http://www.smurfsurf.net Blogging makes the world go round Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:59:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yay, het is eindelijk gevonden, een planeet in de bewoonbare zone van een ster (vloeibaar water) met voldoende massa voor een atmosfeer. Zie NOS.nl, volkskrant1 volkskrant2, nasa.gov, wired.com, sciencedaily.com, telegraph.co.uk, space.com, bbc.co.uk, arstechnica, slashdot en wikipedia. Een detail uit een van die artikelen was dat de planeet vermoedelijk 'tidal-locked' aan ... http://www.smurfsurf.net/2010/09/30/bewoonbare-exoplaneet/ Uit het lijstje van hun standpunten: Meer politie op straat en extra veiligheid door nieuwe stadscommando’s Geen hoofddoekjes in publieke functies en een burqaverbod Aanpak overlast Oost-Europese werknemers Preventief fouilleren op wapens in de hele stad Geen dieronvriendelijke halalmaaltijden in het ziekenhuis en zorginstellingen Geen halalmaaltijden in school- en sportkantines Okee, dat is toch echt wel vervelend ... http://www.smurfsurf.net/2010/03/04/pvv-grootste-in-almere/ Have fun with the fireworks everybody! :) http://www.smurfsurf.net/2010/01/01/hoot-happy-2010-all/ LionClan: The universe is an elevenfold manifold that manifests as a fourfold manifold between three kinds of sevenfold singularities bsod: that sounds ... http://www.smurfsurf.net/2009/12/31/a-little-gem-on-philosophical/ The 'Your brain at work' talk is really worth it, if you're interested in how your brain solves problems... Google techtalk: Your Brain at Work.(also note the talk The Mechanism of Thought by Hecht-Nielsen) Google techtalk: Nutrients for Better Mental Performance. Google techtalk: Leadership and Vision. Quantum Computing Day 1: Introduction to Quantum Computing. Quantum ... http://www.smurfsurf.net/2009/12/24/some-google-techtalks/ The Large Hadron Collider is doing its first succesful experiments. http://www.smurfsurf.net/2009/12/01/lhc-is-up-and-running/ Ok, I'm back from Hacking at Random 2009, still with a mountain of stuff in my living room to sort out. Here are my pictures and I made one reasonable youtube movie of the ccc tent at night. However, others made much better material available: xor-gate pictures, oisec pictures, har2009 ... http://www.smurfsurf.net/2009/08/17/har-2009/ I was quite shocked to learn that C++ concepts have been voted out of the upcoming C++ standard, C++0x. I've written about concepts before and always have been a great fan of the feature. However mostly due to time constraints, the concept feature won't make it into the new standard. ... http://www.smurfsurf.net/2009/07/22/c0x-dead-in-the-water/ Here are a few talks: Saul Griffith on self-assembling biological computers Garrett Lisi: A beautiful new theory of everything P.W. Singer: Military robots and the future of war Juan Enriquez: Beyond the crisis, mindboggling science and the arrival of Homo evolutis Joe DeRisi: ViroScan, a high-tech tool for solving medical mysteries Bonnie Bassler: Discovering bacteria's amazing ... http://www.smurfsurf.net/2009/04/06/a-few-great-ted-talks/ Here is a nice youtube movie, made in WoW, called 'First of May', you'll have to age verify. (This video may not be suitable for minors.) http://www.smurfsurf.net/2009/03/22/yay-springtime/