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DaDutch

Posted on May 20, 2006 by Arthur

I‘ve been following the ‘Dutch Immigration’ debate via the regular channels (which is at the ‘uitzending gemist’ site [Dutch]). The embracing of Hirshi Ali by the blogosphere’s ‘right’ is, so to say stunning. Anyways, I see that laws can be … 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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USS Tang

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Arthur

I recently read the book “Sink ‘Em All’, written by Vice Admiral Lockwood (Amazon link). It tells the story of the American submarine warfare in WW2 – strategy, wins and losses. The book tells the story of many of the … Continue reading →

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Le Tour ne c’est pas

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Arthur

When we were younger, my dad bought a set of racing bicycles, which were used by my older siblings and then eventually handed over to me and my twin-brother. Generally, every Spring/Summer, we biked either to the “Holterberg” (which is … Continue reading →

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Data.

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Arthur

I woke up early with the thought of cleaning up and organizing this bunch of backup-CDs I’ve never touched since years. While I was tagging them one by one, I remembered this tool someone wrote for the MSX computer to … Continue reading →

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This is 2010?

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Arthur

In 2010, nobody blogs anymore: Most likely the main reason for this are other distractions like the social networks Facebook and Twitter, where people can selectively ‘opt others out’ of their ‘personal friend lists’ and pump 148 characters messages out … Continue reading →

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Onst–mig

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Arthur

The weather has been fairly mixed the last couple of weeks and the only word that correctly describes it is the Dutch word ‘onstuimig’. At least I find there is some consistency: the weather is fairly unpredictable. Last week, I … Continue reading →

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Sardines, cans, computers

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Arthur

A couple of days ago, I was watching Planet Earth (BBC’s award winning documentary) and I noticed one of the documentary’s crew member trying to though out a can of sardines (see photo). We used to eat that stuff too, … Continue reading →

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This Year In What

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Arthur

Earlier, I lightly remarked on a couple of top ten lists (see here, opens in new window). Personal observations: Science: The most remarkable scientific breakthrough I thought happened a month ago, when astronomers made the first photo of an exoplanet. … Continue reading →

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VHS.

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Arthur

Over the Christmas days, I read that the last (US) VHS supplier bailed out from selling VHS tapes and if I believe The Register, this effectively means that VHS (Wikipedia article) is no more. VHS literally became a standard after … Continue reading →

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Only. Assorted.

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Arthur

Assorted links I was thinking about this week: I read that Cunard’s “Queen Elizabeth 2” is officially retiring: in a couple of months the ship sails for her last destination, Dubai, to become a state of the art ‘floating hotel’. … Continue reading →

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Blueish

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Arthur

The last weeks were absurd so to say: first of all, my wife suffered from a (sort of) ear-infection which made her feel out of balance. This was also the week where we were exposed to the lows of the … Continue reading →

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They Chose China

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Arthur

A couple of months ago, I downloaded the documentary ‘They Chose China’ to my Ubuntu laptop with an intention to watch it some day, whenever I had time. The documentary features American ‘turncoats’ in China: American soldiers, who after the … Continue reading →

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