People & ideas
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Standard Personal Time
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Fuzzy-logic time has fascinated me ever since I installed my first copy of RedHat Linux back in 1997. The system clock could be configured to report time in human terms rather than as numbers. It would say ‘about five’ instead of 04:58:23. This made sense to me and still does. A multitude of different applications…
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92-years with orange sun-glasses
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My great aunt, Anna, aged 92 at the time (2002), with her new sun-glasses. Who said old people are prejudiced and out of sync with the fashion industry?
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How to make businesses grow and prosper
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How to make businesses grow and prosper Why is it that the media and politicians always emphasize the importance of growth and development in private sector, and yet cry out loud whenever a business goes down – claiming that it should be obvious to anyone that such an idea or such a concept couldn’t possibly…
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When you really want to celebrate!
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When you really want to celebrate! There are events and occasions in life that calls for celebration. In my own humble oppinion rugby is not to be found in this number, but it isn’t so for everyone; according to the Mirror a welsh rugby fan was so convinced England would win over Wales in this…
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English skills in Rio de Janeiro
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I picked up this brochure at my hotel in Rio. It told me to visit the Belmonte bar, a fine establishment that seems to be packed with people most of the week. I do not doubt their capability of producing wonderful food and serving cold beers. It is this brochure that interest me. The design…
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What does academic phrases really mean?
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There is no shortage of them, but what do scientists really mean when they use academic phrases? The following list of academic phrases and their definitions might help you understand the mysterious language of scientists (including psychology) and medicine. These special phrases are also applicable to anyone reading a PhD dissertation or academic paper. Academic…
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Who was Saint Valentine?
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Who was Saint Valentine? Who was this fellow who has made such an impact on the way we spend the 14th of February world wide?! Valentine’s Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honor Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and…
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Catchy and Humorous Book Titles
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Catchy and Humorous Book Titles It is a scary process to choose which book to read next. We know very well that we may have many an hour of agony and pain between the ourselves and the last page – if your choice is a bad one. What do we have to go by?! A…
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Curriculum Vitae of a Convicted Spy
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In the early 1980’s the then foreign office employed Arne Treholt was convicted for espionage and the handing over of government secrets to Russia, for which he served 10 years behind the bars. Take a look at this page to see how his resume looks :-). It is obvious that this is the CV of…
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Umberto Eco: Regretfully, we are returning your manuscript: Anonymous, The Bible
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Umberto Eco: Regretfully, we are returning your manuscript: Anonymous, The Bible I must say that the first few hundred pages of this manuscript really hooked me. Action-packed, they have everything today’s reader wants in a good story. Sex (lots of it, including adultery, sodomy, incest), also murder, war, massacres, and so on. The Sodom and…