Monthly Archives: October 2003

Orange savings account

Posted on October 8, 2003 by Arthur

Just the odd second ago, I ran into this ING Flash advertisement over at Reuters. It praises their Orange Savings Account. The Dutch bank also has commercials running on major American channels (frequently seen on CNN), advertising their unique banking … Continue reading →

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‘Obi-Wan Kenobi, You’re my only hope’

Posted on October 8, 2003 by Arthur

General Kenobi, years ago you served my father in the Clone Wars. Now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the Empire. I regret that I am unable to present my father’s request to you in person, … Continue reading →

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The Ulysses Project

Posted on October 7, 2003 by Arthur

STATELY, PLUMP BUCK MULLIGAN CAME FROM THE STAIRHEAD, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed. A yellow dressinggown, ungirdled, was sustained gently behind him by the mild morning air. He held the bowl … Continue reading →

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Ter Land, Ter Zee en In de Lucht

Posted on October 7, 2003 by Arthur

Don’t break your tongue on that last word. It means ‘air’, or better yet, ‘sky’. Today, The Gothamist comes with another item that reminds of something of the past. Red Bull’s ‘FlugTag’. It’s a game to ‘launch human-powered objects off … Continue reading →

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Heroes and coincidences

Posted on October 7, 2003 by Arthur

One of my greatest heroes is the author/programmer Jeff Duntemann. Back in the days, one of his books and a disk with Borland TP 3.0 paved the road to my programming career. I had a couple of conversations with JD … Continue reading →

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Oktoberfests

Posted on October 7, 2003 by Arthur

I noticed something when I was mindlessly browsing around. I ran into Oktoberfests, fests that are apparantly celebrated everwhere in this part of the world and are originally part of German heritance. Over in the New World, it’s natural to … Continue reading →

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HAL’s 130th anniversary

Posted on October 6, 2003 by Arthur

Via RNW (the Dutch World Broadcasting Service), a note that the Holland America Line (Dutch: Holland America Lijn) is celebrating its 130th anniversary. There’s more information on the unofficial HAL website. Naturally, the company has a website too.

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A disturbance in the Force

Posted on October 6, 2003 by Arthur

vi rules

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More pictures from Juan

Posted on October 6, 2003 by Arthur

The following pictures have been shot by Donald Cox (FailSafe Computers of Truro) and are reprinted with permission (© 2003 Donald Cox). To ease the load on Alf’s server, I have downsized most of the pictures to a comfortable 300 … Continue reading →

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When there’s no power…

Posted on October 5, 2003 by Arthur

you have to write with a pen. Slashdot’s question of the day is ‘Which pen is the best when you don’t have a wordprocessor?‘. In earlier days, I remember Alfons’ obsession to find the best pen. If I’m not wrong, … Continue reading →

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JFK’s TWA terminal

Posted on October 5, 2003 by Arthur

The Gothamist has an item about the TWA terminal at JFK’s which apparently was designed by Eero Saarinen. The terminal has been closed for a couple years: it reminds me of a map for Half-Life, or better yet, for any … Continue reading →

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Recap of Juan

Posted on October 5, 2003 by Arthur

It’s over 5 days ago hurricane Juan made landfall and ploughed through the province of Nova Scotia, leaving many without electricity, food or even homes. When the hurricane’s landfall started, I decided to keep a close eye on the storm’s … Continue reading →

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Yay.

Posted on October 4, 2003 by Arthur

Just a couple of days ago we were hit pretty hard by the hurricane. Sadly, we lost the beloved mother-in-law (Gayle’s mom) a couple of days before Juan hit us. Then we almost lost the car. We had no power … Continue reading →

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