Category Archives: The Netherlands
A Thing Of Beauty
When we eventually get back to The Netherlands, I think I’ll be treating myself to a new bike for those weekend jaunts and maybe even the odd biking holiday or two, just like in the mid-nineties. Those were the days. … Continue reading
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali back in Dutch Parliament
Controversial politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali was back in parliament today after spending the last couple of months in hiding abroad. Hirsi Ali is the subject of many death threats in The Netherlands, as she is a very outspoken critic of … Continue reading
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Theo, ik zal je missen
Theo van Gogh, Dutch film maker, television interviewer and writer, is dead, shot and stabbed as he cycled along a street in the east of Amsterdam. Not content with shooting Theo off his bike, his killer followed him as he … Continue reading
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Het einde
SANE 2004 ended on Friday, leaving me feeling a little sad. For five days, that had formed my purpose and I had enjoyed biking through the south of the city to the RAI, drinking lots of decent coffee and attending … Continue reading
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Tired
I didn’t get enough sleep last night. (Note to self: try to avoid sounding like the person at work who blames all of his mistakes on lack of sleep and excessive devotion to the cause.) Jules, Geoff and I went … Continue reading
Posted in System Administration, The Netherlands
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