Category: Society

  • Anything goes in the blogosphere

    It’s a great place, the blogosphere. Anyone with an opinion about anything can articulate it. And anyone does precisely that, including me. Thinking about the Windows Vista code rewrite discussion soap opera during these past few days, I’ve been reflecting…

  • You are what you’re Googled

    We talk about transparency a great deal, especially in relation to blogging, as in being open about who you are and what you do. The flip side is too much transparency, illustrated by a thoughtful article in Business Week on…

  • Dutch introduce controversial immigration test

    New requirements came into force this week for some non-Dutch people who wish to live in The Netherlands. The big news is a new immigration test where would-be immigrants have to take a compulsory exam on what they know about…