Author Archives: Arthur

The Dog That Knew The Name Of Her Toys

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Arthur

Pepper (my border collie/aussie, earlier) passed away on July 28th, 2025. She was 13 years old. She knew the majority of her toys by name.

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Hexedits from the trenches

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Arthur

Earlier, I watched a show with the mrs and there was a scene where someone walked in the office (‘the hero’) and everybody stood up and applauded. I laughed and told the mrs ‘this happened to me one time as … Continue reading →

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Proportional Representation

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Arthur

I wrote earlier on Proportional Representation here (previously) and this topic needs some minor updates. Douglas Amy’s link now resolves to FairVote (“Common criticism of PR”) – and this looks like the same article that I linked to, so many … Continue reading →

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Futility

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Arthur

Last week’s biggest news was the loss of the Titan submersible (full Wikipedia article here). Out of the top of my head, the submersible had 5 passengers and was on an exploration tour (expedition?) to the Titanic wreck (Wikipedia article … Continue reading →

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Computers

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Arthur

In the last 15 years or so, I’ve gone thru my share amount of computers – initially starting with laptops – then moving back to desktop computers. As a matter of fact – since I went to Canada, I’ve used … Continue reading →

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OSINT and MH17

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Arthur

As mentioned and posted earlier (here), there have been so many events that happened that it’s hard to pick out topics. However – one of the things that stands out is the rise of OSINT or “open source intelligence”: […] … Continue reading →

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USS Tang

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Arthur

I recently read the book “Sink ‘Em All’, written by Vice Admiral Lockwood (Amazon link). It tells the story of the American submarine warfare in WW2 – strategy, wins and losses. The book tells the story of many of the … Continue reading →

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Dutch truck

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Arthur

Dutch truck n. 1. A mobile store that sells Dutch treats, food items and goodies. Typically operated by a person knowledgeable on Dutch things. 2. informal A person who walks into a private conversation and manages to change the subject … Continue reading →

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Fandro 2 (Winforms)

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Arthur

Back in 2014, I mentioned briefly that I had started on the .Net version of Fandro (see: http://www.hoogervorst.ca/arthur/?p=2743): No timelines as of yet, though, but technically, the main algorithm was finished a couple of days ago. Time permitting, I expect … Continue reading →

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We’re in there

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Arthur

One of life’s crazy things is that one is always too busy. Work. Pets. Family. Hobby-coding. Driving. Walking. More coding. And finally, just more coding. We’re back after a hiatus. A long one. It’s 2023 and the last time I … Continue reading →

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It’s the end of the year and

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Arthur

It’s the end of the year and inventorying some of the server stuff, I noticed that this section has not been updated since May-ish. Nor has the site’s software been upgraded. I still plan to use the weblog (I always … Continue reading →

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Fandro2

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Arthur

You heard it here first: I’ve started working on a successor to Fandro (at xsamplex), mainly because, firstly, I love diving into these kind of algorithms. Secondly, Fandro’s popularity (for an app written in the Windows XP age) surprised me. … Continue reading →

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The Jolly Season

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Arthur

Let’s start with the major news of the last 5 or 7 days: The disappearance of flight MA 370 (Wikipedia). Last week, the Malaysian authorities have shown a lack of competence in the handling of news regarding the lost plane. … Continue reading →

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