Simon Butcher

It seems like everyone lately is talking about how Kramer from the popular 1990's television sitcom Seinfeld is a racist. The guy in question, Michael Richards, was heckled at a comedy club in Los Angeles, and went way over the line. Unlucky for him, the rise in camera-phones meant that most of his tirade, including storming off stage, was caught on video.

The accusations are flying, but is Michael Richards really a racist?

For me, Christmas shopping season has begun this weekend. Normally I wait until the last minute, but this time around I felt it was a good idea to start battling the hordes of relentless Christmas shoppers early in order to avoid any unwanted surprises, and help me find presents for people. It's only one week away from Plaisirs d'Hiver (Winter Wonders), which includes lots of Glüewein, Christmas markets, and so forth. Brussels is going to be chockas again, so it's a good idea to start early.

Welcome to the so-called seventh-generation of gaming consoles. Wow, woo, et cetera. So why don't I care? I mean, I'm very impressed with the technology of these new expensive toys that are coming out, but at the same time, I remain unimpressed over-all.

This week, the subject of video games has come up repeatedly, especially with the European release of the Nintendo Wii on the horizon.

It's been a long time since the original conception of Artemy Lebedev Studio's Optimus Keyboard, probably the first keyboard that's ever created large waves in the geek community when it was first announced. Now, however, it appears the keyboard has gained itself a bad reputation, and will be a mere shell of its original self.

So blogging has lasted a week for me so far - I'm impressed I'm not bored of it yet!

J'habite en Belgique depuis trois ans maintenent, et mon niveau de français est encore terrible. Et je ne fais rien à l'améliorer. Rien. Absolument rien.

Recently, I was talking with colleagues about how the Internet has changed over the years, and how it's become a natural part of every day life for so many of us. How has the Internet influenced us, and has it taken control of us? I couldn't help but take an incoherent look back...

Axapta inherently begs community involvement from X++ developers due to its horrible lack of documentation. Dynamics Ax 4.0 (the erp system formerly known as..) certainly solves this to great lengths, but there are still grey-areas here and there which need to be filled in.

I often get asked about tips and tricks in Axapta, and today I was asked (again) about the nofetch keyword in X++ select statements. Why is it there? What's the point?

Congratulations. You won, and I hate you for it, vehemently.

I've tryed to avoid you for so many years now, ignoring the constant requests from family and friends, and refuting accusations from colleagues that my life is incomplete without you, I've finally had to give in.