Ik vond het leuk om vorige week in de NRC-Next een artikel van Bjorn Lomborg tegen te komen, dat een vertaling is van zijn artikel in The Guardian. Hoewel enigszins overdreven – ik heb sowieso niet zoveel met kinderen – komt zijn betoog erop neer dat de klimaathysterie in wereld schadelijk is voor de moraal… Continue reading Lomborg vs. Greenpeace in NRC-Next
Month: July 2009
TED India fundraising update
As you are probably aware, I am trying to raise funds so I can go to TED India. I’ve reached 9% of the target so far, which is 6 times as much as reached in my previous campaign. The experience has already been invaluable. First, there was the blog post. As you can see, the… Continue reading TED India fundraising update
GTD vs. 4HWW – and Flow
I just read an interesting and funny blog post that compares two well known – among certain people – productivity systems: Getting Things Done by David Allen and The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss. I left a comment there that – in all my modesty – I’d like to share with you. About… Continue reading GTD vs. 4HWW – and Flow
Help Sjors get to TED India
I’m going to TED India! My application has been accepted (you have to apply in order to attend) and I’ve booked my flight. Only one minor detail remains: paying for the conference ticket. I “should” be able to “afford” this conference, since I’m a software engineer in a fairly rich country. So it’s really a… Continue reading Help Sjors get to TED India
Weight vs. Sleep
I decided to keep track of my weight for a month, as a 30 day trial. I weighed myself first thing every morning on a cheap digital scale. The result is the blue line in the chart below. I knew there’d be some variation, but I wanted to figure out what is causing that. My… Continue reading Weight vs. Sleep