Monthly Archives: December 2008

Water & Ice

There are few signs of real winter in Helsinki, but as a proof that the temperature has, in fact, occasionally dipped below freezing, here’s a small collage from the weekend. Click to enlarge.

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A perfect boardgame to sum up 2008

While it seems computer games are increasingly popular, I like to play “old-fashioned” boardgames whenever the opportunity presents itself. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to see The Economist offering what seems to be a hilarious simple boardgame called Credit Crunch … Continue reading

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Best blender ever leads to best customer service ever

A few years back I wrote about a Krups blender as one of the best kitchen appliances ever. Well, as it happens, it finally gave out about a year after writing that post. Having been very satisfied with it, I … Continue reading

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Review: Blue Ocean Strategy

Next up on the review list is Blue Ocean Strategy: How to create uncontested market space and make the competition irrelevant by W. Chan Kim & Reneé Mauborgne. I say review list because Blue Ocean Strategy is a bit of … Continue reading

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Review: Restaurant Farouge

Farouge, a Lebanese restaurant in Helsinki, has long been one of my favorite places in the city. It’s therefore a bit odd that I haven’t written a review of it before, but better late than never. After a long pause … Continue reading

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