hēg denu
The old english words from which my name is derived, hēg 'hay' + denu 'valley'.-
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Why I love designers
I’m a programmer, I consider myself to be a reasonably good one as things go. Which is only to say that when I want to make a computer do something with code I can normally sort it out in a … Continue reading
It’s a pig!
Walking home from the station I saw a guy walking a little dog, it was kind of ugly and I thought it just about looked like a pig. Then I realised it was a pig, and pretty cute for a … Continue reading
I’ve been kind of busy lately
Which is to say, I’m still alive, just been too busy to write anything here. Firstly, went to Granada last week with Gonza, Claudia, Moni, and Maru (and Andrea was already there) and had a great time. Granada is a … Continue reading
Visual representation of traffic in Lisbon
This is really pretty.
iPad development step 1: don’t sleep
So a bit over a week ago Apple sent an email to iPhone developers announcing that iPad applications would be accepted for review until the 27th of March, basically within the following 8 days. The catch being that these would … Continue reading
The Queen of Mathematics
I have this paper on number theory, written by a group here at the Autònoma, as an example of the research they do. The thing is, I don’t understand the first sentence of the abstract. So I’m reading a text … Continue reading
Misplaced manhole covers
This is the coolest thing I’ve seen today, photos of manhole (or utility hole or whatever is more politically correct these days) covers that have been replaced without respecting designs as they were before hand. http://misplacedmanholecovers.co.uk/
Calçotada
Last Saturday was the Carrer Progrés calçotada, which I helped out with. Great fun, heaps of food and plenty to drink as well. I’ve got photos of the calçotada de Progrés up as well. For those of you wondering what … Continue reading
Measure for measure: The strange science of Francis Galton
A great article in The New Yorker on Francis Galton, the eccentric Victorian scientist, inventor of eugenics, and apparently coiner of the phrase nature versus nurture. Measure for measure: The strange science of Francis Galton
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