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Horoscope: Leo
Age: 29 years
Profession: Software engineer
Hobbies: Photography, reading, lifting weights

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2011-11-27

Quick review: Swiss Diamond frying pans

Filed under: Reviews — Tags: , , , , — Kalle @ 12.37 pm

Many have propably ran into the Swiss Diamond product line of frying pans and other kitchen utensils. They are priced very steep, but are said to be worth the price because of their durability and excellent frying compatibilities. I had wanted to buy one for a long time, but the price had kept me from buying one blindly. A Swiss Diamond frying pan easily runs into a 100€ or more in Finland, which is five times the price of a good albeit non-durable Ikea frying pan (~20€) for an induction stove. The downside to the Ikea pans is that they do indeed go bad in a year (just as the Swiss Diamond ads say). I like the pans but buying one every year feels unecological and in the end, uneconomical.

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2011-11-13

iPad: why to buy it, what do do with it

Filed under: Reviews — Tags: , , , , , — Kalle @ 9.49 pm

I’ve used Macs since before they were cool. After a break of more than ten years, I now use Macs both at home and at work. I love the original apple spirit and I love my iMac, but I despise the closed control freak nature of what they’ve become, manifested in the iPhone. So for a long time I was one of those people who said: “iPad, huh? What use are those things anyway”. Little did I know that all that was about to change.
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