http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/ en-us 2005-01-09T11:09:44+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000444.html As some of you might know, I am spending more and more time in Glasgow (thanks to my newly received freedom and a certain guy). Although I am inspired everyday to write entries on my blog, I have to admit... Glasgow Louise 2005-01-09T11:09:44+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000443.html I added a long page of pictures to my 'personal' on my official website. If you are interested go to [my usual website]/defense.html This is my committee laughing because I apparently said something funny...... Me, me and me Louise 2004-12-13T17:33:38+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000441.html It occurred to me that some of my (very few) readers continue to follow my blog in order to find out how my defense went. In Denmark a defense is public and merely a formality, despite it being a very... Me, me and me Louise 2004-12-07T09:59:22+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000437.html I am defending my dissertation today at 14.00. Besides being slightly nervous, I am very nostalgic because this ends five (5!) years of my life at ITU. I hope to be able to say the right things in my thank... Me, me and me Louise 2004-12-01T09:17:09+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000434.html Tomorrow I will be attending the local conference on context-aware computing. I am looking forward too all the talks but especially my co-advisor's because it relates the most to my dissertation (surprise...).... Everyday stuff Louise 2004-11-29T22:38:24+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000433.html This graph shows where the participants of a large study have used their mobile phone for voice calls during the past year (the study was conducted in the fall of 2003). Note that since SMS had not really caught on... Everyday stuff Louise 2004-11-26T14:15:12+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000432.html Today I found (probably after everyone knew about it for months) this wonderful Google tool: Google scholar. It is wonderful because 1. you can look up anybody and find their publications and their citations(not unlike ACM library and citeseer but... Everyday stuff Louise 2004-11-25T12:12:47+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000431.html I might be very optimistic, but it occured to me that some people consider getting me a present in the near future (three occations are actually coming up in the next two months) so I decided to write a little... Me, me and me Louise 2004-11-23T11:10:10+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000430.html Today I realized that my initial idea of writing notes for my defense slides while writing my dissertation would have been a good idea. You always assume that because you write something yourself, it will be eternally present in your... Me, me and me Louise 2004-11-21T23:16:47+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000429.html My friend has this wonderful picture blog that I think is not appreaciated enough. I was honored today to have a picture that I took put on, even though she thought it is sort of cheating...... People Louise 2004-11-19T15:14:11+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000425.html I have invited everybody I know (pretty much) and who I know is in Copenhagen on December 4th to a reception celebrating that I can hopefully call myself doctor at that point. I opted out of the official dinner because... Me, me and me Louise 2004-11-17T22:16:38+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000424.html New York is treating me nice although it has been raining all of my first day here. Some of the fun include translating Scottish into American to the poor taxi drivers and shop assistants who look clueless when hearing this... Everyday stuff Louise 2004-11-13T02:50:16+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000419.html I got the 4-page committee feedback for my dissertation the other day and the very last comment said: "In its present form, the dissertation suffers from large numbers of errors, not only typographical ones, but also grammatical, syntactical or orthographic... Me, me and me Louise 2004-11-09T22:42:37+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000418.html While explaining about a certain episode of the Danish version of this wonderful/horrible reality show (which I only watch because I know one of the fab fives in the Danish version), a friend of mine had a wonderful idea for... Everyday stuff Louise 2004-11-09T09:40:24+01:00 http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/blogs/louise/archives/000416.html I had a replicate of Edward Hopper's 'Nighthawks' on my wall for about five years because it is my favorite painting. I always knew that is was at the Art Institute of Chicago and although I would not go to... Everyday stuff Louise 2004-11-08T11:36:13+01:00