Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Spectrum Dream Jobs 2009

Like every year in february, IEEE Spectrum, published interviews of 10 engineers who have "Dream Jobs"
Worth to have a look to see what kind of better job, you could dream doing, from creating a solar plane for an around the world trip.

Some interesting thing this year, like building electric dirt-bike.

But in my heart, still none are beating those two:

  • Designer for Lego Mindstorm (Dream Job 2004).
    Lau Kofoed Kierstein: Playtime in the Land of Lego
    What He Does: Comes up with ideas for new toys; designs toys
    For Whom: Lego System A/S
    Where He Does It: Billund, Denmark
  • Mythbuster (Dream Job 2006).
    Grant Imahara (M)
    What he does: Builder for the Discovery Channel's "MythBusters."
    Where he does it: San Francisco.
    Fun factors: Enjoys working on the eclectic "MythBusters" set, which features a motorized surfboard, a row of first-class airplane seats, and a larger-than-life rubber cast of a human rear end.
    Basically blowing up stuff, in name of science... and entertainment.
  • Wednesday, February 04, 2009

    Movies previsions for 2009

    There is a couple of movies I'd like to see in 2009. Here's the list.

    • Up
      because it is the next Pixar movie, directed by Pete Docter (Monster Inc). And the story already attracts me: Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming. But at age 78....

    • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
      a David Fincher (Fight Club) about an inverted life ( born old and finish dying young )

    • Vicky Christina Barcelona
      because it's been a long long time since I've seen a Woody Allen, and I love Javier Barden. I know it's a 2008 movie but here in Ireland, there's some delay

    • The Illusionist
      because it is directed by Sylvain Chaumet, which previous movie "Belleville Rendez vous" was quite magic.

    • Synecdoche, New york
      by Charlie Kaufmann, his first movie (directed)

    • Bolt
      because in those depressed times, I need a good Disney movie


    • I also wanted to see the last Darren Aronofsky: "The Wrestler", and I did and was quite happy with it.

    Sunday, February 01, 2009

    Project 365 - Week 4

    Week 4 has been a photo-less week ( i am really bad with new years resolutions ), my excuse being upgrding my computer ( hard-drive and OS ), an overload of work at the office, and a very nasty cold... Anyway with february coming it should be all fine now.

    Here's a summary of the first month of the project with only 18 of teh 31 photos expected.

    Tuesday, January 20, 2009

    Project 365 - Week 3


    Not much again this week, nor during the weekend (though i watch Munster demolishing of Sale, which was not a good news for the future of ASM in the H-Cup)...

    [FR] Jeu des mille euros

    Le jeu des mille euros de France Inter viens faire un petit tour en Irlande, sans Lucien Jeunesse malheureusement....

  • 10 Février 2009 Dublin (Irlande)
    A l'Alliance Française.
    Sélection et enregistrement (Adulte et Jeune) à 18H00.

  • 12 Février 2009 Cork (Irlande)
    A la Crawford Art Gallery.
    Sélection et enregistrement à 18H00.

  • Donc si voulez montrer votre culture...

    Sunday, January 11, 2009

    Project 365 - Week 2

    2nd week of my 365 project:



    I've been incredebly lazy since i came back to Ireland, did not even put a foot in a pub, not even been back in the water, just back to work.

    Halloween 2024

     Another Halloween in Ireland Mansion House one pumpkin two pumpkin