Djiezes

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Location:Belgium
Joined:12-29-2005
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About me
"Reality can destroy the dream, why shouldn't the dream destroy reality?" - George Moore

"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, no one but yourself can free your mind." - Bob Marley

"[N]o testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous, than the fact, which it endeavors to establish." - David Hume
Why I use Clipmarks
"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it."
- Margaret Fuller

"We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing."
- Maria Mitchell

"Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance."
- William Wirt

"Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
- Norman MacEwan

"Software is like sex: It's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds
Where to find me on the web
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Website/Blog: http://k21st.wordpress.com/







   
 
 
 
   
 
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Scientology recruiting via facebook?
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by Djiezes  7-21-2008   
 I was playing poker on facebook, & suddenly realized the advertisement on the left pointed to a vacancy for the company U-Man. Normally, I wouldn't click through, but the name U-Man grabbed my attention since I happen to know it's a scientology affiliated organization "selling their Tech" in management circles. Are they're trying to "get some raw meat into the shop"? And it just so happens I'm looking for work right now. What do you think, should I apply? Should I mention that I graduated doing thesis on Scientology? Sure they must be interested ... ;D Also: props to facebook for directing this ad to me. That's some pretty nifty targeted advertising.
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How Computers boot up
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by Djiezes  7-17-2008   
 This extensive 3-part post focuses on the linux booting process, from motherboard & chipset to the bootloader & kernel booting process.
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Biocultural Evolution in the 21st Century: The Evolutionary Role of Religion
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by Djiezes  7-16-2008   
  My outline introduces the concept of biocultural evolution, particularly with reference to the Twentieth Century and the prospects for the Twenty-First Century. I then explore the concept of complex distributed systems to characterize all highly creative processes in both culture and nature. Subsequently, I turn to the problem of complexity horizons and the challenge that these present for traditional moral reflections. Humans are then characterized as a Lamarckian wild card in epic of evolution. I close by discussing the evolutionary role of religion. See source for the full paper: http://metanexus.net/magazine/ArticleDetail/tabid/68/id/8779/Default.aspx
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Tips from Thomas Edison on Living Optimistically
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by Djiezes  7-16-2008    3
  Dr. Martin Seligman, the director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Positive Psychology Center, and author of Learned Optimism, has studied optimists and pessimists for 25 years. His research has found: Optimists * Less depression than pessimists * Better results than pessimists in most areas of life * Longer lifespan * Healthier than pessimists * Better than pessimists at work and in school * More friends and better social lives Pessimists * More depression than optimists * Inertia rather than activity in the face of setbacks * Feels bad subjectively–blue, down worried, anxious * Poor physical health * Self-fulfilling; pessimists don’t persist in the face of challenges and thus fail more frequently, even when success is attainable * Even when pessimists turn out to be right, they still feel worse than deluded optimists
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Belgian Prime Minister Offers Resignation
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by Djiezes  7-15-2008    7
 VRTNieuws: * Premier Yves Leterme Resigns: http://www.deredactie.be/cm/de.redactie.english/news/080715_Leterme_quits * The End Of Leterme's Dream: http://www.deredactie.be/cm/de.redactie.english/news/080715_Leterme_portrait * Five Turbulent Days Leading to the Crisis: http://www.deredactie.be/cm/de.redactie.english/news/080715_crisis_overview De Morgen: * All Articles: http://www.demorgen.be/dm/article/pagedList.do?language=nl&navigationItemId=989&navigation=&nodeId=62906&nodeTitle=Land-in-crisis
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Opensource Robotics: the iCub
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by Djiezes  7-12-2008   
 A European initiative to build an open source robot 'iCub': a robot designed to have the physical and sensory capabilities of a two-and-a-half year old child. Both the hardware and software are open source. More information: http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=FGBBQRPM5BZ44QSNDLOSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=208808365&printable=true&printable=true
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Emancipate Yourselves from Mental Slavery
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by Djiezes  7-12-2008    5
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The Future And What It Holds (Howard Rheingold Video Interview)
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by Djiezes  7-9-2008   
 an 18 minute interview with Howard Rheingold. See source for the video & transcript.
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Fewer Belgians attending Mass
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by Djiezes  7-8-2008    2
 7% attend church weekly (11% a decade ago) 57% new born children are baptised (65% a decade ago) 26.5% opt for a church wedding (49% a decade ago) 61% for church funeral (76% a decade ago) The full press release (27 pages) is available in Dutch or French
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Open Source Data Recovery Tools
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by Djiezes  7-4-2008   
 An overview of some software & live discs . See source for a decent overview and review. I'm going to explore various ways you can use open source solutions to recover data, bring dead systems back to life, and save your bacon in general. Many of the solutions described here run cross-platform (Lin/Win/Mac), but some of them are *NIX-only and will be described as such.
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80 How-To Sites Worth Bookmarking
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by Djiezes  7-4-2008   
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The Limits of fMRI and Science Journalism
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by Djiezes  6-30-2008   
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Partisan Gaps Over Evolution and Atheism
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by Djiezes  6-30-2008    1
 Source: http://www.gallup.com/poll/108226/Republicans-Democrats-Differ-Creationism.aspx
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125 Fake Cancer 'Cures' You Should Avoid
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by Djiezes  6-30-2008    5
 I only clipped the names of the persons/corporations responsible. Watch out for these. See source for the complete list. The products contain ingredients such as bloodroot, shark cartilage, coral calcium, cesium, ellagic acid, Cat's Claw, an herbal tea called Essiac, and mushroom varieties such as Agaricus Blazeii, Shitake, Maitake, and Reishi. These products claim to cure, treat, mitigate or prevent disease, and these products have not been shown to be safe and effective for their labeled conditions of use. Examples of fraudulent claims for these products include: * "Treats all forms of cancer" * "Causes cancer cells to commit suicide!" * "80% more effective than the world's number one cancer drug" * "Skin cancers disappear" * "Target cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone" * "Shrinks malignant tumors" * "Avoid painful surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or other conventional treatments"
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Special Issue: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick (from Science Fiction Studies, 1975)
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by Djiezes  6-28-2008   
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A Visionary Among the Charlatans (Stanislaw Lem on Philip K. Dick)
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by Djiezes  6-28-2008   
 Lem about the state of American science fiction circa 1975 with an extended appreciation of Dick
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Best Older Science Fiction Movies
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by Djiezes  6-28-2008    7
 A personal selection. I also added some that I haven't seen yet, but of which I heard good things. Feel free to add yours in the comments.
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'The Cube', by Jim Henson (rare colored version)
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by Djiezes  6-28-2008    1
 This '69 version by Jim Henson is more mysterious, psychological & philosophical and lacks the violence of the later sci-fi/horror films: The Cube, Cube 2: Hypercube and Cube Zero. It's supposed to be in better quality than the original black/white version, but I doubt that since it's in .flv. I included some links to wikipedia & imdb should you be curious for more.
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A Brief Guide to World Domination
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by Djiezes  6-26-2008    1
 or: "How to Live a Remarkable life in a Conventional World" “Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.” -Alan Keightley “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. Final Thoughts: 1) You don’t have to live your life the way other people expect you to. 2) The world is waiting for you to figure out what only you can contribute. Take as much time as you need to find the answer, and then get started on it. See pdf
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Documentary on Paul Otlet
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by Djiezes  6-21-2008   
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The Origins of Linux - Linus Torvalds
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by Djiezes  6-21-2008    1
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Open Data Movement: The Next Wave of Open Source
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by Djiezes  6-21-2008    1
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Follow the Money: The New Global Wealth Machine
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by Djiezes  6-21-2008    2
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100 Greatest Guitar Solos
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by Djiezes  6-17-2008    2
 See also The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
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Selected Essays of Paul Otlet: International organisation and dissemination of knowledge
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by Djiezes  6-17-2008    2
 More on Otlet
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Field Guide to Firefox 3 : What's New and Improved?
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by Djiezes  6-17-2008   
 Since today is Firefox 3 Download day, here's a field guide on its new features. I see you cannot download it yet, but you should be able to shortly.
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The Web Time Forgot
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by Djiezes  6-17-2008   
 NYT article on Paul Otlet see source for the full article.
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Fastest Supercomputer Mimics Human Brain Function
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by Djiezes  6-17-2008   
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The Electric Sheep Screen-Saver: A Case Study in Aesthetic Evolution (paper)
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by Djiezes  6-11-2008   
 Thanks to Kore7 's comment on invictus ' clip , I discovered there's a working linux version now. 2 minutes later, I found this paper on the Electric Sheep Project and simply had to share it.
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The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
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by Djiezes  6-7-2008    19
 from rolling stone magazine with audio excerpts & short descriptions @ source
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Psychology in Human-Computer Interaction
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by Djiezes  6-6-2008   
 a 1 hour video lecture. see source
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The Amazon Book Map (by Chris Harrison)
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by Djiezes  6-6-2008   
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TEDsphere Talks Interface
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by Djiezes  6-6-2008    1
 not a very usable interface, but a nice way to discover related content from a most valuable resource. Try it out here The talks on TED source site are in a higher quality, but you can easily click through.
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My P0k3rTube > Instructional Videos
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by Djiezes  6-5-2008   
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Open sourcing hardware: The VIA OpenBook
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by Djiezes  6-5-2008    2
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Exploring How We Survive Ourselves
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by Djiezes  6-5-2008   
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Progress on a Budget. How Would You Spend $75 billion over 4 years?
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by Djiezes  6-5-2008   
 More here
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The Inexact Science Behind DMCA Takedown Notices
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by Djiezes  6-5-2008   
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'Signs of the Singularity' by Vernor Vinge
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by Djiezes  6-5-2008   
 See http://spectrum.ieee.org/jun08/singularityspecialreport for all the articles in the Special Report on Singularity
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The Nehalem Preview: Intel Does It Again
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by Djiezes  6-5-2008   
  ]... for a 20 - 50% increase in performance, total system power consumption only went up by 10%. ... Final Words: First keep in mind that these performance numbers are early, and they were run on a partly crippled, very early platform. With that preface, the fact that Nehalem is still able to post these 20 - 50% performance gains says only one thing about Intel's tick-tock cadence: they did it. We've been told to expect a 20 - 30% overall advantage over Penryn and it looks like Intel is on track to delivering just that in Q4. At 2.66GHz, Nehalem is already faster than the fastest 3.2GHz Penryns on the market today. At 3.2GHz, I'd feel comfortable calling it baby Skulltrail in all but the most heavily threaded benchmarks. This thing is fast and this is on a very early platform, keep in mind that Nehalem doesn't launch until Q4 of this year.
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