Monthly Archives: June 2007

A man’s best friend (in the kitchen)

Posted on Jun 26, 2007 by sim

It’s a well-known fact that the cook’s most important tool is a good knife or a set of knives. I’d long gone by with Fiskars knives when I finally last year decided it was time for an upgrade – so … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & drinks, Personal, Praise | 1 Comment

Business 101: Not everything is lost revenue

Posted on Jun 20, 2007 by sim

Certain corporations and organizations love to claim anything and everything as “lost revenue”. I know I’ve complained about this earlier, but it seems that the style of reporting isn’t going away and, what’s worse, media and politicians are being dragged … Continue reading →

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Cool service over here, pricing idiocy over there

Posted on Jun 14, 2007 by sim

Historical views while you wait Waiting for a bus the other day, I noticed this ad on the stop about a mobile service that allows you to view photographs taken at and near that location from past decades. In essence … Continue reading →

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For once the attire and weather went together

Posted on Jun 10, 2007 by sim

I’ve been pretty busy with all kinds of nonsensical (from writing-a-post-point of view anyway) stuff lately, so a photo post will have to do. On Saturday it was again time for the Helsinki Samba Carnaval; the weather was a lot … Continue reading →

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On the future of Finland

Posted on Jun 2, 2007 by sim

Two topics today on the future of Finland & the capital area, sort of related but equally good considered independently. The first should not be seen as elitism or accepting the status quo of climate change but rather to point … Continue reading →

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