Category Archives: We-reflect-news

Triple A

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Arthur

You have probably read about the downgrading of the US credit rating by S&P late (last) Friday night (news). The SF Gate duly notes that: Standard & Poor’s historic downgrade of the U.S. credit rating caused the capital to erupt … Continue reading →

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Boardwalk

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Arthur

Over a week ago, Norway was rocked by twin terror attacks that killed 77 people, most of them youngster attending a Labour Youth Summer camp on an island called Utoya. The BBC has an excellent recap of the events that … Continue reading →

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Flora and fauna

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Arthur

If I eliminated statistical weather data, I would say that this year’s weather is going to beat all records. First we had too much snow. When March came, we slowly went to wet weather. Which is about the same weather … Continue reading →

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Predictions

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Arthur

Now that we know the Rapture has been delayed to September (previously at xsamplex), we nw have a couple of months to make sure that things are running as smooth as they used to be. Like make US Politics the … Continue reading →

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Contrast

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Arthur

By now you’ve probably already heard that the US has managed to find and kill Osama Bin Laden (Google News: this was last Sunday (late) night and it marked one of the weirdest rash for news by, well, any news … Continue reading →

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The Media

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Arthur

The drama in Japan, after the earthquake and tsunami, seems to have been kicked off the prime news slots on CNN. Two days ago, Japan’s struggle with the aftermath of the tsunami and the possible meltdown at a nuclear facility … Continue reading →

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From bridge to evolution

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Arthur

A bunch of links, collected from the Internet: The prime-minister was in Saint John last Friday and gave away a freebie for the people of Saint John: The toll booths on the Saint John Harbour bridge will disappear. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Mandelbrot

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Arthur

Last Friday, Benoit Mandelbrot died, which was widely published around on the Internet. Generally adored by nerds, Mandelbrot, while respected, was a fairly controversial figure in the mathematics world. Mandelbrot doesn’t spend months or years proving what he has observed,” … Continue reading →

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Thus spoke the Oracle

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Arthur

The biggest news in IT happened a couple of weeks ago, when Oracle filed a lawsuit against Google (reddit discussion), in which it claims that: “Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle’s Java-related intellectual property. Android (including without limitation the … Continue reading →

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Yargh

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Arthur

I read about the home-coming of the Dutch national football team earlier this week and thought of putting up some closing remarks about the lost final match against Spain. It was a fricking ugly game after a fairly efficient Worldcup … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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