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As I was walking through what …

It was a very ordinary moment, I was sitting in front of my computer, at the Greenpeace office, checking email or something equally mundane, when I saw this flash of the ultrasound for me, and I got …

David has inspired me to look closely at LOC (Lines Of Code), and trying to keep the numbers low. Why? Less code means less code to read, write, maintain, understand, keep in your head, and especially…

I pay EUR 12 for about as many hours of internet access (less the time I spend sleeping, you do the math), and then when I try to actually use it, after having been out to De Balie for a few hours, I …

One of them is how, with Ruby (or any OO language), you can easily do lazy computation, …

Looks like I’m not the only one interested in Wi-Fi in Amsterdam.

I’m currently staying at Hotel Maas, which isnt’ bad, but pretty far from great. I only took it because it was in a good location for…

I’ve always been a big fan of cordless, headset-based phone calls, where you almost forget you’re not in the same room and just talk.

Now with a PowerBook, Skype, Wi-Fi, and a bluetooth headset, it’s…

I always forget to bring a powerstrip when traveling, and there’s always too few power outlets in the hotel rooms, if any (my current one doesn’t have a single unoccupied power outlet—had to pull out …