January 2003

By Guus , 11 January 2003

Globalism

Manfred Steger writes about globalism, the ideology associated with globalization. His survey of the academic debate about globalization is very thorough and well-referenced.

He analyses both the claims of hyper-globalists and of the anti-globalization movement; very much worth reading.

By Guus , 11 January 2003

Duizend dagen in de landspolitiek

Book written by the ex-chairman of the CDA, on the crisis in October 2001 that forced him and Jaap de Hoop-Scheffer to resign.

LPF plane

Today above Haarlem: 'Heb lef, stem LPF'...

'Be brave, vote LPF'... I suppose you must be very brave to vote for these guys again...

Topic

politicsnews

Exam question Computer Science

Ha! Just found out where our teachers get our examination questions...

From the Computer Science Question Generator!

"You have 7 matrices and 4 graphs. Which one has normal form. Use flowcharts. Be
sure to refer to Quantum Theory in your answer."

Topic

internet

Christmas tree gone

Always a bit sad but it was definitely time: the Christmas tree is gone.

Before.

After.

Topic

dailylife

By Guus , 9 January 2003

Amerikaanse Toestanden

The author, Maarten Huygens, has been a journalist for NRC Handelsblad for many years. The book deals with the effects of globalization (or Americanization) on Dutch society and politics. It's not extremely well-written but some of the observations were interesting. There's a rather extensive review online.

Tools

Topic

chess

Debate

The nicest are the pre-studied jokes:

"Those Germans surely aren't 3 times smarter than we are!"

"Want die Duitsers zijn heus niet 3x slimmer dan wij!"

Wouter Bos -- on the much better crime solving rate by the German police.

"Mr. Zalm, you said Wouter Bos doesn't know how do to his maths. But he was working for you when you were Minister of Finance, right?"

"Yes but... he was doing taxes there wasn't he?!"

"Maar ja, daar deed hij ook belastingen!"

Topic

politicsnews

Sex in the City

The Sex in the City girls. Big news: Sex in the City will stop next year.

Of course I never watch it. The first time I didn't watch it was the first year we worked in the States, in 1998.

For those are starving for some SITC, here's the official website.

Topic

dailylife

At home, 8:30

It's 8:30 am and I'm ready to study. Every morning the waking up gets a little bit easier, that gives me hope for the future.

This morning I'll stay home and write on my thesis. There is a lot to read and sometimes is good not to be distracted by the laptop etc.

Topic

chess