Vikingsson on August 2nd, 2008

An interesting series about Iceland is in the Freakonomics blog at the NY Times.
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Vikingsson on January 9th, 2008

I hope by next winter to report on the gloom of winter from Iceland.

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Vikingsson on November 29th, 2007

Iceland opens hydrogen filling station to public is a bold move to push hydrogen power toward a real consumer test. The public filling station has been filling buses during the last few years and starting next summer they will power a whale watching ship with hydrogen. Gutsy move since the currently very [...]

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Vikingsson on November 23rd, 2007

Happy Icelandic Language Day. Icelanders celebrate their unique and ancient language. Few people outside of Iceland can speak the language but it is the language of the Vikings and the sagas. Preserve your heritage.
Eygló states that the language can sound harsh to outsiders but I think it sounds fine and less harsh [...]

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