Douwe Osinga's Blog: August 2006

Monday, August 28, 2006

Typing monkeys

A long time ago a good friend of mi ne told me this puzzle. Let̢۪s say there is a monkey hitting a typewriter at random. And let̢۪s assume...

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Astrology and Pluto

Astronomers just voted and alas, Pluto no longer has the status of a planet. A sad day for the Pluto fans, but as we find more and more Plu...

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Zurich, Sweden

In the US it seems quite common to confuse Switzerland with Sweden. Visitors to the Zurich office kept remarking how that town was the prett...

Saturday, August 5, 2006

The rich getting richer

Bill Gates has been the richest man in the world since for forever of course, but the last years it sometimes seemed like he could lose that...