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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

It seems to be science week at the Debates & Discussions forum, and of course I couldn’t resist butting in, be it peer-reviewed sinful science, or the study of armageddon.

And so it begins… On the circuitous route from the outskirts of Europe to the centre, going from Oslo through Linköping and Wrocław, Opera has finally reached Prague. … December 12 was the day we were connected to the Internet, January 2 the first […]

By the end of last year one long-standing competitor to Opera ceased to develop its browsing engine. No, I am not thinking of Netscape, that browser was dead when it was bought by AOL, but an old Opera favourite, iCab. From now on iCab […]

Films I got. …

This is my week off for the upcoming party, and it is really getting there. As am I, of course.

I wonder how cities will change in the 21st century, and believe that it will generally be for the better. That is a good thing given that most people will be city dwellers. One problem which I expect to be solved is traffic as […]