Monthly Archives: May 2005

Summer is Good

Posted on May 23, 2005 by sim

Aaah, summer. The temperature has climbed above +20C (my personal lower threshold of a good temperature) for three consecutive days now. The Finnish summer is perceived by many to be absolutely great. I’ve often wondered whether this is because a) … Continue reading →

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Slaves to time

Posted on May 19, 2005 by sim

One day time had stopped to 10:42pm. According to my watch anyway, which had exhausted its small energy supply and apparently required a replacement. I didn’t notice this until the following morning and spent the day at work with a … Continue reading →

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Easy credit

Posted on May 17, 2005 by sim

I thought I should try out the current mobile payment systems in Finland and started signing up for the various services. Just for fun and to see if any progress has been made during the past years what comes to … Continue reading →

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Phone marketing for the masses?

Posted on May 17, 2005 by sim

Pick up the nearest cellphone ad from the newspaper or something. How do you see the phones advertised? There’s usually a photo of the model, which is a good start. But from there, things start going downhill. The core of … Continue reading →

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Re-wiring of some brains needed

Posted on May 16, 2005 by sim

One only has to read a couple business articles in newspapers, websites or magazines and something becomes painfully clear: a lot of reporters and even so-called specialists use completely ridiculous language in statements and news reports, especially those concerning market … Continue reading →

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