Category Archives: Democracy

Democracy and voting.

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Kalle

Today was the election here in Sweden, where everyone was supposedly voting for their preferred government in state, municipality and city. Well, in fact, it’s been possible to vote ahead of time for the last 1 or 2 weeks, but … Continue reading →

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Redefining privacy.

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Kalle

It’s Choose Privacy Week, whatever that is (not even Wikipedia knows!). First time I’ve heard of it anyway, but 20K Films made a movie or two about it, and they say: “The first-ever Choose Privacy Week will take place May … Continue reading →

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Apple versus Adobe.

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Kalle

The iPad won’t have Flash support. I giggle when I write this. It’s not news, at all, I’m just slow on the pick-up. Adobe person on Adobe’s blog reacts to this. A guy at TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog) responds … Continue reading →

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It’s evolving.

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Kalle

DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) was introduced some years ago, and pulled headlines e.g. with Sony’s “invisible on the Running Processes software” that was secretly installed onto computers when a music CD from Sony was loaded. I personally bought a number … Continue reading →

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Three.

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Kalle

To most people, there are two options out there when it comes to computers — Windows or Mac OS. The former is cheaper (in the sense that its hardware is cheaper) but stable as nitroglycerin (improving, but I’ve yet to … Continue reading →

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Obama.

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Kalle

After seeing the results of the election, I can’t help but feel renewed hope for the country that I once held in so high a regard. For the first time in years, I felt an inkling of the desire to … Continue reading →

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“The characteristics of foreigner criminals visiting Japan.”

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Kalle

“The characteristics of foreigner criminals visiting Japan.” (“来日外国人犯罪の特徴”) A handbook “sponsored by the Shizuoka-Ken Head Police Station, the Shizuoka-Ken Association for the Prevention of Crime” Link to Zone81 blog where this masterpiece is printed in its entirety (though without Japanese … Continue reading →

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Democracy.

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Kalle

Democracy is a wonderful invention, for if you gather enough stupid people in the same place, they will end up making so many dumb decisions that they eventually destroy themselves. It is the extension of Darwinism from nature into society.

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Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2.

Posted on December 30, 2006 by Kalle

My mother and I decided that the free “movie” tickets we received those months ago should not go to waste — you know the ones that require Windows? Anyway, since I do have a lap top with Windows preinstalled on … Continue reading →

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It’s illegal to say the word “foo”!

Posted on October 28, 2006 by Kalle

I read a FAQ earlier about intellectual property (by the pro-IP lads), in which a question was exactly similar to this: “Q: Is it legal to say the word ‘foo’ while chopping another human being to little pieces with an … Continue reading →

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