The Blue Blog
The million year old blog
Swarm Robots Cooperate with AR Drone
Author: Aasemoon18 Nov
Pretty cool. Related article here.
Misogynistic Bollocks….
Author: Aasemoon16 Nov
Fair warning: I’m angry and therefore quite possibly offensive. Also, you’ll need to speak Persian for this one….
Of all the misogynistic idiotic mindless hogwash that _some_ of my beloved Iranians are nowadays spreading around social networks such as Facebook, every once in a while something really gets on my last nerve. Here’s one. I guess what really boils my blood is that this was shared by a WOMAN. Mind you, I’m not a feminist by any definition, but sometimes I just run out of patience with these things….
So I’m saying to the “man” who created this and whomever’s spreading it: I dare you to compare my IQ, my credentials, my accomplishments, my technical skills, my general wisdom and etc with YOUR OWN. Lets create a chart and publish the results. I dare you. Lets see which one of us is doing better in this life, and then lets talk about your work of art here….
I double dare you.
“The Lovers”
Author: Aasemoon10 Nov
First I thought this was some sort of a recreation [a.k.a. Photoshop…]. Now it seems like it isn’t. Well, wow. Apparently “The Lovers” really were found in a bin at the Hasanlu archaeological site in Iran. Article from the Penn Museum blog here.
War Horse
Author: Aasemoon4 Nov
Well. Way to make me sob for 2 out of 2.5 hours of the movie. And that’s all I have to say about that. =P
Light Flow for Android
Author: Aasemoon26 Oct
“Lightflow” is an app for Android devices that have multicolour LEDs. I don’t know how it is 
Oh, and the support team for this app seems to do a pretty great job too. I requested support for “FreeNote” [about which I wrote here] to be added, and in the next release it was there.
FreeNote for Android
Author: Aasemoon22 Oct
And finally I’ve found it. The one note app to rule them all. =D It’s called “FreeNote“, and I get the feeling that it will soon take over preparing breakfast for you to
o. You can handwrite, type, insert videos, images, to-do lists and just about anything else you can imagine. Everything about this app is customizable and there are so many features and functions that I’m not even sure I’ve used all of them yet. Oh, and by the way the to-do lists come with the possibility of having dates and alarms [that are now supported by Light Flow… I’ll write about that later…]. So if you’re an Android user, do check it out. 😉The Day the Earth Stood Still
Author: Aasemoon22 Oct
And here’s another really really good, really really underrated sci-fi. The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Introduction to the Clojure Programming Language
Author: Aasemoon21 Oct
L
ast week I attended an afterhours introductory lecture to the Clojure programming language [at the ETH as usual]. Currently my only knowledge of Clojure comes from a few Channel 9 talks, and this lecture gave me a better idea of what the language is all about. Now I’m finding myself getting more interested and looking for a reason to use it.
For anyone who might be interested, here you can find the lecture slides.
There’s a Clojure online REPL here. And interestingly enough there’s even an Android version of the REPL available for free here.
P.S.: I now have a Clojure page on Verse.
The Man From Earth
Author: Aasemoon21 Oct
Last night we watched a movie by the name “The Man From Earth“, about which I had heard absolutely nothing before and I think Oliv had more or less accidentally come across it. Well, it turned out to be one of those movies that’s going to stay with me permanently. A fascinating idea, and some serious food for thought… apparently this movie is being compared to K-PAX, I can see why.
Great idea, great cast, great everything. I gave it 5 out of 5. If you haven’t seen it yet… you probably should.
By the way, make sure to read the Wikipedia article about the movie. Some very interesting facts in there.
A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 5
Author: Aasemoon14 Oct
Couple of nights ago I finished reading “A Dance with Dragons“, book 5 of “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R. R. Martin. Meaning that now I have to wait till next year [supposedly] to get my hands on the next book. Too much of a bloody cliff hanger…. *sigh*
Well, it’s been quite a trip. It’s an amazing universe GRRM has created, with characters that are believable and understandable, and plots and events that are impossible to predicts. Everything can happen, everyone can die… and apparently everyone does die… =P Heroes make disastrous mistakes and the most brilliant set ups go gloriously wrong, and then the devil saves the day….. And you can’t put the bloody book down. =)
Oh, and regarding the TV series… as great as the series are, they’re not nearly as good as the books, so if you’re a fan of the TV series just go and read the books… Especially in the more recent episodes the TV series has been deviating more and more from the books, somehow annihilating some interesting aspects of the story line.
So, now I’m going to go about finally finishing Codex Alera [which I’ve been stretching as much as I could! =P]. And after that… we’ll see.
