that one and it makes no difference. The two worked together in the past anyway.

Re: Project Honey Pot Http:BL WordPress Plugin

Eddy De Clercq — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:33:55 -0000

Hi,

The before is showing my Project Honey Pot Http:BL Access Key. The after doesn't show of course. I can't check the Project HP site, since it's down for maintenance.

Eddy

Re: CERN: Congrats for powering up LHC

Eddy De Clercq — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:37:56 -0000

Borlock,

I must agree with Anonymous (besides the fact that he comments without a name).
I really don’t understand all the fuss about the LHC.
As said in this blog, I wonder if it isn’t a waste of energy, literally and metaphorically, which can be better used for other purposes.

Eddy

Re: The Scoble Top Tech Blogger/FriendFeed/Social Media List

Eddy De Clercq — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:20:39 -0000

If you like to add some grumpiness: http://www.grumpyoldman.be/ or http://friendfeed.com/grumpyoldman

Re: USA is Now the World’s Largest Generator of Wind Energy

Eddy De Clercq — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:31:52 -0000

Hi,

It's not so bad as in Flanders (Belgium) where one doesn’t invest in wind mills. The current 123 units are peanuts compared to the 18000 mills in Germany and 1840 in The Netherlands. Even when recalculated to the size of Flanders, we should have at least 583 wind mills installed if we want to catch up with The Netherlands.
As said in this blog for a private person, it’s rather impossible to install a private wind mill. There are a lot of mills suitable for domestic use. Despite the fact that the size and yield of the little ones are perfectly within the limits, requests for a building permit are in general refused.

Eddy

Re: Tap Water or Bottled Water: Which is Better?

Eddy De Clercq — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:36:44 -0000

Hi,

As said in this blog.Therefore it’s more than a wise idea to drink tap water instead. Sure, films like ‘Erin Brockovich’ and other scandals aren’t the best promotion for tap water. But keep in mind that tap water is one of the best regulated beverages you can think of.

Eddy

Re: United States Will Lead World for Third Straight Year in Annual Wind Power Installations

Eddy De Clercq — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:13:33 -0000

Hi,

A pity that Flanders (Belgium) doesn’t invest in wind mills. As said in this blog the current 123 units are peanuts compared to the 18000 mills in Germany and 1840 in The Netherlands.

As a private person, it’s rather impossible to install a private wind mill. There are a lot of mills suitable for domestic use. Despite the fact that the size and yield of the little ones are perfectly within the limits, requests for a building permit are in general refused.

Eddy

Re: Wretched Excess Dept: Lance Armstrong meets Celine Dion By The Pool

Eddy De Clercq — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:09:41 -0000

Hi,

It's a bit like Al Gore. Nothing against him personally, but as mentioned in this blog I was flabbergasted by the fact that the annual electricity usage at Al Gore’s home has risen by 10%. That despite the fact that one already pinpointed him as being hypocrite when he consumed 221,000 KWh of electricity in 2007.

Eddy

Re: Check Out the Windspire: Backyard Vertical Wind Turbine Video Clip

Eddy De Clercq — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:25:50 -0000

Hi,

Very nice indeed.

But as mentioned in this blog, as a private person, it’s rather impossible to install a private wind mill in Flanders. There are a lot of mills suitable for domestic use and don’t have any issues as mentioned in the video clip.

Eddy

Re: Beyond the Supermarket: A Global Tour of Exotic Fruits and Vegetables

Eddy De Clercq — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:59:15 -0000

Hi,

I find it an waste of resources, energy and it is an environmental damage to eat exotic fruits and vegetabels. As mentioned in this blog being energy friendly and having a small ecological footprint also means to consume seasonal and local fruit and vegetables. What's wrong with that food which makes that one has the urge to consume tropical food instead? Nothing at all, to my knowledge.

Eddy

Re: Organized Crime Goes Green

Eddy De Clercq — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:56:22 -0000

Hi,

I don't find this strange though. As mentioned in this blog, recycling waste is just a matter of making money and one goes far with that principle.

Have a look at what happened or still happens in Italy and Napoli to be more precise. Waste collection is totally in the hands of organised crime.

Eddy

Re: Back To The Tap: Three Ways To Get Fancy Water, And Skip The Plastic Bottle

Eddy De Clercq — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:40:12 -0000

Hi,

As said as in this blog, you need keep in mind that tap water is one of the best regulated beverages you can think of. So why do you need to spend a lot of money for these gadgets and for not making it better.

Eddy

----author replies ------

Eddy, while you are right in principle, not all regions have done their utmost to clean up their tap water, and many people have gotten into the habit or the necessity of drinking bottled water - so we really need options to get the convenience (and possibly better taste/or bubbles) with environmental considerations.

Re: Real Simple's Top Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

Eddy De Clercq — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:04:17 -0000

Hi,

As mentioned in this blog all the cliché excuses don’t count anymore for CFLs and there is no reason for not choosing them.

Thanks for the list.

Eddy

Re: Bottled Water Scourge Countered by Manly Council’s Free Filtered Water

Eddy De Clercq — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:18:10 -0000

Hi,

I applaud this initiative. As said in this blog many people are reluctant versus tap water. They prefer mineral water, pushed by big media campaigns emphasizing that only water of volcanic origin or purified x number of years through the mountains can be really healthy.

The message you should remember is that you keep the use of bottled water to a minimum. Furthermore, be thrifty with potable water. Remember that only 1% of the water available on earth is potable.

Eddy

Re: Confused Which Carbon Offset Service to Use? EDF Lists Eleven They Trust

Eddy De Clercq — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:09:49 -0000

Hi,

I think that one criterion is forgotten: is the carbon offsets service NGO based or not. As mentioned in this blog, I’m not so keen on the carbon offset systems/companies shooting up like mushrooms and pinch their share of the eco-hype and - more important - money. The latter is the sometimes the real motive underlying these initiatives/companies where the ultimate goal is to make profit after all. Therefore I’m more likely to support NGO initiatives where the cost structure is transparent and you exactly know where the/your money goes to.

Eddy

Re: VW Golf Diesel BlueMotion Concept: 62 MPG, 99g CO2/km

Eddy De Clercq — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:32:29 -0000

Wow, that's more efficient than a Prius. That confirms that a modern diesel can be as efficient as an hybrid or even better as also mentioned in this blog. Two journalists drove from London to Geneva with a Toyota Prius and a BMW 520d Efficient Dynamics. The BMW was the most energy efficient.

Re: Nokia Back in GreenPeace's Good Graces

Eddy De Clercq — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:00:30 -0000

I'm very doubtful about this figures. As mentioned in blog for an eco version of a Nokia and I even couldn't buy one in Belgium. Furthermore, I have my concerns about the ethicalness of this company.

Re: Post-Olympics Beijing To Traffic: "Welcome Back!"

Eddy De Clercq — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:10:21 -0000

Hi,

As feared in this blog, the green facade seems to collapse after the Olympic games when the media and the hype - and thus the focus on China - is gone

Eddy

Re: NY State Senator to Cyclist he Almost Hit: "You F*ing Ahole"

Eddy De Clercq — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:13:52 -0000

Hi,

There is a nice BBC documentary called 'Road Rage' about the traffic situation in the UK where pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists contending for the use of crowded roads.

As mentioned in this blog it is clear that the current traffic situation doesn’t allow full play to any of the road users. It’s best that we all start to learn to coexist.

Eddy

Re: Z-Pitcher from Zero Water Removes Almost Everything From Your Water

Eddy De Clercq — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:31:07 -0000

Hi,

It seems to me that they use somewhat the same methods as the big bottled water companies where people are pushed by big media campaigns emphasizing that only water of volcanic origin or purified x number of years through the mountains can be really healthy. In this case they do this with this filter.

As said in this blog, one needs to keep in mind that tap water is one of the best regulated beverages you can think of. At least that’s a fact in Belgium where tap water needs to meet 61 criteria (taste, looks, composition, etc.).

Eddy

Re: Save Energy, Put A Meter On Everything

Eddy De Clercq — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:47:31 -0000

As said in this blog measuring the power consumption of your devices/appliances both in operational mode and in standby is a must. You will then know how much electricity each consumes and can take measures if needed, like only plugging things in when needed, looking for a more energy efficient version. You can do this with de devices you mention - the one fancier than the other - but also manually.

Re: eROCKIT - the World's Most Expensive Electric Motorized Bike?

Eddy De Clercq — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:36:24 -0000

I don't understand why people come up with such expensive vehicles and gets more attention than the ones mention in this blog. The price puts up a barrier for the general people and thus this vehicle becomes a thingummy for the happy few which are maybe not interested in saving fuel, because they can afford it anyway.

------author replies-----

Hi, Eddy:

I don't really think the sexy stuff like eROCKIT gets more attention, but when something is aesthetically pleasing and it breaks some ground technically, it does get attention.

Re: eROCKIT - the World's Most Expensive Electric Motorized Bike?

Eddy De Clercq — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:50:10 -0000

It looks nothing more than a refined E-Solex (btw designed by Pininfarina) with nano-phosphate lithium batteries to me though.

Re: Honda's All-New Honda Insight Hybrid: Fuel Economy Similar to Civic Hybrid

Eddy De Clercq — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:30:58 -0000

I don't understand why a Prius is always taken as a measure whilst some diesels are more efficient this hybrid. As mentioned in this blog, two journalists drove from London to Geneva (approx 880 km.) with a Toyota Prius and a BMW 520d Efficient Dynamics. The BMW was the most energy efficient.

BTW it seems that the insight doesn't even come close to the Prius wit it's poor 42 mpg

Re: Going Solar: Lessons from Experience

Eddy De Clercq — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:26:12 -0000

Hi,

I have a solar boiler installed some years ago. This hot water is off course used in the kitchen - you don’t need use a much gas/electricity to boil water anymore - and the bathroom. As mentioned in this blog I wondered if we couldn’t use it for other appliances like the washing machine and the dish washer. They use a lot of electricity in order to get the water at the right temperature.

We have a device now that enables you to fill hot water from the sun boiler into the washing machine

Eddy

Re: Toshiba Makes e-Cycling Easier with Expanded Recycling Program

Eddy De Clercq — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:48:48 -0000

Question of course what happens with the recycled stuff.

As mentioned in this blog, Flanders (Belgium) is a self claimed recycling champ. That isn’t a token of green consciousness though. Recycling waste is just a matter of making money and one goes far with that principle.

But dismantling the goods and stripping wires is a labour intensive and dangerous jobs. So what does one do with them? One sells the goods to countries like India, China, etc. where one isn’t so fussy environmental wise when it comes to money. I’m certain that you’ve seen the images of underpaid people are dumping everything in chemical baths in order to separate the valuable from the garbage and dump the latter. All this in degrading situations where people nor the environment aren’t protected.

Re: Bamboo Encased Computers: A Help or Hindrance to Greener Electronics?

Eddy De Clercq — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:24:50 -0000

Hi,

As mentioned in this blog ICT companies are subject to changing fashions. If this year’s hype is green, they are all suddenly greener than grass. If next year dictates the colour purple, they’ll be that too. I don’t take a company to my (green) heart if they suddenly start to build laptops with a bamboo cover.

Eddy

Re: Save Paper, Save Money: 5 Free Software Downloads That Spare Your Printer

Eddy De Clercq — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:43:30 -0000

Hi,

Nice overview indeed. As mentioned in this blog, we've been calculating the CO2 emission for our meetings. 65% or 669.6kg of the CO2 comes from the use of paper. The 100 kg paper puts a heavy burden on our CO2 emission. One might think that using recycled paper shouldn’t place such a load on the environment. In fact, it doesn’t make such a difference: 7 kg CO2 for non recycled paper versus 6 kg CO2 for recycled paper. It isn’t the paper itself put the printing is the evildoer: 4.5 kg

I'd like to add Print what you like as a tip.

Eddy

Re: AlertMe Smart Plugs Help Automate Home Energy Use

Eddy De Clercq — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:29:17 -0000

Hi,

As such, there is no need to use such fancy (thus expensive?) devices.

As mentioned blog there are plenty of alternatives which do the same trick to monitor the power and to switch of things when not used.

Eddy

Re: US Navy First: Moving Cargo By Kite-Powered Ship

Eddy De Clercq — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:15:26 -0000

Hi,

This is indeed a very innovative technology. In this blog, you can find another video on this technology.

Eddy

Re: 5 Eco-Cars Faster than the Porsche 911

Eddy De Clercq — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:31:16 -0000

Hi,

I don't see why the focus on speed instead of MPG or, in case of fully electric, range. Today, no commercial general available hybrid/electric car is efficient enough to beat a normal car. A mentioned in this blog, two journalists drove from London to Geneva (approx 880 km.) with a Toyota Prius and a BMW 520d Efficient Dynamics. The BMW was the most energy efficient.

So there is a long way to go before we start comparing speed

Eddy

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Re: US Navy First: Moving Cargo By Kite-Powered Ship

Re: 5 Eco-Cars Faster than the Porsche 911

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