The Paradox of Choice

Another TED talk by Barry Schwartz. Lots of good quotes in this one.




Quotes: "Everything was better when everything was worse," and "The secret to happiness is: Low Expectations," and "Everybody needs a fishbowl."

But best, the conclusion, the official dogma "More freedom, more choice, makes people happier" ain't true. Well, at least, according to this guy.

Visualizing Concepts in Satisfiability

My long-time, sometimes forgotten, love.



From Visualizing Concepts in Satisfiability. And another note to self, read up on this.

Sometimes, although we don't like it, stuff gets gory.

+51° 50' 44", +5° 51' 3.8"

Grotere kaart weergeven

Principal Programming Paradigms

A look into the head of Peter Van Roy, the author of "Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming":



A taxonomy of programming languages paradigms with prime languages.

Einstein in Marie Claire

Carl Pappenheim discovered a picture of the ever-fashionable super-model A. Einstein in the popular French woman's magazine called Marie Claire of june 1939 (featuring Angelina Jolie at the moment).



How wonderful to know that "Albert Einstein works at his best when it's scorching hot. He's made all his greatest discoveries in Summer, when it's forty degrees in the shade - give or take..."

Party at the End of the World

My girlfriend got an invitation to the "Party at the End of the World."

I was already thinking of having my holiday in Norway/Sweden, so it seems we are going.

Beauty and the Nerd

I am invited to: