Monthly Archives: November 2006

Student Voting guide

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

onderwijs

For those students an interesting place to compare. Absolutely none of the results were a surprise. For all party positions look here. (dutch post)

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    Voting corruption – the real thing

    Posted on November 2, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

    There are politicians apparently that do like to risk everything. Still cannot believe those voting computers are actively being hunted down for corruption. However, this video does look very real.

    (source & discussion on digg)

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      Peter Kaptein – Documentshare

      Posted on November 3, 2006 by Vincent Barnhard

      Documentshare

      English: The English version of this post

      Wat kun je?
      Met DocumentShare kun je met iedereen op de wereld documenten delen en projecten beheren.

      Wat is uniek?
      Alle documenten zijn direct online leesbaar.

      Virtueel kantoor?
      Je kunt altijd en overal met iedereen op de hele wereld samenwerken.

      Gratis?
      Deze webservice is gratis.
      Je account biedt ruimte tot 100 MB

      WordPress?
      Er komt mogelijk een WordPress plugin, zodat je Documentshare kan gebruiken op je WP blog.

      Website: www.documentshare.nl

      (more…)

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        Privacy 2006

        Posted on November 4, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

        privacy2006

        European countries are known for defending their privacy and of course not for the gossip magazines alone. But even Europe has apparently a tough time preserving those basic standards. According to the last privacy survey “The Netherlands systematically fails to uphold safeguards“. The conclusion page of the survey (easy to read) has some more ratings. (via)

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          For Sale

          Posted on November 4, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

          lol

          Feel like becoming a radio astronomer ? Because there are plenty of ready and available world class & famous radio dishes. It sounds a bit like the Hubble Space telescope discussion, only then way easier reachable on earth. Since anyone can just fly to it, cannot imagine it will stay vacant very long, would it?

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            Why Vote

            Posted on November 4, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

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              Patents, another example

              Posted on November 5, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

              scriptThe “script” tag will now cost you money, because standing on shoulders of giants, wouldn’t you boldly charge for others peoples ideas even if they written down you can’t. But hey, its a software patent who cares? It is even worse than the joke JibJab played a while back.

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                Vloggies 2006 Winners

                Posted on November 5, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

                vloggiesThe website itself isn’t updated as yet, however Scoble has the list. There was much more interest then expected apparently. The venue was the same place as where Wordcamp was held. I see a couple of familiar names and probably most of them do sort out the respect that the price gives them. Anyway, Laughing Squid has a nice colorful review up and soon Technorati and Flickr will be full of it. 2006 is the year of the Vlog.

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                  Vloggies 2006 (2)

                  Posted on November 6, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

                  lvog

                  The first unavoidable Vlogs of the event are coming in too. Enjoy.

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                    Ted and Muntz

                    Posted on November 7, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

                    This video from 1999 with reverend Muntz proofs that Ted Haggard always was a fraud.

                    For our English readers Muntz is a hoax, when asked to say something in Dutch to the viewers he says the following:

                    God Damm, please empty your pockets and give this swindler all your money.

                    Godverdomme means God Damm
                    Also watch W.V. Grant and Muntz.

                    An other Muntz oldie: Rob Muntz in Austria

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                      PDA still not favoured

                      Posted on November 8, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

                      Another bad forecaster.

                      Update: Definitions do fail.

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                        WordPress Shared Agenda & User profiles

                        Posted on November 9, 2006 by Vincent Barnhard

                        agenda

                        I am trying to build community blogs with WordPress. One of the features that would be very nice is a WordPress Agenda plugin that would enable my users to update events and place them on a shared agenda, without leaving the WordPress weblog.

                        Also posted @ WordPress Support Forum

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                          How to get in E-business

                          Posted on November 10, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

                          logoBlueace is referring to an interview with Arrington on what he views as right ebusiness ideas from both presentation and viability point of view.

                          Maybe it comes from the fear of another internet bubble or recent publications like the elevator pitch, that we see more focus on these general business principles.

                          Similar as writing a decent business plan with accounting figures in it can help developing your ideas (not selling the idea alone) better, may I assume that this approach is a general one and more likely to stay than other ones?

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                            OPML Icon Project

                            Posted on November 10, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

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                            After de Feed Icon now the OPML icon is in the making.

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                              Blue Ace politiek, ik kies …

                              Posted on November 10, 2006 by Vincent Barnhard

                              vvdDe website Blueace.nl heeft deze weken een aantal jonge nieuwe politieke honden geinterviewd van de zeven grootste partijen. Vandaag de tweede in deze serie; Marcel Lücht nummer 44 op de lijst van de VVD.

                              Sinds het in de VS heel gebruikelijk is om er vooruit te komen op wie je stemt: ik ga deze keer op Marcel Lücht stemmen. Zeker daar hij een helder antwoord geeft op een constant aandachtspunt op Barnhard.nl.

                              In de VS zijn software patenten ingevoerd, in Europa wordt daar nu over gedebatteerd. Bent u vóór- of tegenstander van het invoeren van Software Patenten en wat betekent een mogelijke invoering voor Nederland?

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                                VlogEurope2006

                                Posted on November 11, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

                                vlogeuropeYup, its that time of the year again when all European Vloggers come together. Like last year there will be a range of speakers and there surely is much to talk about.

                                What: An unconventional conference about videoblogging in Europe. Where: Milan, Italy. When: November 18-19, 10-18h, 2006.
                                Who: Videobloggers, potential videobloggers and anyone interested in new media in general.

                                Update: Recap by Xolo.tv

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                                  InternetCreatives dot NL

                                  Posted on November 12, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

                                  internetcreatievelingenAnd there is another community for internet professionals: Internetcreatieven.nl

                                  Apparently it’s somewhat restrictive, requiring a certain level of professionalism in graphic design, interaction design and concepting for online applications.
                                   

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                                    Nick Douglas leaves Valleywag

                                    Posted on November 13, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

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                                    Gossip has it                                     that Nick Douglas leaves Valleywag.
                                    Then, here’s a Nick Douglas interview (scroll to 7.15 min).

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                                      Top 500 Supercomputer Sites

                                      Posted on November 14, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

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                                      And competition got tougher again, surprise…

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                                        Delhi Tubbies

                                        Posted on November 15, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

                                        The Kashmir conflict as explained by The Teletubbies.
                                        [Goodness Gracious Me - fragment]

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                                          Southpark goes Buck Rogers

                                          Posted on November 15, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

                                          cartman

                                          Brilliant introduction in South Park’s latest episode with Buck Rogers.
                                          The sound they used just shortly after this introduction was very typical & great too. Anyway have a look at the comparison.

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                                            A War On Science -Horizon Documentary

                                            Posted on November 16, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

                                            horizon

                                            With the same delight as Dutch TV shows are now watchable online, Horizon has a couple nice shows there.
                                            Have a look at War on Science or try to figure out where fantasy stops and something realistic begins in Parallel Universe.

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                                              The Dutch torture position

                                              Posted on November 17, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

                                              greatWe wrote before about torture and clearly condemn it. As UN-member, The Netherlands has undersigned this basic human right (art. 5) and there are even torture trails being held in the country. With some hot issues of indirect torture from immigration actions but not direct involvement as such, you would think the Dutch torture position and reputation are looking bright.

                                              Enter the War on Terror. [2 updates]
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                                                Microsoft & Patents

                                                Posted on November 17, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

                                                suitsIn 1991, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates warned that patents could bring the software market to a complete standstill and drive out small players.

                                                In 1994, Microsoft was the only software company at the USPTO hearings which spoke in favor of software patentability.

                                                Jup, Talk is cheap. Microsoft is again showing its true color again, now abusing patent exactly as it warned in 1991 to compete and conquer the sever industry.
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                                                  Stone age mouse

                                                  Posted on November 18, 2006 by Administrator Barnhard Blog

                                                  stone mouse

                                                  Funny design.

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