Islamic Banking Grows, With All Sorts of Rules
May 3 story from the Wall Street Journal
April 27th, 2005 by alephnaught
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How to Talk with a Liberal (if You Really Have To)
Title: How to Talk with a Liberal (if You Really Have To) Author: Ann Coulter Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Crown Forum (October 5, 2004) ISBN: 1400054184 Finished this one up after I completed packing to come home from my latest Amsterdam business trip. Ann Coulter is a fun writer – she uses language creatively and […]
April 27th, 2005 by alephnaught
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The UnDutchables
Title: The UnDutchables: An Observation of the Netherlands, its Culture and its Inhabitants Author: Colin White, Laurie Boucke Paperback: 310 pages Publisher: White-Boucke Publishing; 4th edition (September 1, 2001) ISBN: 1888580224 Read this one on my flight home from my latest trip to Amsterdam (starting to feel like I live there). This book was suggested […]
April 26th, 2005 by alephnaught
Amsterdam and Delft
I left for Amsterdam on April 17 for work. I didn’t know exactly when I’d return; turns out I left April 26. Here’s a picture of the current state of the front of Vijzelstraat 32, where I worked a few years ago. The building has been sold to the city of Amsterdam and will be […]
April 24th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Saudis in Talks on Nuke Loophole Agreement
Article from the AP wire
April 23rd, 2005 by alephnaught
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Closed Curtain
Title: Closed Curtain: Lives of de Wallen Author: Bruce Harris (Author), Michelle Bird (Illustrator) Paperback: 150 pages Publisher: White-Boucke Publishing (October 1, 2001) ISBN: 188858016X I read this book going to and back from Delft. The book is one of the only ones in English about the red light district (de Wallen) in Amsterdam. It […]
April 21st, 2005 by alephnaught
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Algernon, Charlie, and I
Title: Algernon, Charlie and I: A Writer’s Journey Author: Daniel Keyes Paperback: 228 pages Publisher: Harvest Books (September 1, 2004) ISBN: 0156029995 I just finished this book while flying into Amsterdam and my first couple of nights here this trip. It is a wonderful book! This is Daniel Keyes’s own story of how the famous […]
April 19th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Survey of XML file editors
Found a cool article on XML editors
April 19th, 2005 by alephnaught
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MAKE:DIYcast
A podcast for MAKE magazine
April 15th, 2005 by alephnaught
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How to Blog Safely (About Work or Anything Else)
How to Blog Safely (About Work or Anything Else) by the Electronic Freedom Foundation
May 4th, 2005 by alephnaught
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