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It’s too bad you’re leaving. Like a candle in the...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:20:52 +0200

It’s too bad you’re leaving. Like a candle in the wind. Thank you for the time that was given, so much more than many others ever had. Yet I feel physically sick, because the concept of time is turbulent.

Nokia Lumia 800 review (comparing with HTC desire HD)

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:08:26 +0200

In conclusion, this is a critical review of Noka Lumia 800. The phone is beautiful and sexy, but lacks proper functionality in comparison with what else is available on the market.

A frame of reference is the smartphone used prior to Nokia Lumia 800, which is one year older and was purchased at a similar price, why better quality should reasonably be expected on Nokia Lumia 800. The older phone is HTC desire HD.

The hardware UI* is not logical in terms of physical buttons. There are 4 buttons identical in size on the right hand side, lacking visual and physical distinction from each other. This creates confusion as to which button to use when and the buttons are stupidly placed so that if the phone is held upside down, the button on top switches place with the lowest placed button.
The web browser Internet explorer, which comes with Windows mobile OS* in this phone, lacks basic functionality. PDF files which can be read and downloaded on the older HTC phone displays an error on Lumia 800. An example when this becomes a real problem is when expecting this “smart” phone to support the ability of using an electronic boarding pass. (Was tested with KLM and SAS, which works fine on the older HTC phone as well as an even older iPad.)
While on other smartphones sliding a finger on the touchscreen has been incorporated into the OS, this is not the case on this newest version of Windows mobile. Instead, the user is forced to click on small arrows on the touchscreen (example on home screen) which makes for a poor user experience.

Popular applications that are available on other competitive OS’s, such as Android and iOS are either of poor functionality or not even available. Examples: Skype, Facebook.
When entering an email address, Windows mobile won’t make required symbols or phrases such as “@” and “.com” directly available despite Android and iOS having made this functionality available 1+ year ago. This is poor, considering how many times users are asked to fill out email addresses online.
There is no “pinch and zoom” functionality. Combined with the application icons being very large in comparance with competitive OS’s, the home screen does not have much space without having to scroll, to directly access apps. The permanent search key unfortunately only leads to a Bing search, which requires Internet access and despite having a connection usually is inefficient compared to e.g. Google.
Despite Nokia phones’ reputation of good cameras, the quality and ability of the camera included, in comparance with the HTC desire HD, is hardly usable lacking perfect light conditions.
Regardless of whether starting up the phone, or an app, it runs slow in comparance with other devices.
When multitasking, the phone can hold a few applications open by holding the left arrow in the bottom left corner. If you open an application and want to close it temporarily, it does however not save any files to enable faster startup the next time.
Most apps are very slow in loading, in general.

Conclusively, despite having been very happy with Nokia 3510 series 15 years ago or so, Nokia fails to impress me with their new phone. Maybe it is Microsofts dirty OS that is the main problem, but I can still not recommend anyone to buy a Lumia 800.

Photo

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:06:50 +0200

Audio

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:37:00 +0200

Fog synergy melody returns.

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:29:46 +0200

Helplessness powerless, glorious transparent bodies falling free in an atmosphere of space, with so much oxygen that it’s poisionous. Brain cells die with too much, anyone knows. Give me oxytocin, that cozy hormone to make you feel like everything is alright even when it’s not. Magnesium, to calm the heart down. The heart always leads the way (except marathons). You win some, you lose some. 2 deaths announced on Facebook within a span of days, but hey it’s 2012 and we “have to be flexible”. If I can announce my own death it will be on Google Hangout. We can talk about it. Flex more. Ironwoman from Croatia. You were my hope, now I’ll be yours. Love lights my life. How did we end up here? Pinch my arm. Let love be the last verb.

Synergy. The sync between people. Partnerships. Groups. Team...

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:42:17 +0100

Synergy. The sync between people. Partnerships. Groups. Team work essential ingredient. Why is it hard to achieve? Individualism also feeds creativity, innovation and diversity. But for synergy, maybe it is one of many roots to problems. Individualistic and independent behavior may cause friction. From individualistic perspective, a wall consists of small pieces fitting together, rather than one strong entity. The goal for each brick is to stay intact and if the brick fails, the wall may still stand, but the brick does not care about that. It is still seen as a failure. Relationships are entities built from socially constructed contracts. Maybe it would make more individualistic people happier to think about that it takes more than a brick to keep it intact. Maybe.

Video

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:25:14 +0100

Humane leadership.

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:59:22 +0100

Humans. Why are they cool? Hard to tell. In the office lately, there are so many flaws. Yet I love my job. What makes that difference with this job and so many others?

Other companies have autonomy issues. Their employees have such potential, yet their freedom is restricted. Small managers, supervisors or the “middleman” has equaled problems and hindrance in my career. But maybe it is the system that is the root cause. The game, rather than the players.

In my company there is a spirit and a soul, which makes you put up with the lack of a canteen and poor airflow. Someone bothers to ask if you are OK and listens when not. Everyone is responsible, accountable and endorsed. If you want it.

The sole trader in charge sticks out his neck and takes ownership when needed. Feedback is listened to and the difference it makes. But the dude in charge is in no way perfect and that is not disguised. Mistakes are admitted, bad days acknowledged and openness to change. The transparency of imperfection transforms management to leadership with a piece of humanity.

There is the difference.

laughingsquid: The Three Stages of Gaming

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:08:16 +0100

laughingsquid:

The Three Stages of Gaming

laughingsquid: Don’t Jim, your hands are cold.

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:59:59 +0100

laughingsquid:

Don’t Jim, your hands are cold.

Glimpse.

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:09:07 +0100

Minds that blow. Away. Slowly. Shy guys (in that game, shooting) as their consciousness left.

Empty eyes. You can never force. What you can’t hold. Powers.

You scream, challenge me, the echo reaches your ear. Empty lies. Life gave you a knife, instead.

Boldness can be so (un)sexy. Death breath on your neck.

“Let me see your teeth”

Death needs to floss. Swallow. Gurgle. Inhale.

Better 1 reading between the lines than 100 lost with words. In they forest.

Wooden body. Bunny. So simple, predictable. Press a button, action, result. Production robot. Why wasting time when time is all we have? LOL.

When did you lose the glimpse in your (eye)? Life is made for laughs. Stand up is fab. Be smart AND laugh. (My boss can’t use italic, nor can .)

Travel buddy?

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:29:36 +0100

Freedom? A pleasure, curly. Are you going on a date, they said.

Social life is always the first to fall, bouncing in between the job and the study. It doesn’t bother me as much as it would’ve 10 years ago. But the fact is, I’ve got many acquaintances and few friends, completely my fault, relationships take time to build.

I don’t miss stuff, appreciate the presentness of when the pleasure of enjoying is there instead. Even though it is easier said than done sometimes. Fucking Zen.

I don’t care to hunt for a partner, infatuation is just a pain in the ass anyway. But I do miss someone with the money to travel, the passion and freedom to not be tied down to one location and adventurous enough to get out of their comfort zone (read: ability sleeping in a tent and go hiking/backpacking/running/adventures). Without drug issues and chronical diseases. Loyal, honest, caring.

If you’re this person, let’s go?

laughingsquid: The Kitten Covers, Legendary Album Covers...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:06:55 +0100

Kittenmind

Hiss

laughingsquid:

The Kitten Covers, Legendary Album Covers Reimagined With Kittens

Photo

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:35:59 +0200

Sleep?

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:26:36 +0200

Should, would, could. But iPhone 4S is out. Thoughts from Google engage and Paris are still spinning around. And the weird “dating culture” of Amsterdam, which I never really thought about before becoming single.

Does Dutch dating even exist? Coughing and not feeling well at all, I took a stroll around my office today. It struck me that a good couple of times by now, guys have been honking, shouting and in other ways flirting with me. Always on my lunch break walk, in Amsterdam north. I never paid much attention as not really wearing sexy clothes to work. Notable is, this happens in an industrial estate area, daytime, office hours. Different guys, different races, different places. It never happened when dressed up, or elsewhere in the city. Unless of course I am being ignorant or just never understood what they said until now.

It is surreal when a black guy comes cycling with his 3 year old in his bakfiets, shouting something obscene. Dutch guys are weird and in particular the ones in Amsterdam Noord.

This is Paris.

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:47:27 +0200

This is Paris.

(via Rebecca MacKinnon: Let’s take back the Internet! |...

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:48:58 +0200

(via Rebecca MacKinnon: Let’s take back the Internet! | Video on TED.com)

Bigass lightning in Amsterdam.

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:24:45 +0200

[Flash 10 is required to watch video.]

Bigass lightning in Amsterdam.

Armani.

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:07:29 +0200

Armani.

Dealing with Your Incompetent Boss - Amy Gallo - Best Practices - Harvard Business Review

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:42:48 +0200

Dealing with Your Incompetent Boss - Amy Gallo - Best Practices - Harvard Business Review:

I wish I would have seen this article some years ago, currently I am lucky enough to have a competent boss but some of you may have good use for these pointers!