Author Archives: Arthur

Tar that one up, Doc!

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Arthur

Via the Internet ‘Klangspiel’, I found out that WinZip Computing (formerly Nico Mak Software) has been taken over by Corel Company. Yes, it’s that Corel, the one that creates CorelDraw and that, and oh, yes, the Corel that was supposed … Continue reading →

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Huygens

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Arthur

There’s finally some amazing imagery of Huygens during the Titan descent. Today, NASA released a movie that includes sound and telemetry, all in one single file (go directly to movie [qt]). ESA has some pretty pictures too, for example, this … Continue reading →

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May 4th

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Arthur

So if it’s your birthday on May 4th, that means you share that day with nobody else than Pia Zadora! Yay! Or that means that you celebrate your birthday on a day like Remembrance Day, in The Netherlands that is. … Continue reading →

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Soap! Box! Plane.

Posted on May 3, 2006 by Arthur

There’s this totally dry McDonalds (company site) commercial about their latest product, the Junior McChicken1. For some kind of reason, it’s funny but, not really. On the other side, Apple released some other funny ads (online!) that appear to convince … Continue reading →

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Euphoria

Posted on May 2, 2006 by Arthur

What I like about CBC Radio One is that at least you can find out what music was played on (most of) the shows. For example, last Monday, Mainstreet played a piece of music from a band that’s called ‘Euphoria’, … Continue reading →

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May Day, Tax Day

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Arthur

Thanks to CBC Radio One host Carmen Klassen of Main Street I was reminded of ‘May Day’, or what Europeans know as ‘International Labour Day’. The first thing that sprung in mind was the question if May 1st is an … Continue reading →

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Pramoedya Ananta Toer +

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Arthur

Via Alfons I found out that the Indonesian author and dissident Pramoedya Ananta Toer died at age 81 (BBC article). There’s an interesting article about him on Wikipedia, which links to (what appears to be) the only good source about … Continue reading →

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Heroism And Murder

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Arthur

A piece linked from Instapundit to an American Digest, where the author of the latter commented the following after seeing the movie ‘Flight 93’: is that heroism is a virtue that most often appears among us not descending from some … Continue reading →

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And more around

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Arthur

Earlier today, I received 100 extra experience points by using a chainsaw on a couple of tree branches left behind by one of last Winter’s storms. Cleaning up the saw afterwards, is a completely different matter. I saw and read … Continue reading →

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Power, apparently

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Arthur

I was reading (and followed before) the latest news items about the UK’s Prescott affair (in short: deputy prime minister had a lover) and for some kind of reason, it reminded me of the last days of the Major government, … Continue reading →

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And Around, Around

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Arthur

With the official ‘name release’ of the next Nintendo console (‘Wii’, formerly codename ‘Revolution’), the Internets have become a safe haven for rumours and more speculation. And more of that, just for an ‘extra digg’. It is this bad that … Continue reading →

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Cilantro

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Arthur

I don’t really mind cilantro, and no, I don’t use them for my ‘pasteitjes’ either. Isn’t cilantro just celery but then in smaller form? As a matter of fact, when I bought celery here the first time, I thought someone … Continue reading →

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Stereo-huh

Posted on April 22, 2006 by Arthur

After deciding upon buying a mini-stereo set, I was reminded of the band Duane Eddy and other old bands (and songs). Most of these songs happen to come from my dad’s collection, who appears to have the same taste of … Continue reading →

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