My commutes are always an adventure I’ve been commuting between Almere and Amsterdam for over 28 years now, and some stretches of road just never seem to get safer. The speed limits are clear, the lanes are marked, and yet people still drive too fast, follow too closely, or simply don’t pay attention. Over time, I’ve learned where the “hot spots” are – places where something stupid is almost guaranteed to happen at least once a week. Since I drive a leased car, the financial side doesn’t worry me too much – any damage is handled automatically. I’ve had a […]
When in Vegas…
One of the highlights of my USA vacation, was shooting this monster! I very much enjoyed shooting “The Beast”. The MINI-GUN, also known as the M-134. This fires over 4,000 rounds of .308 a minute. This is the ONLY mini-gun that’s running and available to the public in Las Vegas. This is the weapon seen fired by U.S. Forces from aircraft and vehicles from Vietnam to present day. Firing a MINI-GUN is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you can have right in the heart of Las Vegas, just one block off the Vegas Strip. You won’t want to miss your chance […]
Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011) – “Think Different”
Sad – but not unexpected – news when I woke up this morning: Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56. A month after leaving Apple permanently, one day after the iPhone 4S was announced and just a few weeks before his (authorized) autobiography will come out. Regardless what you think you know about the man: he changed the industry and the world. Yes, I can say that without sounding dramatic. Just take a look around next time you commute from home to work. How many Apple products do you see around you? How many brands you know that […]
Android it is
After considering my options for a long time, I finally decided what I am going to get in terms of a new phone. Knowing that a new iPhone is probably around the corner and knowing that there are many new Android phones coming out right now as well, it had to be a compromise of some sort. So I opted for a one year contract instead of two year contract (T-Mobile Flex +Internet) and ordered myself a HTC Desire HD. Yup: I opted for Android – again. Biggest reason for me to do so: it’s a whole lot cheaper than an […]
Chuck Norris eat your heart out!
Man, you have to see this to believe it. Maybe this is Chuck Norris’s mother?
Chocolate cake, Gameboy and Lauren Holly
How come this never happened to me 😉 (Answer: when I was this age there where no Gameboys, chocolate cake was not my favorite food and Lauren Holly was only 4 years older then me).
Darth Vader robs bank: “I find my lack of money… Disturbing.”
Now here is something you don’t see every day: a guy (at least we think it’s a guy) robs a bank in Long Island (NY) dressed as… Darth Vader. What? Yeah, I laughed at it as well. Makes you wonder: is Darth Vader trying to rebuild his Death Star? According to anonymous sources, Darth Vader explained himself to the bank employee saying: “I find my lack of money… Disturbing.” 🙂 Darth Vader really must have been low on cash: his getaway vehicle was a bicycle instead of a Tie Fighter. Anyway, here is a video report on the whole deal.
Damn, I’m converted
Ok, <insert confession mode here> this is a big step for me, but I confess that I have been converted. I just saw the new iPhone 4 revealed by Apple CEO Steve Jobs as only he can do. It’s gorgeous – and – I want one. There, I said it. I want an iPhone. Finally iPhone is up to par – and now even trend setting – feature-wise – with other phones. They finally added multitasking (my phones did that 4 years ago already) and a front cam (both my Nokia E71 and HTC Diamond Pro have that already). But also a gyroscope, dual-mic […]
Minority report
Back in 2004 and 2005 I did some presentations at my work about the future of print. In my presentation I used many examples from the 2002 movie Minority Report. In that movie many futuristic gadgets where shown and 8 years later a lot of them are actually working. I strongly believe that digital will replace anything analogue. E-paper is one of the new media. But we all want color and not just black & white. Well, Sony is now showing off a OLED rollable display prototype that look promising. I can imagine many useful purposes for such a device. For instance, […]
Navigate with The Force
This is just out: you too can now navigate the road that lies ahead using The Force 🙂 Beside the familiar voice of Darth Vader, TomTom wil also release the voices of C-3PO, Yoda and Han Solo. Man, I laughed my ass off watching the video 😉 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ljFfL-mL70