back during the dot-com craziness of 1999-2000 i worked as a gif animator for a while (at an outfit called interbrand in amsterdam) and i still have a weakness for this particular form of art. != points to this wonderful example that is used as a background effect on the e-l-i-s-e weblog: Technorati Tags: art, […]

the English translation of the Ups and Downs report on the Economic and cultural effects of file sharing on music, film and games is out [thanks Natali!]. You can download the 130 page report written by a research consortium formed by TNO, SEO & IvIR on the IVIR website [pdf]. I have mentioned the report […]

while cycling along the Keizersgracht this morning i noticed that a number of the buildings now use CFL lamps for the outside illumination: CFL lightbulb in a lamp on the outside of a building on the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam Looks like the first world is starting to play catch-up with the third world. Technorati Tags: […]

went to visit the Kröller Müller Museum deep inside the dutch country side (if that exists) last sunday. Apart form a walk in the rain through the splendid sculpture garden (an absolute must-visit) we had a short (too little time, must come back in the summer) walk through the permanent collection. One of the works […]

Patrice just pointed (via the sarai reader list) to a fascinating little read about the impact of the cirsis in Dubai. Seems like lots of (primarily british) expats are secretly levaing the country in fear of being jailed for not being able to pay the debts amassed by their bloated lifestyles of the past years. […]

I just finished reading ‘Ups and Downs – the economic and cultural impact of file sharing for music, film and games’ (see my earlier post for context). All in all the full version does not contain a lot of surprises when compared to the executive summary (which my first post was based on): It is […]