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Blogcast #4 2005-08-13 13:10 30 minute show. Today’s shownotes: Job interview Oldie Dutch Rapsong: “Spookrijders” by “The Klokkenluiders” What’s Apple doing with Intel Ps: sorry for the crappy sound. I definately need to buy a better microphone 🙁

As always Microsoft creates a lot of hoopla around the birth of their new operating systems, and the unveiling of Windows Vista (aka “the OS formerly known as Longhorn”) hasn’t been an excpetion either. A collegue of mine drew my attention to some detailed information about Vista and the way it is going to work with games. Well, on the surface there is a lot going to change. If it’s all for the better? I don’t know. Now, let’s look at some details that came through: “Vista uses the Windows Graphics Foundation, or WGF. WGF 1.0 will use DirectX 9.0c […]

Just read this on the BBC News Website: Masked thieves in Norway have stolen what they thought were three Edvard Munch paintings – but which turned out to be worthless copies. Two unarmed men burst into Oslo’s Hotel Continental, threatened staff and removed three pictures from the walls. But the hotel had swapped the originals with duplicates after two real Munch works were stolen from the Munch Museum in the city almost a year ago. “It’s a real fiasco for the thieves,” hotel manager Siv Lunde Kolrud said. The hotel’s art collection includes 12 Munch originals, which were “in a […]

Blogcast #3 2005-07-28 23:09 10 minute show. Todays shownotes: * Introducing castblaster * Vacation * Work * Soundclip: Joe Pesci rapping: “Wise Guys” (note: using Blondie’s “Rapture”)

Once again my vacation is over. A lot of stuff happened when I was in Florida this time. Problems with my flight on the way there, problems on the way back. Hurt my back when I was there. Got bit by mosquitos again. Visited St. Augustine, got hit by the outer parts of hurricane Dennis. In short: I can’t say I was bored or anything. If anything else I was a bit frustrated. This time I flew with KLM (the Dutch company that has been in business since the 1920’s) because I had so many Airmiles left. The flight was […]

My girl and I just got back yesterday form a 4 day trip to St. Augustine, the oldest city in the US. Nice town, not too big and some funny things to do there, like the Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum. Very funny! Not so funny is the fact that I hurt my back somehow and that the weather was kinda bad…Monday morning we started packing for the trip and somehow when I got out of bed and bend over to grab my ba, my lower back hurt literally like someone stabbed a knife in it! Jeezz! For a […]

Oh yeah: it’s that time of the year again: time to visit my honey in Florida! As of tomorrow I’m on a three week holiday to Florida again! Good thing, cause I am way stressed over my work and I miss my honey!!! It’s hard if you don’t see each other that much! We’re gonna have a good time, that’s for sure 😉 Blog you later!

Now here is a sign for you prime minister Balkenende: 61,6% of the Dutch voted against the EU constitution. Only 38,4% voted for it. 62,8% of the Dutch went out and voted. Thats not just a small sample, its huge! Maybe Balkenende (aka “harry Potter” ) finally takes this signal serious. We DO NOT want to be part of an Europe were only the biggest countries rule!

Great! The French are coming to help us on this stupid European constitution thing! They voted no! Now its our turn to get things going on June 1st! Hurray for the French (we love to hate them…)

On June 1st the Dutch are asked by means of a referendum if they want to accept the European Constitution or not. The French are actually voting for this today, and it seems it will be a close call: a small majority will vote “no” (or so they predict). Well, I am going to vote “no”. The European constitution is a bad idea. As it seems, about 51% of the Dutch that are going to vote, are against a European constitution. About 29% is for a European constitution, and about 16% doesn’t know what to vote. Among Webloggers (aka Bloggers), […]