Monthly Archives: June 2004

Happy Bloomsday!

Posted on June 16, 2004 by Arthur

Happy Bloomsday that is, and at that, I predict that in probably 10 years, humanity has commercialized this particular day. Imagine your grandkids sending eachother Bloomsday cards! Um. No. Please, no. — But it’s no use, says he. Force, hatred, … Continue reading →

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Euro 2004 I

Posted on June 15, 2004 by Arthur

I was following the game Germany vs. Holland via the BBC’s ClockWatch. I just had to update my browser so once in a while. At work, you don’t want to draw too much network resources. Later I managed to catch … Continue reading →

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Long. Along.

Posted on June 12, 2004 by Arthur

A couple of tiresome days. It was one of those weeks of good news, good work, good weather and bad news. It was the week of a new haircut, phone bills, DVDs (‘Mystic River’, ‘Schindler’s List’, ‘The Abyss’ and ‘One … Continue reading →

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Microsoft patents the to-do list

Posted on June 8, 2004 by Arthur

Microsoft patents the ‘to-do’ list. Well, not completely, but it looks awfully close to something we see in modern programming IDEs. Borland’s range of IDEs from C++ to Delphi for example.    method, apparatus, and software are disclosed for assisting a … Continue reading →

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Around this day…

Posted on June 7, 2004 by Arthur
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Reaganisms

Posted on June 6, 2004 by Arthur

So, Ronald Reagan died on the eve of the anniversary of D-Day. Naturally there are a lot of people who praise or just plain ‘footnote’ him, all around the net. And naturally, there is a long discussion over at MetaFilter. … Continue reading →

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This weekend

Posted on June 6, 2004 by Arthur

Notable and worthwhile things and events that happened in or around the house: After two weeks of cold and rainy weather (mind the language), we finally had double digits temperatures (Celsius) over the weekend. We ended up buying plants, vegetables … Continue reading →

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It’s a GOOOOOALL!

Posted on June 3, 2004 by Arthur

Right in time for the Euro 2004 and my (or better, our) birthday, I received this official Dutch soccer team jersey. Thanks Alf (and family).

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Bbbbirthday cake is not on.

Posted on June 2, 2004 by Arthur

I came up with the best gift for my soon to be birthday. For my birthday, I told my wife, I want to have ‘world peace’. I hear world peace comes in different packages and different sizes. Sometimes world peace … Continue reading →

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