I think I might try to get my scouts to do a guerrila campaign like this with me. What do you think?
Idea from here.
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Interior design
As we have been on the hunt for an apartment for a while now, I have started noting what I actually like and what I would want to do with my own house (apartment). I realise I really like 20’s style and clean lines. But I also need a good sofa to crash in. We have a long list of things that makes an apartment, an excerpt is:
- dining table for at least 8, enough working space in the kitchen for three people working at once, a good sofa, enough space for all our clothes (and all my shoes and handbags), space for all our books, CDs and things, storage space close by for hiking gear and skis….
We have also decided that there are so much you can get for free, either from parents and grandparents that have too much stuff, or from Finn and thift shops, why buy something new when you can get better quality for a lower price? So I guess our house will end up looking a bit patched and quirky.
I thought I’d link to two sites, onw with bookshelf porn (for inspiration) and one with IKEA hacks (for ideas). Some sneak peaks here:
Nice, right?!
This is a remodelled chair
And this is a dog house made out of a bed stand
Do you know how to do computer programming?
Many of my friends with more technical backgrounds than I have re-posted and re-blogged this article about introducing programming in schools, so children will learn how our most important tool works. I think it is a really good idea, not only that children know how to use a computer, but also how to make one. It is important that everybody knows about IT and knows how it works. This is another good article about the same. The cool thing is that it is a grassroot initiative, that ordinary people are doing the work and getting organized.
As you know, I learned programming only six months ago after contemplating it for a while and after geting the final push from my boyfriend. Now I regurlarly urge others to do the same (mostly because I am around PhDs a lot). But I really think it would be beneficial for many (if not all). If you want to start you own business and need to set up a website. Or you deal with data analysis in some form (as I do) or something else.
I really recommend the python course I did at Udacity, but there are many places you can do it. Do it!
Tech freak
Ok, so I’m turning into a tech freak, or geek, maybe. Anyhow, you will never guess what I got for my birthday 🙂 This:
A shiny, new iPad! My plan is to use it to work on the train and when I travel. I have worked a bit on it already and it truly is everything you need in a box. I will keep you posted but I think I might start using it to blog as well. MAybe I will finally get back to posting outfit pics?
Forskningsformidling
Jeg fant denne artikkelen om endringer i et trekk (fenotyp) i en fugleart i Nord-Amerika, mest sannsynlig på grunn av seleksjonspress fra økt biltrafikk i området der fuglene bor. Det er en god artikkel som belyser saken helt korrekt og uten å trekke forhastede slutninger. De er flink til å vise at det ikke er tydelig akkurat hvorfor det er skjedd, men at det er godt mulig at biltrafikk på noe vis har påvirket vingelengden i populasjonen. Det er en morsom artikkel og dere bør lese den. Men det jeg virkelig likte med artikkelen var et PS til slutt:
“PS: Før noen vil rase fra seg i kommentarfeltet eller pÃ¥ e-post: Ja, tittelen er noe unøyaktig. Det er selvsagt ikke akkurat de fire fuglene der som har lært seg Ã¥ unngÃ¥ Ã¥ bli pÃ¥kjørt. Det er én bestand som har tilpasset seg. Men noen begrensinger er det i en tabloidtittel. Men hvis noen absolutt vil, er det bare Ã¥ rase i vei om bÃ¥de dette og annet dere mÃ¥tte ha pÃ¥ hjertet (innenfor rimelighets grenser, da, f eks ingen hitling av fugl!). Og ja, det var en pinlig skrivefeil i første avsnitt (bil, ikke fugl), takk til dere som har sagt fra :)”
Kjære Sindre Granly Meldalen, du er akkurat nå min absolutte favorittjournalist!
Mer kvinnesak
Kvinnesak er ikke bare enkelt, men jeg synes at ting blir ekstra klare i tegneserieformat.
NÃ¥r folk spør meg (som biolog eller som “vanlig”) om hvor viktig jeg tror genetikk er for kjønnsforskjeller sÃ¥ sier jeg “ingenting!” nettopp fordi vi oppdrar gutter og jenter sÃ¥ forskjellig. Jeg tror ikke de smÃ¥ kjønnsforskjellene som kommer av gener kan hamle opp med den massive forskjellsbehandlingen som skjer ellers.
Stripen heter Zelda og er en veldig god arvtager til Nemi. Dessuten er vi veldig enige i mange ting… Du bør absolutt sjekke henne ut!
Dear XKCD, I love you
I have spent a lot of time discussing gender equality with many people and I feel the subject is too complex for me to write about here (right now, anyway). I just think the most important thing about me is not my gender, but so many other things. That I am a biologist. That I have higher education. Than I am a scout. That I like classic theatre and opera. That I hate injustice and inefficiency. That I am crazy about Erik. I mean, who cares that I’m a girl?
Queue
It feels like I spend a lot of my life queueing. To get into the train, out of the train, on to a bus, on a plane, buy tickets or get into a concert hall. In Kopenhagen we queued to get food and coffee. I wish I lived in a place where it would be easy to get your shoes of, so I could do this. But maybe I don’t spend that much time in the same queue.
Snow white
Just wanted to share this wonderful sticker/something for a Mac. Isn’t it lovely?
How to stop illegal downloads
From the wise mouth of Kim Dotcom
- Create great content
- Make that content super easy to buy
- Release the content worldwide on the same day
- Give it a fair price
- Make sure it works on any device
Heaven
Just as a comment to a post on my old blog:
I am obviously not the only tetris fan in the world 🙂
Hjemmeside
Til slutt fikk jeg ogsÃ¥ min egen hjemmeside og min egen blogg. Men det er ikke bare lett Ã¥ ha noe eget, da mÃ¥ man jo ogsÃ¥ fikse utseendet helt selv. SÃ¥ det er det jeg skal jobbe med nÃ¥. Puh, kanskje jeg skulle investert i litt programmeringsskillz pÃ¥ et tidligere tidspunkt…