hēg denu
The old english words from which my name is derived, hēg 'hay' + denu 'valley'.-
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Architecture in Helsinki
How could I resist starting with that truly awful gag. Got back from my trip to Finland with Andrea (and Pepe of course) on Friday night. Andrea is already back in Granada having left with her sister and family on … Continue reading
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New user interface
You’d just say: “Machine god! I beseech thee, change my /etc/hosts files so that iTunes works the way I want.” The trick is that the computer does what you mean, not what you say. Which is basically the bit that … Continue reading
Just imagine
If you live in Australia or the US or somewhere else equally monolingual, imagine this. You’ve just presented your PhD defence and one od the tribunal members begins speaking to you in a language you don’t speak, oh sure it’s … Continue reading
Mario feet
Last night on the train on the way home I saw a girl with a mushroom and and a power flower tattooed on her feet. Being the super secret spy I am, I sneakily took a photo.
La química es el futuro
From the inside of a toilet cubicle at Sabadell Hospital cafeteria, chemistry is the future:
Defended! (in a style)
Yesterday I defended my masters thesis (”’tesina”’ in spanish) which marks the end of my 2.5 years of study in the Computer Architecture and Operating Systems (CAOS) department. The title of my dissertation was ”’Simulación de departamentos de urgencias empleando … Continue reading
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Site was down
Dreamhost seem to have upgraded their python install, 2.5 is now the default. This broke all the hackish things I had to do to make my sites work with python 2.4 previously – obviously this is now fixed.
Pens
Excited to find the pens have been restocked, the green had run out.