Arjen's blog 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.
[...]

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 Lego’s new toy range doing no one any favours – The Age http://lentz.com.au/blog/legos-toy-range-favours-age http://lentz.com.au/blog/legos-toy-range-favours-age#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:14:59 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/?p=2987 Continue reading →]]>

http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/lego-makes-sure-that-boys-will-be-boys-and-girls-will-be-girls-20111226-1paf1.html

IN A 1970s advertisement for Lego, a small girl holds up a free-form construction, made up of a jumble of different types of bricks and figures. She is wearing a blue T-shirt, a pair of jeans and blue sneakers, and her red hair is plaited. The ad features the caption ”What it is is beautiful”, in a call to parents to harness their children’s creativity and expression with the endless potential of one of the world’s most popular toys. [...] If we want to encourage the next generation of children to reach their full potential, whatever their gender, then we need to be able to once again promote the appeal of and ideals behind images like the 1970s Lego girl. She is beautiful without a glittery fairy dress and pastel construction blocks and her mind is free to create and learn without worrying about how she looks.

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]]> http://lentz.com.au/blog/legos-toy-range-favours-age/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 Recipe: pasta with haloumi http://lentz.com.au/blog/recipe-pasta-haloumi http://lentz.com.au/blog/recipe-pasta-haloumi#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:39:03 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/?p=2967 Continue reading →]]>
  • haloumi cheese (home made in my case), cut in to small slices, fry separately in virgin olive oil, set aside.
  • red onion
  • chopped fresh garlic
  • zucchini (courgette)
  • roma tomatoes
  • cracked pepper
  • some rosemary
  • toss haloumi in to the mix.
  • serve on pasta.
    • None of it needs much cooking, keep it fresh and quick!
    Careful adding any salt, depends a bit on how you do the haloumi. A bit of lemon juice can also be good.

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    ]]>     http://lentz.com.au/blog/recipe-pasta-haloumi/feed 1     Popeye’s spinach story rich in irony – Dr Karl http://lentz.com.au/blog/popeyes-spinach-story-rich-in-irony-dr-karl http://lentz.com.au/blog/popeyes-spinach-story-rich-in-irony-dr-karl#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:15:49 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/popeyes-spinach-story-rich-in-irony-dr-karl

    http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/12/06/3384516.htm

    Spinach *is* rich in iron, but there’s some confusing history. Dr Karl (long fooled too) unravels the saga.

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    ]]>     http://lentz.com.au/blog/popeyes-spinach-story-rich-in-irony-dr-karl/feed 0     Solar-powered 3D printer turns sand into glass http://lentz.com.au/blog/solar-powered-3d-printer-turns-sand-into-glass http://lentz.com.au/blog/solar-powered-3d-printer-turns-sand-into-glass#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:43:44 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/solar-powered-3d-printer-turns-sand-into-glass

    http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/26/solar-sinter-solar-powered-3d-printer-turns-sand-into-glass-ren/

    Markus Kayser’s Solar Sinter turns Saharan sand into a perfectly suitable glass bowl. There’s a neat video showing the process in action.

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    ]]>     http://lentz.com.au/blog/solar-powered-3d-printer-turns-sand-into-glass/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     The Discovery of Dolphin Language | Wake Up World http://lentz.com.au/blog/discovery-dolphin-language-wake-world http://lentz.com.au/blog/discovery-dolphin-language-wake-world#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:47:14 +0000 arjen http://lentz.com.au/blog/?p=2943 Continue reading →]]> http://wakeup-world.com/2011/11/28/the-discovery-of-dolphin-language/
    “Researchers in the US and Great Britain have made a significant breakthrough in deciphering dolphin language in which a series of eight objects have been sonically identified”
    Many people think in visual-spatial terms rather than audio-sequential. I know people who think in terms of music, and others who think in colours. I think in 3D images, and find our human languages (I know a few) woefully inadequate for accurately expressing my thoughts – it’s too slow (low information density) and I’m too slow at drawing (plus 3D drawing has its problems on 2D surfaces). Anyway, the point is that the article’s assertion that the dolphin way of thinking is fundamentally different to that of humans is simply incorrect. Humans are not all the same. I envy the dolphins for having worked out a way to communicate that’s fast and descriptive, suitable for their 3D environment. Awesome!

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