Archive for the ‘Asides’ tag
Volvo
Volvo is the ultimate family car … but, but, but…
Mice
Message to potential enemies: If you want to neutralise the Danish army, steal the mice for the army’s computers. The Human Resources department (!?!) will take care of the rest.
Building Site
More fun with Swedish government ministers.
And While We’re at It…
…The Independent, unfortunately, revealed the Danes’ cunning plan to re-conquer the UK.
Who I Really Am
You are most like Matt Mullenweg. Though you recognize your authority, you do not relish the idea of using your power too aggressively. Instead, you rely on peers a lot. You do participate in the social media world, but it is not something that occupies a lot of time. You most likey devote yourself to projects that you feel passionate about and tend to evangelize those things quite a bit.
Found out by Technosailor. Hat tip … euh …
Who is Matt Mullenweg?, I hear you ask. Answer: He’s the guy behind WordPress, the software used to running this blog.
Speaking of
Bill Poser wouldn’t mind sitting beside Osama bin Laden in an airplane (as long as the security checks work). The advantage? Osama doesn’t drink.
Facebooked
I might as well admit that I’ve opened a profile on Facebook. As it turns out so have a lot of the PhD-students at my department as well. And Tariq Bacchus. (How did he show up? Oh, never mind, I added him anyway).
Incidentially, a search for “Jacob Christensen” yields no fewer than 38 namesakes. Perhaps I should add them all as friends and start a group… 
Note: How about the family? I’ve been through Christensen/Sweden, Butenschøn, Harders, Lakatos, Myrup and Ytterberg. No catch.
Updated note: No First, either.
Bear Hunt
Swedish bears seem to have a grudge against people on bicycles. If you go ride out in the woods today, you better go ride in disguise.
All the Rankings You Need
Via The Quick and the Ed: America’s Worst Colleges.
You can’t say you haven’t been warned.
Now, if we could just get – say – Bo Rothstein to unleash the hounds on Sweden’s universities and colleges…
WTF (FA Edition)
Cheeky England are investigating Kasper Schmeichel’s international status to see if he can ditch Denmark.
(Mirror.co.uk – via Politiken)