Monthly Archives: December 2003

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Posted on December 31, 2003 by Arthur

The first thing I tried when going on-line, after say 1 1/2 week, was to log-on at recipes.google.com. Not that it really exists (so don’t even bother trying). Oliebollen anyone?

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Idle words and the Netherlands

Posted on December 22, 2003 by Arthur

Blogger Maciej recently visited The Netherlands and has some interesting notes on the cities he visited: Utrecht, Haarlem and Rotterdam. Plenty of pictures, too, sobering though: the pictures reveal typical Dutch Fall weather to me. Weird feelings when seeing the … Continue reading →

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Sun’s burden

Posted on December 19, 2003 by Arthur

Sun’s got a problem, just as Alfons already points out in his latest entry: Sun’s Java Desktop isn’t all about Java. It’s a complete package of GNOME, StarOffice, Mozilla, Evolution, Java run on top of an ordinary Linux kernel. Sounds … Continue reading →

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Ornithopter

Posted on December 18, 2003 by Arthur

Right in time for the Wright anniversary, Paul Beard points to Project Ornithopter. The thing actually flies, as the media gallery proudly shows. Not to mention the recognition the makers got from media and scientists. Make sure you check the … Continue reading →

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Have a Pepsi and a smile

Posted on December 16, 2003 by Arthur

I was mindlessly checking the headlines and ran into this picture of Iraqis looting an American supply train. Imagine the happiness of those Iraqis. How ironic: Pepsi. A choice of new generation.

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Canadian Dutch?

Posted on December 14, 2003 by Arthur

Some people around me wonder if I feel Canadian or Dutch, after I got the status of permanent resident of Canada. My Dutch is getting worse with the day, as I notice in the frequent phone calls and conversations with … Continue reading →

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Autosizing memo that autocompletes

Posted on December 14, 2003 by Arthur

For the RB project someone asked me to write an autosizing and autocompleting memobox. Currently the ‘To field’ is implemented as an ‘autocompleting’ combobox: well, typically this combobox was written by myself too. When implementing that combobox I already warned … Continue reading →

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Who calls who?

Posted on December 14, 2003 by Arthur

Via the Gothamist, a fascinating transcription of today’s White House press conference, starring Scott McClellan. Fascinating because it details who was called and who was going to call who when the news broke out that Saddam Hussein was captured. At … Continue reading →

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Canada’s new PM

Posted on December 12, 2003 by Arthur

As of today, Canada has a new prime minister, Paul Martin. You probably have already heard of that. I find a couple things hard to understand, that is, as a foreigner used to the proportional representation voting system. First of … Continue reading →

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Audit rules and IT

Posted on December 11, 2003 by Arthur

Interesting article at the Globe, which notes the implications of the fall of Enron for Canadian companies. The US Sarbanes-Oxley Act, has taken many Canadian managers by surprise. The new act is focused on ensuring the companies have proper financial … Continue reading →

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Baghdad Blowout Bonanza

Posted on December 10, 2003 by Arthur

CBC had a funny skit about today’s hot topics: the (lucrative) contracts for companies (sorry, Coalition partners only) rebuilding Iraq and the sellout of Iraq companies (privatization). Appropriately called ‘Baghdad Blowout Bonanza’. The RealAudio file is here, but you have … Continue reading →

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Show me your ID

Posted on December 9, 2003 by Arthur

What Americans have with firearms, the Dutch have with identification cards, passports and privacy. For years, probably since the Second World War, there was always a broad opposition against any law that forced citizens to show any ID card in … Continue reading →

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Were they abducted then?

Posted on December 7, 2003 by Arthur

Remember Clonaid, the Raelians, dr. Boisselier and baby-clone Eve? They haven’t been in the news lately and nobody ever has seen proof of the 5 cloned babies. Mark my words: next year they’ll announce another revolutionary technological advance, on eternal … Continue reading →

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