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Welcome to the delicate art of noise pollution store on LULU.com. I am a Dutch writer who writes both in English and Dutch. This is the online place to find my books. Feel free to browse the store or read the web feeds below.

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Welkom op de delicate art of noise pollution winkel op LULU.com. Ik ben een schrijver die zowel in het Nederlands als in het Engels schrijft. Dit is de online plek waar mijn boeken te vinden zijn. Kijk gerust rond of lees de web feeds hieronder.

Various tdaonp blog feeds:

tdaonp hub

  • Index of a writing week #3

    2009 Nov 20

    This time the index spans two weeks due to some flu issues. Last week I was lain up in bed battling off viral hordes. But this week, albeit sneezing, sniffling and coughing, I was up again writing and publishing on the blogs. Here’s the index of the latest stuff: We have to learn to ask for [...]

  • Index of a writing week #2

    2009 Nov 06

    This week I haven’t published much online. I have been busy writing though. I have begun work on a Jack Russell book and I have been working on a talk I may be giving in the not too distant future. This is what appeared online: Book giveaway failed Scrooged by retail 1+1=3 zegt de computer straks (in Dutch) And the [...]

  • Book giveaway failed due to lack of response

    2009 Oct 30

    The book giveaway I set up via Twitter failed miserably. Only two people responded and even those were suspected bots or at least twitter accounts that have a commercial interest in giveaways and competitions. I could let a random number generator decide between those two entries but where’s the fun in that? So I declare [...]

  • Index of a writing week #1

    2009 Oct 30

    Index of a writing week is a weekly Friday post about what I have been publishing during the week. It is a handy way to keep track of my activity, as much for myself if for no one else. This week’s index: Noisepollution for mobile browsers Links to my other sites sticky post The well is relatively empty – [...]

tdaonp shortstories

  • New short story: A nightmare to enter (first draft)

    2009 Oct 02

    A nightmare to enter His mother always tells him you can never die in a dream. For Wesley this is a reassuring thought. The same nightmare has been harassing him for weeks now. Every night the same horrific scene plays out in a sweat drenched sleep. It is difficult to describe the dream. [...]

  • A story better left untold

    2009 May 07

    A little warning: this story may be shocking to some readers. Please read at your own risk. “You are a marked man,” Robert said. He was sitting across from me at the rickety table. “Marked and as good as dead.” He shifted his weight, or what was left of it and the chair he sat on creaked. [...]

  • The man that was not

    2009 Apr 29

    The first time I met him I was told his name was Morgan. As I found out later he might just as well have said Johnson, or Wright, or Preston. His name was of no consequence. I met him at an embassy party where I was attending on personal invitation by the ambassador. In fact [...]

  • The book. Part two: the circle comes around

    2009 Apr 22

    It has been two months since the book has come into my possession. Since then the book has come to possess me. I write this on the last page of the book, which is blank as if for this purpose, using my own blood and a sharp shard of rock. Not because I want to [...]

tdaonp scratch pad

  • Sixth sense on batteries (part 2 of 2)

    2009 Nov 19

    This is part two of a two part article on the sixth sense device developed at MIT (you can read part one here). Before you read this article, please watch this video so you know what I am writing about (if you have seen it already, read on with swift abandon). wax enthusiastically With the concerns out [...]

  • Sixth sense on batteries (part 1 of 2)

    2009 Nov 18

    This is part one of  a two part article on the sixth sense device developed at MIT (part two is here). Before you read this article, please watch this video so you know what I am writing about (if you have seen it already, read on dear well informed one). In this first part I will [...]

  • We have to learn to ask for the cookie

    2009 Nov 10

    We humans are no longer a humble species. Why I think this I will come back to later in the article. First I want to discuss why learning to be humble might be the most important attribute to our character from a survival of the species viewpoint. humility device Humility can be viewed as a device. A [...]

  • Scrooged by retail

    2009 Nov 06

    It has almost become a tradition. November is the month for me to curse the end of year festivities. I am happy to play the role of Scrooge on steroids and no amount of ghosts will make me think otherwise about the festive season. Scrooges on the increase This year I found out that I am not [...]

atyoukid

  • Gammera the invincible (1966)

    2009 Oct 26

    Directed by Sandy Howard and Noriaki Yuasa. This film is so bad it should only be watched under certain circumstances. Suggested reasons for watching this film include but are not limited to: inebriation, a very foul mood, looking for a reason to throw one’s TV through the window or, like me, you just want to watch [...]

  • Infernal Affairs III (2003)

    2009 Jul 22

    irected by: Wai-keung Lau Alan Mak To complete the trilogy I watched Infernal Affairs III (Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan). It is the last in the infernal affairs trilogy and again i can safely say: Hollywood, go home and hang your head in shame. At least if you, like me like to be [...]

  • Happy go lucky (2008)

    2009 May 19

    Directed by: Mike Leigh A recent film on atyoukid this time. We saw this film on Sunday last and it left us speechless. The title, tag lines and advertising around this film might make you think it is a light comedy with little substance. Nothing could be further from the truth. Yes, it is a comedy [...]

  • Falling Down (1993)

    2009 Apr 21

    Directed by Joel Schumacher When falling down came out in 1993 I saw the trailer on the BBC Film Programme with Barry Norman. Back then the Internet had not yet evolved into the multimedia streaming network it is now (anyone remember ‘browsing’ with Mosaic), so film news was still delivered by public broadcast services like the [...]

tdaonp podium

rtfm

  • Juno 60 synth keyboard contacts cleaning

    2009 Oct 27

    I own a vintage synthesizer: the Roland Juno 60. This synth can be seen as a landmark synth as it represents the emergence of digital technology in the world of musical instruments. It’s largely based on analog technology not unlike the Moog synths and the Korg Poly 6 but unlike those it had a digital [...]

  • Humane Lego mouse trap

    2009 Sep 14

    A couple of days ago I managed to capture a mouse. Not in the trap here described but by using a plastic chinese food container and my hands. Less glamorous than with this sexy device. But I still want to share this construction with you just because it’s fun. As a picture (moving or otherwise) [...]

  • Single speed bicycle conversion (addendum): chain tensioner

    2009 Aug 15

    After the bike was finished I realised I had omitted one pretty essential part: the chain tensioner. With rear vertical drop outs there is no way to move the rear wheel back to adjust the tension of the chain. So another device is needed or your chain will dance all over the place and, as [...]

  • Single speed bicycle conversion

    2009 Aug 14

    Bicycles have a special place in my heart. Being Dutch I was almost born pedaling a bike. Now I own three and a half bikes (one is a folding one, hence the half). This sounds like a lot but they are all pretty aged bikes. Old clangers might be another term. Thanks to having some [...]