Monthly Archives: April 2007

No wonder “cold shower” is used as a metaphor

Posted on Apr 29, 2007 by sim

See this water here on the right? It should be hot. Not that you could tell, but it’s not. I’m not sure if you can even tell it’s water, but it is. Anyway, it’s not hot. In fact it’s freezing … Continue reading →

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One laptop per … oh, nobody?

Posted on Apr 27, 2007 by sim

The government had an idea to equip all elementary school students with a computer. Not a bad idea, considering computer skills are pretty much necessary already today, let alone in 10-20 years. Now OAJ (Trade Union of Education) has apparently … Continue reading →

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Another mobile payment system gone south

Posted on Apr 26, 2007 by sim

For years in Finland, there has been a way to pay for stuff with your mobile phone. That is, if you a) find yourself cash-strapped at one of the nine (count ‘em – 9) merchants and b) if you happen … Continue reading →

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Is making accurate cost estimates really that difficult?

Posted on Apr 25, 2007 by sim

It’s starting to feel like there isn’t a single big construction project that would not experience spiraling costs or take way longer than it was supposed to. Or both. We have plenty of recent examples right here in Finland. For … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts of the day #11

Posted on Apr 21, 2007 by sim

(Click on the thumbnails for the full photos) Idiotic ads work That’s quite frankly the only conclusion I can come up with for what seems to be the ever-continuing ad campaign by Forum, a small shopping center in downtown Helsinki. … Continue reading →

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