Monthly Archives: May 2008

The sweet smell of denial

Posted on May 28, 2008 by sim

Today the online version of Helsingin Sanomat is running a poll asking “Onko polttoaineiden hinnannousu oikein?” i.e. roughly “Are the rising fuel costs just?” or “Is it right that fuel prices rise?” – what an exceedingly dumb question. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Flowers of May

Posted on May 26, 2008 by sim

May is a good time to catch a few blooming flowers even in Finland. From the cherry blossoms (from the Japanese Garden in Roihuvuori, Helsinki) which have an exotic whiff here as they’re not so common to the sea of … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts of the Day #20

Posted on May 19, 2008 by sim

You named it what? The allergy season is thankfully waning for me personally as birch winds down its bloom. “Bloom” sounds better than it is really – a blooming birch is just ugly, contrary to many other blooming plants. Anyhow, … Continue reading →

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Comics in print and real-life

Posted on May 16, 2008 by sim

There’s this one great quote on a despair.com product: Quitters never win, winners never quit, but those who never win AND never quit are idiots. Every now and then you run into people who just don’t know when to quit … Continue reading →

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Review: Paying with Plastic – The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing

Posted on May 12, 2008 by sim

Paying with Plastic: The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing by David S. Evans and Richard Schmalensee (2nd edition, MIT Press 2005) was, from a personal perspective, a very unusual read in more than one way: first, it took me … Continue reading →

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