Announcing...

[Martin Naef]

Hi Peter

Peter Korsten wrote:
> One wonders, what nationality or nationalities does the child have? With 
> a Swiss father, a Hungarian mother and being born in Scotland, that's an 
> interesting question. :)

I haven't checked that one out yet. He will definitely receive both 
Swiss and Hungarian citizenship. I'm not sure about the British yet - 
but honestly, I don't care... ;-)

>> We are very much looking forward to what's coming over next couple of years!
> That's because you haven't been there yet. ;)

Well, everybody tells me that while it's a lot of hard work, it's also 
worth it. I tend to believe them...

>> And no, despite having been taught by Niklaus Wirth in person, I did not 
>> think of PASCAL as a programming language when we choose the name. I did 
>> think of the physicist and mathematician, though...
> 
> Oh, dude, I feel for you. That must have left some damage... :)

Being taught by Wirth? Well, it wasn't that bad - we had worse profs. It 
was more "fun" to experience him during the department's committee 
visits where I happened to be a student and later staff 
representative... We used to call these meetings the "kindergarten 
committee".

>> As for getting any sleep over the next couple of years: Well, I'm an 
>> academic who tends to travel once in a while. So I guess I will get a 
>> night of undisturbed sleep over the next year. ;-)
> 
> Ah yes, the innocence of youth... :)

No, just counting the nights spent in hotels without any family within a 
couple thousand miles radius. Nobody said anything about sleeping at home...

> In fact, it will get better and better and better.

I am very much looking forward to taking him to the local science 
centres and teaching him how to build radio controlled model boats... As 
for changing nappies at 3am, I guess I will get used to it... ;-)

Bye
Martin


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