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Thei is a European librarian who has also worked in the publishing, knowledge & information technology domain. His motto is: 'Temporibus mores sapiens sine crimine mutat.' Thei's professional profile can be found here.

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Dog pulling against obesity

It is a well known fact that walking the dog helps against obesity. Until recently it was not known that if the dog walks you, the effect quadruples. This has led to a world wide mania in dog pulling.

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tags: Obesity
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Kafka and the tree of knowledge

Everyone knows examples of Kafkaesque situations, like being sent from pillar to post by bureaucratic organizations or policies and rules that result in exactly the opposite of what was intended.

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tags: Inversion o fcontrol Conversations Regulatory capability Kafka
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New rival for Google Glass

Out of the blue Google Glass has got serious competition. A new rival with spectacular functionality has entered the arena.

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tags: Google glass
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Demuddification of citizen centric services

Tourists visiting the canals of Amsterdam often don't realize that they are often only three meter deep. The canals consist of three layers according to one of the tourist guides:

  • one meter of mud
  • one meter of bicycles
  • one meter of water

The City of Amsterdam puts enormous effort in demuddification and debicyclation of its historic heritage.

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tags: IT failure Citizen centric Canals of Amsterdam
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Monuments men are looking for Rodin's female thinker

A rumor is spread across the planet that Auguste Rodin not only sculpted The Thinker as a male but also as a female.

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tags: The Thinker Rodin Kondratiev
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European farmers switch over to virtual corn

The way farming is subsidized in the European Union has led to a remarkable innovation.

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tags: Virtualisation European subsidies
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Dutch towers are the highest in the world

Statistically, the tallest people in the world, as measured by country are the Dutch.

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tags: Bicyles Humming top Tall people Piet Hohmann Oosterhout
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Government inquiry into failed IT-projects is due to find the obvious

The Dutch parliament has initiated an inquiry for the reason of failed IT projects. Government's overall record in developing and implementing new IT systems is appalling.

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tags: Government and IT Failed IT projects Regulatory capability
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Parachutist hangs on lamppost for days

A parachutist hanging on a lamppost in Granada remained unnoticed for days.

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tags: Parachutist accident Granada
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Scottish invasion reaches all-time high

The recent explosion of Scottish immigrants in The Netherlands has raised concerns all over the country. The Highlanders are now also working in the natural parks of Northern Brabant . They are said to be high productive, extremely low cost and working all day long, seven days a week.

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tags: Freedom party Immigration Highlanders Open borders
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