Monthly Archives: June 2014

LinkedIn turning into a blogging platform or do they want to copy G+?

Posted on June 27, 2014 by MaxHuijgen

Got this invitation today to make 'long-form posts' which will feature a comment system underneath it and of course likes/+1's. Very similar to G+, at least the way some of us use it for posts with some actual content. Somewhere … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media | Tagged | 58 Comments

Android tablets get some serious competition from good ol' Windows

Posted on June 23, 2014 by MaxHuijgen

The popular 8" format has a new contender: a quad core Windows 8.1 tablet with monitor connection, extendable storage and a Microsoft Office 365 licence for less than the price of a basic Nexus 7" android. True Google's Nexus has … Continue reading →

Posted in Tech Posts | 100 Comments

How to radicalize Palestinians on the so far moderate West Bank

Posted on June 21, 2014 by MaxHuijgen

Things are going well in the search for the three Israelis attempt to get Hamas out of the West Bank. The recent coalition between the moderate Abbas and Hamas is not acceptable for Israel and 'security forces are making Hamas … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 159 Comments

Will Adele, Radiohead and all other Indies be blocked by YouTube?

Posted on June 17, 2014 by MaxHuijgen

Google is preparing a paid music service where you can listen video clips ad-free and download them to your mobile. All commercial labels have signed an agreement but the Indie labels refuse. They say the offered conditions are not fair … Continue reading →

Posted in Tech Posts | Tagged | 88 Comments

Black Pete, the Dutch black face, gets makeover after racism protests

Posted on June 16, 2014 by MaxHuijgen

As you can see the 'traditional' golden earrings are gone, the lips which used to be huge, are thinner and gone is the afro. This is the result of a committee which would 'modernize' the image of what looked like … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 46 Comments

Intolerable Acts hit Palestinian territories over kidnapped Israelis

Posted on June 16, 2014 by MaxHuijgen

The people in occupied territories are once again subjected to random raids, while members of their government are being locked up in prison. Two Israelis and an American boy (16) are missing and believed to be kidnapped. They were hitch-hiking … Continue reading →

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Will Baghdad fall again or should the West accept new borders?

Posted on June 11, 2014 by MaxHuijgen

some notes prompted by a post by +Yonatan Zunger who made valuable comments on the rapid progress of the ISIS 'army' into Iraq and the state of the Middle-East. The ISIS rebels are strong in Syria and are now rapidly … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 7 Comments

When Gaia banged with Theia we got a full moon, but no total meltdown

Posted on June 10, 2014 by MaxHuijgen

Our moon is the result of a big bang splash between a planet-sized astronomical body and our earth. Originally it was thought that the impact was so severe that both Earth and Theia (size of Mars) melted completely due to … Continue reading →

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Apple saves you from prying eyes with new iOS8 anonymizing trick

Posted on June 9, 2014 by MaxHuijgen

Every smart phone is constantly broadcasting its identity through Wifi and it's extremely easy to track people that way. Main street shops for instance are already using it to identify customers even outside the shop. The identifier is the 'unique' … Continue reading →

Posted in Tech Posts | 82 Comments

Don’t ask for your privacy: Just take it back!

Posted on June 4, 2014 by MaxHuijgen

Says Edward Snowden in a statement supporting 'Reset the Net'. A call for developers to secure the web and present a splash screen on June 5. Good to see an initiative which focuses on developers and others in the tech … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Tech Posts | 20 Comments