Dec 28 2007
Saas-Fee 2007
Global warming but still impressive.
Archive for December, 2007
Dec 17 2007
Netherlands Adopts Open-Source Software: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
It sounds really nice, the adoption of open-source software and open standards to cut cost and the dependencies on individual companies. Anyone who looks further into this sees that it is more the case of “using only those open standards so certain companies are excluded”.
Netherlands Adopts Open-Source Software: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
Technorati Tags: Open-Source,Microsoft,Netherlands
Dec 14 2007
McLaren bashing continues
“McLaren apologises over spy findings” [link]
I have the feeling that the only reason why McLaren is doing this is because they know that they can never win this battle and that it would have dragged on and on. The whole investigation has always been “proving that you are innocent” instead of the FIA proving that [...]
Dec 09 2007
Windows Vista or not
This weekend I took the plunge and tried Windows Vista on my desktop PC at home. The result: I like it! It is quick, the graphics are refreshing new and most of the software I own works. I know that as with most systems if you do a fresh install, the speed of the OS [...]
Dec 07 2007
McLaren bashing continues
First they decide that the MP4-23 has to be checked on “illegal” Ferrari knowledge/parts. Now they decide that the results have to be shared with the competition and in a sense give them full inside on the construction and basics of the McLaren car.
When will this charade end?
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Dec 06 2007
Tell me where you are every two hours
During the Olympics in 2008 the athletes will have to tell the anti-doping organisation were they are every two hours. Not only during the games but also in the weeks leading to it (link).
I agree with the fact that we have to check atletes on the use of doping but forcing somebody to tell you [...]
Dec 05 2007
BBC NEWS | Politics | UK bans non-EU unskilled workers
It looks like to UK is introducing Dutch (Verdonk) like measures.
BBC NEWS | Politics | UK bans non-EU unskilled workers
Dec 04 2007
Do national payment systems get another chance?
Business Weekly.
The EU’s antitrust chief Neelie Kroes warned banks on Monday that a new payment system should not be allowed to cut down choice or increase costs for customers.
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Kroes suggested that national card payment schemes should be encouraged to join the SEPA scheme because that would introduce and increase competition to the benefit of merchants [...]