Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
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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
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700 grams of common sense
A few days ago I flew with easyJet between London and Barcelona. During the check-in I experienced something that made me think about how our lives are dominated by rules and regulations at the cost of common sense. The staff at the check-in informed me that my bag was too heavy — 21.6 kilos —
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Roca Centella
A cloudy-day hike in the Montseny Natural Park together with a couple of friends. We set off from Figaró and headed for La Garriga along the PR C-33 short distance path — with a mid-way detour to the top of Roca Centella (1001m).
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Skorradalsháls
On a recent trip to Iceland I did a short hike that I have not done in quite some time. I hiked onto a small ridge called Skorradalsháls (314m) and separates the valleys Skorradalur and Lundareykjadalur in west Iceland.
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Þverfellshorn
Mt. Esja rises above Reykjavík across the bay north of the city. It is one of the most popular recreation areas close to Reykjavík. The most popular peak is Þverfellshorn (780 m) which is accessible by a marked path, yet fairly challenging.
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Kvígindisfell
A hike to the top of Kvígindisfell (783 m) in western Iceland. We got a true sampling of Icelandic weather — sun, rain, snow, …
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Fannr: Flickr Annotator
Fannr – Flickr Annotator – was a prototype application for assisting users in annotating their Flickr photos. Two types of annotation support is provided when annotating a single photo: tag recommendation and location recommendation.