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Author: Simon Peter (Page 1 of 11)

Currently a doctoral candidate in Management and Economics. Professionally a management consultant. Genuinely interested in technology and its impact on society.

Bildung

March 4, 2008 / Simon Peter

Bildung kommt von Bildschirm und nicht von Buch,
sonst hieße es ja Buchung.
Dieter Hildebrandt (*1927)

I’m going to FOSDEM

February 11, 2008 / Simon Peter

I’m going to FOSDEM, the Free and Open Source Software Developers’ European Meeting. You too?

Today’s key learning: True meaning of “Alt Gr”

October 30, 2007 / Simon Peter

Ever wondered what “Alt Gr” stands for? Today, while working on a Sun Ray machine, I noticed the key said “Alt Graph”. Today’s key learning: The true meaning of this key is “alternate graphic”, according to IBM. Oh well.

Must-see Market Cap Map

October 23, 2007 / Simon Peter

Here we can watch how Apple’s market capitalization relative to the industry grows from day to day 😉 A really useful tool.

Programming language market shares over time

September 13, 2007 / Simon Peter

C, C++, and Java are the “big ones”, followed by PHP, Perl and Python. See the graph over time. Does anyone know of an updated version?

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