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Ok, wow.

Posted on October 6, 2009 by hds

I met up with a cousin of mine last night – Kelly, who I’ve never met before. We went out and saw a flamenco show and saw some of Barcelona by night, especially Gràcia, of course. Over the course of … Continue reading →

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Back from India

Posted on September 30, 2009 by hds

I’m back from India, well I’ve made it as far as London in any event, I’m here working for a week. Bangaluru (it’s name has been officially changed back from the anglicised Bangalore) was fantastic. The conference went well, and … Continue reading →

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Back to Barcelona

Posted on September 17, 2009 by hds

I got back from Madrid yesterday on the AVE – which is really cool, but I wish I’d travelled during daylight so I could see what 300km/h looks like. Didn’t really have a choice though. I had a great time … Continue reading →

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I’m in Madrid

Posted on September 15, 2009 by hds

I’m in Madrid, organising a visa for my trip to SCC 2009 in India. I’m still working my days for Titan from here (from the very funky Café Olmo for part of today). I’ve met some cool people and am … Continue reading →

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Erd?s number

Posted on August 31, 2009 by hds

After showing Johannes around all the obligatory Barcelona sites and party lifestyle in the last few days we were recuperating a little this afternoon when he reminded me about Erd?s numbers, which I’d first heard about from an xckd comic. … Continue reading →

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TeXShop functionality

Posted on August 27, 2009 by hds

I’m revising an article at the moment (well, right now I’m procrastinating and writing a post), which I’ve typeset using LaTeX, as per usual. For LaTeX work on the Mac I use TeXShop, which comes bundled with the TeX suite … Continue reading →

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Now what?

Posted on August 22, 2009 by hds

La Festa Major de Gràcia is over for another year, which I suppose means I could get some sleep. Between that and last weekend in Mollet I’ve been out the last eight nights in a row. I’m actually not really … Continue reading →

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Barcelona country music scene

Posted on August 21, 2009 by hds

Who would have thought such a thing existed, but as Joe, Amanda and I found last night on Carrer Providència the country music line dancing scene in Barcelona is alive and well. I stood there “boca abierta” as a huge … Continue reading →

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És festa major!

Posted on August 18, 2009 by hds

That roughly translates into staying up until the not so small hours of the morning, partying while it’s dark, sleeping when it’s light, and I think there’s also a rule against sobriety. I spent the weekend in Mollet (Anna’s home … Continue reading →

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Festa Major de Gràcia

Posted on August 17, 2009 by hds

The Festa Major de Gràcia started on Saturday, and as is tradition a lot of the streets are decorated. Where I’ve previously lived in Gràcia there weren’t any decorations, but Carrer Progrés has got some fantastic decorations up in the … Continue reading →

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