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Geeks Gather in Belgium

6 months ago by Tim Bray on ongoing.
I mean the 2011 Devoxx conference, tenth in a series, held in Antwerp, otherwise famous for Rubens and diamonds....

Mountain Tops

6 months ago by Tim Bray on ongoing.
I usually ask for a window seat, and try to have some sort of camera handy. I’ve been flying since I was very young and I’m not young any more, but I’ve...

Better Quotes Redux

6 months ago by Tim Bray on ongoing.
Last week I asserted that proper left/right quotation marks are essential, recommended KeyRemap4MacBook to fix the problem, and suggested option-S, -D,...

Antwerp

6 months ago by Tim Bray on ongoing.
I was here seven years ago. This time, I had a couple of hours of sunny midday downtime while I was waiting for my hotel room, so I walked around and took...

New Tintin Movie

6 months ago by Tim Bray on ongoing.
On Thursday night in Belgium I watched The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. Tintin was important to my younger self and is Belgian, so this...

Better Quotes

6 months ago by Tim Bray on ongoing.
If you are publishing text for people to read and you want it to look even halfway professional, you absolutely must use real actual left and right quotation...

Thanks

6 months ago by Tim Bray on ongoing.
Thanksgiving has passed in Canada and has yet to arrive in the States. However, even in a dark time there are thanks to give....

GDD in Yokohama

6 months ago by Tim Bray on ongoing.
I was part of the entertainment at the recent GDD Tokyo 2011; I guess nobody’s feelings are hurt if you hold a Tokyo-branded event down in Yokohama....

Five of ??

6 months ago by Tim Bray on ongoing.
Pictures of Shanghai, I mean. Not including any tourist attractions....

Five of ??

6 months ago by Tim Bray on ongoing.
Pictures of Shanghai, I mean. Not including any tourist attractions....