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[ iekommers.com | Phenix e-zine ]
After visiting the
E-Zine workshop at WORM, presented by Danny Wolfers my
memory kept going back to my old website.
I wrote it initially from scratch in VI because at that
time i wanted to learn both HTML and the VI editor. I
hosted my website on an old webserver that was donated by
my employer. The theme was all black and green, much like
an E-Zine on a monochrome monitor.
It reminded me of the first computers i had with green or
amber on black monitors. I registered iekommers.com around
2000 in the DotCom era. It was a protest against the
commercialism that fucked up the free spirit of the
internet.
Domainnames were sold at bizar fees by smart guys who
registered millions of them. So my joke became to be CEO
of iekommers.com Sounds fancy if you pronounce it.
Where the Internet used to be a safe haven for techie
introverts and weird scientists it was now being swarmed
by people who wanted to make money of it. User experience
got ruined by the many popups and slow traffic on
websites, spam in newsgroups and mailboxes. Over a dialup
modem, where you pay per minute, it is a burden to wait
for 45 messages on erictile disorder medicines and fake
gold watches.
The website became a place to share my little findings on
the internet and i also hosted many images of my
travellings and activities. At that time much about diving
and kiting, tech info about Linux. As I still own the
iekommers.com domain, i can still use it to my likings,
since i work at a big hosting company it will be easy to
find a new host for my domain.
I decided to continue with my site in the old style but
with a little twist. I like the style of a E-Zine as it is
a way to share important messages next to random subjects.
The things you stumble upon in life or on the internet.
Fun facts about my cat or maybe the silly tunes i tape at
04.20 in the morning.
As the old format rises from it ashes, it inspired me on
the name for the e-zine. So i choosed to name it Phenix.
And why to write it like this ? Well i like the 'Ph' style
as it refers to Phracking and the 'x' is for Linux,
because penguins are cool.
Content will
be kind of
random, between plays of
the mind and real life experiences.
Input,
comments or modemstrings ? Send
an e-mail to phenixezine[AT]gmail.com
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[
Limitations of the
Human
body ]
Do you remember
Twister .....?
While
humans are capable of many impressive things
and are relatively flexible, some things
that seem easy might still be hard
or even impossible to accomplish
to most of us.
You might have
seen the snakehuman from India
that crawls into a tiny box, most of us
are already happy to be able to reach
down to their toes on a good
day.
Impatient kids
and drunk people can become annoying and this is the time
where you can challenge them with a little
mission:
"Touch
the tip of your elbow
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[ The Murder of Georgi Markov ]
I remember the
time around my 7th birthday well because of this event.
It was broadcasted on the tv and radio and as always i
was curious to learn about what happened on my birthday
just days ago.
It could be a
scene from a dark cold war thriller. At broad daylight,
at the busstop on Waterloo bridge in London, Georgi
Markov was stabbed with the tip of an umbrella by an
agent of the Bulgarian Secret Service.
The umbrella,
developed by the KGB contained a tip with a poison, a
microscopical pellet with the poison Ricin. The pellet
was injected into the leg and Markov died three days
later from the result.
The murder
caused quite a stir as the attackers managed to perform
their act at broad daylight on a bridge in London and
managed to disappear.
Ricin is a
poison made from Castor beans and extremely potent. It
does not kill immediately so a perfect secret weapon for
those who want to remain undiscovered. Just the amount
of a pinhead was enough to kill Markov.
Later that year
the Bulgarian dissident Vladimir Kostov was killed with
the same poison after an attack in the Paris Metro.
Many years later
a book revealed leaked documents from the Bulgarian
Secret Service and the name “Agent Piccadilly” came
to the surface. The Bulgarian KGB (Durzhavna Sigornost)
had send him to London to neutralize Markov. He was
questioned in Kopenhagen by intelligence services in
1993 but Danmark could not hold a case against him.
While doing the
research for this item i found out that the attack was
a birthday gift for the communist leader Todor
Zhikov...so i share my birthday with this guy.
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[ Planet Lonely ]
This
months sponsor is Planet
Lonely, the
travel agency for
the introvert and
insecure.
Planet
Lonely has
send us
a card with
a lovely
picture of one
of their most
popular
destinations,
the South
Pole during
the winter.
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[ DIY
Everything ]
I
cannot express
more the freedom
you enjoy when
you build
something
yourself. If
you own a certain
amount of
will
and time and
are not afraid
to learn
and try
new things you
might become
suprised
of yourself.
Some
opportunities
come by
themself as you
need to fix
something or
work on the
house needs to
be done.
If you are like
me and
like new
things, you will
find great joy
in starting
little
projects for
the fun doing
them and not
for the
outcome.
Often
motivations
are based
on' how
does this work
?' or not
being able to
find
something
that fits to
your needs.
Having little
money or not
willing
to overspend
is also i
reason.
Often
inspiration
comes from
someone elses
project, a
workshop or
maybe even a
youtube
video or article
in an
e-zine like
this.
Finding
a cheaper resolution
for your
problem is also
a good base to
start
exploring
options.
Repairing
stuff brings
you some
experience and
insights. You
will find
it easier to
pickup
something new
after
you have already
done
some fixups. Being
handy with
tools comes
with time but
it is a plus
if you have
this from
yourself.
Modern
media
provides for
hours of learning,
workshop and
howto video's
are all over
the internet
and just some
time and will
can bring
you a lot.
Besides
building fun
projects it is
also a way
to do a bit of
recycle, bit
and pieces you
have as
scrap
might
become
usefull. That
old cupboard can
easily be
turned into
something to
keep your
tools in
and an old
door cam
be a
perfect
workbench.o's
are all over
the internet
and just some
time and will
can bring you
a lot.
Just
be creative
and enjoy!
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[
Lucky
Shots ]
Recently
i got some
long term
'guests'. A
friend of my
moved
in with
his girlfriend
and in their
new home there
is little
place for his
music equipment.
As i just felt
renewed love
for my midi machines
i welcomed the
idea of having
his synths to
my
availability.
As
always when i
get
back to
something i
feel the need
to make
something more
of it. As
i worked with
a computer
to make music,
using
Fast
Tracker
and Rebirth
later i knew
about it's
limitations for
recording.
I used to do
that using
a MiniDisc player
but
unfortunately
it just died
over the time
i did not use
it.
So
I
started to
look into
other means of
recoring and
scooped
up a MiniDisc
player
from a guy that
sold a couple.
The first one
would not
record at all
so i returned
it. As he had
another one i
took it but
untill
today i am
still fighting
with the input
level.
Somewhere
i picked
up little info
about using a
tapedeck
for echoes and
my mind
started to
travel in that
direction. I
was doubting
between a reel
tape or
a tapedeck
as both
offer the option
to use it for
looping,
provided it
has three or
at least
proper separated
heads.
I
went shopping
and as often i
went to a
nearby
thriftstore
first.
In
their audio
section i
found a nice
Technics
630T cassete
deck. My eyes
immediately fell
in love with
the recessed
chamber and
slidedoor next
too huge
output
meters.
A quick
look on
the internets
learned me
that it was a
40 year old
top of the
range model.
So
next home I
setup the deck
and dug up
some old tapes
from the attic,
good sound and
happy spacing on
the output
meters.
Watching the
tape run is
also fun, it
looks like it
is in some kind
of oven.
Since
i
wanted to
record my
attempts
to make some
music
i needed some
tapes. I did
not want to
tape over
the tapes i
kept for so many
years and also
the quality
of some is
rather bad.
So
i put up a
request on a
local facebook
group for some
tapes, most
often without
any response
because most
things i ask
are rather
weird i guess.
Yet this time
i was lucky
and i got a
weak spot for
Maxell tapes i
was happy to
find many of
them.
When
i played them
i was suprised
to find music
of Jean Michel
Jarre and Isao
Tomita. Some
nice 70's
synthesizer
music along
with top of
the charts
crap. Most
tapes are more
suited to be
reused as the
music on them
is not to my
taste but only
recored once.
Meanwhile i
had also found
out that it is
a bit
difficult to
find new
tapes, and
even more
difficult,
good qualityy.
MMMost of them
are Type
Normal and not
many places
that still
sell them.
The
more i was
surprised to
find out about
a couple of
guys that
still produce
new cassetes
and even
better, in
small batches
as well.
Prices and
quality you
can not
imagine. Where
people are
putting strong
bids on tapes
at auctions i
could buy
brand new ones
for under 2
euro. Made on
order,
delivered by
mail. Life can
be fun!
Read
on in Volume 2
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