Public Secrets

The Netherlands is following the European guidelines on small particle emissions very strict. It means that ongoing construction on roads, buildings and anything else is being stopped right now. Threatening thousands of people in the building sector to lose their jobs.
In the mean while in countries like Belgium, Germany and England (countries who send us [...]

The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that Internet file-sharing services like Grokster and StreamCast Networks could be held responsible if they encouraged users to trade songs, movies and television shows online without paying for them.
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The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that Internet file-sharing services like Grokster and StreamCast Networks could be held responsible if they encouraged users to trade songs, movies and television shows online without paying for them.
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We have another princess. For those who can read the Dutch langage, follow this link.

The Observer revealed in an article that Mr. Bush is trying to undermine any action from the UK to tackle the global warming process. Rather frightning but somehow I’m not supprised.

Paul Stoddart, team owner of Minardi, indicated on TV that 9 teams agreed to race if an additional chicane was placed on the track. That was rejected by Ferrari and the FIA.
Furthermore, he said that he and Jordan agreed not to race either but that his team was racing now because Jordan broke that agreement.
If [...]

I’m watching a crazy Formula 1 race from Indianapolis.
Crazy because six cars are driving and 14 others quit after the installation lap. The six cars are using Bridgestone tyres while the other are on Michelin. Michelin made a mistake in the compound of the tyres and couldn’t garantee the safety of the drivers. The mistake [...]

This weekend the heads of the European states couldn’t agree on a new EU budget for 2007. The Dutch want to pay less, the UK want to keep their rebate, the Swedes are also worried, the French want their agricultural subsidies and what the Spanish want, I don’t know. They probably want to keep their [...]

Podcasting is about one year old now. Pretty mature for a technology what started as a hype. It raised the question with me; ‘What would you like to see in the next generation of Podcasting’.
How do I listen to Podcasts
I started listening to Podcasts on my PC, simple because I didn’t have a MP3 player. [...]

The MAC is switching to the Intel platform. In an article in the New York Times John Markoff makes a good analysis of what is really behind this move. It looks like IBM isn’t able to produce faster and less heat producing Power chips.
From now on, the MAC is just another Windows machine with a [...]

With two clear “No’s” from the Netherlands and France and some unsure upcoming results in Denmark and other EU members, it seems as if war has broken out in Europe.
Recently the Netherlands went to Brussels with the message “we want to pay less”. Now the France and the UK are bickering about the EU budget [...]

The Italian minister of reforms, Roberto Calderole, wants to introduce a new national currency called the Lira. The currency should be linked to the dollar. Roberto is a member of a small fraction within Italy, Lega Nord.
Interesting point is that the European Committee has started a procedure against Italy because it has failed to keep [...]