Category Archives: Culture

Behavioral segregation

Posted on Oct 2, 2008 by sim

Most of the things that come into your mind when you hear the word “segregation” have a negative connotation; racial segregation for one has caused much unnecessary misery over the long history of that idiotic behavior. Gender segregation, separation or … Continue reading →

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Helsinki Freeze

Posted on Mar 20, 2008 by sim

Frozen Grand Central (see video here) was one of the greatest flash mob moments ever. Wicked cool. So cool in fact that everyone obviously had to copy it. Nothing wrong with that of course, as still most people have no … Continue reading →

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Stuff Happens

Posted on Mar 12, 2008 by sim

A few days ago, I added another bookmark to my browser – I now have 5,473 bookmarks. As can be expected, I never visit most of the sites after bookmarking them, but at least hoarding bookmarks has no negative environmental … Continue reading →

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Disappearance of professionalism

Posted on Sep 2, 2007 by sim

I would claim that by and large, professionals are no longer valued. This development is by no means limited to any one walk of life, but is highly visible to everyone in places like retail sales and customer service. Primarily … Continue reading →

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Summer in pictures, Part I: Pihlajasaari

Posted on Aug 6, 2007 by sim

Many people will tell you that the Finnish summer is all about summer cottages and sauna, preferably by a lake or sea. In fact, people will go as far as to tell you that the essence of being Finnish has … Continue reading →

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