Spanish police appears to be pretty awesome (if clip is to be believed)

Apartment in Kallhäll (Stockholm, Järfälla) for sale

I'm selling my apartment in Kallhäll, see Fastighetsbyrån for more information.

Second Skin MMORPG documentary

Below is the trailer for the documentary "Second Skin", click this link to watch the entire documentary online ("Through 8/13 Only!"). Every now and then the video tries to display a "sponsor message" but AdBlock plus (Firefox addon) kills it instantly, if you have it installed you'll just experience a one second lag in the video. Personally I don't play World of Warcraft, or any MMORPG for that matter, the whole thing just seems like a huge social experiment gone horribly wrong. But who am I to judge, to each his own I guess.

Nolan helmet "controversy"

Controversial - and now perhaps discredited test results below (video is Swedish only).



A while ago the tv-show (or whatever it might be called) "Plus" tested a number of different motorcycle helmets in a battery of impact tests. According to "Sveriges tekniska forskningsinstitut" or "SP" (sic) the Nolan brand N103 helmet did not pass the impact test. This cased a minor controversy and of course major headlines (particularily since many cheaper helmets did supposedly pass). Well, the motorcycle magazine "Bike" thought, like most of us, that it's mighty strange that Nolan, one of the largets motorcycle helmet manufacturers, somehow made this rather obvious oversight. In a test organized by Nolan and performed by the independent NEWTON Dynamic Testing Centre the Nolan helmed did indeed pass the european standard ECE 22-05. The italian chief of testing commented on the Swedish SP facilities results as being "curious" (Swedish; "underligt"). One of the problems with SP's testing was the position of the impact point, which is supposedly positioned too low. The size of the test-dummy head inside the helmed was also questioned, but according to Newtons tests - using a large sized head in a medium size helmet will still earn Nolan a passing grade. Bike notes that the two test results are opposing to each other but awaits a verdict until further testing.

In short, I do not think it's wise to adhear to SVT's (Swedish Television) notion of "Cheap helmets best in test". That is just unresponsible, skimp out on safety and it might be one of the last things you ever do.

And no, I do not own a Nolan helmet. And yes, I do dislike SVT, mainly because of stunts like this - and the fact that they are forcefully funded by demanding payment from every Swedish citizen that owns a tv (or radio - although that is rarely enforced) - wheather or not that person watches SVT 1, SVT 2 or TV4.

What has...

Single Wire System with Controller Area Network-bus...
ABS brakes...
Automatic heated grip...
A fully fueled weight of 199kg...
...and more torque then a Nissan Micra 1993 1.0L?
This BMW for one.

Chris Pfeiffer on his BMW F800R

Minor update - [Updated]

Yeah - well, I'm back in Skellefteå, wouldn't you know it. Got a one way ticket Stockholm-Skellefteå in order to do some job related activites. It's been four weeks and to the best of my knowledge, no one knows how long I'm supposed to be "up here". I haven't raised the issue since I like it in Skellefteå so we'll just have to see where it goes from here [I've managed to negotiate (perhaps "asked for" is more accurate) a longer stay in Ske-å, perhaps - dare I say - "permanent"? If so I want my dive gear and my P7M8 up here].
Soo... Yeah. Music?

Disturbed - Indestructible (katanas, miniguns, fires - good stuff).
Click watch in HQ (the audio quality will still suck, but less so).

Kali Sikaran exhibition

Our Kali Sikaran exhibition, part of "Kampsportsgalan i Skellefteå," 2007 (yeah, I'm in there somewhere).