Monthly Archives: January 2006

Movie reviews #8

Posted on Jan 22, 2006 by sim

When it’s -20C (or worse) outside, evenings aren’t good for much outdoors stuff. So what to do when you’re stuck inside? After a busy day, the answer includes a hot chocolate and a movie. So here’s this years first round … Continue reading →

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Why I just don’t get the market

Posted on Jan 20, 2006 by sim

With the ongoing round of quarterly reports from Q4/05, we’re again witnessing the fact that the impersonal “market” is, in fact, insatiable. It seems nothing is enough and a lot of good results are seen as disappointing. When nothing short … Continue reading →

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Hiding from the mass-media ads

Posted on Jan 18, 2006 by sim

Some statistics were published recently on how much Finns, on average, watch television and listen to the radio. The numbers for the average Finn and myself are: Average time a Finn listens to the radio per day: 3h 17min. Average … Continue reading →

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Review: Right hand, left hand

Posted on Jan 17, 2006 by sim

As the book I’m currently reading is a 1,000-page behemoth and I’m nowhere near done with it yet, I thought I’d write short reviews of some other great books I’ve read before starting this blog. One that came to my … Continue reading →

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Notes on Morocco

Posted on Jan 14, 2006 by sim

There seems to be no way to make a coherent post about all the observations made while in Morocco, so I’ll attempt to cover some ground in this kind of a mish-mash-post. Photos from the trip are also now up … Continue reading →

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