Yes, I’m a font addict (:
K-Type Independent Type Foundry » Freebies.
Most of their fonts have at least one style that is a Freebie for non-commercial use too, a great way to experiment with some of their fonts: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jpluimers on 2014/01/31
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“An Ancient Piece of Computer Lore in a Place You’d Never Expect” or “Dungeon (Zork) Map in Duplicity” | Porkrind Dot Org Missives
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/12/27
More than 2 years ago, I wrote about InfoCom adventures before, and recently noticed that since then a Zork map I saw like 30 years ago is now online in a digital scanned version.
Cool!
Thanks David Caldwell for putting it online.
Zork user group ad (thanks Apple2History.org). Click to enlarge.
I didn’t know there even was a Zork User group (:
–jeroen
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▶ Near to the Metal – Computerphile – YouTube
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/12/22
Funny: he started with a Chemistry study too (:
▶ Near to the Metal – Computerphile – YouTube.
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Some Apple ][, ][plus, IIe, IIc links
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/12/20
1983 Apple IIe ad (thanks Apple2History.org) click to enlarge
Some of you might remember that Apple ][ plus and Apple IIe was part of my early programming days.
I vividly remember the Vlasveld Computers shop in Leiden (back then at Morsweg 21 in Leiden), then ran by Aad Vlasveld as one of the first Apple dealers in The Netherlands. Back then I barely could afford floppy disks, but a few months ago I was able to buy the hardware we used at high school.
Well, I bought an Apple IIe from (from a private person as ClassicComputerShop.eu failed to react in time), so here are some links to stuff I’ve used: Read the rest of this entry »
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“Hoogtes” waar ik gewoond heb / “Altitudes” of where I have been living
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/12/09
(English translation below)
Edit 20230510 – added new URLs after the AHN viewer moved from ahn.geodan.nl to new domains ahn.arcgisonline.nland www.ahn.nl.
Nederlands
Veel van Nederland ligt onder zeeniveau, inclusief de meeste plaatsen waar ik gewoond heb, maar ik wist nog niet hoe ver het van N.A.P. “zeeniveau” afweek.
Via toeval kwam ik er achter dat dit on-line heel makkelijk op postcode opvraagbaar is, met een URL als deze:
http://ahn.geodan.nl/ahn/viewer3/zoekpc.php?postcode=1060NPhttps://ahn.arcgisonline.nl/ahnviewer/?find=1060NP
Je krijgt dan een resultaat als dit:
Volgens AHN2 is de gemiddelde hoogte in postcodegebied 1060NP -1.8 m.
(Inmiddels – 2023 – geen tekst meer met gemiddelde hoogte, maar als je klikt op een locatie krijg je de gemeten hoogte aldaar)
Onderaan de postcodes waar het om gaat.
Vrijwel mijn hele leven was dus beneden zeeniveau, maar ik ben boven zeeniveau geboren (:
En als bonus: AHN Viewer en AHN [Wayback/Archive] AHN Viewer | AHN (snapt geen URL parameters) en [Wayback/Archive] AHN-viewer (snapt wel URL parameters, zie [Wayback/Archive] ahn.arcgisonline.nl/ahnviewer/Release_notes_versie_2_februari_2019.pdf).
Er is ook een postcodetool, maar die snapt geen URL parameters: [Wayback/Archive] Postcodetool
English
Most of The Netherlands is below sea level, including most of the places I lived, but I didn’t know how far from N.A.P. “sea level” that was.
By coincidence, I found out that it is easy to find this relative altitude by Dutch poascal code with a URL like this:
http://ahn.geodan.nl/ahn/viewer3/zoekpc.php?postcode=1060NPhttps://ahn.arcgisonline.nl/ahnviewer/?find=1060NP
It will get you a result like this, where the last number indicates altitude:
Volgens AHN2 is de gemiddelde hoogte in postcodegebied 1060NP -1.8 m.
(By now – 2023 – no text with average altitude, but if you click you get the measured altitude value)
Below is a list of postal codes where I lived or where my post got delivered.
So I lived most of my life below sea level, but was born above it (:
As a bonus, I also found AHN Viewer and AHN [Wayback/Archive] AHN Viewer | AHN (does not allow URL parameters) and [Wayback/Archive] AHN-viewer (allows URL parameters, see [Wayback/Archive] ahn.arcgisonline.nl/ahnviewer/Release_notes_versie_2_februari_2019.pdf).
There is even a postal code tool, but it does not support URL parameters: [Wayback/Archive] Postcodetool
Postcodes / Postal codes
- [Wayback/Archive] AHN-viewer 1060NP
1060 NP(Amsterdam): -1.8 m. - [Wayback/Archive] AHN-viewer 1171JT
1171 JT(Badhoevedorp): -2.7 m. - [Wayback/Archive] AHN-viewer 1170AB
1170 AB(postadres Badhoevedorp): Er is geen locatie gevonden, de hoogte kan niet bepaald worden - [Wayback/Archive] AHN-viewer 2171BC
2171 BC(Sassenheim) : 1.2 m. - [Wayback/Archive] AHN-viewer 2171AG
2171 AG(postadres Sassenheim): 0.1 m. - [Wayback/Archive] AHN-viewer 2172XK
2172 XK(Sassenheim): -0.6 m. - [Wayback/Archive] AHN-viewer 2821BD
2821 BD(Stolwijk): -1.5 m. - [Wayback/Archive] AHN-viewer 5663CK
5663 CK(Geldrop): 19.8 m.
via:
- [Wayback] Hoogtemeter.
- [Wayback] AHN – website — Postcodetool.
- [Wayback] AHN – website — Homepage.
- AHN Viewer.
- [Wayback] AHN.
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Want this (: Floppy Table, A Wonderfully Designed 3.5″ Floppy Disk Coffee Table
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/10/21
If you recognize this picture
3.5 inch floppy disk (top side)
then you likely love this FloppyTable designed and created by Neulant van Exel and made of 2 kinds of welded steel:
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Sciences jokes…
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/09/20
Came accross the Chemistry Cat jokes on quickmeme, some of which are more generic science jokes than chemistry ones.
The ones I like most:
- PageTeach me about absolutely zero
0KHow often do you like chemistry jokes?
PeriodicallyWhat to do with a sick chemist?
If you can’t helium, and
you can’t curium then
you might as well barium.I studied exothermic reactions
before they were cool. - PageHOH HOH HOH
Water jokeBlew my chemistry experiment
Oxidents happenIs silicon the same in Spanish
SiNeutron wants to pay tab
Bartender: no charge for you - PageChemistry puns
I’m in my elementChemistry jokes
are elemental
–jeroen
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Jeffrey’s Exif viewer: a great non-regex thing on regex.info (:
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/09/19
You’d think that the regex.info site only has information on Jeffrey Friedl’s Mastering Regular Expressions (a great book on RegEx programming) MRE2 Errata, MRE3 Errata and Where to get egrep (agrep and sourcecode/binary builds).
Not so (:
It also hosts a few other things, mostly having to do with imagery or photography:
- Jeffrey’s Exif viewer, which is a great way of viewing EXIF information on both image URLs, and image files (far better than the Exif-Viewer.com one).
- Jeffrey Friedl’s Blog.
- Jeffrey Friedl’s Blog » Camera Stuff.
- Jeffrey Friedl’s Blog » My Photography Tech Posts.
- Jeffrey Friedl’s Blog » Desktop Backgrounds.
- Jeffrey Friedl’s Blog » Pretty Photos.
- Jeffrey Friedl’s Blog: Photo Proximity Search.
- Jeffrey’s Lightroom Metadata-Viewer Preset Builder.
–jeroen
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Foto’s 16e Katwijkbinse #Truckrun 2013: opstellen/aankomst Marine Vliegkamp Valkenburg, doorkomst Sassenheim
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/08/25
Broer Martijn met chauffeur Bas
Ik heb drie sets foto’s gemaakt van de Katwijkbinse Truckrun 2013:
- ‘s Ochtends tijdens het opstellen op het voormalige Marinevliegkamp Valkenburg.
- ‘s Middags tijdens de doorkomst op de hoek Teylingerlaan/Frank van Borselenlaan net buiten Sassenheim.
- ‘s Middags tijdens de aankomst op het voormalige Marinevliegkamp Valkenburg.
Het was weer 1 groot feest (:
Was je chauffeur of deelnemer en wil je een originele foto? Stuur me dan even een berichtje via het contactformulier.
De aankondiging en route van de Truckrun – Oranjevereniging Katwijk a/d Rijn:
TRUCKRUN
FEESTELIJKE FILE VAN KATWIJKBINSE TRUCKRUN
Zaterdag 24 augustus de 16e editie van de ‘Katwijkse Truckrun’
“In het bochtje in de Rijnstraat ter hoogte van de Roskam blijft elke auto een soort van verrassing voordat deze luid grommend, toeterend en gillend de bocht om komt. Verwonderde, verbaasde, blije blikken en driftig zwaaiende handen. Al die mensen aan beide kanten van de Rijnstraat die deze stoere truckers en hun enthousiaste bijrijders met open armen ontvangen. Een mooi mijmermoment in onbevangen, vrolijke, maffe feestweek.. Brok in de keel” Read the rest of this entry »
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Interesting essay by Bruce Schneier: The NSA Is Commandeering the Internet
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/08/22
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 