Arjen's blog » Uncategorized http://lentz.com.au/blog Dad, business owner, cook, gardener, explorer, philosopher, tinkerer. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:27:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Professors’ proposed calendar synchronizes dates with days – CNN.com http://lentz.com.au/blog/professors-proposed-calendar-synchronizes-dates-with-days-cnn-com http://lentz.com.au/blog/professors-proposed-calendar-synchronizes-dates-with-days-cnn-com#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:19:11 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/professors-proposed-calendar-synchronizes-dates-with-days-cnn-com Continue reading →]]> http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/28/us/calendar-overhaul/


Two professors at Johns Hopkins University are proposing a new, universal calendar in which each day falls on the same date every year.
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The professors’ article on the proposed new calendar is at http://www.cato.org.

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]]> http://lentz.com.au/blog/professors-proposed-calendar-synchronizes-dates-with-days-cnn-com/feed 0 Good description of what a real hacker does and how and why – New Scientist http://lentz.com.au/blog/good-description-of-what-a-real-hacker-does-and-how-and-why-new-scientist http://lentz.com.au/blog/good-description-of-what-a-real-hacker-does-and-how-and-why-new-scientist#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:55:44 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/good-description-of-what-a-real-hacker-does-and-how-and-why-new-scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228440.700-dotdashdiss-the-gentleman-hackers-1903-lulz.html?full=true

A century ago, one of the world’s first hackers used Morse code insults to disrupt a public demo of Marconi’s wireless telegraph. Paul Marks reports

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]]> http://lentz.com.au/blog/good-description-of-what-a-real-hacker-does-and-how-and-why-new-scientist/feed 0 Portraits Of Soldiers Before, During, After War – DesignTAXI.com http://lentz.com.au/blog/portraits-of-soldiers-before-during-after-war-designtaxi-com http://lentz.com.au/blog/portraits-of-soldiers-before-during-after-war-designtaxi-com#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:36:14 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/portraits-of-soldiers-before-during-after-war-designtaxi-com Continue reading →]]> http://designtaxi.com/news/351210/Portraits-Of-Soldiers-Before-During-After-War/ I looked particularly at the eyes, there’s a huge difference. Eyes are very telling. Lives destroyed. Not just those killed, but also those that return. And it also affects their families and friends. For a long time. A long time ago I wrote “war costs you an arm and a leg” which was a teenager’s smartypants wordplay. It really costs so much more. It’s truly unaffordable.

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]]> http://lentz.com.au/blog/portraits-of-soldiers-before-during-after-war-designtaxi-com/feed 0 Season’s Wishes http://lentz.com.au/blog/seasons-wishes http://lentz.com.au/blog/seasons-wishes#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:24:33 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/?p=2951 Continue reading →]]> Seasonal Consideration on BlueHackers.org. The Dalai Lama recently noted:
Even more important than the warmth and affection we receive, is the warmth and affection we give. It is by giving warmth and affection, by having a genuine sense of concern for others, in other words through compassion, that we gain the conditions for genuine happiness. More important than being loved, therefore, is to love.
For my seasonal wish, please look around you and see if you can include one or a few more people in your festivities and activities. Giving people a good time doesn’t require money – just expand your social family a tiny bit. it’ll make all the difference. thanks & enjoy

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]]> http://lentz.com.au/blog/seasons-wishes/feed 0 Why Iceland Should Be in the News But Is Not | War Is A Crime .org http://lentz.com.au/blog/why-iceland-should-be-in-the-news-but-is-not-war-is-a-crime-org http://lentz.com.au/blog/why-iceland-should-be-in-the-news-but-is-not-war-is-a-crime-org#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:22:11 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/why-iceland-should-be-in-the-news-but-is-not-war-is-a-crime-org Continue reading →]]>

http://warisacrime.org/content/why-iceland-should-be-news-not

An awesome story of Iceland getting its independence back after the banking mishaps, standing up to international pressure and drafting a new constitution through crowd sourcing. An inspiring example of how change can be effected, and pretty quick too.

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]]> http://lentz.com.au/blog/why-iceland-should-be-in-the-news-but-is-not-war-is-a-crime-org/feed 0 30 years of the BBC Microcomputer http://lentz.com.au/blog/30-years-of-the-bbc-microcomputer http://lentz.com.au/blog/30-years-of-the-bbc-microcomputer#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:33:21 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/30-years-of-the-bbc-microcomputer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15969065

The tech industry is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the BBC Microcomputer.

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]]> http://lentz.com.au/blog/30-years-of-the-bbc-microcomputer/feed 0 Dennis Ritchie vs Steve Jobs http://lentz.com.au/blog/dennis-ritchie-steve-jobs http://lentz.com.au/blog/dennis-ritchie-steve-jobs#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:55:48 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/?p=2895

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]]> http://lentz.com.au/blog/dennis-ritchie-steve-jobs/feed 1 Anki – friendly, intelligent flashcards http://lentz.com.au/blog/anki-friendly-intelligent-flashcards http://lentz.com.au/blog/anki-friendly-intelligent-flashcards#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:21:10 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/anki-friendly-intelligent-flashcards Continue reading →]]>

http://ankisrs.net/

From a lightning talk by Paul Fenwick @ OSDC 2011 Canberra. Awesome tool and available for most platforms including mobiles. You can create your own cards and there are heaps of libraries. You can use it to learn new things, or to efficiently not forget stuff.

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]]> http://lentz.com.au/blog/anki-friendly-intelligent-flashcards/feed 0 Symynd http://lentz.com.au/blog/symynd http://lentz.com.au/blog/symynd#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:49:10 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/symynd

http://www.symynd.com/

Free and Open education tools/content online.

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]]> http://lentz.com.au/blog/symynd/feed 0 Vint Cerf: The government is going overboard in Internet copyright control | VentureBeat http://lentz.com.au/blog/vint-cerf-the-government-is-going-overboard-in-internet-copyright-control-venturebeat http://lentz.com.au/blog/vint-cerf-the-government-is-going-overboard-in-internet-copyright-control-venturebeat#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:22:39 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/vint-cerf-the-government-is-going-overboard-in-internet-copyright-control-venturebeat

http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/14/vint-cerf/

“When Bob and I started writing the specs for the Internet in 1973…” Only a handful of people can start a sentence anything like that.

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