Monthly Archives: March 2006

Movies we are watching today

Here is today’s top pick: Identity Parabole Maurice – TPS Star – 8:15 2003. By James Mangold. With John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet… Rated 7.3/10 at IMDB: “Stranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rainstorm, ten strangers … Continue reading

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Microsoft says we should not teach PowerPoint

Ok. I’m just joking. Actually, it’s much more profound than that. And, for once, I am finding something from Microsoft (or, more precisely, Microsoft Research) fascinating. It’s a report called Towards 2020 Science where, I quote, “an international expert group … Continue reading

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Try many programming languages

One of the main reasons to use Linux (or any Unix-inspired operating system like FreeBSD or Mac OS X) is the sheer number of programming languages that you can install, learn and use freely: In his very influential essay, “Teach … Continue reading

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