Eurobloat #0020 • December 2011
The month twenty-six leaders signed a pact to write Brussels budget rules into their own constitutions, one prime minister said no, and the printing press worked overtime to keep the whole thing alive.
Eurobloat
2011
102 posts
Reflecting on the year 2011
Reflection on the year 2011, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
Eurobloat #0019 • November 2011
The month Brussels decreed that water does not prevent dehydration, installed two unelected technocrats to run sovereign nations, and floated the idea of mutualising everyone else's debt.
Eurobloat
Transform by Rebecca St. James
Rebecca St. James's 2000 release, bright, well-built pop songs. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
Music
Merry Christmas
As a real adult Christmas holds mature significance for me. The Christian faith rests on the fact that God sent his son.
Christianity
De Cock en moord op termijn by A.C. Baantjer
What looks like a narcotics matter turns into a string of sinister murders. De Cock and Vledder are pulled deeper into a case than ever before.
Books
Monthly update #0259 • November 2011
Monthly update 259 • November 2011 • 2011-11-01 - 2011-11-30
Monthly Updates
Privacy Roundup #0064 • November 2011
November 2011 mixed smartphone snooping rows, fresh breaches and landmark surveillance fights as Carrier IQ, GPS tracking and a wave of hacks dominated the privacy agenda.
Privacy
The Affair by Lee Child
The Affair revisits 1997, showing Reacher’s exit from the Army, sent undercover to Mississippi to investigate murders near a base hiding dark secrets.
Books
Eurobloat #0018 • October 2011
The month Brussels conjured a trillion euros out of leverage, told scientists what an embryo is, and decided your sandwich needed a font-size rule.
Eurobloat
Masters of Chant Chapter VIII by Gregorian
Gregorian's 2011 album sets pop and rock songs to choral chant, familiar tunes reshaped into something solemn.
Music
MacPorts, Fink and Homebrew
There are three main package managers for macOS: MacPorts, Fink and Homebrew. Here is how they compare.
Mac
God's Not Dead by Newsboys
The Newsboys' 2011 album leans into worship and anthem, a bold record built around one defiant title song.
Music
Monthly update #0258 • October 2011
Monthly update 258 • October 2011 • 2011-10-01 - 2011-10-31
Monthly Updates
De Cock en een variant op moord by A.C. Baantjer
A woman finds her company director dead in his chair, but when she returns the body has vanished. De Cock and Vledder must work out whether she really saw what she thinks she saw.
Books
Privacy Roundup #0063 • October 2011
October 2011 paired a surge of Anonymous hacks and breach disclosures with hard questions about how companies and governments quietly track ordinary people.
Privacy
Freedom by Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith's 2000 release, wordless music for reflection. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
Music
Eurobloat #0017 • September 2011
The month Brussels looked at a continent on fire and decided the missing ingredient was a brand new EU-wide tax, a sermon about more Europe, and a ruling that turns honey into a regulated substance.
Eurobloat
What is sandboxd?
If you see sandboxd running on your Mac, here is what this app sandboxing process does.
Mac
Come to the Well by Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns' 2011 album writes plainly about grace and worth, story songs that meet people where they hurt.
Music
Be Lifted High by Bethel Music
Bethel Music's 2011 live album gathers warm, spacious worship from a single church, songs that grew in the room.
Music
Mylo Xyloto by Coldplay
Coldplay's bright, restless 2011 concept album, a record I came to late and found bolder than its reputation.
Music
Johnny English Reborn
Johnny English Reborn (2011), directed by Oliver Parker, follows Johnny English as he returns from exile to stop an assassination plot against the Chinese Premier. Rowan Atkinson plays Johnny, older but no wiser, pulled back into service by MI7.
Movies
De Cock en de dood van een clown by A.C. Baantjer
A clown is found stabbed to death at the foot of the Schreierstoren, and a collection of antique jewels has been stolen. De Cock must work out whether the two crimes are connected.
Books
Remembering Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs, the brilliant co-founder of Apple, passed away on October 5, 2011. Every time I use a Mac, iPhone, or iPad, I am connecting with the legacy of a man who revolutionised technology by combining art and innovation.
Remembering