Some nights ago, at a pub in Žižkov that used to be called U smrku (The Pine), I was chatting with a friend while not listening seriously to the songs being played. I asked her what would be the ten most decadent songs in […]
Author: jaxroam
Crisis, what crisis?
So the Irish vote was “Lisbon nil points”. An interesting state for this virtual superstate I’m living in. The Lisbon treaty isn’t necessary for the EU to continue, which may be seen as a good thing as Lisbon is dead. The only way it […]
A day in an Opera owner’s life
I am interested in the concept of employee ownership, and early on while working for Opera I set a goal of a 1/1000 ownership. I never quite reached that goal, the rest of the world has more money than I do and I have […]
State of the Mobile Web
Opera has published some stats on phone use with Opera Mini the first quarter this year (based on the URL this seems to be a front page rather than a quarter report 2008/I, so if you read this post later the content may no […]
One Laptop Per Cap
What is the use for ODF?
This post is a reaction to xErath's comment to an earlier rambling. Originally posted by xErath: There's enough info online about the deficiencies of ooxml. I don't need to quote them here. Just to have it over with, we agree. I may be a […]
How long will the web last?
At least until tonight when we, if in Prague, will find out. Opera’s Håkon Wium Lie (nice interview), will count down to its doom.
Leaving Opera
That should more properly be “having left Opera”, as I am no longer an Opera employee, but that doesn’t work as well as a title. There is nothing dramatic about the decision, and I think Opera is an excellent employer, but I had been […]
Ooh, shiny, shiny
This Thursday May 8, was a local holiday, the liberation day for the end of World War II. Liberation day used to be the 9th of May, but perspectives change. It also led me out into the Prague suburbs as the latest, and last […]
The evolution of language
There have been many language threads and digressions; I should know, I have participated in most of them. Maybe it’s time to start talking about talking: What is language, where did it come from and for what reason? How do languages compete, cooperate, co-opt […]