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Another trip to Amsterdam
Had another business trip to Amsterdam. Since I’m flying back on American Airlines, I can plug my laptop in and do some serious work, like writing this entry. Anyway, I took one picture that was pretty fun of a storefront right on Dam Square: Its a display for an upcoming show of new Chinese art.
April 14th, 2005 by alephnaught
Blink!
Title: Blink! Author: Malcolm Gladwell Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Little, Brown (January 11, 2005) ISBN: 0316172324 Ever wonder what to do when your gut is telling you something but you just don’t have enough information to make a conscious choice? This book is for you. Galdwell’s previous book, The Tipping Point, is becoming a classic […]
April 11th, 2005 by alephnaught
Fly: An Experimental Life
Title: Fly: An Experimental Life Author: Martin Brookes Hardback: 205 pages Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (2001) ISBN: 0297645897 This was a fun book to read. Its all about the history of the fruit fly in scientific research. Because the fruit fly, various species of drosophila, live short, highly reproductive lives, they are a great subject […]
April 7th, 2005 by alephnaught
Tilton Elementary’s Read Aloud 2005
The assembly was fantastic! The kids are always high-energy and ready to shout and clap. We were ushered into the school and taken upstairs to have bagels and juice and coffee; we also wore name tags: Then, down to the auditorium where the kids were already rocking! Here’s the program: Norm Bobins, president and CEO […]
April 4th, 2005 by alephnaught
Body Worlds exhibit
I took today off from work to visit the Body Worlds show at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago; this is a very cool show! I had a little worry that the exhibit might be too weird but it was really neat. The show is work by Gunther von Hagens, and its human […]
April 3rd, 2005 by alephnaught
Java WebStart
A variety of things around Java WebStart and the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP).
March 30th, 2005 by alephnaught
Make magazine
First issue of Make arrived yesterday! Make is a very cool magazine – its published quarterly, its dedicated to Do it Yourself (DiY), and the projects and content is just to die for! I photocopied articles on soldering (for my son) and on making a magnetic card reader. There was all kinds of great software […]
March 30th, 2005 by alephnaught
March 28th, 2005 by alephnaught
A Dutch Soccer Riddle: Jewish Regalia Without Jews
An article in today’s New York Times that discusses why Ajax fans are called Jews, how some members of the community feel that’s bad, and how the team is trying to find something to do about it.
March 18th, 2005 by alephnaught
Why am I interested in The Netherlands?
It was twenty years ago today…. When I first visited Amsterdam. I love it!
April 14th, 2005 by alephnaught