Category Archives: We-reflect-news

Proportional Representation

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Arthur

I wrote earlier on Proportional Representation here (previously) and this topic needs some minor updates. Douglas Amy’s link now resolves to FairVote (“Common criticism of PR”) – and this looks like the same article that I linked to, so many … Continue reading →

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Futility

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Arthur

Last week’s biggest news was the loss of the Titan submersible (full Wikipedia article here). Out of the top of my head, the submersible had 5 passengers and was on an exploration tour (expedition?) to the Titanic wreck (Wikipedia article … Continue reading →

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OSINT and MH17

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Arthur

As mentioned and posted earlier (here), there have been so many events that happened that it’s hard to pick out topics. However – one of the things that stands out is the rise of OSINT or “open source intelligence”: […] … Continue reading →

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The Jolly Season

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Arthur

Let’s start with the major news of the last 5 or 7 days: The disappearance of flight MA 370 (Wikipedia). Last week, the Malaysian authorities have shown a lack of competence in the handling of news regarding the lost plane. … Continue reading →

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In Russia

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Arthur

Earlier this month, a meteor exploded (I guess, literally) above the Russian town of Chelyabinsk causing plenty of injuries and damage. Thanks to car cams installed in (many) Russian cars, amazing footage was captured of the meteor’s entrance and explosion … Continue reading →

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The queen and the country

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Arthur

Acouple of days ago, the Dutch queen Beatrix announced that she is going to abdicate the throne in favour of her son Willem-Alexander (WSJ).The queen has been on the throne for 33 or some years: In the Netherlands, abdication (to … 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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Horrors and other news stories

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Arthur

Back when I was a youngling studying civil engineering in the Netherlands, the question of a direct railway connection between the cities Zwolle and Lelystad (“Hanzelijn”) was a popular discussion subject. If you’re not familiar with the topography of the … Continue reading →

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Ostensibly, a president

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Arthur

So, it looks like Obama indeed won the presidency, much to the world’s delight or fright, depending on your political views. As posted earlier, I only slightly followed the elections. At ‘Election Night’, I turned off the TV the moment … Continue reading →

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Sandy

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Arthur

Earlier, I was under the impression that this year’s hurricane season would end up fairly, unremarkable. Luckily, I’m far from being a meteorologist: Just last week, Oct 29th, hurricane Sandy made landfall in NJ, USA, causing major outages and damage … Continue reading →

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Debris

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Arthur

One of the more fascinating subjects that seem to occupy the news is the tsunami debris field that has slowly descended on western parts of Canada. Earlier this year, a Japanese HD motorcycle that washed up in Canada made the … Continue reading →

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20/11 hindsight

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Arthur

The main event that marked 2011 was most likely the Japanese tsunami back in March, which triggered that nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant. I mentioned the disasters in a posting on March 20th (here), where I mainly focused … Continue reading →

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911 and Fall

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Arthur

Exactly a week ago, it was the 10th anniversary of 9-11: it looks like the (re)construction at the former Ground Zero has made substantial progress. To be honest, I’ve never followed the progress on the 9/11 memorial (official site) but … Continue reading →

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