Soylent Green is people!
During the past six months Europe has been riddled with scandals concerning food. At an alarming pace, authorities have discovered that origin and type of ingredients have been falsified. Last autumn there was a case where pork had been coloured and then sold as beef. There was also a case where decades old canned (best … Read more
Life, universe and re-evaluating everything
Every now and then, one really has think what I am doing. Not just concerning the work but everything. While you are too busy with your work, it can happen that some important things just slip past. One day you may notice that along the road you have lost the real you, real self, somewhere. … Read more
Klout is a-changing
Couple days ago there was a drastic change in Klout. The algorithms calculating the actual scores were changed, which meant that most individual Klout scores changed too. There has been a lot of heated discussion on this matter, and many people have been very disappointed and even angry about this. It seems that some people … Read more
Apple Store clone in China
I have personally been in China, and know from experience that it is a really weird place to live. First of all it gives totally new perspective to the concept of huge. If you do think that you know what huge means, but have not been in China, then you have something to learn. Due … Read more
Born to kill in Facebook
Based on recent events where kidnapper commented the situation and even posted pictures of his hostage on his Facebook account, I kind of expect this to be a rising trend. We will probably see more crime stories on Facebook, where perpetrator himself will update events of hostage situation, mass killing or robbery, and gathering lots … Read more
Nature calls…
Well, for me nature calls all the time. No, I do not mean going to toilet. The outdoors, the wilds, the woods, I mean. That’s something that I have enjoyed from early childhood. My father taught me everything there is to know about wilderness, how to move there, how to survive. I learned to enjoy … Read more
Image can lie more than thousand words
I have always been baffled by how easily people believe anything that is in the Internet. What I have seen, some forums and web pages may be the richest source of misinformation, outdated data and blatant lies. You cannot even believe in pictures. Current image processing software makes it quite easy to manipulate pictures or … Read more
Medieval lifestyle – a healthy lifestyle
As a researcher in Type 1 diabetes, and food enthusiast, I have keen interest in healthy food. When I look around I usually see people eating too much and too unhealthy meals. It seems that most people do not understand risks involved with it. Every year we see more and more diabetics. I just read … Read more
Explaining the unexplainable
Quite often I have discussed with other persons about each others favorite movies. Although, I consider myself a movie enthusiast, it is always as hard it is now. I mean, to list my favorite movies. There are simply too many of them. I have seen literally thousands of films. So, I have tried to characterize … Read more
