• Matrix Ping Pong

    Cherie sent me this… Funny…

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  • Whistler/Blackcomb, here I come

    Just bought my 10-day pass Edge card for Whistler/Blackcomb. So, at least 10 days of skiing there. Can’t wait to try my new skis, bindings, and boots. I am planning to do lots of skiing this year. Of course I am also going to the local mountains but Whistler/Blackcomb is going to be my regular…

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  • Fluxnet visualization using Silverlight

    My group is interacting with scientists from all disciplines. We are trying to help them in their research endeavors through the use/application of technology. It is therefore necessary for us to keep informed about all technologies available; it is only then we can offer informed advise and talk about the potential benefits. That’s why I…

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  • "eScience Ramblings"

    Hugo Hiden, NEReSC‘s technical director, has started a blog, called “eScience Ramblings”, where he records his experiences with using Microsoft‘s technologies while building solutions for eScience. I am really looking forward to reading more. So far it’s been great. I am going to be sending answers/suggestions to Hugo whenever I can but I am hoping…

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  • Parallel FX – Another step towards implicit parallelism

    🙂 “Work stealing”, “loop decomposition” at runtime to take advantage of the available hardware parallelism, “data parallelism”, “declarative programming for parallel computing”… It’s soooo cool to see these concepts really making it to mainstream computing. Paul and I worked on these ideas some years ago*, building on the previous great works in the space. I…

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  • New Zunes announced

    I’ve been hanging on my failing iPod (it’s almost 3 years old now) for a while now, waiting for the new Zunes to arrive. Apparently they have been getting good comments out there, especially because the team opted to bring the new functionality to the v1 owners as well. As soon as the Zunes are…

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  • Hello from GRL 2020

    Isn’t the Web great? Saying ‘hi’ from Global Research Library 2020, as part of a demonstration on what the Web is all about and what it can do for the future of research.

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  • Seattle Half-Marathon 2007

    Just registered. This time I am determined to do better than last time 🙂

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  • Evolution of dance

    I had seen the “Evolution of dance” clip when it was making the rounds on the Internet more than a year ago. I saw it again as I was playing with Windows Media Center‘s Internet TV beta (it is currently one of the top picks). It was funny then and it’s funny now.

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