tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38946341246093670492012-02-17T00:54:32.103+01:00"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." Anais NinAndreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-86106211406034129182009-10-20T18:00:00.001+01:002009-10-20T20:18:56.676+01:00

Should be fairly easy to track...

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So, my wife talked me into participating in one of her research projects at the university. First part was a thorough test of my lung functionality. Managed to take this pic during the session - sorry for it being blurry, but wouldn't you also get a bit shaky if you're supposed to take a deep deep breath from a machine with a hose connected to that sinister canister...Interesting findings: My

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The gang gathering before leaving the civilized parts of Brönnestad, Hässleholm; me, Jenny, Therese, Filiph, Markus, Zidon.At the horse take-away (what's it called?!), when being asked about our experience with horses and horse riding in general, my dad was quick to conclude that he'd been riding since he was five years old. Eh... Ok, he might have been on a few horses when he was a kid, but he's

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-56129076158530972702009-09-27T22:00:00.004+01:002009-10-03T14:44:39.886+01:00

One year ago we got a gift at the wedding that included a stay-over with dinner and breakfast at Brösarps Gästgifveri. It was time to use it...Coffee at Mandelmanns Trädgårdar. Stina, Peter, and Ugo sold seedlings and books from Hörby at Mandelmanns autumn event.One year... It goes by so fast when you're having fun together. Love you Jenny.More pics here.

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Kulturens Östarp.Anton enjoying the swing at Östarps Gästgivaregård.More pics here.

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Bike trail; Sweden, Malmö, 49km; Malmö - Grevie - Bokskogen - Skabersjöby - Malmöhttp://maps.google.com; 9kmhttp://maps.google.com; 31km

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SundayLast day in Paris. After hotel breakfast, check-out, and luggage storage at the hotel, we went to a nearby Vélib' stand and got two bikes - heading for the city center.Biking past the opera building.Walking round in the Les Halles area - found a local market.Buying postcards.Have to visit a Starbucks if possible - there's one in the store area at Les Halles. It looks like the traditional

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SaturdayAfter another hotel breakfast we set course for the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur church. Even though it's crowded with tourists, it's worth a visit.On the way up to the church. Men trying to wrap a piece of string around your wrist and charge for it - scam...A few blocks from the church we found this quiet local cafe. Perfect for a lazy lunch in the sun. After lunch we walked across the street

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FridayAfter a late breakfast at the hotel we took a metro to the Eiffel Tower. It was time to elevate ourselves and get some perspective on the city.View from under the construction.Great weather for going to the top of the tower. It's a stunning view.Beautiful city houses.After a walk along the Seine river in central Paris, we stopped by a small restaurant; lamb chops, mm...Walking along the

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Jenny and I spending an extended weekend in Paris, France; Thursday - Sunday.ThursdaySAS flight from Kastrup to Charles de Gaulle, train to city center, metro to hotel. Staying at Hotel Espace Champerret [map]. Not the most luxurious place in town, but it'll do. The metro is just around the corner, line M3, station Louise Michel.Checking the map before entering the city center.A walk along the

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Me and Jenny playing pay-and-play golf with Eva and Bo at Glumslöv Golf.Bo tries to score from a "rough" situation.More pics here.

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Veronica Maggio performing at Malmöfestivalen, Malmö, Sweden. Nice synthesizer sound-wall, ok overall performance. Listened to Miss Li a few hours before as well - a real disappointment; bad sound, dull performance.

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Me, Jenny, Henriikka, and Peter riding Icelandic horses at Vallerödslunds Islandshästar, Blentarp. We tried both tölt and gallop during the tour.Mr Pebbles himself, Ugo. More pics here.

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French-Algerian Soha making people dance at Malmö Sommarscen. A beautiful mix of jazz, tango, cuban, pop, and soul - Erykah Badu, Buena Vista Social Club, Sade, ...

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It's time to gather the horses for the day's session at Kädarps Ridskola, Bokskogens Ridklubb.Jenny full speed ahead.Countryside tour. More pics here.

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Light lunch with Tanja and kids at Västra Hamnen's playground.Turning Torso. Climbers at the mid sections. Jenny on the ground.

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Fortunately Kasper helped me. He gave it an aggressive Stockholm-treatment. It's all in the details... "De e 'muts här"...

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Coffee at Jenny's grandmother's place in Mölle. The view from the apartment is fantastic. And yes, it's a rubber bat in the chandelier.Refrigerator photo discussion. Memories...Touring downtown Mölle.It's a ladybug invasion on the west coast this summer.

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Lazy day at the beach, Ystad Saltsjöbad; map.Lunch at Olof Viktors, a few kilometers from Ystad. Great stop for lunches, coffee, ice cream, ...

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A visit to Lars Vilks' Nimis and Arx, Kullaberg, Sweden. Dark clouds appeared out of nowhere and it started pouring down when we arrived at the parking space, so we ran to the cafe and sheltered until it had passed. The way down to the sculptures got quite slippery after that...Some well deserved barbecue after the adventure.

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Bike trail; Sweden, Malmö, 56km; Malmö - Skabersjöby- Hököpinge - Klagshamn - Malmöhttp://maps.google.com

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Monday - FridayAfter breakfast on Monday, Jenny took the shuttle to San Francisco airport and returned home. I stayed until Friday and covered the JavaOne conference; JCP EC pass / speaker pass (JSR-249 MSA 2 panel) / VIP access (Sony Ericsson).Keynote moment - Oracle's Larry Ellison on stage; Oracle buying Sun.Developers, developers, developers, ... Even though JavaOne had more attendees, there

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SundayAfter breakfast at Mel's Drive In (regular customers by now) we once again took the MUNI from Powell to the Golden Gate Park. This time we had the California Science Museum in mind.The museum was spectacular. Especially the tropical rainforest sphere with live frogs, birds, butterflies, and in the basement snakes and fish.Inside the sphere.Butterfly watching us?!Butterfly hitchhiking?!The

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SaturdayAfter breakfast at Mel's Drive In, shopping at Ross at Fourth St, and complimentary ice cream at the Palomar hotel, time had finally come to visit the cheesecake epicenter in San Francisco - The Cheesecake Factory. Fantastic lunch and superb cheesecake.More about the cheesecake story here.Bird looking for free take away cheesecake.After a day of intensive shopping it's important to

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FridayLance looking down from the ad wall at me and Jenny when we're having breakfast at Il Caffe in Union Square. A good start for a day filled with bike adventures.So, off we went to find a bike rental. We decided to go with standard bikes from Bike And Roll on Columbus Ave.The map at the store outlined a couple of trails. We decided to go with one that went over the Golden Gate Bridge, then if

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Wednesday - ThursdayGoogle I/O developer conference, the main reason for me going to San Francisco this time. Eric Schmidt took the stage on the first keynote.Developers, developers, developers, ... The Spotify team demoed their Android app in the developer corner.Google Wave was one of the big announcements during the conference.Everyone got a Google I/O device (HTC Magic) after the first

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TuesdayPalomar, our hotel for the rest of our stay. It's perfectly situated in the city if you're here for a mix of business and pleasure, just between Union Square and the Moscone Center. I have used it a few times before. Most important though, it's quiet - most city sounds vanish once you've entered the hotel.We started the day with a breakfast at Mel's Drive In, close to the hotel, Mission St

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MondayGot up early, returned the Alamo rental car, and picked up Starbucks breakfast on my way back to the hotel. It was time to leave the Sir Francis Drake hotel and their nicely (weirdly?) dressed guards... Checked out and put the luggage in their baggage room.So, this was the wine tour day. Me and Jenny had booked a full day tour in Napa and Sonoma with City Sightseeing San Francisco for 65

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SundayBusy morning; made a few calls to rental firms in the area and finally found a free car at Alamo, Bush St. Booked it and went down to the reception and booked a wine tour as well - more about that in a later blog post. We picked up the car after a breakfast at the Starbucks next to the hotel. Hadn't made any plans more than to go to Muir Woods and check out Highway 1 north of San

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SaturdayBreakfast at Starbucks, Grant and Bush. Outside a man is trying to collect a few bucks from by-passers. A common sight in San Francisco. He and his appearance was a bit different though - this guy seemed genuinely happy with life, and approached people in a really nice way.Time for a ride. We took the cable car from Powell Street to the Cable Car Museum, Washington and Mason.It's an

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-54228646346770705142009-05-22T22:00:00.008+01:002009-07-29T08:59:34.974+01:00

FridaySo, this is my chance to guide Jenny in and around San Francisco. I have stayed here a few times before and know parts of the city and its surroundings, but it's Jenny's first trip to the west coast. We have a few days before and in between the Google I/O and JavaOne conferences to get to know the area...Spent the first day walking around in the city. Had to visit Lombard Street...Found a

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-48950741596652540512009-04-09T17:37:00.000+01:002009-04-13T17:46:10.534+01:00

Therese and Åsmund, Västra Hamnen, Malmö.

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Yet another great week in Chamonix, France.Stayed at the Argèntiere UCPA center together with Markus and Per. Me and my brother was in the same offpist group as Magnus and Henrik from last year - doing steep coloirs, forest runs, untouched fields, ...More pics here.

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In SwedishRecept från Saltå Kvarns paket med Krossat Linfrö. 4 bröd.1 liter vatten50 g jäst4 tsk salt17 dl vetemjöl4,5 dl grahamsmjöl2 dl rågmjöl1 dl krossat linfrö3 dl blötlagda fikon3 dl russinSkär de blötlagda fikonen i mindre bitar.Blanda allt utom vetemjölet och låt jäsa i 20 minuter.Blanda i vetemjölet och låt jäsa i 20 minuter till.Dela degen, knåda och forma till 4 runda bröd.Jäs på plåt

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-48127651395935742242008-09-27T16:00:00.000+01:002008-12-08T21:40:50.784+01:00

Hardeberga, September 27th, 2008Photographer: Jonas ThunHardeberga KyrkaÖstarps Gästgivaregård

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-25902705302397186182008-06-05T14:00:00.006+01:002009-07-29T09:03:56.177+01:00

Bike trail; Sweden, Lund, 38.2km; Lund - Fjelie - Stångby - Lundhttp://www.gpsies.comhttp://maps.google.com

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Bike trail; Sweden, Lund, 56.4km; Lund - Genarp - Torna Hällestad - Lundhttp://www.gpsies.comhttp://maps.google.com

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Spent a few days in San Francisco for the JavaOne 2008 conference.On the flight over from Copenhagen to Seattle I stumbled into friends from Ericsson (EMP). The Sunday before the conference was spent together with them, riding along Highway 1.

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Powder!This was an unbelievable week in Chamonix, France. Fresh powder every morning!Stayed at the classical UCPA center in Argèntiere together with Markus and Per. Me and Markus was in the same snowboard offpist group - doing steep coloirs, powder fields, ...It was awesome.

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A big day. Jenny and I got engaged.It happened just by the sea, having the bridge between Sweden and Denmark in the background. To fight the cold Swedish air we brought some hot chocolate... :)

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Spent a few days in San Francisco together with Pär-Anders. This time for Game Developers Conference 2008.Pär-Anders found a great jazz session in Berkeley at Anna's Jazz Island that we went to. Mads Tolling Trio played two amazing sets that night.

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Another great LIFT conference. Already looking forward to the next one - and Reboot in between taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Java JFokus conference in Kista, Stockholm, Sweden.

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Jazz meets Hip hop... JazzAttacks.

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Me behind the camera. Jenny, Stina, and Peter in front having a good time on ice in central Malmö.

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Jenny and me test driving Therese's horse. Me driving. Jenny actually riding...

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Even though Tilda doesn't look that happy it was actually a great Christmas - me and Jenny spent it at her mother's place, together with her family.

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In Swedish6 portioner12-15 fasta potatisar (bintje).3 stora gula lökar.3 burkar anjovisfilé á 100 g.4.5 dl vispgrädde; går att ta hälften mjölk om man vill ha light variant.Ströbröd.3 msk smör eller margarin.Skala potatisen. Skär den i fina strimlor. Skölj den i kallt vatten och låt rinna av väl.Skala löken. Skiva den tunnt och fräs den i lite matfett.Varva potatis, lök, och anjovis i en smord

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In Swedish40 bullar1 pkt saffran; 0.5g200 g normalsaltat smör0.5 liter mjölk50 g jäst för söta degar2 dl ljus baksirap för bullar1 tsk salt2 ägg1.5 liter vetemjölRussinÄgg till pensling av bullarStöt / krossa saffranet med en sockerbit och lite kaffe på ett tefat (smälter).Smält smöret i en gryta. Häll i mjölken; degvätskan ska vara 37 grader.Smula ner jästen i en skål.Tillsätt

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Me, Peter, Karl.Mobile 2.0

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Another great jazz session at Jeriko."Rigmor Gustafsson är den klarast lysande stjärnan på den svenska vokaljazzhimlen. Hon klarar balansgången mellan att turnera runt om i Sverige och samtidigt nå internationella framgångar stadigt balanserandes mellan det folkligt genuina och finstämt finlir. Rigmor har spelat på Jeriko förut, men aldrig tidigare med sin nya kvartett. Dessutom har hon en helt

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Just got a pair of shoes delivered from Grand Shoes; a net shop that specializes in selling shoes in euro sizes between 47 and 52.Grand Shoes

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Biking on Ven with Jenny.My first trip ever to Ven. Weird, I have been living in Skåne for more than 30 years now, and to my knowledge I have never before sat foot on that island.Ven, Sweden

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Business trip to Beijing. Spent most of the nights out in the city, walking around, shooting photos...I went to see a few of the classical tourist spots. After all, it was my first trip to the city. Besides that, I also visited some of the many hidden away treasures, like e.g. a couple of Hutong areas, the Underground City, etc.Tiananmen SquareForbidden CityTemple of HeavenHutongsUnderground City

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-60264657107528631882007-07-24T22:00:00.000+01:002007-07-25T13:43:39.533+01:00

A trip with Jenny to the Forsakar waterfall in Degeberga, Skåne.http://www.kristianstad.snf.sehttp://www.vattenriket.kristianstad.se

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-36918700581180200812007-07-19T23:00:00.000+01:002007-07-24T13:14:24.709+01:00

At a Per Gessle concert in Helsingborg with my sister. No rain - Therese had to leave her umbrella at the entrance.For some reason one of Per's gorillas (not on any of the pictures) thought that I stood a little too close to the platform with my camera. Hm...

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-35812431952146201802007-06-27T22:00:00.000+01:002007-06-28T20:06:46.194+01:00

Where are the other delegates?!My second trip to Munich, capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. Just to make sure that the Doppelbock Dunkel was still ok - from the last trip - I paid a few visits to Andechser am Dom. It was.

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A small part of Nimis, a non-gov-approved work of art that can be found and climbed at Kullaberg, a beautiful nature reserve in southern Sweden.It was my first visit to the construction. Had a great guide and a great time - Jenny had climbed Nimis a few times before.

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A dn.se article series by Maciej Zaremba on UN's Unmik mission in Kosovo and the corruption, decay, and chaos that came (?!) with it..."Det var FN:s stora chans och största uppdrag. Missionen, Unmik, skulle bygga framtidens Kosovo från grunden. Åtta år senare vill många i Kosovo kasta ut den ljusblå kolonialmakten.""Koloni Kosovo", by Maciej Zaremba

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-31049689512654156322007-06-20T20:00:00.000+01:002007-06-21T10:44:55.220+01:00

Action shot. You never know where she'll appear the next time...

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Slightly modified model search poster found on a wall on the way to work; "Real women stink onion..." added by retoucher.Onion?! Why onion?

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Danish vocalist Hanne Boel during her band's performance at Malmö's first (?!) Jazz And Blues Festival. A great set, a magic performance...I grew up with music like this - it brought back a few memories...

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Rebooting at Reboot 9.0. Human?!...

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Most of it on small roads with light traffic. It's a perfect trail for a shorter exercise after work.Link to map on maps.google.com here.

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-7860697194467584852007-05-16T20:00:00.000+01:002007-05-23T09:20:57.198+01:00

There are no such things as vampires...

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-34241579046065752712007-05-07T20:00:00.000+01:002007-05-18T20:34:25.378+01:00

In San Francisco for the annual JavaOne conference. It's sunny. It's warm. It's cable cars in a fantastic city...J2EE and J2SE are still getting the most attention at the conference - just as previous years. J2ME lags behind; count e.g. number of tech sessions with ME focus...Ove Nordström has posted a recap on his blog on the J2ME part - here.

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Spending a weekend in London with friends. Photographing. Walking around in a t-shirt. It's sunny, it's warm, and the ale is great...

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-89788139097589947732007-03-29T11:43:00.000+01:002007-03-29T12:03:14.342+01:00

People from the standardization group standing outside the Vodafone building in the sun. It's almost summer here...

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Where am I and where am I supposed to be?Staying at the Radisson SAS Media Harbour Hotel for a few days. I'm part of the JSR-290 EG and it's time for a face to face meeting in Düsseldorf.Needed direction and got it, fast - even though I'm intending to walk instead of drive, to follow the river instead of turning right, to go straight to the red dot instead of following the blue line...

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I just joined. I just got hooked...There's been a lot of buzz on the net around Twitter recently. It seems to be IM broadcasting gone web, phone, IM clients, etc. Definitely interesting.Haven't found a dedicated J2ME client yet for the service, but I guess it's just a matter of time; a few public APIs exist and there's apparently more in the pipeline.http://twitter.com/kristensson

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Another great French production that I stumbled upon. Anthony Zimmer is a combination of a beautifully captured story, a story that got thriller ambitions, and action - not too much, just enough.Most of the story takes place at and around the French Riviera. Jérôme Salle has managed to capture exactly what I look for in a movie - great photography, a story that holds together during the whole

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-77513359253524601792007-03-11T14:50:00.000+01:002007-03-11T15:32:36.977+01:00

In swedish.Bloggfarbrorn Erik Starck på Framtidstanken tyckte det var dags för min blogg att få lite exponering i mediabruset. Jag är dock tveksam till att min blogg innehåller något av intresse för tredje part - jag skriver endast för min egen del, korta minnesanteckningar, tankar.Nåväl, urpsrunget till pyramiden hittar du här. Om det ska gå att få en bild av den svenska bloggosfären ska de tre

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-26331609072001738482007-03-11T14:20:00.000+01:002008-12-12T22:08:16.152+01:00

Volver is a beautiful portrait painted with the lives of five Spanish women.Once again a masterpiece from Almodóvar. Rewarded in Cannes 2006 for best script and best actris. What else can you say. He manages to capture life as it is, and even the simplest things in it can become an adventure in one of his creations.The european DVD (for once) contained extra material worth watching. In the

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I keep on finding / being introduced to great jazz music via the Jazz i Malmö forum at Jeriko in Malmö. Anders Bergcrantz and his team consisting of skilled jazz musicians was no exception - another superb jazz session.Jazz i Malmö on Anders Bergcrantz Kvintett:Trumpetaren Anders Bergcrantz är utan minsta tvivel en av de absolut bästa jazztrumpetarna i Sverige. I Norden. Ja, även internationellt

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-90010345892381746652007-03-04T20:24:00.000+01:002008-12-12T22:08:16.414+01:00

Where am I?Why am I here?What am I supposed to do here?Initial thoughts that popped up in my first life when I entered my Second Life as the curious citizen Gap Nagy. I guess it'll all be clearer after a little exploration. It's almost like someone gives you the chance to start over again. Reset life. Weird.

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Well, seems like Luc Besson has once again delivered, staying true to his artistic self.Angel-A is a passionate creation from the miraculous Frenchman and his team. This time set in Paris. A miserable man ready to take his life finds his inner self again with the help of the mysterious Angel-A.It's beautifully captured in black and white. It's art. It's eye candy.

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One of my cousins tipped me about this band that I hadn't heard about before. And what a great tip. JazzKamikaze - what kind of name is that on a band - delivered a powerful (muscle jazz) and intense jazz session based on material from their two released albums, Mission I and Travelling At The Speed Of Light.Jeriko on JazzKamikaze:JazzKamikaze bildades 2005 med ett tydligt mål: att vinna

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El Laberinto del Fauno is an interesting and beautiful creation from Guillermo del Toro. He succeeds in blending reality with imagination, human beings with fairy tale creatures, vicious fascists with fauns.You get the picture. It's a good mix, a nice blend. The environments in the movie are stunning. It's actually a bit like the movie Mirrormask.

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-40617751179440237972007-02-10T19:00:00.000+01:002007-02-11T20:20:59.842+01:00

The sky, the lake, and the mountains in the background, just before it was time to go to the airport.

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Tigers frozen in time at Musée d'Histoire naturelle in Geneva.This corridor gave me a strange feeling; it's almost as if it had been taken from a science fiction story.

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-8849006658552508172007-02-10T14:00:00.001+01:002007-02-11T20:03:51.705+01:00

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire in Geneva is a true history portal. You can easily spend a few hours in the museum - it's huge. And it's worth it - not only we thought so.Impressive paintings.Pre-Internet communication form. Handwritten, with beautiful paintings.There's even a cannon hall in the museum.

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Dining with Erik at Restaurant Himalaya, an Indian restaurant located at Rue de Neuchâtel 18. Even though the restaurant is a bit run-down, the food they serve is delicious. The place is definitely worth a visit if you are in Geneva.

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CERN, a european organization for nuclear research located near Geneva, held a short intro to their research. Questions about dark matter, alternate dimensions, etc, popped up.Deep field image from the Hubble space telescope. Higgs particle - will knowledge about it finally enable us to study the multiverse instead of the universe?!

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-82008807703443948002007-02-09T16:09:00.001+01:002007-02-11T16:47:30.309+01:00

Interesting panel discussion about how users and citizens, with the power of the net, with tools like blogs, podcasts, wikis, etc, impact corporations and countries. It's happening now.Derek Powazek (picture), founder of JPG magazine, describes how users at www.jpgmag.com are the ones in control, the ones that decide which pictures are worth publishing.

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Lucas Grolleau (black LIFT T-shirt, to the right in the picture) operating a digital orchestra at LIFT+.The orchestra consists of a number of mobile devices playing audio streamed from an iPod.http://www.soundsgood.fr/

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Panel discussion at LIFT about the dangers with technological overload. Interesting and important. A few people in the audience actually admit that they are addicted by putting up their hands. One speaks up about his Internet addiction.What's the core problem? Addicted to RSS flows? To mails? Reading / answering one mail while ten new fills up the inbox. Not staying away from the Blackberry /

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Friday. It's time to get caffeinated before the first panel discussion starts.One?! No, that's not enough - you better give me two cups...

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-33886052879519712702007-02-09T08:00:00.000+01:002007-02-11T20:47:11.597+01:00

Had to share the view from one of the suite's three balconies. The lake can be seen in the background and another balcony (mine as well) can be spotted to the right.Shot from the right-most balcony - the mountains can be seen in the background.Erik waiting in the lounge for me - he didn't get any balcony this time.

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Some night shots from Geneva. I'm walking from the hotel to the old part of the city.Stones in the walkway, electrified, lit.

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Mr Networking himself in action - Erik, visionary colleague, futuristic blogger, and photographer. Networking while waiting for Chipchase's presentation to start.Nokia's Jan Chipchase held a presentation on "Literacy, Communication & Design". As usual, his presentation material had that perfect touch; fantastic pictures from his field research, no bullets, just a few words on a slide, simple and

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-81505255026097727982007-02-08T13:04:00.000+01:002007-02-11T18:26:13.549+01:00

The LIFT07 crew had prepared the conference center's networking floor with the LIFT logo - tape-paths to be traced.Brought my Sigma 10-20 wide-angle lens. It's perfect for gatherings like this - no need to step back when taking a photo.

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What would life be without a proper salmon sandwich - ok, I admit, this is not actually the real stuff, I quickly assembled it myself just to get a salmon shot.

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-64870441684738210172007-02-08T11:59:00.000+01:002007-02-11T18:29:52.025+01:00

It's Thursday. I'm Caffeinated and ready to go. The laptop is running. It's my first day at LIFT07.So, what's LIFT07 all about? Let's check the web page http://www.liftconference.com/:LIFT has a simple goal: connect people who are passionate about new applications of technology and propel their conversations into the broader world to improve life and work.There's definitely potential in this. A

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In Geneva for the LIFT07 conference.Got the top suite at the hotel for some reason - weird, but there's no need to complain...Three balconies. Makes it difficult to choose...

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Another great jazz session at Jeriko. This time featuring Double Standards, a local musical dream team consisting of Cennet Jönsson on saxes, Jacob Karlzon on piano, Hans Andersson on bass, and Peter Nilsson on drums.http://www.kopasetic.se/:The group interprets standards in a very unique way employing everything from rubato versions to hard swinging jazz! Creative initiatives are being nourished

Andreas Kristenssonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894634124609367049.post-50760141550603735582007-02-06T11:33:00.000+01:002007-02-06T11:38:00.133+01:00

Found the video on youtube.com. It's amazing.

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I like this movie. The twists in it are great.Martin Scorsese has created a rough and intense story in The Departed. It circulates around Jack Nicholson's lead character, around a bad guy, or more precisely around the leader of the bad guys. Or wait just a minute, is that really the bad guy?!...Will see it again. Have to - Jack's in it.

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In front of them three creations appeared, man-made it seemed, not of natural origin, crafted out of the finest wood, ...It took around two years for me and my father (picture) to finalize the project - however, actual number of days spent on it were just a few, say around six to eight.

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