Monthly Archives: May 2008

Always a lot of concrete

Around 410 Spanish credits (not ECTS) and many, many years, today I received my last class in the School. Civil engineer Álvaro Vázquez Herrero from Exconsa Ltd. talk us about foundations, project management and the life. Of course, today I … Continue reading

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Heroes

A day like this 125 years ago, the Brooklyn Bridge at NY was opened to the traffic. photo: Brooklyn Bridge, 1896. By Geo. P. Hall & son The history of this suspension bridge is the history of the family Roebling: … Continue reading

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May feelings

I open a new tag with a video. Most important things in the life are so easy…

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FEM-CAD interoperatibility: Salome

Thanks to… errr… Pensamiento I discovered a very interesting tool based in OpenCascade. This program is called Salome, and it provides a framework to build a pre- and post-processor for numerical analysis. The screenshots are very impressive: The list of … Continue reading

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Resistance is futile ;-)

Today I pre-registered in the Spanish Civil Engineers College. It is a step that usually we take when we are in the latest year of the degree. It has some advantages for students, but, it’s more important, it is an … Continue reading

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More jazz legends in Galicia

Via JamSession, Randy Brecker Electric Band in Ourense, next May 26th in “XII Festival de Jazz de Primavera 2008″. I would like to listen both brothers in concert, but it won’t be possible And via Toma Jazz, Wayne Shorter in … Continue reading

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Madness is her name

The day before of Dudesconf my friend Javi Calvo and me went to the Jofre Theater in Ferrol. That was the late evening/night of Marlango. Some years ago I saw their first public performance in a TV. In that moment … Continue reading

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Echoes of Dudesconf

This week was a time for recover after Dudesconf. Last year I passed four phases: Two months before: To organize a Debian meeting rules Chaos, death and destruction of the previous and the first day: I *never* will be involved … Continue reading

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New OpenSolaris milestone

OpenSolaris 2008.05 is out. You can ask for free CD’s too Thanks to Carlos, via Glynn Foster

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Time is the judge…

…and I suppose the time will certify that the last saturday has dead the last decent president of Spanish democracy until today. In memorian, civil engineer Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo (1926-2008).

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Dudesnight

It’s 2:50 at the gym/hotel at the Dudesconf. Lights off. Some dudes dream sweetly, some dudes try to dream sweetly, some people try to win an audible competition But most of dudes… err… see the photo

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No rest

It’s nine o’clock. Contrary to what half Spaniards that are going four days for holiday, I’m in the UDC Campus of Elviña a bit stressed. I’m having a coffee in the Faculty of Laws, because the coffee of the Faculty … Continue reading

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