Technology Run Amuck?
Next stop: Zürich Airport! Screen time for all, not a personal interaction in sight. Sigh.
Italy Rental Car Fiasco
I thought the logistics were straight-forward: land in Venice, pick up the rental car, and drive to Portorož, Slovenia to speak at tech conference. Then suddenly it wasn't, and our…
Executive Room With Balcony
My wife and I booked a room at the Grand Hotel Portorož for talks I was presenting at JCON Slovenia in Portorož, Slovenia. Very excited upon our arrival in Portorož,…
Free Territory of Tireste
After World War II, Trieste, Italy was de jure was an independent and diplomatically-recognized state, The Free Territory of Trieste, but, due to Soviet intransigence in agreeing to any civilian…
Biking From Keuekenhof
You are spending the better part of a (hopefully) gorgeous afternoon walking the impeccably-manicured grounds of Keukenhof: enjoying the plethora of tulips and flowers, ascending the windmill to get views…
Forum Groningen
Groningen is the largest city in northern Netherlands, the sixth largest in the Netherlands, and the province capital. Today it's home for two major university with an estimated 25% of…
Museum To Go
After paying for admission to the Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt, I was handed this Museum To Go card. As someone explained, you tap the card on devices throughout the museum for…
Caricatura Museum Frankfurt
The Caricatura Museum was an unplanned, unexpected gem found on a day trip to Frankfurt, Germany: it hadn't yet opened, so I continued on to Frankfurt's other sites and museums…
Computers IRL #9
From The Independent: United Airlines warns of a planned system outage. United is upgrading (upgraded?) their reservation system, which included (I believe) moving data centers, requiring an outage during which…
Visiting the Palace of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster, the seat of British Government since the creation of the Model Parliament in 1295, is easily recognizable, if for no other reason than the Elizabeth Tower…