Book Review: The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross

July 24th, 2010

The Fuller Memorandum is the third book in the Laundry or Bob Howard series by Charles Stross. The series combines hard science-fiction, spy thriller, and Lovecraftian horror. The first two books are The Atrocity Archives and The Jennifer Morgue. Read more…

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Book Review: The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross

July 18th, 2010

The Jennifer Morgue is the second book in the Laundry or Bob Howard series by Charles Stross. This review contains some minor spoilers. Read more…

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No More Pictures Of The Month

July 4th, 2010

For the past 7 months I have posted a monthly article on this blog with photos taken during the previous month. I have decided to pull the plug on the series. Read more…

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Book Review: The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross

June 27th, 2010

What do you get when you mix hard science fiction, a spy thriller, a loathing for bureaucracy, a computer hacker as main protagonist, Lovecraftian horror, a wicked sense of humor and set it all in an alternate history? Answer: The Bob Howard or Laundry series by Charles Stross. Read more…

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May 2010 In Pictures

June 5th, 2010

What was May 2010 like? Some rain, a lot of sunshine, but also very cold. All pictures, photos and videos, were taken within 15 minutes cycling distance from my home. Read more…

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Interspecies Copycat Behavior Among Birds In A Winter Garden

May 30th, 2010

A lot of people with a garden put out food for the birds during the Winter. So do we. The food can be fat balls, peanuts, breadcrumbs, sunflower seeds, a grain mix, and fresh water. Read more…

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Book Review: Watchmen By Alan Moore And Dave Gibbons

May 23rd, 2010

I wasn’t a big fan of the superhero comics (Batman, Spiderman, X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Hulk, …), but I had a friend who was so I read quite a lot of those comics during my teens. They provided a nice pastime, but nothing more. I was much more a fan of Guust Flater, Durango, Rode Ridder, Soda, Jeremiah, Blake & Mortimer, … which non-Belgians probably never heard off. Your loss. ;)

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April 2010 In Pictures

May 2nd, 2010

In my previous post I wrote that this series needed a change. Well, the concept is still the same, pictures I have taken during the past month, but I have created a different interface. I have organized the photos on topic and made a slide show with the movie editing software iMovie ‘09 and posted it on YouTube. Previous slide shows were uploaded to Flickr and displayed with the Flash-plugin Pictobrowser. Read more…

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Reducing The Noise With The Facebook Feed Filter For Firefox

April 25th, 2010

I would be exaggerating when I say that I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook; a mix of curiosity, boredom and irritation describes my feelings towards it much better. Read more…

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March 2010 In Pictures

April 3rd, 2010

This just won’t do. The intention for this series was to show how I expand my horizons; from being city-bound by a debilitating disease to slowly being able to visit neighboring cities, towns and nature reserves on my own. Alas, subsequent infections in March left me nearly neighborhood-bound. Read more…

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