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Login problem
Right now I am not able to login using Safari 5.0.2 with Mac OS X 10.6.5. I can, however, login using Firefox. -
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Bug report: cannot log in
As from yesterday I am not able to log in when using Safari v. 5.0 as browser. No problems with Firefox v 3.6.8. Operating system: Mac OS 10.6.4 -
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Never too old...
to learn. At the end of each year it is time to look back and evaluate the good and bad things that happened. Within this context we have elections such as "Sportsman of the Year", "Politician of the Year" etc. Today I heard in the news that the Dutch verb "swaffelen" has been elected "Word of... -
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Amsterdam Pride
This afternoon I went for shopping and saw that flag poles had been placed on the "Magere Brug" (Skinny Bridge). -
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How are your appliances connected
Ingemar's (Gorenje) thread "Laundry in Slovenia" generated a discussion about the various methods of connecting appliances to the power supply. Therefore it seemed a good idea to start a thread specifically about this subject. Here is my own solution: I live in a 1930s apartment that was not... -
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Shopping: the Dutch way
My colleague just pointed me to this YouTube movie with a sketch about shopping in the Albert Heijn supermarket. Mind you, the described situation is historical now: we don't stick price labels to "zakjes" anymore :D all goods are now weighed and priced at the checkout counter. -
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I have never seen this before
While visiting the "Uitmarkt" festival (yes another festival, August is a busy month) I discovered this Smeg shop. Now look to the right side of the shop window... -
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Days of Hearts
This was the third weekend in August and therefore time to celebrate the Days of Hearts Festival (in Dutch: Hartjesdagen). This festival is celebrated in Amsterdam only and furthermore only in one street, the "Zeedijk" (Sea Dike). It has a very long tradition of circa 800 years (see link). The... -
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A look at the Miele shop
From the discussion in the Canal parade thread I learned that I have an interesting shop in my neighbourhood. This is the shop after closing time this evening: -
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Canal parade
Yesterday when I came home I heard lots of noise from around the corner. I placed my shoppings in the kitchen and went out. The first thing I saw was the backside of people standing along the waterfront...