I think my favorite Christmas song (yeah, there you go, I’m already singing Christmas songs…) is the one about the little drummer boy. Come, they told me, pa rum pum pum pum A newborn King to see, pa rum pum pum pum Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum To lay before [...]
Category Archives: Reflections
October 6, 2009
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June 2, 2009
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Microsoft Like Moria, Not Mordor
Contrary to public opinion, Microsoft is not Mordor. Microsoft is like Moria. Being a developer and faced with the task of developing some particularly interesting feature for, say, the Internet Information Server (IIS), is much like Gandalf and the companions looking at crossing the mountains through the treacherous kingdom of Moria. Once a kingdom of [...]
May 15, 2009
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Jane Jacobs: Cities and the Wealth of Nations
It is with unbridled pleasure that I have finished reading a most wonderful and thought-provoking book of economic theory, Jane Jacobs paramount work “Cities and the Wealth of Nations“. Her economic theory is founded upon the absolute requirement of cities. No city, no foundation for economy, other than a very basic subsistence form of economy. [...]
May 13, 2009
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Imagination: A Wonderful Thing
Imagination is a wonderful thing; that dreamy world where a thousand different worlds unfold. What amazing stories that take place there, when one is allowed to just dream a little. And, with a snug satisfaction, all those adventures can be experienced without ever leaving your comfortable home. For instance… …I have walked down the busy [...]
January 17, 2009
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Planning for Operational Spontaneity
Some people in life are just naturally spontaneous. Like Tigger from Winnie the Pooh, they excitedly jump out of bed, ready to swing the banners of Carpe Diem and let the oncoming day hit them with heaps and heaps of fun. It may turn out to involve chatting with friends, having coffee in the sunshine [...]
December 3, 2008
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I Am Grateful Because…
I’ve been tagged by a friend. Since I never did anything particular about Thanksgiving Day this year, let’s list some things that I am grateful for. 1) I am grateful for my car. Seems awfully materialistic, but the fact is that I believe God led me to this particular car, and every day I feel [...]
November 14, 2008
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This Funny Thing Happened Today
I woke up a little early today. The idea was, that an electrician would come over this morning to look over some things with the heater, and I didn’t want him to show up while I was in the shower, so I made a point of getting up something like 6:45am or so. So when [...]
November 13, 2008
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Inte så schysst av Telenor tycker jag allt
Blev precis uppringd av Telenor som gärna ville erbjuda mig lite rabatterat bredband via 3G fram till påsk. Nu reser jag nu nästan inte alls, men jag tänkte ändå på något sätt, att det kan ju vara kul att leka lite med, eftersom det är gratis i 30 dagar och det var tydligen enkelt att [...]
November 5, 2008
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I Am A Citizen of Rome
A few years ago, my friend and I traveled to Poland. We went around the place, spending most of our time in a little town called Gorzow Wielkopolski, with an old church and a rather charming mix of new-style apartments, malls and old buildings. Poland joined the EU, recently, which gave us remarkably little trouble [...]
November 2, 2008
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Random Impressions from Stockholm
Some impressions from the capital. Everything in Stockholm is expensive, in everything from food to living. Many in Stockholm work far too much. There is so much concrete, so much steel, so much asphalt. It is a jungle of gray stone, rising out of the ground, and forming an artificial, constructed wasteland where nothing green [...]
November 2, 2008
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All These Mornings
For many years now, while working with computers on a daily basis, I’ve sometimes had these moments when I’m just between sleeping and waking up, and I imagine myself doing ordinary things – you know, like making coffee, taking a shower, stuff like that – and the thing that bothers me in my sleepy state [...]
October 30, 2008
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In Stockholm
For those of you who are not in contact with me on a daily basis, you may not know that I’m spending this weekend in Stockholm. Thursday and Friday are for work here in Stockholm, and after that we’re spending the rest of the week here too. I’m very undecided about Stockholm. It’s got a [...]
October 8, 2008
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The Growth of the Worldwide Population 1750 – 2000
This chart depicts the growth of the worldwide population (in thousands) from 1750 to 2000. I think the chart in itself is so absurd that no explanation is necessary. It’s interesting to note that the initial figure – about 800 million – is the total population growth since the dawn of time until 1750. The [...]
September 23, 2008
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Citat från Nalle Puh
Nyligen upphittat. Om du försöker hitta hem men istället hela tiden kommer tillbaka till samma gamla sandgrop, kan det faktiskt vara så att sandgropen förföljer dig. Titta in till någon när som helst om du känner för det. Säger de “Usch, är det du!” kan du ju titta ut igen. Alla kan inte och somliga [...]
September 18, 2008
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Lights
Lights. Must get lights. I’ve never been one to make a cozy feeling at home, what with furniture and curtains and stuff. My place has been decorated in a kind of classy, comfortable way with a heavy bachelor tone. Sometimes I wish I had that homely touch, but the cleaning-up spirit always disintegrates shortly after [...]
September 16, 2008
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Standing Up
I switched places at work today. The desk opposite my old one is adjustable in height, which makes it possible to stand up or sit down while working. In realizing that I’ve been sitting down for basically the past 33 years (okay, exaggerating), I thought it’d be a nice change. And it is. I’ve been [...]
August 27, 2008
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Comfort Pillows
Maybe there would be a market for “Comfort Pillows”? Big, comfy, huggable pillows that you can snuggle up with in the couch after having one of those days. There might be a lot of different messages on the pillows themselves, depending on the situation, and depending on what particular dumb thing you or someone else [...]
August 17, 2008
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On Birds
I noticed some birds on the lawn to work a few days ago. The grass had just been mowed, and they were walking around, searching for bugs, worms or other forms of juicy food. When I saw that, the thought struck me: They are hunters/gatherers. The first step in society development was groups of people [...]
August 6, 2008
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Speaking of Sandra Bullock
I watched “The Lake House” today again, featuring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. What a great movie. But I had already gone to bed, when I started thinking about what it might be like to actually meet her (Sandra) one day. And, well, of course, it doesn’t take much figuring before you’re dreaming up scenarios [...]
August 3, 2008
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Sigh
It’s a quarter to 11pm on Sunday evening, and I’m reading the Wikipedia article on Latin verb conjugation. I need a life.