Hi:

This is the website for Owen Carter, a British guy who has been living in Amsterdam for the last 11 years.

I'm afraid there is nothing earth-shattering here, no solutions for World Peace, no cures for peoples ills.. Just a few of my photos and ramblings.

Hamster power.

An enterprising student.. Hamster powered mobile phone charger! brilliant. Why he only got a ‘C’ for this is beyond me, it looks both inventive and well constructed to me..

“Games Should Be Like Female Orgasms”

..according to some :-)
But the /. discussion on this produced an excellent response:
If ‘Games Should Be Like Female Orgasms,’ why are the most popular games first person shooters?

Nice line..

While reading the article linked in the previous posting, I saw a nice quote:

My religion is better than yours.. Because I don’t have one.

Must remember that, it could be useful.

This just in:

13 percent of Americans believe Joan of Arc was the wife of Noah..
Oh Dear.

Different Perspectives

Interesting days in the Gaza strip, in that religious fanatics have flocked to the scene, and a bit of me is glad to see their frustration. I feel like this is some restitution for the Palestinians who have lost their homes. The ordinary settlers have my sympathy though, they were told by the fanatics that the land was theirs, learning that it wasn’t must have been a bitter pill.

Just a few yards outside Kfar Darom, dozens of Palestinians stood on the roofs of their houses watching the evacuation.

“For the first time in the last few years I’m standing here without any fear that Israelis will shoot at me because their battle today is against themselves,” said Mohammed Bashir, a Palestinian farmer.”

Long may he continue to stand there.

:)

Don’t worry, get smiley

Rent a Bike

While I´ve been living in Amsterdam there have been a number of ‘White Bikepublic rental schemes for bicycles, but they have all fallen afoul of the common thief. Meanwhile private bicycle rental firms have flourished, mainly becuse they take a deposit and ID.
Well, it looks like the French city of Lyon has a successful scheme now, using technology to track the bikes and making theft a much harder option. Quite an interesting idea really, I wonder how long before Amsterdam tries again..