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The half time work experiment
Posted: 2008-06-14 21:04:16, Categories: General, Work, 684 words (permalink)Eight months ago, I made a contract for working 80 hours per month at CSC. Back then, I signed up until April 2008, and it was extended by one month because the project I worked on had an important testing phase in May. Now I'm off again to enjoy the… more »
Small hitchhiking adventures
Posted: 2008-05-23 14:53:05, Categories: Travel, Finland, Hospitality exchange, Hitchhiking, 853 words (permalink)The first weekend of May I traveled to Hämeenlinna and Riihimäki — both less than 100 km away from where I live. I met a Russian marionette artist, a Peruvian musician and a group of Finnish rock fans. They all picked me up from the roadside.… more »
Spring holiday in France
Posted: 2008-04-30 16:50:34, Categories: Travel, Hospitality exchange, France, 514 words (permalink)Kamei and Maki, two Japanese friends of mine, came for a 12 day vacation in Europe. We spent a few days in Finland, did a short trip over the bay to Tallinn and then traveled to France together. First time in years I was on a classic holiday trip,… more »
Ice sauna and snow meeting
Posted: 2008-03-25 01:31:35, Categories: Travel, Finland, Hospitality exchange, 538 words (permalink)A message was out, inviting people to play with snow and to build an ice sauna. The people behind the invitation were Philippe, a Canadian mathematician who had settled down in Finnish Lapland some years ago, and his Finnish girlfriend Kirsi. Wow, that… more »
Public demonstration against Internet censorship
Posted: 2008-03-06 17:48:05, Categories: General, Finland, Helsinki, Politics, 153 words (permalink)A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Internet censorship in Finland. On Tuesday March 4th there was a public demonstration against the censorship law. I was there in front of the parliament house with about 500 other demonstrators. Lack of interest from… more »
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