Monthly Archives: March 2013

Every kid at school will at some point learn the Pythagoras Theorem. It’s part of growing up, as well as a reminder that the Greeks were pretty clever long before the Romans took everything over. I have no idea why … Continue reading →

Everyone on the Internet knows what SPAM is and how annoying it can be. SPAM filters often route my (serious) emails to the SPAM box and I can only hope that the recipient takes the time to look in there … Continue reading →

Back in February (when it was so cold) I posted the story of the “miracle” healing of my watch. Well, we are now more than 6 weeks further and this (miracle) watch is still keeping perfect time. I can only … Continue reading →

Every now and then I think about terrorists, warfare, attacks on society… not wanting to depress or alarm you but this is just about that! Some time back, I wrote about the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science. Two … Continue reading →

We live in strange times; now here are some technical issues and a rather significant moral issue at the end. Are you sitting comfortable? Let us begin. I noticed a BBC website article about scratch and sniff cards to enable … Continue reading →

The company “frog” is one of those clever companies with very clever people. Take a look at the Amsterdam website of this multinational (yet still small) company. And now sit back and enjoy the film: No need to say more … Continue reading →

This week, the Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has asked the (new Argentinean) Pope to intervene on the so-called Falklands Crisis. In 1982, the UK went to war with Argentina after they (them Argentinians) had tried to regain sovereignty … Continue reading →

Well, the Internet has everything you need – it seems. I was searching for a reference for the expression “Bad Hair Day” and ended up on The Phrase Finder. Good and informative; then I noticed a button “Famous Last Words” … Continue reading →

Today is 15 March, or the Idea of March; the Romans had a strange way of dividing up the year it seems and March was the first month. It was meant to be the end of winter or more appropriately … Continue reading →

At King School Worcester, I had to learn Latin. I had no special gift for this language and after the surprise of amo, amas, amant (I love, you love, he loves…) and afterwards realizing that it would just get more … Continue reading →