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Row, row, row your boat… 20 Aug 2013 | 11:32 pm
I know this must be hard to believe for people who know me, but I just bought… a rowing machine! And not just any rowing machine… No, a genuine WaterRower 1. Since there is no official distributor o...
Unauthorized linking… 3 Jul 2013 | 11:40 pm
Some people and firms simply don’t have a clue of how the Internet works, and of simple concepts like freedom of speech/expression. Here’s a little gem I got in my inbox earlier today: (I’m replacing ...
Office 365 Small Business – Exchange migration. Hidden well… 20 Mar 2013 | 02:46 pm
Just spent 30 minutes on the phone with Microsoft support to figure out how one migrates (a crappy term to begin with. It suggests moving from one place to another. In reality it’s more of a 1-way syn...
Concentration camp ‘reviews’ on Google+… 31 Jan 2013 | 02:35 am
Camp 22 (also called Hoeryong concentration camp or Haengyong concentration camp) is a political prison camp in North Korea. The official name is Kwan-li-so (penal labor colony) No. 22. The camp is a ...
Media coverage 10 Jan 2013 | 02:35 am
Apparently today was a slow news day in the Netherlands. That, and Queen Beatrix turns 75 at the end of the month. Result: A summary of a web log post I made in 2010, and the accompanying photo of me ...
In Memoriam: Eric Michiel Cleton 18 Dec 2012 | 06:14 pm
I was just informed that one of my old scoutmasters from my years with Die Bogeheimers, Eric Cleton, has passed away after fighting a lengthy battle with cancer. He will be missed dearly… From his obi...
WiFi thermometer 4 Dec 2012 | 11:07 am
As a fan of the ‘latest’ gadgets I’ve been scouring Interwebs to see if there are any thermometers out there which use WiFi to report their findings. There are quite a few square/rectangle boxes out t...
James Bond: 25 movies & 10(!) actors in 50 years 26 Oct 2012 | 02:50 pm
I’ve been looking for this list myself more than once in the past, so when I found a complete one I figured I’ll make it a little easier for others to find as well by posting it here. The links go to ...
Driving on the highway. Is it really that difficult…? 10 Oct 2012 | 02:44 am
Ever since I’ve been riding shotgun in a motorized vehicle I’ve been flabbergasted/amazed/irritated by how some (dare I say: the majority of the) people drive on the highway here. It’s all so simple… ...
concrete LEGO® 15 Aug 2012 | 12:03 am
Concrete LEGO blocks. They measure 15″/38 cm in length and stack together just like their plastic counterparts. They were created by artist Andrew Lewicki back in 2010. Now we can all build own own ho...