Chiperoni
From the monthly archives: April 2009
Note to myself. Of no public interest whatsoever.
An exciting topic that is virtually knocking me off my feet.
Present value of a future payment is the amount that one must have today to yield that payment at the future date, given the opportunity rate.
One way to calculate this is to use [...]
News of dying newspapers and print magazines have been making the rounds. But also some well-established and respected blogs are closing, or struggling.
Mlle A. of Handmade2.0 recently commented on a design blog’s call for donations:
It’s not just print mags that face hardship. Meaning, blogs that started [...]
Like in a Hollywood movie, a U.S. captain was freed from Somali pirates. I’ve been browsing the web, reading articles.
Some observations:
For one, I’m wondering how the navy seals managed to target the pirates. I thought the life boat was an enclosed boat, similar to the one shown here.
Secondly, it [...]
Malawi cell phone numbers have changed:
Zain:
Add 099 and the remaining 7 digits.
TNM:
Add 088 and the remaining 7 digits.
Online bookmark:
Check Teltarif.ch for the cheapest telephone rate to Malawi.
Yesterday I couldn’t remember the name of the cheapest Swiss “callthrough” provider… and googling for something like “Billiger telefonieren Malawi” just lists tonnes of German “call-by-call” sites.
BTW, Swisscom costs CHF 1.40 per minute.
I really wish this would become reality:
“For me it is so good,” says Sondoto Kobia of Kenya. “I went to sleep yesterday barely being able to get out my emails, but this morning I uploaded a two-hour video of my sons graduation to [...]
