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Back in England
You know you're back in Blighty when ( Read more... ) -
End of term
The university is empty, the residence halls are empty, the streets are empty. Last weekend was the last weekend of the term and all the students that have homes to go to, have gone home. The only ones left are the internationals who can't afford to go home or have too much work to be done in terms of assignments/projects that going home will serve ( Read more... ) -
Post from Leiden - II
Every culture has at least one thing that others find strange. The Dutch are no exception ( Read more... ) -
Post from Leiden - I
It's been a couple of days since I landed in Leiden. So far, it's been an absolute hoot. My couchsurfing hosts are the epitome of graciousness. They've been very accommodating to my schedule and do everything in their power to ensure that I'm comfortable ( Read more... ) -
busy weeks
I've been fairly unresponsive and tardy these past few weeks. Apologies for the same, to all those who've been sending me email. Been busy with trying to organise logistics to go to a workshop in the Netherlands, writing a paper, creating a poster etc. I leave on Sunday and will probably have sporadic access to email over the next week or so. I'll ( Read more... ) -
download enmasse from Flickr?
Is there a way to get back one's photographs from Flickr? I've reached the end of my subscription period and now that I'm back on a student budget, don't really want to renew. Is there a mechanism to download all the photos that one has uploaded? I don't want to lose my current collection. -
Breaking tab
Every profession, SIG, cult, clique, society has its jargon, that helps it distinguish itself via language, from those who do not belong. Of course, there's the inevitable economy of words that result from jargon, like design patterns are to programmers. But is there also a need to differentiate them-from-us ( Read more... ) -
That's Sir Pratchett to you!
Terry Pratchett knighted! -
Privacy, regulation and governance
A few days ago, the tragedy of the commons (a modified form) struck the staff'n'phd kitchen. Some people never clean up after themselves, leaving dirty dishes in the sink and the dishwasher for others to clean up. People who normally do clean up their own mess got fed up of cleaning for other people and hence left the kitchen as they found it. Some ( Read more... )