Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
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Itaipu Binacional
On my second day in the Paraná area I spent the morning on the border between Brazil and Paraguay, visiting the World’s largest hydro-electric power-plant — the Itaipu Dam. My initial plan had been to take the full tour of the dam — visiting it inside-out. However, I arrived a bit late at the site…
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Cataratas do Iguaçu
On a trip from São Paulo to Santiago I spent three days on the border between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina — enjoying a varied view of water. It’s power — both unleashed and leashed. The fist stop was Foz do Iguaçu on the Brazilian side. After lunch on my first day in Foz I took…
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Hello World … 🙂
When I was in Iceland this summer, I had a very pleasant experience. I was walking to the local swimming pool when I passed an old woman on the sidewalk who greeted me and wished me a good day. I thought it was very a cute and hospitable act. I wondered that being greeted on…
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Reykjavíkurmaraþon
A half marathon through the streets Reykjavík, Iceland. A tale of a limping leg, aided by venio-muscular compression technology.
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Skessuhorn
A 5+ hour hike to the Skessuhorn peak in Mt Skarðsheiði in western Iceland. I have spent so much time over the years looking at the peak, wanting to conquer it. It was very nice to have finally done it.
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Ármannshlaupið
A 10k race along the northern coast of Reykjavík, Iceland. The weather was very nice, offering a beautiful view of the bay and the mountains on the other side.
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Hádegishyrna
A 4 hour hike from the Icelandic valley Skorradalur, up the eastern slopes of the mountain Skarðsheiði, to the summit called Hádegishyrna. The weather was nice but slightly foggy.
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Of running and spreadsheets
In my life, the year 2006 was a year of running. In March I made a life-changing purchase. I bought a new pair of running shoes. My first proper running shoes. In the following months I made good use of the shoes and went running fairly regularly. With some minor exceptions, I went running three…
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Plana Novella
A sunny summer hike to the Catalan-Tibetan buddhist monastery in Plana Novella. We started the hike in Garraf and walked to Sitges.
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Thoughts on patents
After reading Simon Overell’s thoughts on patents I wanted to follow suit and share my own thoughts on the issue. I generally liked Simon’s argumentation. I do sympathize with the argument that patents have a merit for, in many cases, “allowing companies and individuals to benefit from investments in research and development”. At the same…