Petit Bourgeois

You surely remember those amazing scenes in Minority Report where Tom Cruise manipulates several video streams, comparing them, replaying them, using hand gestures. more »

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The Dutch Railways' NS Hi-Speed brand has introduced a new train to the network: Fyra, which links Amsterdam central station and Schipol airport to Rotterdam, without going through The Hague as is usual for that segment. It uses the more direct, speciall… more »

Open source software is an important pillar of humanity's control over computers. Or at least used to be. Worthy systems like Mac OS X are built using open source components, and are built for human beings (read: they work out of the box for most people)… more »

Every weekday, walking from my house to the Amsterdam Centraal train station, I cross De Ruyterkade, the street that runs along the northern side of the station, the "IJ side." That street is a simple 2-lane, speed is limited to 30 km/h, and on the water… more »

6 weeks ago, I started experimenting with ads on this site. In this period, Google Analytics tells me it received 295 visits, 392 page views, plus 220 views through the RSS feeds, for a whopping total of about 600 views! Google AdSense tells me there… more »

If you're located in the US, you can now read this blog on the Kindle, by subscribing here for $1.99 a month. I don't know what my cut is, and with my posting frequency that's probably a bit expensive -- but it reinforces the cohesive content experien… more »

I am very excited about the new Amazon Kindle e-reader device and its associated services, but the price conditions outside of the US are not advantageous. Here are some observations after using the device a little bit -- and my take on the secret behind the success of the iTunes Music Store. more »

On Sunday, I ran my first 42.195 km race ever, the ING New York City marathon, the 40th edition of the most iconic long-distance running event. Thanks for the support, New York, it changed my life.First, let me thank New York for the amazing atmosphere al… more »

I've pretty much hated advertising for as long as I can remember but since I'm managing or helping manage ads for work, I figured I would try running some on my own site to gain some first-hand experience.If you're reading this via the Feedburner-ser… more »