hēg denu
The old english words from which my name is derived, hēg 'hay' + denu 'valley'.-
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Obligatory new iPad post
So, there’s a new iPad. The same day that it was announced I had someone asking me whether it was worth having. Which of course begs the question, what is an iPad good for. I’m in the position where I … Continue reading
My first piece of furniture
I’ve been living out of home for a bit over 7 years now, and lived in as many different flats, apartments and share houses. But they’ve always been furnished, and I’ve managed to go through all this time without buying … Continue reading
The free education revolution
A couple of days ago the free Cryptography course (run by a Standford professor) over at Coursea went live. When I first heard about this course I signed up straight away. There are a lot of universities (specifically in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog a day in March, Coursea, Education, Open Courseware, Open Learning Initiative, Universities
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Why I CAN test my own code
Once upon a time someone told me that programmers can’t test their own code. I can’t remember who told me this, but I’ve been repeating it ever since. Most of the work I do is as a solitary programmer. This … Continue reading
Poster for the Carrer Progrés Calçotada
The annual Calçotada in Carrer Progrés (in the Barcelona district of Gràcia) will be held this Saturday the 10th of March. The poster designed by Juanjo as always, is below. You can also check out my photos from the Calçotadas in 2010 … Continue reading
What being a native speaker means
One day last year, after the incredibly strenuous activity of standing up after cutting a bit of card with a stanley knife I felt a sharp pain a bit above my groin. It seemed like my hernia had opened up … Continue reading
Coffee, Coffee
I bought an espresso machine on the weekend, so here’s a photo of my very first coffee from it. And another of the machine itself. I grew up on plunger coffee and continued to drink it when I left home, … Continue reading
What you could see if you looked
I was talking to a friend last night who was at the protest in Plaça Catalunya last Wednesday. He was differentiating the protest from what normally happens in Greece. The long and the short of it was that the protests … Continue reading
Start your keyboards
So, I read a blog post I found on Hacker News by someone I don’t know. The content is interesting, but entirely unrelated to the rest of what I’m about to say. Turns out the guy had just started blogging … Continue reading