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
2003-May-08
VE Day, 1945-May-08
Today, we celebrate the Allied victory over Nazi Germany.
We remember the countless innocents murdered by barbarians, in supposedly civilized European countries.
We honour the courageous soldiers who chose to risk, and too often lose, their lives —that Freedom be returned to Europe.
In recent times, we have witnessed the fall of the Soviet empire and of a Baathist dictatorship.
Let all tyrants fall!
May our inalienable right to Life, Liberty, Property, and the Pursuit of Happiness inspire all and be secured everywhere!
Winston Churchill to V-E Day crowd, London:
My dear friends, this is your hour. ... We were the first, in this ancient island, to draw the sword against tyranny. After a while we were left all alone against the most tremendous military power that has been seen. We were all alone for a whole year.
There we stood, alone. Did anyone want to give in? [The crowd shouted "No."] Were we down-hearted? ["No!"] The lights went out and the bombs came down.
...
So we came back after long months from the jaws of death, out of the mouth of hell...
Even if it is a hard struggle we will not be the ones who will fail.
The curse of interaction designers
If you do this kind of work,says interaction designer Gitta Salomon,
everything bugs you. Your car, your cordless phone, your home entertainment system - you hate everything.Gitta worked in Apple's Human Interface Group.
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