hēg denu
The old english words from which my name is derived, hēg 'hay' + denu 'valley'.-
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Communication protocols
There is a phenomena that exists in Catalunya which many Australians probably find quite strange, although it’s far from unique, especially in Europe. Kids grow up here speaking two languages, they’re similar to be sure, but they are distinct. Since … Continue reading
Facts
Mathematics is one of those areas where words are very important. Specific words have specific meanings, and the usual overlap in meanings doesn’t exist. Sometimes, words have means that you wouldn’t expect in english. A theorem, for instance, is an … Continue reading
Most Rated
Last week a friend of mine, and ex-Titan web developer, Dan Garland launched his latest project, mostrated.com. Most Rated is an online stream of music from unsigned artists that let’s you rate the music as you listen to it. What … Continue reading
15-M
I’m a little late to the party, but I thought I should at least mention this. For anyone who’s not aware, there’s been a lot of protests happening around Spain in the last 3 weeks. The 15-M (15th of May) … Continue reading
Research without stress
One of Andrea’s fellow doctoral students is a believer (in Christ I mean), and often posts those sorts of messages about the love of Jesus on facebook that are bewildering to someone who grew up in a more secular setting. … Continue reading
Photos of the wedding in Salamanca
They are now on Flickr and can be seen in the Photos section of voo-du: Wedding in Salamanca. The photo to the right is of all (or most of) the cousins in Andrea’s family who were at the wedding – as … Continue reading
First spanish wedding
Unfortunately I’ve been a little busy in the last few weeks and more than a week later I’ve still yet to post about this. A week and a bit ago Andrea and I attended the wedding of one of her … Continue reading
Titan Comics
So, it’s my birthday today and what better present could I get (apart from the totally excellent new shoes that Andrea bought me) than to have the Titan Comics iPhone app finally go live. This is a Titan Magazines project … Continue reading
Then I ask myself the same question
Saw this on reddit: