Author Archives: Arthur

The weather struggle

Posted on January 19, 2006 by Arthur

The weather has been overly mild since January started. Yesterday, we once again had plenty of rain, this time accompanied by gusty winds. This led to different power outages across the province. As per the last remark: I personally believe … Continue reading →

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Soccer world cup

Posted on January 15, 2006 by Arthur

Earlier, I decided to look for information about the World Cup Soccer, which is to be held in Germany later this Summer (earlier on xsamplex). The Dutch play against countries like Argentinia, Montenegro and Ivorycoast (For French Canadians, that is … Continue reading →

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Theorem

Posted on January 14, 2006 by Arthur

Statement: You know you’re Canadian if you watch Canadian Air Farce and you think it’s actually funny. Rationale: Humour expressed during this show is either dry or not even funny. Apparently, you need to be Canadian to actually understand what … Continue reading →

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Yes comes also with no

Posted on January 13, 2006 by Arthur

ExpressionEngine’s (excellent blogging software, I hear) pages sport a 2 column ‘yes-no’ featurelist. I’m sure I’m not the only person getting confused: after all, the use of columns automatically seem to imply a ‘comparison’ between things or features. It makes … Continue reading →

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So, what about those pillars?

Posted on January 12, 2006 by Arthur

I was going to add a quick drawing of the three pillars of democracy and end up with a rant about politics, but, for that, I should point you to the more politically gifted. I prefer to have strict separation … Continue reading →

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A thread revisited

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Arthur

Reminder to self: don’t call the main thread without ‘synchronizing’ it. Earlier and much earlier.

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0 ≠ 1

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Arthur

It’s 27 years ago, Pol Pot’s Red Khmer’s grip on Cambodia ended with the fall of Phnom Phen. If you’re not familiar with the Red Khmer, you were probably born in the Eighties (or you weren’t watching the news): under … Continue reading →

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New Tricks

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Arthur

Last night, while mindlessly switching channels, I ended up at the PBS (the US Public Broadcasting channel). The channel was showing a British series called ‘New Tricks’. If I’m not wrong, what I was watching may have been the very … Continue reading →

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Fish!

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Arthur

The discussion on the blogosphere (‘do links subvert hierarchies’, summarized over at Burningbird) reminds me of the social behaviour of the African cichlid fish. These fish are particularly of interest for science because they are the most spectacular example of … Continue reading →

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I have this…

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Arthur

After a heated discussion with Alfons, I ended up craving these classical examples of genuine Dutch cuisine. 1. Frikandellen: a long shaped snack, made out of mix of meat (minced and ground). Urban myths tell stories that frikandellen contain ‘left … Continue reading →

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Packed with nothingness.

Posted on January 6, 2006 by Arthur

I noticed that Google is venturing in software bundling: here comes Google Pack. It’s a bundle of software produced by Google (like the Toolbar and Picasa), plus 3-rd party software like, Adobe Reader and Adaware. I think I just missed … Continue reading →

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I’ve got thread

Posted on January 3, 2006 by Arthur

A threaded query finally is working to run in the background. Update: Previously

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guyly

Posted on January 3, 2006 by Arthur

guylyadv 1.To behave like a real, down-to-earth man. ex – The Prime Minister guyly drank a pint of beer with fellow citizens 2. To behave manly or pretend to be (physically) strong for the sake of mocking a situation, ex … Continue reading →

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