René's old blog
Whatever I feel like posting, whenever
This site goes back some twenty-five years, so it is bound to be full of stale links and irrelevant information. It is, at best, updated irregularly.
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It has been illegal to drive under influence in Italy for ages, but not in Venice. In Venice they don’t drive, they sail, and in Italy is hasn’t been illegal to sail a boat while drunk or under the influence…
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Bluetooth Audio Headset
I have a Philips SHB6100 bluetooth headset which I have only used with my mobile phone. A long time ago I tried getting it to work with Debian, but it was too much work for too little. Today I tried…
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Asus Eee Pc 1000H with Debian Lenny (testing)
I have bought an Asus EeePc 1000H which is one of the new popular netbook – a very small and light weight notebook. I chose the Asus EeePc 1000H for several reasons: I travel a lot, often by motorcycle and…
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Books are so expensive in these times
Like this one – it looks normal – but apparently isn’t. It does help a bit with the discount. Amazon.com: BlackWind: Charlotte Boyett-Compo: Books
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Nice fellow
Occasionally there’s something funny on Google Street View, occasionally something scary:
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Pool sessions
Yesterday I practised rolling in a pool for the first time in over two years. Its the first time for a long while I get some good rolling practise. My focus has been elsewhere, on touring in Sardinia, setting up…
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Future plans and wishes
Venice Kayak Naturally, my future plans mostly revolve around Venice Kayak, which is after all a ‘strategic’ choice I have made. Currently I work closely with a camp site on the Lido di Venezia, where I have all gear and…
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Retrospective
A few weeks ago it was the season of looking back, and being a bit slow on the uptake, I’m just about arriving there now. These last two years have seen quite a turn in my life. Two years ago…
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Exceptional high tide in Venice
The high tide in Venice today was even higher than forecast, reaching a level of 156cm above the historical average. This is the fourth highest level in the last 135 years. In 1966 the tide reached 194cm, 166cm in 1979…
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High tide in Venice
Tomorrow the tide in Venice will be exceptionally high, what they call the acqua alta. Normal high tides are about 80-90cm above the historical average, but a combination of rain and wind will push the tide higher tomorrow, up to…
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Personality disorder?
I played a bit with Typealizer which I found at Bonnie’s blog, who had it from Michael Bradley, only the result is a bit ambiguous. I ran the test on the two sites I put the most effort into, and…
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Homosexual necrophilia in the mallard
This is so weird, some would probably say disturbing, but nature is a weird and sometimes disturbing place. On 5 June 1995 an adult male mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) collided with the glass façade of the Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam and died.…