Artikels — december 2006
Oudjaar
2007 staat in het verschiet, nog minder dan acht uurtjes te gaan — in Australië is het overigens al zover. De laatste weken zie je overal lijstjes opduiken over vanalles wat het voorbije jaar gebeurde: meest fantastische dit, beste dat, you name it. Ok, er waren onwaarschijnlijke wetenschappelijke doorbraken, maar voor de rest was 2006 toch een jaar als een ander.
Laat ons liever vooruitkijken naar wat ons allemaal te wachten staat. Deze woensdag bijvoorbeeld, want dan verwacht ik een telefoontje dat mijn leven al dan niet ondersteboven zou kunnen zetten. Als alles goed verloopt dan is mijn enige goede voornemen voor het nieuwe jaar al meteen vervuld.
1 januari: Mmm wat een heerlijk begin van het nieuwe jaar. Ondanks de wind viel het vuurwerk nog mee. Naast (goed geraden) werk vinden heb ik me ook nog voorgenomen wat meer aan sport en nog ietsje extra voor Loes te doen. Iedereen nog veel amusement gewenst tussen nu en 2008. En blijven lezen uiteraard.
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31 december 2006 3 Commentaren
What tarot card are you?
You are The Lovers: Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse. The Lovers represents intuition and inspiration. Very often a choice needs to be made.
Originally, this card was called just LOVE. And that’s actually more apt than “Lovers.” Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can’t understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. This card indicates that the you have or will come across a person, career, challenge or thing that you will fall in love with. You will know instinctively that you must have this, even if it means diverging from your chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it you will never be complete.
30 december 2006 Nog geen commentaren
links for 2006-12-29
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Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, sentenced to death for his role in 148 killings in 1982, will have his sentence carried out by Sunday. Saddam will be hanged before the start of the Eid religious holiday, which begins at sundown Saturday.
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Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for President Bush… You don’t have to have a political doctorate in Political Science to realize it’s never a good sign when you’re outpolled by Satan.
30 december 2006 Nog geen commentaren
links for 2006-12-28
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Judging by the facebook group “I Wish I Were Your Derivative So I Could Lie Tangent To Your Curves!” with 42,000 members, everybody loves a math joke.
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Each week, the Magazine chronicles interesting and sometimes downright unexpected facts from the news, through its strand 10 things we didn’t know last week. Here, to round off the year, are some of the best from the past 12 months.
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The COROT project sent into orbit a telescope capable of detecting planets smaller than is currently known; some maybe just a few times the size of Earth and rocky, rather than the larger, gaseous types.
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The finding of a parrot with an almost unparalleled power to communicate with people has brought scientists up short.
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A single iPod vending machine sold thousand dollars worth of iPods in one month. “We’ve done about $55,000 in a month in gross sales just for the one on Concourse A.”
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By being in a state of physiological arousal while being interviewed (due to the hight of the bridge), it was predicted that subjects would misattribute their physiological response as an attraction to the female experimenter.
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A look at the 50 Coolest Websites of 2006, with links to all of them. Many of this year’s choices are shining examples of Web 2.0.
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A twelve stored wooden tower, more than 38 metres high, in Arkhangelsk city. All surrounding houses in the town usually have two or three stories. A vodka-fire just waiting to happen…
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From 25-year-old fruitcake to the new PlayStation 3, Americans celebrate the holidays in their own way. Here’s a yuletide yardstick of the 2006 season. $93.2 billion given to religious organizations, $38.6 billion to education.
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Student and blogger Eston Bond describes in detail his methods for Getting Things Done with a Moleskine.
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The picture above is of the Aurora Borealis photographed from the recent space shuttle mission. City lights and stars are also visible in this image from space because of the long camera exposure.
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Prince Harry is to be sent to Iraq next year as a troop commander and is likely to patrol the hazardous border with Iran, defence sources have disclosed.
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“I call on you not to hate because hate does not leave space for a person to be fair and it makes you blind and closes all doors of thinking,” said the letter, and then it goes on to say: “Long live jihad and the mujahedeen.”
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Eighteen-year-old Abby Stewart got word this month that she won early admission to elite Princeton University, even though she has never set foot in a high school classroom.
29 december 2006 Nog geen commentaren
links for 2006-12-26
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An epic story of love, romance, and fries. (Ytmnd.)
27 december 2006 7 Commentaren
links for 2006-12-25
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You cannot go arround killing people. Why? Because it’s one of god’s comandmenst, you shall not kill. Why? Because it is a sin. Why? Because it’s not nice! Why? Forgive him father, he is a robot from the future.
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This item claims it’s “the wallet from the future”, the Web 2.0 future it appears. Made of soft silicone so it can easily bend, it contains organizer/planner-like “refill sheets”: bill, coins, ID, credit cards and “other”.
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The Laser Stars projector will fill any dark space with a super sharp spectacle of animated stars and cloud formations. It will even surprise you with the occasional shooting star.
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Stop pretending you’re trying to get any work done today. Here’s a list of some addictive online games, easy to play but hard to master. Have hours of fun. Go on, you deserve it.
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As the flying spaghetti monster, you must convert as many people into Pastafarians as you can before time runs out!
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The Googleplex is the Google company headquarters, located in Mountain View, California.
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If the borders of the greater Middle East could be amended to reflect the natural ties of blood and faith, it could look something like this.
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A very comprehensive chart of foods and their specific medical benefits. Eat well!
26 december 2006 Nog geen commentaren
links for 2006-12-22
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A satirical new video from al Qaeda’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, about the true meaning of Christmas.
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How to make your Mac less of a giant distraction machine and more of a lean, mean, focused GTD machine. Watch the video of Backdrop, MenuShade and PathFinder that subdue the Mac’s eye candy and clutter so you can concentrate on the task at hand.
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A cool list of The 50 Greatest Cartoons as voted on by the animation industry in 1994, with a link to an online video for each one. Enjoy!
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Kids will love this! You need 8 refrigerator boxes to build this design (don’t panic). This plan is easily adapted for fewer boxes or a smaller space.
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The world of animated avatars, buddy icons, Talking Heads and user generated Talking Heads Videos.
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Author JK Rowling has revealed the title of the seventh and final Harry Potter book. It will be called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The announcement was made on the writer’s official website.
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A Christmas calendar for web geeks. Each day reveals another set of tips and secrets of web development, from JavaScript shininess right the way through to web accessibility and semantics.
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Well that explains why every time the President of France Jacques Chirac is always smirking when you see him around or talking to President Bush.
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The crisp, simple imagery of the Photoshop CS3 Beta icon and splash screen has drawn both rants and raves on the Labs forum.
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The uncensored version of the Digital Short that aired on SNL over the weekend featuring Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake. Something special for your girlfriend this Christmas. XD
23 december 2006 2 Commentaren
Chatten met de Kerstman
Voorlopig enkel beschikbaar in MSN/Live Messenger van Micro$oft. Eventjes northpole at live dot com toevoegen aan uw contactpersonen en je bent vertrokken. Brave mensjes hebben niets te vrezen van de bebaarde poolpiloot. Vraag dus gerust hoe het nu ook weer zat met die Ferrari P4/5.
Stijn: Hello hello Santa!
Santa Claus: Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas, Stijn! I’m Santa Claus! Tell me, are you a boy or a girl?
Stijn zegt: I’m a boy.
Santa Claus: And what do you want for Christmas, Stijn?
Stijn zegt: I want a job, please.
Santa Claus: Okay, I’ll see what I can do with that. Anything else?
Stijn: Peace on Earth would be nice.
Santa: My elves will get right on that.
Stijn: Thank you, Santa. Goodnight.
Santa Claus: No prob!
22 december 2006 2 Commentaren
Damien Rice - 9
Vorige week kreeg ik van lief het nieuwe album van Damien Rice cadeau. Zo’n geweldig geschenk, ik ben er nog steeds niet goed van! Ik weet nog goed hoe ik, tijdens die namiddag in de Fnac in Gent, twijfelde of ik die onbekende maar mooie cd nu zou kopen of niet. Achteraf lijkt het onvoorstelbaar dat ik twijfelde. Ondertussen ken ik alle nummers praktisch vanbuiten, en met die nieuwe cd zal dat binnenkort ook wel het geval zijn.
- 9 crimes
- The animals were gone
- Elephant
- Rootless tree
- Dogs
- Coconut skins
- Me, my yoke and I
- Grey room
- Accidental babies
- Sleep don’t weep
Op de icoontjes klikken en de muziek begint vanzelf te spelen. Het zijn geen volledige nummers maar deze korte stukjes tonen duidelijk genoeg om wat voor soort muziek het gaat. Me likes in ieder geval. (Damien Rice werd overigens geboren in Dublin. Knipoog.)
22 december 2006 4 Commentaren
links for 2006-12-22
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“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… The Evil Lord Vader ruled the galaxy with an iron fist…” Hilarious editing with a soundtrack from way back. Gotta love it.
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Bloggers are generous with advice about how to get mentioned on blogs, but what about the other way around? How do individuals — bloggers and nonbloggers — get mentioned in print?
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Internet guru Vint Cerf tells the BCS’s Brian Runciman about Google’s strategy and gives his opinion about developments in the IT industry.
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The geography of faith and it’s wars across history. Want to see 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds? Ready, Set, Go!
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The best worst t-shirt that will probably get you killed by fundamentalist Christians.
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Dueling alien races, the Autobots and the Decepticons, bring their battle to Earth, leaving the future of humankind hanging in the balance. And in the end Optimus Prime PWNZ everyone!!
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Time Magazine announced the winner of its annual “Person of the Year” award. Hugo Chavez did not make it, despite the fact that he got 35% of the votes in Time’s online poll.
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Loes bought me the cd for my birthday last week. The new album is really great. Damien Rice still sounds raw as ever, and Lisa Hannigan is a great singer as well. I love it!
22 december 2006 Nog geen commentaren