Monthly Archives: Jul 2023

Mark Twain on surfing

Posted on Jul 28, 2023 by Henning Michael Møller Just

In Mark Twain’s “Roughing It“, published in 1872, there is apparently the first written account about surfing, the then curious pastime in the Hawaiian Kingdom: In one place, we came upon a large company of naked natives, of both sexes … Continue reading →

Posted in Other | Tagged , | Leave a comment

EU-US DPF; or, sometimes you just have to laugh

Posted on Jul 27, 2023 by Henning Michael Møller Just

EU and USA have agreed to the EU-US Data Protection Framework which will finally allow some companies to generally keep data related to EU citizens on servers in USA, through a certification process and with procedures for people to request … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Privatised Social Credit

Posted on Jul 26, 2023 by Henning Michael Møller Just

So far I have not heard of this in Denmark but during the past 2 or 3 years I have heard of it in Britain, Australia, USA, Canada, and the Netherlands. Now there has been a very high profile case … Continue reading →

Posted in Other | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Rebranding as a generic

Posted on Jul 25, 2023 by Henning Michael Møller Just

The rebranding of Twitter as X seems to be a bad idea, but at least it is entertaining. I think the story is very simple: Elon Musk really likes the name. It appeared as the name of the online bank … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Legal | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Experience

Posted on Jul 24, 2023 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Can’t argue with amateurs because they have more experience — Brandon C White          

Posted in Other | Tagged | Leave a comment

The British Museum

Posted on Jul 20, 2023 by Henning Michael Møller Just

                     

Posted in Other | Leave a comment

The Barbenheimer meme got me

Posted on Jul 19, 2023 by Henning Michael Møller Just

BARBENHEIMER by @ThatTallGinger. Available now on our web store: https://t.co/0h1EsnASzQ. pic.twitter.com/e9P7eGRiLC — Layered Butter (@layered_butter) July 7, 2023 (twitter) Two of the possibly most different movies might just be what we need: Barbenheimer. Even before Christopher Nolan announced that his … Continue reading →

Posted in Other | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Apologising for the past

Posted on Jul 18, 2023 by Henning Michael Møller Just

I am not entirely sure where I stand on a government apologising for the actions of a long-gone government or even generation. The apology does carry meaning but it is also a very cheap thing to do. The British government … Continue reading →

Posted in Other | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Further on destroying the world

Posted on Jul 17, 2023 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Here’s a video on the “the chances are near zero” quote that is part of the Oppenheimer trailer: Even that video is a bit of a click-bait, as the 10 MeV difference being “just 60%” is, “just 60% if the … Continue reading →

Posted in Other | Tagged , | Leave a comment

A Long-expected Party

Posted on Jul 15, 2023 by Henning Michael Møller Just

J.R.R. and Edith Tolkien threw a party for their eldest son Christopher‘s 21st birthday, and this was the invite: Carriages at midnight. Ambulances at 2 a.m. Wheelbarrows at 5 a.m. Hearses at daybreak. It seems like sense of humour and … Continue reading →

Posted in Other | Tagged , | Leave a comment