Jinn?
According to critics, an eavesdropper, constantly striving to go behind the curtains of heaven in order to steal divine secrets. May grant wishes.
Projects
Travel, around the world.
Sleep, less.
Profit, more.
Eat, deliciously.
Find, a new home.
Bio?
Species: featherless biped, chocolate addict
Roots: born in Sweden — lived also in Switzerland, USA, UK — mixed up genes from Sweden, Norway, India, Germany
Languages: French, English, Swedish, German, Portuguese, Latin, Ada, Perl, Java, assembly languages, Pascal, C/C++, etc.
Roles: entrepreneur, programme manager, methodology lead, quality and risk manager, writer, director of technology, project lead, solutions architect — as well as gardener, factory worker, farmhand, supermarket cleaner, programmer, student, teacher, language lawyer, traveller, soldier, lecturer, software engineer, philosopher, consultant
Roots: born in Sweden — lived also in Switzerland, USA, UK — mixed up genes from Sweden, Norway, India, Germany
Languages: French, English, Swedish, German, Portuguese, Latin, Ada, Perl, Java, assembly languages, Pascal, C/C++, etc.
Roles: entrepreneur, programme manager, methodology lead, quality and risk manager, writer, director of technology, project lead, solutions architect — as well as gardener, factory worker, farmhand, supermarket cleaner, programmer, student, teacher, language lawyer, traveller, soldier, lecturer, software engineer, philosopher, consultant
2002-May-23 ![[this day]](http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/images/dailyLinkIcon.gif)
Space Adventures: suborbital space flight
Don't believe everything you read.
Space Adventures invites you to reserve your seat now on the first private spacecraft to take passengers to space. Flights are expected to begin within the next few years.Ticket price: $98,000. In related news, a recent survey of Americans whose yearly incomes exceed $250,000 and/or net worth exceeds $1 million indicates that almost 1 in 5
would be likely to take part in such an experience when it becomes available to the public, assuming they could meet the medical and other requirements.
The Gospel of Greed
When beleaguered tech titans need a little moral support, many turn to the writings of Ayn Rand.It would be interesting to find out if it's still the case, two years and a burst bubble later.
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