hēg denu
The old english words from which my name is derived, hēg 'hay' + denu 'valley'.-
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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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Two very cool things
One is for creative geeks and the other is for maths geeks (although either might enjoy the other as well). Drink Inside the Box by Kailie Parrish Found functions by Nikki Graziano (click on the image to see the next)
Slight design change
I’ve made a slight site design change. Part of the reason was that the previous design had some limitations with respect to layout, part was because having the content and not a useless side bar on the left makes more … Continue reading
Nieve (or I live in Barcelona and it’s snowing outside my house)
It’s snowing, here in Bellaterra, still. And it’s just after 14h. I’ll see if I can get some decent photos. [edit: 15h50] The UAB has been evacuated, so as much as we tried to stay and work, we’ve been kicked … Continue reading
Important
I was searching for a newspaper article from a year or two ago when I came across a google result entitled How to Teach Children About the Importance of Money. Now any socialist feelings I might have aside, is this … Continue reading
40 + investigación
Seeing as there appears to be a spare few hours floating around here and there, today I signed up to the first level Catalan course at uni. It’s a semi-intensive course of eight hours a week. As I was walking … Continue reading
So Many Nights
So I got my hair cut yesterday, something resembling respectable. Actually, who am I kidding, it is respectable. And I think it actually looks pretty decent, which is unusual for me.
My first eBook
Hayden: I want something that basically looks and feels like a book, but the pages are all custom displays. Evan: How many pages though? Hayden: Nano-technology, it grows and eats pages depending on the book you’re reading.
User centric design
I have a class called something like user centric design in my multimedia course. The class yesterday wasn’t one of the more interesting and the beginning of it was just suggestions for some of the students on their projects, e.g. … Continue reading