Author Archives: Arthur

Wear soft

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Arthur

A couple of thoughts that crossed my mind: Ever since I installed Civ4 on this Vista 64-bit machine (which didn’t go all too well, if I remember correctly) I ‘ve found myself start to dislike the game: I think ever … Continue reading →

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In Full Force

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Arthur

A couple of days ago I ran into a blog post called ‘Soviet Global Invasion Routes’, which has a collection of 80s maps showing the expected Soviet attack routes over the various continents (hyperlinks: West Europe, East Asia, and the … Continue reading →

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Saint John, Blues

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Arthur

Yesterday, I saw a drunk man hailing a cab. Eventually, he ran towards the other side of the road trying to get his two pals who were also drunk. One of them fell to the ground while trying to walk … Continue reading →

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Lost

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Arthur

We lost our faithful companion last Wednesday: Katy the Wunderdog was put down and life got a lot quieter around the house. If she had lasted a couple of weeks, she would have been 18 which is an excellent age … Continue reading →

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Other than that

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Arthur

On Windows, I’ve been solely using Google’s Chrome browser, leaving my Firefox copy at bay: Firefox only gets into action if I need to confirm that Chrome’s cache-loading-stuff has gone amuck again. Yesterday, for example we suddenly lost connection to … Continue reading →

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Now.

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Arthur

Been fairly busy and still am, which means that I’ve only got a bunch of left-over links I ran into the last couple weeks: The June 2009 SA has a story about the evolution of the Housecattus Domesticus Abnormalis, or … Continue reading →

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Yard.works.

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Arthur

Yard work season has finally started and the routine of mowing the lawn can be described like: Start lawn mower. Decide which part of the yard to do first. Stop lawn mower. Calculate the cut height: I use a simple … Continue reading →

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Onst–mig

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Arthur

The weather has been fairly mixed the last couple of weeks and the only word that correctly describes it is the Dutch word ‘onstuimig’. At least I find there is some consistency: the weather is fairly unpredictable. Last week, I … Continue reading →

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The light

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Arthur

A couple of days ago, I was thinking of mankind’s efforts to make an invisible cloak: I’m not sure why I came up to that subject, but, at one time, I remember trying to explain someone what light is and … Continue reading →

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Oh. So. Quiet

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Arthur

The last couple of days (or weeks, so you will), I have seen the weather go from cold, to mildly-cold, rainy to overly sunny and warm. This weekend we’re supposed to hit the 20 degrees, which is quite a difference … Continue reading →

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The Fighting Windmills Squadron

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Arthur

News outlet AFP reported that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has accused the Netherlands of plotting to overthrow the Iranian government. The Dutch [project] aimed to encourage sexual and moral deviation in society I’d like to hear what kind of moral … Continue reading →

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Green herbivores

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Arthur

Many types eat grass, usually, herbivores. Some green leafy plants. 1 See also this boring Wikipedia article on grass.

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Green as grass

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Arthur

Grass has this amazing ability to survive the most bizarre weather conditions: the yellow (but slowly turning green) grass patches on the (still) frozen ground in our yard are a testament of the species’ resilience. I find it a kind … Continue reading →

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