http://blog.superstring.nl nosce te ipsum Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:20:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the C++ programming world, the peer reviewed boost libraries are a gold standard to measure every other library on. Several parts of this library are being made standard in the next C++ standard, C++0x. So, everybody would be using boost, right? Well, no... You see, boost is a BIG library. It ... http://blog.superstring.nl/2010/03/29/why-boost-is-impractical/ Uit het lijstje van hun standpunten: Meer politie op straat en extra veiligheid door nieuwe stadscommando’s Geen hoofddoekjes in publieke functies en een burqaverbod Aanpak overlast Oost-Europese werknemers Preventief fouilleren op wapens in de hele stad Geen dieronvriendelijke halalmaaltijden in het ziekenhuis en zorginstellingen Geen halalmaaltijden in school- en sportkantines Okee, dat is toch echt wel vervelend ... http://blog.superstring.nl/2010/03/04/pvv-grootste-in-almere/ Have fun with the fireworks everybody! :) http://blog.superstring.nl/2010/01/01/hoot-happy-2010-all/ LionClan: The universe is an elevenfold manifold that manifests as a fourfold manifold between three kinds of sevenfold singularities bsod: that sounds ... http://blog.superstring.nl/2009/12/31/a-little-gem-on-philosophical/ The 'Your brain at work' talk is really worth it, if you're interested in how your brain solves problems... Google techtalk: Your Brain at Work.(also note the talk The Mechanism of Thought by Hecht-Nielsen) Google techtalk: Nutrients for Better Mental Performance. Google techtalk: Leadership and Vision. Quantum Computing Day 1: Introduction to Quantum Computing. Quantum ... http://blog.superstring.nl/2009/12/24/some-google-techtalks/ The Large Hadron Collider is doing its first succesful experiments. http://blog.superstring.nl/2009/12/01/lhc-is-up-and-running/ Ok, I'm back from Hacking at Random 2009, still with a mountain of stuff in my living room to sort out. Here are my pictures and I made one reasonable youtube movie of the ccc tent at night. However, others made much better material available: xor-gate pictures, oisec pictures, har2009 ... http://blog.superstring.nl/2009/08/17/har-2009/ I was quite shocked to learn that C++ concepts have been voted out of the upcoming C++ standard, C++0x. I've written about concepts before and always have been a great fan of the feature. However mostly due to time constraints, the concept feature won't make it into the new standard. ... http://blog.superstring.nl/2009/07/22/c0x-dead-in-the-water/ Here are a few talks: Saul Griffith on self-assembling biological computers Garrett Lisi: A beautiful new theory of everything P.W. Singer: Military robots and the future of war Juan Enriquez: Beyond the crisis, mindboggling science and the arrival of Homo evolutis Joe DeRisi: ViroScan, a high-tech tool for solving medical mysteries Bonnie Bassler: Discovering bacteria's amazing ... http://blog.superstring.nl/2009/04/06/a-few-great-ted-talks/ Here is a nice youtube movie, made in WoW, called 'First of May', you'll have to age verify. (This video may not be suitable for minors.) http://blog.superstring.nl/2009/03/22/yay-springtime/