Monthly Archives: May 2006

The House of Munch

Posted on May 13, 2006 by Arthur

Back when I was younger, I walked to school through 10 foot of snow, in -30 degrees Celsius, 10 miles each day (that is 100 kms in your puny metric system). And back. 390 days a year. When I was … Continue reading →

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Pro Evolution!!

Posted on May 13, 2006 by Arthur

Actually, this is not going to be a pro-rant about evolution, rather a posting in praise of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer, or (as we know it in North America) Winning Eleven 9. Previously, I used to play FIFA Soccer, which … Continue reading →

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3 for 5

Posted on May 12, 2006 by Arthur

Actual conversation: the ones you have at home or around the kitchen table: – Did you buy any pop? “Yes, they were on sale this week: 3 for five dollars.” – That’s a good buy. Wait. Didn’t that use to … Continue reading →

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McAfee

Posted on May 10, 2006 by Arthur

Way earlier (must have been last year), I bought and installed McAfee’s on my main computer during the days my dad was over. Precautionary, more or less. When installing the venerable Civ 4, I decided it was time to get … Continue reading →

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Civilization 4 (IX)

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Arthur

After playing a couple of quick rounds of Civ4, I noticed that the latest patch had been released last month: version 1.61, which you can grab from the 2K Games site (maps can also be downloaded separately, Europe, US, Asia, … Continue reading →

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A Yellow Flower

Posted on May 8, 2006 by Arthur

The Garden Awash Yellow flowers, many, fast Whippersnip now!

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International Cuisine

Posted on May 7, 2006 by Arthur

The words ‘International Cuisine’ remind me of a couple of things: If ‘American Cuisine’ is hamburger with french fries, ‘International Cuisine’ is that dish you get shoved in front of your face that features not one but two green beans, … Continue reading →

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National Denim Day

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Arthur

Via a colleague (and commercials, I saw the other day) I was notified of ‘National Denim Day’, which will be next May 16th. Denim Day is an initiative of the Cure Foundation, which raises money (and awareness) for various breast … Continue reading →

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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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