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Diving into the unknown: Looking for a new job

Posted on Tuesday July 20, 2010 by Ruben

After long and careful consideration, I’ve made the decision to announce that I will be quitting my PhD position in a few months. I firmly believe that you should do what you are passionate about and over the past few … Continue reading →

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The Quest for Housing (Leuven)

Posted on Friday April 30, 2010 by Ruben

Over the past few weeks I’ve been looking for an apartment in Leuven and I’ve noticed a few curious things: There is no apparent correlation whatsoever between size and price. You can pay EUR 450 for 20 squared meters, but … Continue reading →

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GSoC and nature

Posted on Tuesday April 13, 2010 by Ruben

GNOME Summer of Code progress The student application deadline has passed. So mentors and maintainers, now is your turn to start grading ideas! Poke us (rubenv, sandy, _ke, teuf) in #soc if you don’t yet have access to do so. … Continue reading →

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Laser-cut aluminum

Posted on Wednesday December 2, 2009 by Ruben
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Autumn

Posted on Thursday October 15, 2009 by Ruben

Autumn (on Flickr)

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Mini survey: I have six

Posted on Tuesday October 6, 2009 by Ruben

Yesterday a friend of mine pointed out that I have six computers which I all use regularly: a laptop for work, a laptop at home (for photography and hacking), a netbook, a backup/file server at home, a webserver and a … Continue reading →

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Graduation & GCDS

Posted on Friday July 3, 2009 by Ruben

Officially a computer scientist As of today, I have graduated and I am now officially a master of computer science, with a specialization in software engineering. Awesome! I graduated magna cum laude (with an average of 81.52%) and scored 18.5/20 … Continue reading →

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Bargain: 48 WHr 6-Cell Battery for Dell Mini 12

Posted on Tuesday June 30, 2009 by Ruben

Due to a mistake in their administration work Dell recently sent me a 6-cell battery for the mini 12. I cannot use this battery, as I own a mini 10 (and it really doesn’t fit in that one). Fortunately, a … Continue reading →

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Photo: Preparing Slides

Posted on Wednesday May 13, 2009 by Ruben
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Renault World Series 2009

Posted on Monday May 4, 2009 by Ruben

Renault World Series 2009 (Larger version on Flickr) Went to the awesome Renault World Series yesterday in Spa-Francorchamps, the sound these machines make is incredible.

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