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Moby at the Showbox
I went to Moby‘s concert here in Seattle yesterday. It was absolutely great. I don’t know whether it was the music, the dancing (lots of jumping :-), the vibe, the wine + beers that we had beforehand, or the combination…
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“The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery”
I am extremely honored and humbled to be amongst so many scientists who have contributed to the book entitled “The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery“. I met Jim Gray back at the end of 2003 and since then he’s been…
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“Star Wars in concert” – It was excellent
I attended the “Star Wars in concert” show at the KeyArena earlier tonight. It was quite an experience! 🙂 There was a large orchestra and symphony to play John William‘s compositions from the movie series. A huuuuge screen was playing…
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Art and dance
Amongst the videos I was sent today, these two really stand out, for different reasons. The first one is beautiful and moving. Kseniya Simonova, a sand artist from Ukraine, participated in a talent show on TV and won. Apparently she…
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How to solve the energy crisis…
“It’s the one-man fight against global warning! All I need to do is stick a wire up your butt, and hey presto, no more CO2 problems.” This is what one of my best friends wrote while we were chatting because…
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Last two days of a wonderful short trip
It was a very short but, still, great trip to the UK and Greece. The last day of my visit at my family home was relaxing… just spent time with everyone and met more friends. My sincere apologies to everyone…
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At home – Second and third days/nights in Greece
After an amazing day/night in Thessaloniki, Kostas and I drove to Xanthi, my home city (just a couple of hours from Thessaloniki). My family house is actually 5km out of Xanthi, in the beautiful village of Petinos (photos of the…
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First day/night in Greece
I don’t expect all nights are going to be like my first one in Thessaloniki because if that’s the case, I’ll need to take a vacation immediately upon my return to Seattle 🙂 Wow! The welcoming was amazing. Kostas picked…
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First part of my European trip
Despite a rocky start to the trip due to the jet-lag and a cold, I now feel so much better and I am ready (and very excited) to see my family and friends in Greece. I am currently at the…
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Weekend trip: Cascade Loop
I spent this weekend on the road. It was absolutely great! I wanted to get out of Seattle, listen to some live music, ride, smell the forest, write, think, etc. etc. It’s sooooo liberating to be on the road. It’s…
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A quick trip to Europe
I am off to Europe in few days. My previous team, External Research in MSR, is organizing a small event in Cambridge, UK, to discuss all the great technologies that they have been developing over the last few years, for…
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It’s sooo good to be on the road again 🙂
I am doing the Cascades loop this weekend on my motorbike. It feels sooooo good to be on the road again. I spent most of my day at Lake Chelan at the “Rhythms on the Lake Music Festival”. Beautiful music…
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The importance of friends in my life
I try my best in my life to be a good friend to everyone. Sometimes I do mistakes. I seriously apologize to those whom I might have hurt. I do hope that in most times I am someone to whom…
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Photography from my friend Kostas
My best friend Kostas Amoiridis is a photographer (mostly fashion) back in Greece. The photo at the corner of this blog was taken by him, for an interview of mine in a Greek magazine (plus some others for other similar…
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Transitioning to a new role
I know it hasn’t been long since I moved to Bing from Microsoft Research but things don’t always work out as originally planned. I learned a lot while at Bing but my primary goal of getting experience in delivering a…