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Monday, January 13, 2003
![[Item Permalink]](http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/images/ur_bullet.gif){kind=small} Apple Hit Microsoft with an Open Hand (a net column in Finnish) -- Comment()
I wrote a net column titled "Apple Hit Microsoft with an Open Hand" (in Finnish, Apple löi Microsoftia avokämmenellä). The column appeared today on the net, have to see if it generates feedback. Reading weblog commentary on the Safari browser was useful for formulating my own thoughts for the column.
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About Tits, for the Winter -- Comment()
This has been a cold winter in Finland. People are interested in the well-being of Tits, naturally. A colleague pointed out the web site of the Tit-Watching Society, which was formed in 1824, by Lord Roylott of Stoke Moran, Surrey. There you find a nice classification, and quite a few pictures of Tits.
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Realists vs. Romantics: Europeans vs. Americans -- Comment()
A newspaper here in Finland had a long article about the differences between Europeans and Americans. This is apparent for example in the attitudes towards the so-called "terrorist nations". According to the article, Europeans are realists, who see the world as it is, in all shades, not just black and white. In contrast, Americans are romantics, who see the world as they would like it to be, according to their own vision. Of course, this is a gross oversimplification, and not terribly original. But is there some truth in this? Perhaps Americans like to greate myths of good and evil, and explain history according to the "good guys" and "bad guys". In Europe we distrust this kind of myths, because we see that good intentions may generate the greatest evil. I believe myself to be a romantic. This is apparent in many situations where I found that I have greatly misunderstood the reality. In these situations I find that my actions were based on my own visions, not reality. It would help to ask more questions, and keep the eyes open. But a romantic is not inclined to do that.
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