Monthly Archives: February 2013

New VW uses 1 liter/100 km. The catch: you need two with a family of 4

Posted on February 22, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

The XL1 is the new production champion with regards to fuel economy. It´s a hybrid car with a small diesel engine and an electric motor. As you can see Volkswagen used every trick out of the book and then some … Continue reading →

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Google follows Apple and introduces expensive Chromebook Pixel

Posted on February 21, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

In a surprise move Google seems to have taken a page out of Apple´s corporate philosophy by introducing a $1299 notebook with a retina like resolution. The ´Pixel´ (a strange name for a device where Google promises you will never … Continue reading →

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Apple´s Endgame is Near: San Francisco turns Android

Posted on February 21, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

It all started with an innocent sentence "Want to know why I´m switching off on iOS?" The rest will be history. After zillions of posts about great Apple apps +Robert Scoble is dumping his beloved Apple iOS. No party in … Continue reading →

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Computer Science Museum exhibits source code of Photoshop 1.0

Posted on February 15, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

Adobe has donated the source code of the first version of photoshop. The server seems to be down due to high demand, but you can find the link and more information on http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/adobe-photoshop-source-code/ I can´t wait to download the actual … Continue reading →

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Obama has to plead for science acceptance in climate debate

Posted on February 13, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

People sometimes make fun of some non-Western nations, but it´s remarkable that an US president has to defend science in his State of the Union speech:For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat … Continue reading →

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Pope breaks with tradition and will resign due to age. Real reason?

Posted on February 11, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

The Vatican reports that Benedictus XVI will officially resign at the end of this month. That will be the first time a pope does so voluntarily since 1294. He states “After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have … Continue reading →

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China surpassed US as biggest trader in the world: a world upturned!

Posted on February 10, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

The unimaginable (ten or more years ago) finally happened: China´s total of import and export was 3,82 biljoen dollar (2,86 biljoen euro). The US ended 2012 with a total of $3,81. The Chinese did even better when you look at … Continue reading →

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After meticulous drill Rover obtained first Mars rock samples from hole

Posted on February 10, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

but don´t forget that the Russians did so on Venus in the late seventiesNasa considers it the most complex operation since the landing on Mars so only after a lot of preparation and practice, the Rover drilled the first hole … Continue reading →

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Horse meat found in hamburgers upsets English speakers

Posted on February 10, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

Hamburgers and other processed food are central in a scandal where up to 100% horse meat is used instead of the labeled beef. Brits and Irish consumers are shocked and their papers produce horror stories, while other parts of Europe … Continue reading →

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The who is who in the EU negotiations over the new budget

Posted on February 8, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

Agreeing on a 1000 billion Euro is no easy task, but you don´t need a lengthy analysis to understand who wants to raise the EU budget for the coming seven years and who wants to lower it. Just look at … Continue reading →

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