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As a computer scientist, you're constantly faced with English expressions. That's why I didn't waste much time thinking about how to communicate during my vacation in England. It was on the ferry to Dover that my deep confidence was rattled.5 min read
Picture this, a politician is giving a speech in front of a large audience. Immediately afterwards, he receives applause but also boos. You look around to see who's causing the fuss - and see abunch of robots. Just a phantasy? Not on the Internet.8 min read
The final days have come! At least that is the feeling users of older Windows version get when they see the Windows 10 countdown. Maybe the "anniversary update" is reason enough to upgrade at the last minute?8 min read
Whenever the media are raving about a particular topic it's enough to spawn reluctance. But isn't it a bit premature to judge something you never tried out? Maybe I was missing out on loads of fun?8 min read
Time and again, we've seen articles on dangerous cell phone radiation. But how much do we really know?7 min read
Many are searching for their big love online. My friend Dave* (name was changed at his request) is one of them and has already registered with four different dating services. He keeps me posted on his dating experiences there and strange things happen.6 min read
A few days ago, a story first took common IT portals by storm and then spread to big media outlets like wildfire: 1.2 billion email account credentials had supposedly been offered for sale at ridiculously low prices. The focus was on Russian users but it5 min read
I like Youtube. Aside from a few ads, you're presented with a wealth of information, music and funny videos. Next to the professional clips you also find a lot of home-made videos since Youtube is also powered by the community. I'd like you present some o8 min read
PUP - sounds cute but has the potential to seriously bug you. This acronym stands for potentially unwanted programs of which there are many that would like to infest your PC. What was once an issue only with smaller companies, flimsy freeware or disreputa6 min read
An illness had struck me down for more than week. What would have been described as "hitting a moderately rough patch" by my grandma kept me up at night. Restless like a dying sparrow, I tossed and turned sleeplessly in bed until I finally tumbled into th6 min read
