Monthly Archives: May 2007

Day of reptiles

Posted on May 26, 2007 by sim

We spent the day with our “bearded dragon club” (i.e. a group of Bearded Dragon owners who too rarely meet up) – mostly at the Helsinki Zoo and Tropicario. All in all it was a very nice day but rather … Continue reading →

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Moneybookers not booking money and other problems with global commerce

Posted on May 24, 2007 by sim

I’m annoyed. I’ve complained earlier about the lack of “global” in global commerce and I just hit another bad example with moneybookers.com. Without getting into details, Moneybookers is sort of like PayPal – they act as an intermediary between merchants … Continue reading →

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Cutting corners

Posted on May 18, 2007 by sim

Do urban planners care about natural patterns? The immediate answer, when looking around at the designs or the “designs” of pathways, walkways and crosswalks is of course that in most cases they don’t. More often than not the paved paths … Continue reading →

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When the journey is not half the fun

Posted on May 13, 2007 by sim

Earlier this week, we had a micro-vacation and went to Stockholm for a day. As it has probably been like 10 years since I last visited Stockholm properly, I was looking forward to the short visit. (note: click on the … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts of the day #12

Posted on May 7, 2007 by sim

(No, this time around you can’t click on the thumbnails for a bigger photo.) And the top search term is.. I guess everyone knows the Internet is half-filled with sex. Now, the New York Times is generally considered to be … Continue reading →

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