Posted: May 2nd, 2004 | No Comments »
I finally could find a good guide that outline the purpose of each string type in C++ (The Complete Guide to C++ Strings)
- Part I: Win32 Character Encodings
- Part II: String Wrapper Classes
Posted: April 24th, 2004 | No Comments »
According to the Ubran dictionary, the expression “da boy is fabien” means “he is weird”.
Posted: April 24th, 2004 | No Comments »
Tim Sanders, Yahoo’s Chief Solutions Officer introduced the acronyme NEDS for New Economy Depression Syndrome. NEDS is a mental state that a result of a combination of information overload and frequent interruption resulting in and erosion of personal close relationships. The symptoms are anxiety, fatigue, stress and lower productivity and irritability in a team environment.
Posted: April 24th, 2004 | Comments Off
Took me some time and the help of nico until I could find maps based on travel time instead of distance. The keywords are “Anamorphosis Maps” or “Cartographic Anamorphosis”. Anamorphosis “deals with visual presentation based on deformation theories that create unusual spatial reference”. Resources that introduce the technics:
- Cartographic Anamorphosis
- Cartographie en anamorphose
Posted: April 21st, 2004 | Comments Off
The first version of Biology Instruments Learning Lab (BILL), a project-based learning application in the field of biology is now in production mode. Developed by the CRAFT, BILL will be used by freshmen cellular theory students of the EPFL and UNIL. The goals of BILL are to:
- solidify and expend theoretical knowledge (via online content or book references) of instruments used in cellular biology
- familiarize the learner to strategically solve problems by using the appropriate combinations of instruments (outputs of each instruments are simulated)
BILL is based on a community portal which can allow learners to communicate and collaborate. Courses (series of questions with their instruments, resources and outputs) are formalized in XML for easy editing and to improve reusability.
![](http://www.girardin.org/fabien/seventh-and-half/images/bill_snapshot1_small.jpg)
A demo login is available at http://craftsrv1.epfl.ch/bill/
Posted: April 17th, 2004 | No Comments »
The Grütli (the building across the plaza from my appartment) hosts collectif_fact. A group of 3 talented 3D visualization artists.
Posted: April 17th, 2004 | No Comments »
Jamais le projet Rail2000 n’aura porté aussi bien son nom. Le projet d’horraire 2005 va réduire les distances en temps et augmenter les cadences entre les centres urbrains. L’OFT utilise le web pour mettre en consultation le projet d’horraire. Les réponses seront transmises aux services cantonaux compétents qui examineront les possibilités d’intégrer les propositions du public et des milieux concernés.
Il serait intéressant de voir evoluer la carte de la Suisse des distances en temps après la mise en place de l’horraire.
Posted: April 16th, 2004 | No Comments »
Intel’s 2nd annual “Most Unwired Cities” survey ranks the top 100 U.S. cities and regions for the greatest wireless Internet accessibility. Without surprise the SF Bay Area tops first.
Posted: April 14th, 2004 | No Comments »
Le Credit Suisse a annoncé la suppression de DirectNet Java pour la deuxième moitée de l’année 2004 et son remplacement par l’application HTML. La qualité et les fonctionnalités de l’application web ont atteint celles du client Java de là à le mettre au placard (parce que plus compliqué à mettre à jour). Les clients légérs ont gagné la guerre dans le monde du online banking. Tout le monde a accepté le trade-off simplicity for security.