Monthly Archives: August 2006

Senseomatic!

Posted on August 31, 2006 by Arthur

I read a Dutch article that reveals that the company that invented the Senseo pads had their (European) patent annulled (Dutch link: I have not found any English items yet. The European Patent Office site is rather mum about this … Continue reading →

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X3: The Reunion

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Arthur

I‘ve been hesitating to write a review of the (PC) game ‘X3: The Reunion’. Basically this is because the game has left me with both bad and good impressions. First of all, the graphics (if you have a good graphics … Continue reading →

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When it’s Sunday

Posted on August 27, 2006 by Arthur

If you’ve followed local news, you may have heard about the Sunday Shopping battle between the major grocery chains (‘Sobeys’ and ‘SuperStore’)1 and the provincial government. Currently, only stores that have less than 4,000 square feet of retail space are … Continue reading →

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What about, Plutodwarfs?

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Arthur

And then this week, the IAU (International Astronomical Union) decided to classify Pluto as a ‘dwarf planet’. A summary of the (adopted by vote) resolutions can be found at the IAU site, where the honourable astronomers decided first to determine … Continue reading →

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Might. Not.

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Arthur

I got “X3: Reunion” the other day, which is why I’m generally doing other things than what other things I used to do. But I did follow the news and even had time to do some reading around: First, I … Continue reading →

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Help! My Auto-Hide is br0ken!

Posted on August 23, 2006 by Arthur

Yeah, that kind of sucks when you work in Windows XP: apparantly this can happen frequently when Windows returns from hibernation. The good news is that you don’t have to reboot your computer for this. UseNet to the rescue: – … Continue reading →

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T-Cell 0wnz you

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Arthur

This article (‘HIV Inactivates Attacking T-Cells’) at MedPage Today seems to reveal what exactly happened to the 6 British volunteers who tested new medication and ended up in intensive care (March of this year): The fear (ed: of triggering serious … Continue reading →

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Yo Grep this.

Posted on August 20, 2006 by Arthur

A couple of weeks ago, I ran into this article at InformationWeek, titled ‘The Best Software Ever Written’. It read as one of those novels that have a true climax at the end: So there you have it: The single … Continue reading →

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Boemboem

Posted on August 20, 2006 by Arthur

Tasting Seroendeng today (after too many years, so many that I at first had no idea what it was supposed to be), I concluded that Indonesian food is solidly founded in spices like cumin, coriander and ‘santen’. Grated coconut. Hallelujah. … Continue reading →

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Hi Tech

Posted on August 19, 2006 by Arthur

I‘m shocked to find out the latest Hi-Tech in webdevelopment: apparently it’s possible to take some site’s RSS and convert it back to plain HTML so that it can be read on Windows Mobile Devices! This is such an achievement … Continue reading →

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Explorers and Navigators

Posted on August 17, 2006 by Arthur

I‘ve been sporadically following the discussion about IE 7 and the issues around compliance and that. Paul “Master Programmer” Thurrott weighs in, once again (Besides using CTRL F in Firefox, you can also use the vi command ‘/’ to start … Continue reading →

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V-J Day

Posted on August 14, 2006 by Arthur

On the eve of V-J day, I was going to start a rant about the Dutch resistance in The Netherlands and particularly, the armed fight of the Dutch (remarkably lead by Communists) against the German forces. The funny thing is … Continue reading →

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Your Wireless Is B0rken

Posted on August 14, 2006 by Arthur

Today, I broke my wireless network setup under Windows XP: Going to Available Wireless networks the following message appeared (see image): Windows cannot configure this wireless connection […] If you want Windows to configure this wireless conection, start the Wireless … Continue reading →

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