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List: Part of 40 questions
1. What did you do in 2005 for the first time in life?
I sat in business class ;)
2. Did you stick to your good intentions?
Mostly I did. Only the idea to do sport got somewhere lost.
3. Did someone got a baby in your environment?
More than one. Sigal got Alma, and Bart and Emily Oona, my little god child.
5. Which countries did you visit?
Hohoho... Israel. Touched ground in Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, Singapore, Siberie, and Kazakhstan...
6. What would you like to have in 2006 you didn't have in 2005?
Less turbulence.
7. Which days are burned in your memory?
December 3. one week in November, and a trip to Gaza.
8. What was your biggest achievement in 2005?
Feel at ease in Belgium again. Say good bye to Israel and give it a place in life.
10. Where you sick in 2005?
Jep, lost 5 kilo due to it.
11. What is your best buy?
My FM2
12. Whose behavior was favorable?
My mom is the best mom in the world ;)
14. What did you spend your money on?
Traveling
15. What made your very enthusiastic?
Internet. Still does.
16. Which songs remind you of 2005?
Coldplay and Dido
17. In comparison with last year in 2005 you were.
happier or more sad?
happier
thinner or thicker?
5 kilo thinner
more poor or ricer?
hmmm. more poor than last year was impossible...
18. What did you preferred to do more?
Culture.
19. What did you prefer to do less?
Doubt.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
:P (and how...)
26. Best book?
Terrorist Hunter
27. Best musical discovery?
Kruder and Dorfmeister I guess (knew it before but never took the time to discover it)
32. What would have made your life more complete?
Nothing in fact.
33. What was your personal style in 2005?
'gekleed'
34. What kept you from getting crazy?
Enthusiasm.
37. Who did you miss?
Her, who I'll see more often in 2006 again. We'll start with a dinner and Brussels sprouts ;)
38. Who is the best new person who you've met in 2005?
Best... Sweetest... I have met some really 'beautiful' people this year.
39. What did you learn in 2005.
Follow your heart, always, even when it is hard to stick to it..
40. Give us a song that describes your year.
Extreme ways are back again
Extreme places I didn't know
I broke everything new again
Everything that I'd owned
I threw it out the windows, came along
Extreme ways I know move apart
The colors of my sea
Perfect color me
Extreme ways that that help me
Help me out at night
Extreme places I had gone
But never seen any light
Dirty basements, dirty noise
Dirty places coming through
Extreme worlds alone
Did you ever like it planned
I would stand in line for this
There's always room in life for this
Extreme songs that told me
They helped me down every night
I didn't have much to say
I didn't get above the light
I closed my eyes and closed myself
And closed my world and never opened
Up to anything
That could get me along
I had to close down everything
I had to close down my mind
Too many things to cover me
Too much can make me blind
I've seen so much in so many places
So many heartaches, so many faces
So many dirty things
You couldn't believe
I would stand in line for this
It's always good in life for this
Oh baby, oh baby
Then it fell apart, fell apart
Oh baby, oh baby
Like it always does, always does
Posted on January 3, 2006
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In a daze
What a weekend...
Smuling.
Posted on January 3, 2006
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:) To make you smile.
Posted on January 3, 2006
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Podcasting, the sequel..
Verstrepen announced 2 days ago on his weblog that he will object the VCM decision, that he will file a complaint against Prime Minister’s Verhofstadt’s personal podcast on his site, the Flemish and Belgian Federal Parliament’s podcasts, - and that he will not pay the fine and will continue podcasting.
As every citizen can report a podcast to the VCM, of which he suspects it might not have been registered,- Verstrepen urges on his weblog today to file complaints against all podcasts of politicians and government institutions to flood the VCM.
More on the matter:
Slashdot
LVB
Podcasting war in Belgium takes a start... Be aware.
Posted on January 3, 2006
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Let's flow.
Flow is a mental state of operation in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing, characterized by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity. Proposed by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the concept has been widely referenced across a variety of fields.
As Csikszentmihalyi sees it, there are components of an experience of flow that can be specifically enumerated; he presents eight:
1. Clear goals (expectations and rules are discernable).
2. Concentrating and focusing, a high degree of concentration on a limited field of attention (a person engaged in the activity will have the opportunity to focus and to delve deeply into it).
3. A loss of the feeling of self-consciousness, the merging of action and awareness.
4. Distorted sense of time - our subjective experience of time is altered.
5. Direct and immediate feedback (successes and failures in the course of the activity are apparent, so that behavior can be adjusted as needed).
6. Balance between ability level and challenge (the activity is not too easy or too difficult).
7. A sense of personal control over the situation or activity.
8. The activity is intrinsically rewarding, so there is an effortlessness of action.
Not all of these components are needed for flow to be experienced
More in Wikipedia: Flow
Posted on January 3, 2006
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iTunes Global File Sharing Network Version 2 Released
For those amongst you who don't want to find new music (and for whom Pandora.com thus isn't an option), but rather access their own music library online: Dottunes
Share your iTunes music and download music from other peoples iTunes libraries from around the world.
And yes, as it says, you can share it.
[via]
Posted on January 3, 2006
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Fly SN
As already told, I am part of the frequent flyer program of SN Airlines.
I subscribed for their SMS news last month.
I didn't expect to be spammed all over (since January 1st, I guess I have been receiving each hour like 10 smsses...)
I had to call them and was pretty pissed off (Imagine each 10 minutes an SMS arriving and filling up your mailbox)
Seems it was a huge technical problem, and they just smssed me, saying I receive 5000! extra miles.
That, dear gents and girlzzz, is a one way ticket in Europe...
That's what I call customer support!
(PS: Become a Privilege member yourself. Or find yourself someone with some miles on his/her account and try to get some through their transfer system.)
(PPS: I have to admit, Movable Types Support system is not bad at all either. Thank you Maarten for solving my problem!)
Posted on January 3, 2006
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Buying shoes...
I need shoes, neat nice fancy shoes...
Thought of going to shop, look for bargains. But as I passed through the city today, I kinda re-thought that idea.
You can not imagine what is going on. Sales must have started.
So maybe shopping online isn't such a bad idea.
And maybe she's right.
These Puma's or these?
Or other nice stuff somewhere around?
Update: She made me want these:
Someone knows where I can buy these Asics Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Baja Birches?
Posted on January 3, 2006
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Yess!: IPEVO shows off USB handset for Skype
Finally, the long awaited beautiful designed Cordless IPEVO.
(Christmas will be in January this year ;) )
IPEVO will be showing off FLY 1 a USB Cordless handset along with Xing a USB Speakerphone. Both, of course, for either the Macintosh or Windows PC. You can see them at the eBay/Skype booth at South Hall 4.
Posted on January 3, 2006
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Kodak and Skype bring VOIP on a next level
Today Skype and Kodak anounced the launch of a joint partnership. Kodak launches the first Skype certified online photo sharing, experience, helping people talk live to friends, family and colleagues around the world while viewing a shared photo album. Now that's a great idea. To be honest, i didn't quite get the real added value of VOIP, beyond tha free aspect of it. I always read that the real added value will be on a next level, namely VOIP integrated within applications.
That's why the Skype/eBay deal should make sense: teaming up with your friends in a real time bidding proces, could make it a very entertaining and rewarding experience. And it's on this same level on which the Skype/Kodak deal makes sence: voice + storytelling while showing pictures is a relevant service.
Excuse me?? This is what PhotoBlog did already more than 2 years ago.
I remember talking to Skype about an integration, and I remember urging Maarten to do so.
We were the first, in a first adaptor strategy... And we can assure you: people DO talk about their pictures, and it seems about a lot more.
We have marvelous stories about photobloggers around the globe visiting each other.
Posted on January 4, 2006
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links for 2006-01-04
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Blogging for mac software
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Watch videos online
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Find an image in Flickr based upon a form, amazingly smart...
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Fun for amusement. Try to write something on the blackboard.
Posted on January 4, 2006
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Aaitski
[via Zabine]
Posted on January 4, 2006
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Things that annoy me
All those well packed items (like computer wires, headphones, usb-hubs that are like melted into the plastic package) and which you cannot open without a huge knife that most of the time is trying to kill you rather than opening the package.
Update: and it turns out you bought the wrong cable...
Grumbllll...
Posted on January 4, 2006
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AllPeers
This would have saved me A LOT of time today...
Thank you very much.
If only the future was today and not tomorrow...
AllPeers turns your Firefox browser into a p2p network.
Share your Hard Disk with who you want and when you want it.
Expected problems?: Slow connections
Expected pro: Hey, you can share your music files with someone without doing ANYTHING.
Posted on January 4, 2006
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PowerPoint
Making great PowerPoint presentations - the 10/20/30 rule:
An excellent blog from a venture capitalist who details how to create effective slideshows - the right amount of slides, the right length, and the right font size. A must-read for those in the business world.
I hope the marketeers amongst you read this...
Posted on January 4, 2006
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Huh? Holographic sound
Ok this is amazing!!!
Put your headphones on, put it on a good level, and listen to this sound....
Where is the ghost??
Posted on January 4, 2006
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Meanwhile in Israel
Kinda was off world recently.
But reality bites: Sharon had a stroke. A major stroke.
Doesn't look too good over there.
(I was never a supporter of Sharon, but let's put it this way: at least he was going somewhere instead of walking on the same place)
Posted on January 5, 2006
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links for 2006-01-05
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Alphabetizing Posts in Wordpress
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Holographic sound. Amazing
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The idea is simple: write a 100 words a day, not more not less.
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The Rasterbator is a web service which creates huge, rasterized images from any picture. The rasterized images can be printed and assembled into extremely cool looking posters up to 20 meters in size.
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Find your flight, compare prices.
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Beautiful pics of Aurora borealis
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Visual links
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Artist in residence in Ireland
Posted on January 5, 2006
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To see in London
Need to remember this for next month's visit to London.
The Reunification Suit is a business suit with printed phone numbers... a wearable filofax for when technology breaks down.
The Golden version of the suit is to be worn when you travel London. Printed on it are contact details of important numbers in London from the best Fismongers in town to the best Therapist.
The garments are part of the Reunification Project. Pascal Anson assembled collections of objects that once belonged to sets such as cutlery, tea cups and saucers, tables and chairs and modified their appearance, giving them new purpose and meaning.
See the work at the (second) Design Mart exhibtion, London’s Design Museum, January 14-February 19. Pictures of the first Design Mart.
Products on view include Julia Lohmann's lights made from sheep tripe, Roger Arquer’s birdhouses, Committee collages of found objects, and Matthias Megyeri’s security devices. Designers Assa Ashuach, Peter Traag, Christopher Pearson, Michael Cross & Julie Mathias, and Caroline Noordijk&Florian Ortkrass will also be among those participating.
More details in the PDF of the museum.
Posted on January 5, 2006
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Dennis Boeckx: internet criminal?
Recently I got some mails, wondering if I lived in the Lange Boomgaardstraat and if I knew a certain Dennis Boeckx.
For all those looking for him: he moved and nobody seems to find him.
Next to that, our house owners are looking for him too.
Seems he is a criminal and sells not existing stuff on e-bay or something alike.
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Posted on January 5, 2006
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Looking for iPod Movies
Does anyone has iPod ready movies?
Anyone wants to exchange?
Tried to convert some DVD's but that takes ages...
Tips are welcome.
Posted on January 5, 2006
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iPod + microphone...
Belkin representatives hinted that they are close to unveiling a microphone attachment for 5G iPods that take advatage of that iPod’s higher recording resolution. The adapter will include both a built-in microphone and a microphone port for connecting an external mic.
Finally!!!
I guess I'll wait a little longer and buy that iPod Video for professional reasons ;)
[Link with more add ons for your iPod]
Posted on January 5, 2006
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EcoSmart
I want a fireplace...
Posted on January 5, 2006
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UK world leader in use of DNA
So you ask me why I am a little schizophrenic about putting a fingerprint?
New Home Office figures estimate that by 2008, the samples of some 4.2 million people - 7% of the UK population - will be contained on a central criminal database, which is growing by about half a million a year.
Proportionately the database is 50 times the size of the French equivalent. The next largest is in Austria, where less than 1% of the population is included. The coverage in Germany and America, is half of that.
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Posted on January 6, 2006
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Take a look through the ring
dingdrin are rings and pendants with integrated microfilms. If you look through the lenses on each side of the accessory, you will see pictures, messages, drawings, etc.
There is a bank of pictures you can choose from, and you can also send your own pictures.
Posted on January 6, 2006
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links for 2006-01-06
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Poezie over de waarheid, waarheid over de poezie. Filosofische bedankingen door om Stefan Hertmans.
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Cool Podcast icons
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Manual how to record podcast with garageband
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Nicely designed stuff for good prices
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Beautiful designed fireplaces for your home. I want...
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Write your book and publish it on-line...
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Nice
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One for her to enjoy evenings of mixing ;)
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Hamachi might be something like AllPeers, but then only for few computers (like your own) Can come in handy to connect from a distance. Only for windows but they are working on Mac Version
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Beautiful movie
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How to design cool stuff
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Overview of nicely designed CSS sites. Source of inspiration.
Posted on January 6, 2006
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How-to VideoPodCast by 3 gorgeous girls :)
http://www.frenchmaidtv.com/movies/howToVideoPodcast.mov
Yep, you can thank me for this link ;)
(and Wordtraveller for sending it to me)
Posted on January 6, 2006
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PodBert 3 25-11-2005 "Morgen beter" op Canvas - Het einde van klassieke TV
Klassieke generalistische zenders zijn ten dode opgeschreven. In het programma "Morgen beter" op Canvast verdedigt Bert die stelling.
Thoughts about this:
I don't believe in downloading programs online for the mainstream.
I do believe in Television On Demand: You open up your television, select a program you missed (like Panorama, or a the L Word ;) )
Meanwhile the normal programming would still exist, since most people just want to follow mainstream.
The main reasons why this will take until 2012 before these prediction become reality:
-Law system in Europe (To launch video store of Apple online, there are more than 30 licences needed)
-Internet Speed needs to power up
-Quality of those programs. (I guess it will all start with offering the existing video materials)
-Most people are not interested in such a way of watching television: they don't want to download, they just want to se their program on the fixed hour.
The structure has to be easy, and well working for mainstream.
Your thoughts?
Update: after reading this (6!megs of speed!) it might be here at 2011 ;)
Posted on January 6, 2006
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New videoconferencing tool (for Mac+PC)?
Yak looks very much like Ineen (which we remember from months ago...)
Is it better? I guess, because Ineen didn't allow you to call to ordinary numbers...
Yet I didn't find the feature to call other SIP enabled accounts other than Yak.
But I guess it will do to call home from the States and show my face ;)
Other videoconferencing tools for Mac and PC?
AIM Messenger + iChat, Yahoo Messenger.
Posted on January 6, 2006
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Meanwhile in Israel
Just called with TMR. Seems things are not so positive.
Elections are near, no-one expects Sharon to come back, and the motivation to vote is far away.
It seems that many democrats were going to vote for Sharon (in his new party), something which many of them refused to do while he was with the extreme-right party.
A bummer. Since everybody knows that Sharon was pushed by the USA, to define final borders, and fulfill the roadmap.
So what's next? Seems this country goes in waves: just when things seem to go in the right direction, it takes a turn.
Posted on January 6, 2006
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Nervous?
Nervous to go to the blogging meeting?
No, not me, I guess the only time we were really nervous, was at the PhotoBlog meeting in the Minard.
We didn't know what to expect: 10 people or 100... It turned out more than 100 people showed up, the Minard was just big enough. And we had several visitors from abroad (as far as Paris and Amsterdam)
If I would be nervous tonight it would be about 'what to talk about', 'will I say something right or wrong'?
I am not the only one.
But I am sure we can live with that ;)
Won't bring the camera, since you guys will have gear enough (and I want to enjoy the food, not the memory)
Pietel, we'll finally meet! ;) )Pietel was one of our first PhotoBlog adepts way before PhotoBlog became this popular)
Posted on January 6, 2006
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Shrinkin'
Yes I am going to be shrinked!
Cat, I am afraid you won't make it, since you're off snowboarding somewhere...
de datum voor de shrink-evaring is vastgelegd op zaterdag 28 januari 2006.
we bevestigen hierbij jouw inschrijving. je wordt verwacht om 14.30 u in de galerie.
elke deelnemer krijgt persoonlijke afspraak. indien je niet aanwezig zou kunnen zijn, gelieve ons tijdig te verwittigen.
met vriendelijke groeten,
ischa tallieu
Posted on January 6, 2006
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Is it possible?
Posted on January 7, 2006
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Bargain time
Left this morning a cozy bed for too many shops.
The idea was to search for: a jeans, nice tees, a jacket, bra's and shoes.
Bummer bargain time: I walked the whole city, bought a sweater, and now, I have sore feet.
4 hours of walking for zero nothing. (OK, the sweater is actually nice, but not 'fancy' as I wished. The 7 tees I tried out were too small, too large or just not fitting at all.)
The jeans, I didn't even bother yet. I mean, I'll go Tuesday or so, when the shops are empty.
I found a jacket, but I felt uncomfortable taking it, needed to hear a 'yes' from somebody. The shop was full of people, yet, I heard no 'yes' so I left it. I hope I can grab my sis to go along on Monday.
Bummerbummer.
I am buying those sneakers tonight online! That's it.
I don't bother anymore.
I hate shopping...
Posted on January 7, 2006
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De Poort
Because of the bad bargains, I decided to go to 'De Poort', the best comic store in Gent.
I bought all the comics of Largo Winch I didn't have before. (Jihaa... can't wait to go on the plane next week...)
And also bought a new series: Pandora's Box.
Pretty interesting:
"Pandora box" voert de Griekse mythe van de doos van Pandora opnieuw op, maar nu in het licht van de technologische ontwikkelingen van deze tijd.
In acht albums, getekend door zeven tekenaars, leert "Pandora box" ons hoe de wedloop om de macht en de vooruitgang de toekomst van de mensheid kan vernietigen.
Een cyclus in de vorm van een waarschuwing die in elk album een hoofdzonde verbindt met een moderne technologie en een mythe uit de Oudheid.
Het is het verhaal van de mens die wordt geconfronteerd met zijn oude demonen. Met zijn onverzadigbare machtshonger.
Met zijn grootheidswaanzin.
Met zijn verlangen om altijd weer grenzen te verleggen.
Met het risico dat de natuur enstig wordt verstoord.
Met het risico, vooral, dat ooit zijn eigen voortbestaan in het gedrang komt.
De reeks komt terug op de mythe van de doos van Pandora door deze aan te passen aan de technologische ontwikkeling van de moderne tijd.
Het principe van "Pandora box" kan in één zin worden omschreven:
"Wil de techniek een element van de vooruitgang zijn, dan zullen onze morele concepten een parallelle ontwikkeling moeten ondergaan."
Deze zin dateert uit 1958, een eeuwigheid geleden dus, gemeten naar het ritme van de technische vooruitgang. Hij werd uitgesproken door koning Boudewijn, in zijn openingstoespraak voor de Wereldtentoonstelling in Brussel. Het bewijst dat de gevaren en onrust rondom de vooruitgang niet van vandaag of gisteren dateren. En dat ze zelfs nog lijken toe te nemen. Want de wetenschappelijke vorderingen openen verschieten die in een niet zo ver verleden nog als puur speculatief werden gezien.
Of als sciencefiction.
Who said comics are boring?
Posted on January 7, 2006
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links for 2006-01-09
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Nice selection of podcasts. By Peter Forret
Posted on January 9, 2006
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The end of the world
This weekend I went to my family.
Late new year's dinner...
No wireless, and for some technical reasons, no internet al all, on none of the places (and there are many)..
Luckily the phone still exists!
NB: My grandmother (76) went mad. The Skynet guy came already 4 times to fix their new wireless ADSL, and for some reason it keeps on getting broken (My grandfather(75) swears he is not doing anything)
I guess it is the interference due to too many wireless devices.
Grandmother is nagging: now she cannot do the internet banking, nor the googling and the buying of patchwork-books on e-bay.
Skynet-boys in Skynet suits are technical nitwits in her eyes...
Posted on January 9, 2006
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Television
Whilst the internet was down at the end of the world, there was nothing to do but watch television.
Nothing as asocial as watching television (OKOK, internet is asocial too, but television is fake social...)
I don't have cable at my apartment. (hey, I have internet...)
Yesterday I was reminded why: the commercials SUCK big time.
I was listening and watching with the mouth open, and rolling my eyes to my mom: Is this it?
I mean: Is this it?? Is this all those marketing guys do? Invent such lousy ads?
I guess Netlash is right when he says 'they cannot measure the results'.
Luckily probably for the marketeers, because, well, are there any results?
A spaceship that witnesses how Becel destroys 'cholesterol'?
A guy that cuts his hear because of eating cornflakes?
People that start to jump because they drink 'Actimel'?
I forgot all the others that were even worse..
Internet ads are so much cooler...
Oh and I watched the end of the Eurovision selections -due to a hyperactive Bart Peeters and a better programming elsewhere). I agree with Tales of the Crib! Totally.
Posted on January 9, 2006
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Flying abroad next week
Just got back from Brussels, picked up a brand new Apple 17 inch, a 15 inch and 4 iPod Videos.
Playtime!
I mean, we'll be flying 8 hours to Washington. Have to fill those machines with some awesome content.
Guess the ministers will be seeing some good vodcasts. And listen to some nice podcasts.
Peter, I'll use this list for sure.
If anyone has any tips: always welcome to send in.
Posted on January 9, 2006
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Irreversible
Well, gay party in Culture Club..
Maybe we should go and dancedancedance?
On Friday 13th.
Anyone?
Posted on January 9, 2006
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Why to date geeks..
I start to understand why she thinks geeks are sexy ;)
Posted on January 9, 2006
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Adobe announces Lightroom
What is Lightroom?
Well, in Adobe’s own words “Adobe Lightroom Beta is a new, exciting image handler built from the ground up for professional photographers.”
Ok, I have no idea what an “image handler” is, but let me tell you what I think Lightroom is; a robust front-end and back-end for Camera Raw with lots of cool stuff in the middle and in need of some additional tools-which will come.
More info here
Tx Eskimokaka
Posted on January 9, 2006
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The plan...
The plan was to go to the PHP class.
That was, until the bus decided to ignore me, and the next bus didn't come.
Totally frozen I got back home.
I really intended to go. I did!
Posted on January 9, 2006
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I found the perfect gift for a geek's girlfriend
And no, I am not going to reveal it here.
Geek's girlfriends do read blogs...
(Need someone to go and shop in Paris though. Anyone?)
Update: my friends from Israel might come for a weekend Paris. So I am going myself :P.
Anyone knows cheap lodging over there??
Posted on January 10, 2006
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Crazy at Dreamhost
Are you considering moving to your own domain?
Are you thinking of podcasting and fear problems with bandwidth?
I guess Dreamhost just gave you a reason to go on with your plans:
They went totally nuts and now offer 20GB! of space and 1TB!! of bandwidth.
Now to make the deal even more appealing:
subscribe with the promocode 'matuvu20' and you'll get a 20$ rebate on the already 120$ bargain price for one-year of hosting.
Tellin' you: perfect bargain.
Christmas is in January!
Posted on January 10, 2006
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RSS
Yesterday I was talking with Britt about RSS and other stuff.
It is true, most sites don't need it since they are little companies that use their site as an advertisement that rarely changes.
But you have to admit:
When seeing Rood has an RSS-feed announcing when they have holidays, I think that's easy. Plus, each time something new happens, I suddenly see them popping up in my reader, reminding me I like to go and eat there...
Another example: Vooruit that tells me Zita Swoon is sold out.
It is not the news that is the message, it is the fact of the news itself: I am reminded of Vooruit, and my first thought is: go and see something. Hammering on my head.
Perfect and free marketing...
Posted on January 10, 2006
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Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! It is MacWorld today...
What will be announced, what will be announced??
(And will it be in the Apple Soho Store by the time I pass by :))) )
(I want NEW 30 inch screens (with Sony screen technology), and a intel pBook G5 12 inch, that supports that screen, thank you very much)
Update:
MacBook...sound promising but expensive.
But damn no new screens. Snif.
Posted on January 10, 2006
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Hack your ipod to use it as a high quality recorder
Posted on January 10, 2006
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Googlhalla...
Gefeliciteerd.
Uw aanmelding voor Google AdSense is goedgekeurd. U kunt nu uw account
activeren en binnen enkele minuten Google-advertenties en het
AdSense-zoekvak op uw site weergeven.
Can't explain. But will enjoy.
Posted on January 10, 2006
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Ego Ranking
Must be a die-hard blogger according to Bert.
Yep, that is 9255, Bart... Keep on sporting.
Posted on January 11, 2006
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Informational on podcasting
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Brussels or Paris?
Sigal wants Brussels, Tamar Paris.
What would you advise? (+places/parties to visit please)
For Tamar: some info on Belgians:
- chocolates, waffles, French fries (which they invented, contrary to the name), and beer
- oil painting
- their strength, large size, and calm manner
- their mussels
- their multi-lingual capacities
- their anti-Semitism
- their skill at compromise and negotiations
- their intelligence and amazing working ability
- building their own houses
- their compromise, negotiation and common sense
- their hospitality
- their sweet, gentle dispositions and willing attitudes
- their gourmet taste
- their frugality
- their more lovely/less harsh usage of the language
- their warm personalities, are always in for a joke or good conversation and like to.... PARTY!
- their great quality, even though it is often considered to be a shortcoming: modesty
- being fast drivers / being very aggressive on the road
- their amazing ability to relativate
- their comics
Posted on January 12, 2006
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Charlie White: Everything is American
"Everything is American," photographer Charlie White's first solo show in nearly three years, opens this Friday, 13 January, at Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York. White's latest subjects, like the Tate-LaBianca murder trial, gymnastics, and early man, are cultural touchstones that capture the popular imagination and inspire controversy. Created with elaborately-staged sets and lighting design, his work is about the horror and pathos of history and current events; in part, a comment on how popular mediums like film and television communicate these collective stories. The dramas as envisioned by White's unflinching gaze make for unsettling results: a young gymnast open-mouthed in her coach's arms, a human-like creature with gore in his hand and at his feet (Homo Habilis, pictured above left), and a courtroom crowd foregrounded by three women with shaved heads (Tate-LaBianca, above right). Honest and ambiguous—Is she yelling or moaning? Are the entrails human or animal?—the effect is neither drained of emotion nor overtly manipulative.
Through 18 February 2006 at Andrea Rosen Gallery, 525 West 24th Street (opening reception: 13 January, 6 - 8 pm and running concurrently at f a projects in London through 25 February 2006.
Posted on January 12, 2006
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So you've got your AdSense, and now?
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Carson Workshop Summit
Thank You!
Your seat(s) have been successfully reserved for the workshop.
We're looking forward to seeing you at the workshop. We believe you'll gain a tremendous amount of knowledge while learning practical skills and making valuable contacts.
Posted on January 13, 2006
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Kinda busy...
Low posting these days. Pretty busy.
Leaving on Monday for Washington DC.
Taking pics of a certain important person on Tuesday...
Flying to NYC on Wednesday (shoppin' shoppin')
Onto Chicago on Thursday.
Back in Belgium on Saturday.
And then chill one week to fix the jet-lag ;)
Hopefully I'll be able to post some pics here...
Posted on January 13, 2006
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Finally: Record 16-bit digital audio with your iPod
Record 16-bit digital audio with your iPod:
XtremeMac is currently taking pre-orders at $79.95US.
Posted on January 13, 2006
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Interested in Da Vinci's drawings?
Posted on January 13, 2006
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Cover your walls
What happens when you mix architects and software developers? You get Varistyler "the online design configurator". This program allows its customers to design their own wallcoverings and lightboxes. Using color, patterns and custom shapes one can literally design a wallcovering or lightbox on the run - then order them for delivery. (Click on Start Varistyle, there's an english language option) JGB
Posted on January 14, 2006
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What is the influence of blogs?
Do they matter, do they change opinions? Why do you read them?
Netlash has a nice series of articles on it (Dutch).
Worth reading.
Posted on January 14, 2006
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Meanwhile in Israel...
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Doctors tending to Ariel Sharon are concerned that the Israeli prime minister has not shown signs of emerging from a coma and may take longer than hoped to regain consciousness, hospital sources said on Friday.
Posted on January 14, 2006
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links for 2006-01-14
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People Powered Wifi for Mac The name Wibiki is derived from “wireless ubiquity” – or “wibiquity (a term we admit we made up.) The Internet grows every day. Wi-Fi is the technology that will make connectivity ubiquitous. Wibiki is the technology t
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You need no longer WMP, now you can play it in Quicktime. Download here
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Free stock images. Sometimes useful to know
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Nice old documents. Mozart, Da Vinci and many others in digital version
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Superfast conversion of AVI/Divx to MOV. Easy to put on your iPod Video
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Convert Divx and AVI to MOV easily.
Posted on January 14, 2006
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Sales
Now I know why they call it 'sales': they sell a lot....
I went this morning shopping for bargains, with mom.
As said before, I needed bra's.
Posted on January 14, 2006
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The hotels...
Wooow.
Just checked my hotels with the new Google Earth for Mac (Great feature... Fabulous download...)
Well, seems only a 5 min walk to the big building below...
Posted on January 14, 2006
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Joe Cartoon is podcasting
Now I want a video pod...
Posted on January 14, 2006
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TypePad and bandwidth...
Hmmm..
Remember the days I only had 8% bandwidth used...
TypePad is not giving any sign of what will happen, will we be get a bill with bandwidth charges?
Carefully looking out to other possibilities.
Like the Dreamhost 1TB bandwidth.
Posted on January 15, 2006
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Great to have. Only for Tiger...
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SEO
Posted on January 15, 2006
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Table for six with chairs that disassembles to fit in a small box
The Mealbox is a Japanese-style dining-room table with six seats that cleverly disassembles to fit in a 43cm X 68cm X 77cm box. It's made from birch plywood and carbon nanofibre, with neoprene seats. When boxed, you can use it as a coffee table.
Link (Thanks, BoingBoing!)
Would fit in perfectly in my tiny apartment...
And could use it, really could use it...
Posted on January 15, 2006
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Kottkes Meme
2005:
Gent, Belgium
Brussels, Belgium
Geraardsbergen, Belgium
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cologne, Germany
Dusseldorf, Germany
Tel Aviv, Israel
Jerusalem, Israel
Gazacity, Gaza, Palestine
Rafah, Gaza, Palestine
Bethlehem, Palestine
Dahab, Egypt
Seoul, South Korea
Tokyo, Japan
Singapore, Singapore
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Bangkok, Thailand
Next months in cities:
NYC, USA
Washington DC, USA
Chicago, USA
Paris, France
London, UK
Seems a bit like bragging though, this theme...
Posted on January 15, 2006
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Thoughts at 35000 feet.
We are off again.
Next mission with the Prime Minister, to Washington DC, NYC and Chicago.
Tomorrow, this time, we'll be at the Oval Office.
Wish me good luck with the pics...
More pics the next days. :)
(FGOV©Ine Dehandschutter)
Posted on January 16, 2006
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What do you do on an 10h flight?
Not so much...
Play nice video's on your video iPod provided by the nice Apple Belgium guys.
Then you have a stopover in Gander.
Gander you ask?
Gander is somewhere in Canada (Hey , I didn't know we have a stopover)
Gander or did not changed since the seventies or dug up its furniture of the seventies since it is fancy again...
She would just have loved it...
(I did!)
After refilling the machine with fuel, another 3 hours to Washington.
In which we played around with Google Earth (more on that one very soon)
We arrived in Washington, drove through emptied highways and now I have to run to take pics of Madeleine Allbright.
(Time is the thing you have when at 15000 feet, not when you are at a 5min walk of the White House...)
Posted on January 16, 2006
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Arrival in Washington
More on invest.belgium.be
Posted on January 17, 2006
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Meeting Allbright
More on invest.belgium.be
Posted on January 17, 2006
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Follow our trip
Follow our trip through the eyes of a satellite:
(Save the file on your HD and open it in Google Earth.
Download Google Earth if you don't have it yet.)
(For stories and pics: surf to invest.belgium.be)
Posted on January 17, 2006
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Jetlagged...
4.30 AM, and I can't sleep...
Jetlag, (aka "jetlag" or "jet-lag"), is a physiological condition consequence of alterations of the circadian rhythm. Such alterations result from shift work, transmeridian travel, or altered day length. They are known as desynchronosis, dysrhythmia, dyschrony, jet lag, or jet syndrome. The condition is generally believed to be the result of disruption of the "light/dark" cycle that entrains the body's circadian rhythm. It can be exacerbated by environmental factors.
Characteristic symptoms of jet lag include:
* Fatigue (YEP, I have)
* Disorientation and/or grogginess (sure)
* Nausea and/or upset stomach (absolutely)
* Headaches and/or sinus irritation
* Insomnia and/or highly irregular sleep patterns (well..it is 4am, isn't it)
* Dehydration and loss of appetite
* Irritability
* Irrationality (hmmm, knowing what I think know, you would probably call me irrational indeed...)
[via
Posted on January 17, 2006
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Free advertisement
It normally takes you 2 weeks to adapt to jetlag. The main reasonis your stomach needs to adapt to the time difference.
Last night, we didn't get that opportunity at all, since we were invited at the Belga Cafe in Washington DC.
The Belga Cafe is owned by a Flemish bloke, and the boyfriend of the always stunning Greet De Keyzer (who unfortunately left the VRT, and doesn't give us a charming smile on TV anymore. Too bad, in real life she is even more stunning and more charming.)
We had delicious food.
Really delicious.
So if you happen to be in Washington DC, and you happen to be hungry, go for it: Belga Cafe.
Posted on January 17, 2006
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Visit to the Oval Office
This morning I had to go to the Oval Office.
Normally I was supposed to join the press.
That was until I arrived and introduced as the 'official photographer' of the Prime Minister (which I am).
I was allowed into the Oval Office together with the official White House photographers.
I am truly impressed.
I am...
PS: Very Exclusive pic in the White House ;)
(Bron: Ine Dehandschutter. Free for use)
PPS: Did you know the President has 3! full-time photographer who picture his whole life?
Posted on January 17, 2006
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Press Conference outside of White House
Press conference.
Posted on January 17, 2006
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Arrived in NYC
City that never sleeps.
I am falling like a stone...
But all the work has to be done: I am uploading some of the pics to a web-gallery. (Url follows after I get some time to clean up some images...)
We need to send images to the invest site.
In case you'd think these trips are just fun, I can assure you, they do kill...
We barely sleep 4 hours a night here.
(But I admit, it is fun...)
Didn't see anything of Washington but hotel lobbies, hotel rooms, and conference rooms. And OK, an Oval Room, for which I might be envied...)
No pics of NYC yet. But tomorrow afternoon we'll be seeing Koffi Annan. And the New York Stock Exchange.
So more pics to come :)
To satisfy your photo-hunger: another pic out of the White House.
Posted on January 18, 2006
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Breakfast at the New York Residence
(Yep, they started at 8AM.. So me too.)
Posted on January 18, 2006
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Koffi
So here he is...
Koffi.
Hours waiting, for 3 seconds of pictures and 1 handshake.
Funny world.
Posted on January 18, 2006
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Free time
Can't believe it, we actually have some free time!!
(That is: I am free. Our Prime Minister is working all day, in one to one meetings with investors. Frankly speaking: respect. Wouldn't like to have his job...)
Posted on January 18, 2006
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What happens when you have free time...
What happens when you have free time in NYC?
One walks the city.
One goes to Soho. And visits Apple Soho Store.
One goes to Chinatown and smiles.
And one spends...
I bought a professional Sigma 18-50mm f2.8
(Hey it is for work!!! It is for work!)
And since today, I am the owner of a new Canon SD450. (I guess that make some other people the proud owner of a Canon S40)
Hmmm, and now my money is finished...
(Btw, I am selling a Tokina 17-35mm f3.5-4.5. Anyone interested?)
Posted on January 19, 2006
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One free night.
While the officials are at an official dinner, we went with some people into the city.
Have a nice dinner, have a nice drink at 'W', near Time Square.
Fabulous...
Loved the design.
Posted on January 19, 2006
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Busy day
The schedule for today:
-Breakfast at the Residence to meet investors
-Meeting at Bloomberg Television for 2 television interviews
-Meeting with Steve Forbes
-Meeting with The New York Times.
-Have lunch at the Stock Exchange and go to the floor.
-Catch a flight. (and be late because Dick Cheney is arriving.)
(At this moment, I am at this flight, gathering my pictures, preparing the keynote for tomorrow, and setting the pics ready for upload on the invest.belgium.be site)
What you read above is an ordinary day in this hectic trip.
As always: more info and pictures on the Invest.belgium.be site
Posted on January 19, 2006
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At the residence
Beautiful view on Central Park and the NY skyline.
Posted on January 19, 2006
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Some more pics
More pics in the extended entry.
Posted on January 20, 2006
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Guess who's buying video on iTunes...
Hahaaaaa, it works: redeem a gift card online.
Buying some episodes for iPod video now.
I am sure some people will love this for the flight back home.
Thank you Apple.
(A pity they aren't selling L Word... would have made the perfect gift.)
Posted on January 20, 2006
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SnowBlog: teach from a distance
Some of you might have read already something on SnowBlog, but since many of you seem to be new readers lately:
SnowBlog is a project I started with some enthusiast people over in Israel. It was supported by the Belgian Consulate.
SnowBlog is trying to create bridges through the web.
After one year, the project didn't stop, at this moment we are still busy.
Though the site might seem inactive, in fact behind the scenes and on an intranet, kids are communicating with each-other.
Recently we received a letter from MIT that they want to cooperate with us in a common project.
On this pic, an Israeli teacher is giving classes to kids in Gaza via internet and the snowblog-platform.
Lees meer "SnowBlog: teach from a distance" »
Posted on January 20, 2006
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Track us :)
Download the link and open in Google Earth.
Posted on January 20, 2006
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Chicago
Chicago Airport upon arrival
Drinks
Conference
At the city of Chicago: Major Delany
Posted on January 20, 2006
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Longing for...
..home.
And a bed.
And a whole Sunday.
Posted on January 20, 2006
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Time Square
L-Word on Time Square!
(This series is popular here. Soooo popular.)
So why-oh- why don't they release it on Apple Store? I'd buy iTunes Gift certificates for years...
(D&tC. this ones for you ;) )
Posted on January 20, 2006
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Trip in some video
Posted on January 20, 2006
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Staying at Hyatt.
Mjammie.
Just ate delicious sushi in the Lounge of the Hyatt...
What more can one wish for?
Posted on January 21, 2006
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Architecture at the Hyatt.
Some hotels do have beautiful architecture.
The Hyatt for example.
Bathroom with sliding doors to the bedroom.
(Gives me quite some ideas for my room later.)
Wine Bar at the Lounge
Posted on January 21, 2006
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Back in Belgium
The plane landed at 10.30 AM.
Tired to death now (28h awake)
Catch the news here.
(Oh, there is a glimpse of me in it... lol)
(Image sent by Pixelman)
My pic:
Posted on January 21, 2006
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After 17, issue 5 has been released
After17 is a Chinese Magazine I sometimes contribute for.
So I did for this issue.
Enjoy.
(NB: Download takes long...)
Posted on January 22, 2006
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Compari pendant light
This cheeky pendant light by lighting designer Ingo Maurer is made of 10 original Campari bottles, each one detachable. It's not surprising that Campari bottles make a visually striking lamp - the color of Comapri always struck me as lush and beautiful. The lamp is relatively affordable compared to other Maurer lamps and is currently on sale for $289 at Form & Function.
You should check out Maurer's other designs and lighting installations on his website. They are stunning, whimsical and fantastic. One of my favorites is the very fanciful Birdie chandelier.
via BoingBoing
Posted on January 22, 2006
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Bathroom
Veryvery 'contemporain' design, so probably very soon outdated.
But a good place saver I guess.
Ebb.
Posted on January 22, 2006
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Totally jetlagged
and sleeping for 2 days onward.
Updates from tomorrow on ;)
Posted on January 23, 2006
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ThinkIsrael
Hmmm, why I left for Israel back then??
They surely didn't have this campaign running back then.
(And guys and some girls: they beach really isn't filled with these beauties. -Well, not the WHOLE beach, that is...-)
Think Israel, promocampaign for Israeli tourism.
(I do admit seeing the promo, I long for flying to Tel Aviv, rather than going to cold Paris...)
Posted on January 24, 2006
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Cloud poetry
When I am above and in the sky, looking at the clouds, I always feel like jumping...
Posted on January 24, 2006
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Bush's photographer
While in the White House, I happened to talk to 2 of Bush's personal photographers (he has 3...), which was quite interesting.
While looking to get in touch with one of them, I googles 'White House Photographer' and found a series of interesting links.
Check this one.
And check photoessays here.
I also found an interesting interview with several White House photographers here.
Also nice to know is this:
The position of White House photographer was first officially created by President Lyndon Johnson and held by Yoichi Okamoto. Reportedly, Johnson had been unhappy with the photographs taken of him, noting that the camera was kinder to his predecessor, John. F. Kennedy.
Previously photographers from other federal entities—such as the Army, Navy, Air Force, and National Park Service—were periodically assigned to cover the President for the historical record. Starting in 1941, Park Service photographer Abbie Rowe filled the position for a quarter century, covering five Presidencies, from Franklin D. Roosevelt's to Johnson's.
Posted on January 24, 2006
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Oval Office
Some people asked me if I found it impressive to be in the Oval Office.
Yep, I certainly did.
Yep, it was quite strange to come into this famous place and see Mr. Bush and Condi Rice in front of me, and no sign of our Prime Minister.
But I guess what was more stunning to me, is the fact I know this Office from pictures of long time ago.
I stood near this table, I watched the room like they did 65 years ago...
That was the very impressive moment for me.
Posted on January 24, 2006
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Citizen Reporting
Oh I believe in citizen reporting. More over, I believe in blogs that tell you about the common world.
What is really happening in the Arab world? What is really happening in China?
Read it in blogs.
Toot is an interesting blogfinder for the Middle East. Go and check it out.
Posted on January 24, 2006
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Interesting: Iranian blogger visits Israel
The world will report on this soon:
Hoder, an Iranian-Canadian blogger, will visit Israel.
He is invited by Lisa Goldman, an Israeli Canadian blogger (who I follow since months)
He is followed by many readers worldwide, not only Iranian (he claims to have more than 20.000 readers)
This is what I call citizen reporting, with a much larger impact than any other tool.
Curious to see what he writes the following days.
Posted on January 25, 2006
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Interesting site about life in Teheran. Pictures show us a different world than we would expect.
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How to stream music through several airports
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We witnessed something amazing and decided to start this site! Across Arabia and all around the world, intelligent, passionate, interesting, funny, knowledgeable and courageous people are using the web to make their voices heard. It started with a few, th
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Content manager
From next month onwards, I have a new part-time job: content manager of a site.
Kind of like the definition: content in Flemish means 'happy'.
Happy manager....
Grin.
Posted on January 25, 2006
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Cory Doctorow podcast
Cory Doctorow was in the MuhKA some days ago, lecturing on DRM and the dangers. Pretty interesting it seemed to me.
I couldn't make it back then.
Luckily there is a podcast providing his speech online.
(Interesting application of podcasting, this is what I want to do as content manager of the school I'll be working for: add real content.)
More on the lecture
Listen to the podcast
Posted on January 25, 2006
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Encarta Conversations...
Welcome back, Ine! How can I help you?
Did you know? According to some authorities, cats that are allowed outdoors have an average life expectancy of two to three years; the average life expectancy of indoor cats is about 15 years
-Do you have a name?
Hey. What is going on?
You were wondering?
My name is Encarta® Instant Answers, I can bring you Encarta answers directly in this IM window.
I'm a little bored. Why don't you ask me questions I could try to look up in Encarta? :-)
If you ever wondered how old Thomas Edison would be today, I can answer that.
-I would like to know what 'flow' is
Yes? What about Flow?
-Can you explain me a little about it?
Maybe you should explain you a little about it? instead
-Flow in psychology, what is it?
I don't think I know.
Wallah!! The encyclopedia doesn't know...
Posted on January 25, 2006
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Meanwhile in Israel/Palestina
Polls: Fatah leads Hamas by up to 11%
Posted on January 25, 2006
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links for 2006-01-26
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tee hee.
Posted on January 26, 2006
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CMS-Channel
Today I was at the conference of CMS Channel, which tries to explain something new on CMS systems.
Tried: I did not learn anything new. (But hey, I am a geek...)
What I did learn (not on CMS though):
-Most lectures in Belgium seem to be in English, in order for everyone to understand. Funny... I thought we are all bilingual here.
-Don't think your attendee is stupid (If I come to learn something about CMS, expect I do know something about CMS before)
-Slides don't need to be filled with text (I gladly refer to this site for a good guide how to make a powerpoint)
-According to a speaker, men don't ask directions, women do (Hey I became more of a woman the last year...)
There was a lottery with Vincent Kompany T-shirt as a price (the conference was at the Anderlecht football stadium)
He won (Yep, he is working for our school ;) )
(And, is it on e-Bay already?)
Posted on January 26, 2006
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Textile Institute Ghent
Some things are just beautiful to see...
Posted on January 26, 2006
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New movie content on iTunes store...
The A-team! Jihaa.
(But no L-Word :(((. I am saving my gift-cards until L-Word is available...)
Posted on January 26, 2006
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Wifi networks in Ghent
While driving into Ghent tonight, I had Airstumbler on (Airstumbler searches for wifi networks)
I was surprised to see it found a dozen wifi networks from entering Ghent until my apartment. I was disappointed to find only 4 of them free...
Clickx and other PC magazines certainly warned the people form 'invaders'.
A pity...
My network is still open and free for surfing (That is: until someone steals my bandwidth...).
Posted on January 26, 2006
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Swimming
Went swimming last night (I dare to write about it now, since I managed to not skip one week since the start of the new year.. Who said Belgians are the toughest/keeping their vows?)
Went to Van Eyck, even if that one is the furthest to go for me.
It is a beautiful swimming pool, and late at night there aren't too many people (especially in the end of the week, when students are off partying)
Van Eyck is a historic place, dating from 1886, and renewed last year, with respect to the original architecture.
1.75 euro for students. 2.5 for Ghentish people.
Join in! ;)
Posted on January 27, 2006
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links for 2006-01-27
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A cms system to check out.
Posted on January 27, 2006
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iPod and PSP as standards
A while ago, I asked Peter to add an RSS icon for iPod Video and PSP, since I believed they would become standard formats in the downloading of video's.
Today I watch video.google.com, where you can download content: 3 options: for pc/mac, for video ipod and for PSP.
Guess I was quite right with my bet.
BTW: for those with video iPods: free downloads on video.google.com ;)
Links to nice videos are always welcome...
Posted on January 27, 2006
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In the streets
This morning I was walking the streets and saw this:
Not so keen on these things I kicked it away from the streets, so no child would be able to pick it up.
And then I saw this:
A spoon, burned.
Sad world.
Posted on January 27, 2006
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Abandoned places in the centre of Ghent.
My school is making a book about the patrimonial they own.
Some of these places are in the centre of Ghent, and totally abandoned...
Stunning interesting places.
Once again: as a photographer, you get where others don't.
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Posted on January 27, 2006
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Sitting in the library of the school...
...reading Addict! and other magazines, breathing the atmosphere that hangs in academies, and knowing:
I made the right choice.
Posted on January 27, 2006
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Suddenly something reminded me...
I'm not no red football
To be kicked around the garden
No no
I'm a red christmas-tree ball
And I'm fragile
I'm not no animal
I'm not no crocodile
Like the one in Dublin Zoo
Who lived in a cage
the length and breadth of his body
When a window which people would look through
And throw coins on his back to taunt him
'though he couldn't move
Even if he wanted to
I'm not no animal in the zoo
I'm not no whipping boy for you
You may not treat me like you do
I'm not no animal in the zoo
My skin is not a football for you
My head is not a football for you
My body's not a football for you
My womb is not a football for you
My heart is not a football for you
I'm not no animal in the zoo
A song from Sinead O'Connor of ages ago.
Still love it.
Posted on January 27, 2006
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Interviewed, on photography
I was interviewed by my little niece (well, little.. she is a teenager these days) for school.
I want to take out some of the questions, and answer them here.
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Posted on January 27, 2006
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iTunes U, Coming Soon
Listen up, you studious students. iTunes will be releasing a new service to help further your studying, and by studying, I mean skipping class and not worrying about it. iTunes U will be teaming up with universities and other education establishments to offer a free hosting service for educators. With this service instructors can upload videotaped or audio recorded lectures to iTunes and students can download them to their iPods or watch it at their computers. Hooray for not going to class and making it up later!
Apple launches iTunes U in America [Via TG Daily]
Posted on January 27, 2006
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Shrinked
Fabulous experience.
Made my day.
Posted on January 28, 2006
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Hanging on a wall.
Made me smile.
Posted on January 28, 2006
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Pass the stick...
Received from Filip.
Damn it is a hard one...
Four jobs I’ve had/have:
-Panos girl selling bread
-Au pair at the sea side
-Carpenter (yep, I can deal with a hammer and a saw, and I can make furniture...)
-Oh, photographer... :)
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Posted on January 28, 2006
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Spam poetry
For my Special
After dinner, I'm stopping by your place so I can show you this ridiculous
e-store.
Have a good weekend,
Mjung-Hee
Oh, how I've waited after dinner Mjung-Hee, but you didn't show up.
Where were you, Mjung-Hee? Why didn't you come?
You have a nice weekend too, Mjung-Hee, whoever you are...
(Wished it was someone else spamming me...)
Posted on January 29, 2006
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links for 2006-01-30
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Woman blogging
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A city blog on Shangai
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Interesting look on architecture.
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Design Museum.... Maybe visit when in London?
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Cheap hostel, always interesting
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Color harmony
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Compare yur day to some one elses
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Free posters to download and to print. Nice
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Seems nice place for old drawings etc.
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Beautidul series of pics
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Nice cheap stuff to make yourself. Georgeous to fill your house ;) Or to make and give away
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Easy shop to find fast good presents. Also self made presents, for last minute solutions
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Nice photoblog
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Nice art and design. Interior with a blink
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Grinnin'
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More info on typo3
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Taxonomy of little things
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A site on css and webdesign
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Fabulous ads!
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Art magazine online, by artists
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Art online
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Beautiful portfolio photography
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Nice pics for a mobile theme or so
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Nice idea to do with the kids or yourself.
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Well go and check it out. Animated flash
Posted on January 30, 2006
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Avoiding the news
I don't know why but lately I just avoided any news sources.
Didn't check the Standaard, nor any RSS feeds, didn't see tv for the last 3 weeks. (not even when being at home in the weekend)
And it feels perfectly fine.
So what is happening lately?
Sharon? Still alive?
A roof that gets down
and Hamas that wins the elections...
I swear that at the very moment I am about to google this stuff online, Pietel invites me to Newsvine (seconds ago)
And there is Google News...
Internet is such an easy way.
How not to get addicted is the question.
Posted on January 30, 2006
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Bought a Rony-mobile
Yep, it happened to me again... I lost my mobile.
Must be number 10 or so...
After a profound design survey (with her) and the practical side (I want only mobiles with Bluetooth and Mac-compatibility.) I bought the z520i.
(The fact that it closes makes sure I cannot make phone calls without knowing. ILI)
Now, when arriving home, I discovered that in fact it is a Rony-mobile...
It has lights all over, and when some one calls me, it seems like a juke-box going off...
Wallah!
Took me a while before finding the solution to that problem (and dimming the lights).
By now, it turned into a nice normal phone, and I like it.
Tip for the Apple-users: the z520i does synchronize with iSync in Panther, but you need to set up the bluetooth from the phone and not through the Apple Bluetooth set up. (This will save you needless annoyance.)
Posted on January 30, 2006
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Food
Mom's lover became chef last week.
And it was mom's birthday.
Result: nice good food on Sunday...
Actually fabulous food on Sunday noon.
Also veryveryvery good food at Sunday night.
Dinner at Zabine, trendwatcher first class.
Photographer, art addict, design freak...
And my personal trainer in cooking ;) once in a while.
(who actually choose without knowing the favorite dish of her, to teach me last night)
Result:
I cannot move today. Only roll...
(Glad I left the chocolates at her place.)
Posted on January 30, 2006
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For sale: Tokina for Canon
As said I bought a very nice new objective in the States.
Due to that buy, I am selling this lens: Tokina AF 19-35/3.5-4.5 AF for Canon.
New: 177 euro
Make me a good offer. (The lens is 1.5 years old. In good condition. Still under warranty if not mistaken.)
I also have this one for sale: Canon 18-55mm, never used.
New: 100 euro
Price: Try me.
Posted on January 30, 2006
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Wireless Ixus
I was just about to write that buying my little Ixus Elph sd450 made me make snapshots again.
The only thing missing about the machine is wireless image transfer -hey, I became lazy, everything is wireless over here: wifi and bluetooth-.
And what do I read seconds ago?
The SD 430 is released: wireless wifi connection to your computer...
"With Wi-Fi networking integrated into most new laptops sold today and industry-standard add-on adapters available to easily upgrade older notebooks and desktop machines, the ability to use Wi-Fi to transfer photos from digital cameras is becoming an increasingly attractive option. Though not the first manufacturer to produce a consumer-level camera with wireless capabilities--Kodak and Nikon came to market before--Canon has created a boon for remote-shooting fans with its PowerShot SD430, a 5-megapixel ultracompact that is basically a PowerShot SD400 with a slightly different body and a built-in Wi-Fi transmitter."
It is exactly the same one I have but WITH wifi.
Grumbllll...
Posted on January 30, 2006
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Generation Y: ‘Me Ltd’.
Who?
There is no consensus over the exact birth dates that define Gen Y, also known by some as echo boomers and millennials. But the broadest definition generally includes the more than 70 million Americans born 1977 to 2002.
What?
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Posted on January 30, 2006
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links for 2006-01-31
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Interesting vodcasts on communication
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Opensource CMSses: test and try
Posted on January 31, 2006
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Marketing in TV-series
I guess Kiki Smith is by now very famous in lesbian circles ;)
Posted on January 31, 2006
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