Author Archives: Arthur

The Footballs

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Arthur

I watched the Dutch play the other day, against Brazil and saw them win that game in their particular style they’re now known for: messy football with a teeny bit of flair and luck. After the equalizer, that unfortunate mix-up … Continue reading →

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Lolwhut, civilization?

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Arthur

I think I’ve mentioned this earlier that I find the latest Civ 4 add-ons hardly playable and enjoyable: Beyond the Sword is one of the main culprits. The balance of the game seem to have tipped more towards combat, and … Continue reading →

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World cup

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Arthur

The FIFA Worldcup 2010 has started a couple of days ago and I noticed that I haven’t seen any of the matches yet only because the matches are a broadcast at impossible times. For a lack of better links (or … Continue reading →

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Mexicana

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Arthur

Earlier this weekend, at the local liquor store I was briefly distracted by a brandy or wine named ‘Caballero’ (can’t find on the Internets): I’m not sure if it was the brand name or the name of the drink itself, … Continue reading →

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A can

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Arthur

If you look close to the right, you’ll see a can. An ordinary aluminium can. It could have been a photo of a Coca-Cola can. A photo of a recycled Coca-Cola can. Or a regular steel/metal food can for that … Continue reading →

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Jupiter and so

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Arthur

I read this the day before yesterday: apparently, Jupiter has lost one of it’s bands (National Geographic on this) within the last couple of months (or even year). If you’re curious if this will have any impact on our Earthly … Continue reading →

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A shuttle. A Space.

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Arthur

Last week, I found out that the Space Shuttles are going to be retired next year. Currently, NASA is looking for the shuttles’ final home: several institutions consider displaying America’s Expensive and Great Leap Of Faith Into Space. Sarcasm aside, … Continue reading →

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Oh NOES! (part II)

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Arthur

Erlier today, BBC reported that the Polish president Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash in Russia (link). Besides the president, 80 or so other senior politicians died, leaving Poland in a sort of political and constitutional vacuum. It will … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the internets

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Arthur

I read Something Awful’s ‘Deadly Premonition’ review the other day: many other gaming review sites have called this game ‘horrible’ to ‘outrageously bad’ (see Metacritic). Obviously, the makers of the game (age check required) were Twin Peaks fans, as some … Continue reading →

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X3: Terran Conflict

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Arthur

I‘ve been a long-time fan of Egosoft’s X3 series: A while ago, I used to play ‘X3: Reunion’, but I have slowly moved to the game’s successor ‘X3: Terran Conflict’ (company info, Wikipedia info and Metacritic reviews). Following in the … Continue reading →

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A seasonal haiku

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Arthur

Undoub’tly, brown grass dead for the last three months, so It can’t be eaten

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Roll up the rim, anno 2010

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Arthur

It’s another year of trying to win a single donut and I bet you are about to run to the local Tim Hortons to put the statistics into practice. Hold on a second: At xsamplex, we’ll get you the numbers, … Continue reading →

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Olympicalinitialurescending

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Arthur

I‘ve only sporadically followed the Olympic games: most of the time fellow travelers or colleagues kept me up-to-date about the latests. Since there’s only one day left or so, a summary of things that caught the eye. First of all, … Continue reading →

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