Monthly Archives: December 2008
No more hiding
The implications of mobile phones with camera’s is far greater than one would expect. The ability to shoot a photo or small video at any moment combined with the hyperconnectivity of the Internet creates video’s like this one. Watch the … Continue reading
Fiber 101
For most people the fierce debates and battles about fiber-to-the-home (FttH) will have been invisible or boring. Only specialized webzines and bloggers or a good journalist have understood what has been going on. This will most likely change in the … Continue reading
Betting the future
Did anyone ever wonder how Youtube makes money? We all watch the videos available on their site, embed them in our posts, send the links to our friends. Allthough they do not have to pay for the content in videos … Continue reading
Agile
Today our politicians are debating the purchase of a new fighter jet (again). The JSF, Saab or an updated F-16 are being compared. Technology, trade politics and power play, in an explosive package. At the same time it is good … Continue reading
Broadband motoring
Our petrolheads have done it. If you want to see how the Tesla faired, see the video below. Update: And for the comments of Tesla on the “mis-characterizations” of Topgear see this link. Update: The BBC does not like all … Continue reading
Softwear
So now Microsoft is starting to think that they are cool as well and belong to the history of software. As of December 15 they have launched their own collection of t-shirts called Softwear by Microsoft, A Clothing Line (so … Continue reading
Lightheaded
Even more interesting than the Tesla is the test by our petrolheads of a Honda fueled by hydrogen. Looks like a normal usable real car.
Important
There are a lot of different pension systems in the world. The Netherlands have big private pension funds with a lot of assets and a relatively minor contribution from taxes. The OECD tracks the various pension systems and compares them. The … Continue reading
Blind spot
Our governments are investing billions in the financial sector to keep our economy going. The main objective is to keep the supply of badly needed credit lines open so trade continues as before. It is therefore amazing to observe that … Continue reading