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  [Alkuun/Homepage]   [ the index ] [ Comment by email ] I am slightly dyslexic. Please, try to tolerate some misspellings.   The order of notes is from newer to older. Within a note, the order is the opposite.   My   blogger code : B5 d- t++ k+ s+ u- f i o+ x-- e+ l c-- ( decode it !) December Friday, 2004-12-31 Another unsual newyear eve. I continued shopping necessary things for my new home (shower curtains, lamps, cleaning equipment, etc). But I also had fun. I went to take a look the famous Harvard Law School, had an Indian buffet lunch, and sent tens of SMSs to my dear friends. But then, back in my new apartment, I had to work hard and clean it just to make it suitable for humans. The earlier tenant has apparenty been both blind and smelling impaired. The place was so dirty. Now, after 2.5 hours of hard work, it is about suitable for humans. I still need to buy some necessary things: a stereo set, a TV, a carpet, and lots of food. Then I wi...

What, when, where, with whom, why   A long weekend-trip with   S   to Paris from Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th December, 2004. Flights from Helsinki via Stockholm to Paris with SAS, paid by bonus points (and 59 euros taxes per person).   Sights etc Coming later. But we had hot chocolate in   Cafe des Flore . It is holy place for anyone into cafes. Go there, have fun.   Restaurants On Thursday, 9th Lunch at   Chez Gladines . Small restaurant rather far from the centre. Everyone was eating salads from huge steel bowl. I had lard and chevre salad, S had "salad totale" with lard, cheese, potatoes, etc. For desser, I had creme caremel, S mousse de chocolat. Some red wine, total bill was 29 euros. Links:   Chez Gladines - virtual tourist .   Dinner at   Chez Omar . A typical brasserie serving delicios couscous. We had vegetable couscous together, I had grilled tunafish steak in addition. For dessert, I had pear sorbet, S had some...

  [Alkuun/Homepage]   Comments by   email . I am slightly dyslexic. Please, try to tolerate some misspellings.   The order of notes is from newer to older. Within a note, the order is the opposite.   See the   the index .   Manen elämää/The life of Mane a.k.a Matti Kinnunen November Wednesday, 2004-11-24 One month to go until Christmas. We already had 33 cm of snow here in Helsinki. I have many gifts, including the one of writing nonsense. Today was the second and last day of the systemic thinking course. I will miss the free breakfast, but not the course. The subject matter was more or less interesting, but the course material and its presentation was not what I had expected. I still cannot really get excited about system design process   standards   . First of all, I do not really believe in pre-defined process, even if they are tailorable. Second, I find the results of standards, or any comittee work, dubious. When doing ...