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
April 14th, 2005 by alephnaught
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
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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 27th, 2005 by alephnaught
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