Happy 15th Towel Day.
–jeroen
via Towel Day – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Happy Towel Day
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/05/25
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In metric, one milliliter of water occupies one…
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/04/22
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“In metric, one milliliter of water occupies one cubic centimeter, weighs one gram, and requires one calorie of energy to heat up by one degree centigrade—which is 1 percent of the difference between its freezing point and its boiling point. An amount of hydrogen weighing the same amount has exactly one mole of atoms in it.Whereas in the American system, the answer to “How much energy does it take to boil a room-temperature gallon of water?” is “Go fuck yourself,” because you can’t directly relate any of those quantities.
–jeroen
via A Brit Abroad – In metric, one milliliter of water occupies one….
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President of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) Michael van Praag plays national anthems together with Adest Musica
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/03/23
Drum and Showband Adest Musica based in Sassenheim, the Netherlands, welcomes a very special guest musician. The chairman of the Dutch Football Association (KNVB), Michael van Praag, will join Adest Musica for a special performance that will take place in the Amsterdam ArenA where Adest Musica will be playing the national anthems during a friendly soccer match between the Netherlands and France.
The first contact with Michael van Praag occurred during the summer of 2015. The editors of Adest Magazine, the annual luxury magazine published by Adest Musica at the start of each New Year, had an interview with the KNVB president looming high on their wish list. Ewout Claassen, sousaphonist at Adest Musica and additionally a member of the Sponsoring Committee of the band, says: “We had learned that Michael van Praag, in addition to his work for the KNVB, UEFA and FIFA, is an avid sousaphone player. A celebrity in our own luxury magazine values it even more. These were the reasons for us to contact him. The occasion of the interview was in October 2015 at KNVW headquarters in Zeist. With a big smile, Claassen tells “Together with other interviewer Menno de Jong, who plays drums at Adest Musica and also is Sponsor Committee member, we had a very nice conversation with Michael van Praag. At the end of the event, we asked him whether he wanted to take a place in the Corps as a guest musician during a friendly international soccer match in the Amsterdam ArenA. He instantly gave his commitment.”.
Impact
Friday night March 25, Michael Van Praag will be among the ranks of Drum and Showband Adest Musica. The Corps will, prior to the friendly soccer match between the Netherlands and France, play the national anthems of both countries. Of course, van Praag will also rehearse several times with Adest Musica. Van Praag concludes “I think this is a huge honor! The Netherlands are, together with England, still the only countries in the world where the national anthems are being played by live orchestras. That always leaves a huge impression on the soccer players and the visiting association. I’m very much looking forward to the event!”.
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Sassenheim; achtergrond straatnamen rondom Johan Dixstraat
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/03/11
Grappig om in een stukje achtergrond te duiken.
Mijn broer woonde vroeger aan de Johan Dixstraat 18. Dat is vlak bij de Nicolaas Damesstraat. Ik werkte voor een klant genaamd Nico Dames. De combinatie wekte mijn interesse.
De buurt rondom die straat is allemaal rondom Kwekers, dus je ziet straten als:
Dan een paar linkjes:
- via 1988 Johan Dix:
- via Nicolaas Dames:
- via Dirk van Alkemade Bollenstreek:
–jeroen
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Tijdreis, over 200 jaar topografie
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/12/24
Ons huist staat er nog maar 20 jaar. Sommige andere al veel langer…
Wilt u weten hoe uw omgeving er 50, 100 of zelfs 200 jaar geleden uitzag? Hoe het land om u heen is veranderd door verkaveling en andere ingrepen? Dat kan eenvoudig op topotijdreis.nl, de website van het Kadaster die 200 jaar topografie ontsluit.
Source: Tijdreis, over 200 jaar topografie
via:
Hoe zag Amsterdam er 200 jaar geleden van boven uit? Dat is te zien op een nieuwe website van het Kadaster, waarop topografische kaarten van Nederland door de jaren heen zijn verzameld. Op de website Topotijdreis kun je inzoomen op stadsniveau en met een slider kaarten uit verschillende jaartallen met elkaar vergelijken.
Source: Bestond jouw wijk al in 1815? Bekijk het op deze oude kaarten van Amsterdam – AMSTERDAM – PAROOL
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De @SVB_PGB foutmelding mag kennelijk ook niet langer dan 60 karakters zijn… #neuland
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/12/21
Briljante foutmelding: “snaam, inclusief extensie, mag maximaal 60 tekens lang zijn.”
Ja: precies de laatste 60 karakters van de foutmelding.
De SVB heeft iets met 60.
Iets als “20141119 – Martijn – Zorgkantoor – AWBZ beoordeling zorgbeschrijvingen zorgovereenkomsten – SVB trekkingsrecht.pdf” mag dus niet als bestandsnaam. Een duidelijke foutmelding ook niet. Dat zou te makkelijk zijn.
Het is op een andere manier slecht dan de foutmelding “Er is een algemene fout opgetreden. Probeert u het later nog eens.”. En dat je later weer dezelfde foutmelding krijgt zodat je on-line geen PGB declaraties van urenbriefjes kunt indienen:
Beste @SVB_PGB: de online declaratie PGB WMO HH gaat fout bij het klikken van “Bewerken”: het maakt niet uit welke maand en week. 1/2
De melding @SVB_PGB is “Er is een algemene fout opgetreden. Probeert u het later nog eens.”. Helaas geen verder log of details. Wat nu? 2/2
En daarom ben ik gistervavond een paar uur bezig geweest met opnieuw proberen en daarna PDFjes van de declaraties te maken. Die ik nu weer mag renamen omdat de bestandsnamen te lang zijn.
Zucht.
–jeroen
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In remembrance of Felipe Rodriquez
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/12/10
Felipe makes a few appearances in this great _Unauthorized Access_ documentary by Annaliza Savage 1994.
Memorable moments:
- Intro about the initial small size of Hack-Tick.
- The start of the Hack-Tick ISP in The Netherlands, which originally started with UUCP and later grew into one of the most important general ISPs with a very keen focus in privacy: xs4all.
- Hacking at the End of the Universe congress.
Most of the “in memories” were in Dutch, but one of the few English ones says it all: [Wayback] D U T C H F E L L O W S — In memory of Felipe Rodriquez.
Karin Spaink (friend of Felipe, also suffering from MS) wrote [Wayback] Felipe Rodriguez has died.
A few of the Dutch articles that impressed me very much (some obituaries, some on the internet history in The Netherlands):
- [Wayback] Mooi mens Felipe Rodriquez is gestorven | Netkwesties.
- [Wayback] XS4ALL-oprichter Felipe Rodriquez is overleden.
- [Wayback] De eerste vijf jaar van XS4ALL – Vrij Nederland.
- [Wayback] In memoriam: internetpionier en XS4ALL-oprichter Felipe Rodriquez | B R I G H T.
- [Wayback] Interview met Felipe Rodriguez Van hacker tot politiek adviseur – NRC Handelsblad – Computerbeveiliging – Hackers.
- [Wayback] Felipe Rodriguez, oprichter XS4All (1969-2015): internetmiljonair met ijzeren ballen | Quote.
- [Wayback] Van hacker tot internetmiljonair – De Groene Amsterdammer.
- [Wayback] RIP Felipe Rodriquez #XS4ALL – Nieuws.Social.
- [Archive.is] Charmante internetpionier en restaurateur | Het Financieele Dagblad.
- [Wayback] Felipe Rodriquez, oprichter van Xs4all en De Digitale Stad, overleden – AMSTERDAM – PAROOL.
- [Archive.is] Rop Gonggrijp on Twitter: “My friend Felipe Rodriguez, co-founder of XS4ALL and early internet-and-society thinker, died yesterday. Thanks for everything Felipe.”.
- [Archive.is] ‘Zelfregulering gebruikers moet Internet schoonhouden’ | Media | de Volkskrant.
- [Wayback] Absolute internetheld Felipe Rodriquez overleden | Retecool.
–jeroen
The full video:
Slightly longer but with a worse audio quality:
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Tamikrest – Aratane N’Adagh – [HQ] – YouTube
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/11/09
Great music find by Jan Wildeboer a while ago.
In the thread some more African music is mentioned by Ferdinand Thommes
–jeroen
Playlist of Tamikrest related songs.
Ali Farka Touré:
And some I found myself:
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Literally: Hotspots in Amsterdam – AMSTERDAM – PAROOL
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/06/30
Dit zijn de warmste plekken van Amsterdam – AMSTERDAM – PAROOL.
Big hotspots map: http://static2.parool.nl/static/asset/2015/Picture_2015_06_30_om_12.46.38_10347.jpg
Big elderly risk map: http://static2.parool.nl/static/asset/2015/Picture_2015_06_30_om_12.53.14_10348.jpg
–jeroen
Small hotspots map
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Classic that are now available freely for reading/listing (via: About Us | Open Culture)
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/05/11
A while ago, my good friend Arjen Lentz pointed me to the free e-books section on OpenCulture.
I didn’t have time back then, and now I finally do and am truly impressed. So here is a plug:
What is Open Culture’s Mission?
Open Culture brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community. Web 2.0 has given us great amounts of intelligent audio and video. It’s all free. It’s all enriching. But it’s also scattered across the web, and not easy to find. Our whole mission is to centralize this content, curate it, and give you access to this high quality content whenever and wherever you want it. Some of our major resource collections include:
- 950 Free Online Courses from Top Universities
- 675 Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Noir, Westerns, etc.
- 550 Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free
- 600 Free eBooks for iPad, Kindle & Other Devices
- MOOCs from Great Universities (Many With Certificates)
- Learn 46 Languages Online for Free: Spanish, Chinese, English & More
- 200 Free Kids Educational Resources: Video Lessons, Apps, Books, Websites & More
–jeroen
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