Tag Archives: internet

Who refuses to read my blog? The 33 missing countries.

Posted on 4 January 2013 by

In the right hand column of this blog you see a flag counter which records the number of visitors from each country. As of today, this blog has had visitors from 204 different countries. The US, Germany and the UK … Continue reading →

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When I stepped on a landmine

Posted on 21 December 2012 by

I had heard about the danger of stepping on a landmine before, of course. I had read and heard reports about the many people to whom the same had happened, and I had felt sorry for them. But never had … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, Technology | Tagged | 4 Comments

Scammers are getting lazy

Posted on 26 July 2012 by

What is happening with the scammers? They used to be creative, posing as Nigerian princesses, lawyers of deposed dictators or US soldiers who stumbled across Saddam Hussein’s treasure of gold. But now they seem to have become rather lazy, as … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia Blackout

Posted on 18 January 2012 by

Today, on 18 January 2012, Wikipedia and other sites have closed down and will blackout the internet for one day. They want to protest against a bill currently being considered by the US Congress: the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Politics, USA | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Putting the real Apple into your Computer

Posted on 4 September 2011 by

Some technological advances make me shake my head with incredulity. After I have painfully learnt that some people talk about their computer when they talk about an “Apple”, they could now be referring to the real fruit after all: A … Continue reading →

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Deathbed Thoughts

Posted on 15 August 2011 by

Although I have never been called to somebody’s deathbed to listen to his or her last words, I am absolutely certain that nobody ever died thinking: “I wish I had worked more.” “I wish I had spent more time at … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Life, Philosophy, Time | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments