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The Death of a Voice

Posted on May 14, 2013 by hds

Last Sunday Constantino Romero died. He was a reporter, presenter, actor, but most importantly a dubbing artist. This is something that people in the English speaking world are generally not aware of, but the voice actors who dub well known … Continue reading →

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Spanish Exile

Posted on May 13, 2013 by hds

This is a teaser trailer for a documentary about young Spaniards who are practically forced to leave Spain and live in “exile” in other countries because there is no work here. Españoles en el Exilio teaser from Rubén Hornillo on … Continue reading →

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Dry ink

Posted on May 2, 2013 by hds

Today I signed a contract with the university. I now officially have a scholarship to continue by PhD! Really, it’s more like a fellowship, there is a teaching obligation (which I’ll start after the northern summer) and what I’ve signed … Continue reading →

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Insight into the state of the spanish economy

Posted on May 1, 2013 by hds

For those of you in other countries, here’s an insight into the state of the spanish economy in the form of a joke (translated): Jose: You’ll never believe what happened to me today, when I left work today I ran … Continue reading →

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Thirty

Posted on April 27, 2013 by hds

So, today I turn 30. Some time ago (when I was much closer to 20), I decided I had two goals that I wanted to achieve before I turned 30. Gain european citizenship. Get a PhD. I sneakily added a … Continue reading →

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An Ending

Posted on March 6, 2013 by hds

Today I finished the final book of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series. I started reading it over 10 years ago. Jordan starting writing the series in 1982, before I was born, and didn’t live to see it’s ending, having … Continue reading →

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Seminari de Teoria de Nombres de Barcelona

Posted on January 28, 2013 by hds

This week is the annual Barcelona Number Theory Seminar (STNB from the catalan name). This year I helped organise the seminar, although my involvement was mainly technical. I built a web site to host the details about this year’s talks … Continue reading →

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We must not allow a mine shaft gap

Posted on January 15, 2013 by hds

I went to see Dr. Strangelove in the cinema last night. It appears that someone at the university organised to have it shown at one of the cinemas in Paderborn. The film was dubbed in German, so I didn’t understand … Continue reading →

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The End of 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by hds

Well, 2012 is almost over and so I figured that I should post something short, rather than nothing at all (edit: it turned into something not so short). This year has been pretty full, but here’s the round up in … Continue reading →

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No new posts means

Posted on December 9, 2012 by hds

I’ve discovered over the years that there are two reasons why I go a long time between posts on my web site. The first is that nothing interesting is happening. The second is that too many interesting things are happening. … Continue reading →

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