Four years
Not exactly today, but about a month ago marked my four-year anniversary as a blogger.
Posts in the "Personal/life" Category
As we were
I’m sure this has happened to you as well: meeting an old friend you haven’t seen for quite some time, and you’re really excited about it!
Invasion of my public privacy
Today I thought we’d talk about privacy and how Twitter messages and status updates affects that in a manner you probably haven’t thought of.
My father would have turned 70 today
If he had been still alive, my father would have turned 70 years old today. All the things he did and feats he accomplished in his life has been very inspiring, and I hope to carry on in that spirit.
We miss you, dad.
The trip to Berlin and the Mozilla Add-Ons Workshop 2009
As most of you know, I was in Berlin last weekend, giving a talk at Mozilla Add-Ons Workshop :: Berlin (MAOW Berlin 2009). It was great fun, and I thought I’d tell you more about the event and the trip.
Bob Dylan club gig at Berns in Stockholm March 22nd 2009
Maybe some of you remember I had the fantastic opportunity to see Bob Dylan in a club gig in Stockholm in 2007? Last night, against all possible odds (and in under two years time) I again (!) got the chance to see Bob Dylan play a club gig!
Thank you for 2008 – Happy New Year!
The end of 2008 is near, and I felt it was time to summarize the passed year.
Happy holidays, Merry Christmas!
The time of year for celebration, family time and gifts to your loved ones is here!
Your childrens’ perception of you
Sometime, your perception of yourself isn’t a 100% in sync with your childrens’ takes…
The Spotify party
Saturday night, I had the pleasure of attending a Spotify party, thrown by Spotify – the best music service available.
Taxation of my daughter
The other day I got a letter from the Swedish Tax Authority in regards to taxation of my daughter Emilia.
About FriendFeed and FriendFeedBadge – present your FriendFeed in your own web site
Ok, so some of you must think I’m slightly retarded in regards to discovering new internet services. The thing is, though, that I usually test a lot of them as soon as they surface, then wait to see if they become popular, and if yes, hops on the train as everyone else. This time around, the turn has come to FriendFeed and the FriendFeedBadge.
34
Today I turn 34 years old. How old are you?
Going sailing
From September last year till this summer, I was working on a project which demanded some extra time and efforts, especially at the end before launch (which doesn’t), and the customer was nice enough to treat us to a reward trip for our success; basically, for doing what we’re paid to do in the first place. 🙂
Sweden becomes an Orwellian nightmare – the FRA debacle
During the summer, the dreaded FRA law was voted for and accepted by the Swedish Parliament. Basically, this law allows the government to go through all digital communication going across the borders of Sweden. Meaning, if I read my Gmail, do a Google search or whatever, they will get complete access to that information.
Nyman rides again
I’m back. 🙂
Summer break
After a spring filled with varying degrees of turmoil, summer is finally here. And with that, my friends, comes my break from development, blogging and any other computer-related activity.
My grandfather
Last night my paternal grandfather passed away.
What’s in a haircut?
I’ve always liked hair. Beautiful hair makes people look fantastic, and I think more personality is conveyed through hair than we think.
In the line of fire
I just felt a bit too restrained with Twitter last night to describe what actually went down. So, this will be too personal and perhaps too graphic. Consider yourselves warned… 🙂
Prison Break addiction went to Prison Break disappointment
*SPOILER ALERT*. If you haven’t seen till episode 9 of season 3 of Prison Break, please don’t read this; it’ll spoil your fun.
Nyman’s on Twitter
Most of you know about Twitter, right? Basically, it’s a service where you write, within a sentence or two, what your doing at the moment, and then share it with the world.
No sun in Sweden
Swedish weather tracking company SMHI has released the measured hours of sunlight during December for different parts of Sweden.
How to live 14 years longer
A study shows how we can live 14 years longer just by changing our habits.
World reflections
I thought I’d take the time to publish some short reflections on what has happened lately.
Best pictures of me in 2007
Totally narcissistic, but looking through the pictures from 2007, I found two of my favorites depicting me.
Goodbye 2007 – Happy New Year!
The year 2007 has come to an end, or rather, it very soon has. I thought I’d write a summary of what happened me as well as on the web during 2007, to have a closure for the year that has passed.
Merry Christmas, happy holidays!
The time has come again for presents, burning candles, Christmas trees, glögg, Santa and other assorted goodness.
Blogging is poison
Blogging is, indeed, poison.
IKEA – the home of break-ups
IKEA, one of the things that Sweden is most well-known for (except for hot blondes and shady movies produced some decades ago…), is so popular (read: at least well-visited) here in Sweden that you cannot believe.
At the end of the rainbow
A couple of days ago I was driving home from work, and I saw the most beautiful rainbow! It spanned across a fairly long distance, and I could actually see the end of it.
Whether to take risks
We all live our lives going through all kinds of stages, experiences and risks. What I wonder is if risks are worth taking, and if yes, which ones?
I’m afraid of happy campers
I want people to be glad and happy, I really do! But sometimes it can get too much…
A weekend and a Monday
This post might be a bit direct, or too open about my life, so refrain from reading if you don’t want to know (or else you might stop reading what I write altogether). Or maybe it just seems plain boring, and I totally understand you; it does get funnier at the end, though. If you’re not discouraged yet, allow me to describe my last three days.
Back in the saddle!
Just as I’m writing this, asteroid 85275, with a diameter of at least 2 kilometers, should be passing just by Earth. If it had hit, all of us probably would have been gone by now. So, what better time and way to say that I’m back writing? 🙂
Have a nice summer – time for parental leave!
It’s that time of the year again. Time for me to take a break from blogging, and computers in general, to instead spend some months together with my family.
Momentum
Never ever disturb someone who has momentum. It’s almost as bad as waking a sleepwalker (or so I’ve heard).
What’s our legacy?
You put in, on average, somewhere between 40 and 50 years working. Long hours, endless meetings, changes, deadlines and requirements. And at the end of it all, what’s left?
Meme: 5 blogs that make me think
Guilherme tagged me with a meme, and it’s been a while and I think it’s an interesting one, so I’ll make a stab at sharing my thoughts.
Quitting, and getting a new job at Valtech
As I’m writing this, I have just finished my last day at my employer.
Would you want to know when you will die?
On and off throughout my life I have been contemplating if I want to know when I’m going to die. These thoughts resurfaced recently with the hanging of Saddam Hussein (where I think the death penalty was a travesty of justice; he should have lived and served his time) and every time I think about it I get all these horrible feelings of what it would actually be like to know.
Dead celebrities
I find it quite remarkable that certain people’s death, persons you never knew or met, can affect you so much. This is especially true in the case of celebrities; not so much for what they’ve done, necessarily, but for what period in your own life they represent.
I though I’d name some people’s deaths that has touched me in different ways.
The cat and the dream
Ok, this might scare you a little, but I had the weirdest dream just before I woke up this morning. I (don’t?) hope that anyone of you are good at interpreting dreams, so here goes:
2006, the year that was
So, 2006 is almost over and it’s time to look ahead at 2007. Will it be an exciting year? No doubt, we have to wait to see just how riveting it can get! I thought I’d go through some notable things that happened in 2006, not just web-related, and scribble down some words about them…
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays!
Yes, yes, I know, I’m on parental leave. But of course I have to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas, and if that’s not your thing, at the very least, let me say Happy Holidays!
Welcome to this world, baby girl!
Friday November 24th, 22:58, our baby girl was born! She weighed 3965 grams and was 50 centimeters tall, and her birth was without complications. Everyone in the family is doing just fine, and Fredrika and the baby got home today from the hospital.
Interestingly enough, she was born in the exact same room as our other daughter Emilia. When we got to the delivery room and was assigned where we should be, we walked into the room and just exclaimed:
Hey, we’ve been here before!
Words can’t express how happy we are over the new addition to our family!
Welcome to this world, baby girl!
The Saddam Hussein verdict
Saddam Hussein has just been sentenced to death. The trial has taken over a year to complete, with lots of different twists and turns. With no disrespect to people who have been affected by Saddam’s reign, I find the whole situation a joke…
Lost, season three, is finally here – do we ever want Lost to end?
Season three of Lost has just begun, and episode one is outstanding! The first five minutes probably had me sitting with my jaw dropped, and the “reward” scene had me laughing out loud (don’t worry, there will be no more spoilers here)!
Let me try and speculate here why Lost is so good and what I think about its future.
Giving something back
Are you a fairly skilled web developer? Get enough money to make ends meet, maybe have some benefits kicked in too? You’re content with life in general and is a nice person?
You know what? I think it’s time for you to give something back.
How I remember September 11th 2001
I remember September 11th 2001 as if it were yesterday. I was sitting in the office working as usual when one of my colleagues sent me a link over IM to a Swedish news web page. I clicked the link but didn’t get in since the web site failed to respond. I went over to his desk and asked what it was all about.
A plane has just crashed into the World Trade Center.