Beer: Mikkeller Black Hole 2007

Quote Ratebeer.com: The newest batch of this has been brewed by Mikkeller at De Proefbrouwerij in Belgium. Also the ABV is actually 14% in spite of the label stating 13.1%.

The answer to my simple question is yes, I would buy this again. It is as most of the other Mikkeller beers I've tasted, extreme...and that is what I like about Mikkeller ;)

Ps. Yes, that is 2 bottles you see there - saving the second one for another day :D

Beer: Nørrebros Julebryg 2007

Tasted this beer last night and I'm sad to say that it is a "no" in regards to my simple rating system (Would I buy this beer again?).

Rating beers

I would like present my very simple rating system which I've concluded it all boils down to for me perosnally after having tasted several hundred different beers in the last few years: Would I buy this beer again?

It can be answered with a simple yes/no and that is enough for me. I like reading reviews at ratebeer.com and such, but I'm a much more simple guy :)

Thanks,, but no thanks Facebook

Why I'll never join Facebook

Outsourcing

A friend send me this article about outsourcing. This guy outsources his own life to India:

I THINK I'M in love with Honey. How can I not be? She makes my mother look unsupportive. Every day I get showered with compliments, many involving capital letters: "awesome Editor" and "Family Man." When I confess I'm a bit tired, she tells me, "You need rest. . . . Do not to overexert yourself." It's constant positive feedback, like phone sex without the moaning.

Google's Android mobile platform

It looks like Google has done a very smart move. Though, at lwn.net there is a discussion about the reasons for Google's move. It will certainly be interesting to see how this evolves and how many mobile phones we'll see that uses it. I've looked forward to OpenMoko, but I must say I worry a bit about the future of OpenMoko and Trolltechs Qtopia too. I wouldn't be surprised if the community and eco-system around Android soon becomes many times bigger than OpenMoko and Qtopia together.

Larry Lessig talk

Larry Lessig at TED. Lasts around 20 min. Very much worth watching.

The OpenDocument Foundation

The press have been writing sensational articles about the OpenDocument Foundation because they have been out saying that ODF have no chance of succes and that they will now go a different route and drop ODF. How significant is the OpenDocument Foundation? From what I can tell, it is 3 persons! Yes, you read right, 3 persons. Why they have decided to do what they have done is beyond my understanding but Andy Updegrove have written a nice blog post thoroughly debunking their claims.

The conclusion is clear: ODF is alive and well.

Overvågningsloven

(Sorry non Danish speaking readers, this post is in Danish)

Takket være Lene Espersens ihærdige indsats, så har vi nu i DK indført hvad nogen af os kalder overvågningsloven. Det er en lov samtlige eksperter siger er tåbelig og ubrugelig. Formålet med loven er at forhindre terror og andre grove forbrydelser men som alle med bare lidt IT kendskab er klar over så vil denne lov med 99,99999% sandsynlighed ikke forhindre ét eneste terrorangreb. Det er til gengæld en lov der vil koste mange millioner kroner og de eneste der er til at betale for det er os forbrugere. Tak for regningen Lene!

Latest sad DRM story

When you buy something that's crippled with DRM you are at the mercy of company that sold the product you bought from them. The problem with DRM is that it only hurts the honest customer. This latest story is a shining example of that:

Instead of seeing Dice-K toeing the bump for the Land of the Rising Sun, Wood was told he needed to obtain a license to watch the video. He was then directed to a DRM "phone-home" page at MLB.com to verify that he was indeed licensed to watch the footage. One problem: the page was gone. Since the DRM scheme couldn't verify that he was allowed to watch the videos he had purchased, he was out of luck.

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Not only could he not watch the videos he had purchased, he couldn't get a refund either. Wood says that he was told that his purchases were "one-time sales," and therefore ineligible for a refund. As a result, he's left with $280.45 worth of downloaded video no one can watch. Another person who left a comment on Wood's blog says he's out over $50 for the same reason.

What an excellent way to attract more buyers...