Archive for January, 2009


*intermission*

Watched this yesterday night while uploading the crappy bouncing ball video to Vimeo, because Youtube was buggy. But Vimeo sucks too, because I had to wait 50 minutes. But anyways, an interesting keynote of a (professional) hacker who tells about noticing small details and using it to achieve something. So kind of like hacking in real life. Like ninja moves.

Its a bit long, one hour, and the quality is kind of crap. But I thought it was an interesting presentation, but also funny and relevant to modern security. My point of view: you can forbid and secure as much as you want, but there are always ways to get around it.

For the impatient; the story starts around 5.30, but i don’t recommend skipping it.

*end of intermission*

3d animations

I think Sunday will be a common day to post something on my blog. Blogging in wordpress is quite easy, but on the other side I think its quite hard to write something relevant and not to bore myself out. Easy sunday is for me an ideal day to update.

This week I’ve been busy with learning the basics of 3d animation. Peter was not available this week, so we where quite on our own. But in overall your much on you’re own. For me it’s quite hard, because I have almost no experience in 3d, especially not in animation. The first and most important tutorials we’re successful, i think. here my first animation, woei!


Bouncing Ball from Nikki Veldhuis on Vimeo.

I also made an storyboard for my animation of 20 secs. So i can worry now over making models for the animation.

I’ve also been to a dinner party at Jospehine (someone I knew back from Istanbul), where we enjoyed Egyptian fastfood. Not really, is like a lot of vegetibles and rice which you trow together in a bowl. It was quite nice to see her again. On Friday I’ve been to a housewarming of a classmate, and afterwards to a way to expensive club in Eskilstuna. Saturdays was almost the same, but instead it was a leaving party of a friend of Josephine. Afterwards we went to the centre to go party over there. I still have to get used to the Swedish way of going out; Drink as much as you can to get wasted, and then go out to the club and drink nothing. Stupid fact, bars are required to give you a free supply of water with ice. Back in holland you have to pay for that.

party’s, studying and party’s

Ah, finally at my desk to post something on my blog. It was a very busy week, and I had absolutely no time to write something. The first week was of course the introduction week, and everyday were activities. Its was kind of strange, because everything was in Vasteras, but I study in a different city. So I met a lot of nice people which I will see not so much anymore, i think. Well on the other side, there are some activities for exchange students, and maybe I will attend to some of them. The first one is a trip to Stockholm, but we’re planning with a couple of people to go to the north of Sweden (quite an investment, by the way). But I will write more of this if I know more.

And Dutch people are friggin’ everywhere, in Vasteras are about 10 Dutch students, 8 from the medical school in Maastricht and 2 from Groningen. So if there’s a party in Vasteras I don’t wanna miss, I just tag along with them.

I’ve also been in Eskilstuna at typical Swedish student party’s, located at student corridors because going out is way to expensive. 5 euros for a beer is just ridiculous, so I understand why. The party’s contains of a lot of cheap beer (which you have to bring yourself) and native rock music. So it’s a bit strange to be the only foreign student at this kind of party’s, but if you’ll approach people you will have a good time. I think I met some fun people to hang around with. Also, partying starts at 6 (but most people will come at 8 ) and lasts ‘till 2 o’ clock. Different then in the Netherlands, my friends and I mostly start to meet at 11.

But anyways, a lot has happened this week, its way to much to describe. I’ve arranged almost everything for my school, my room and internet. The 3d animation teacher is a great guy, the lessons are useful, but there’s a lot of homework (which I didn’t had time for, yet). I also met a few people back from Istanbul, it was really great to see them again. Next week I probably go to a dinnerparty of someone I didn’t see yet.

As most of you know, Lode is also in Eskilstuna, and has his own blog. I think lode has a good vision on the Swedish habits and culture. So if you want to know more about Sweden and its people, go here.

Furthermore, I had alot of spam, so installed a bunch of spam filters. I hope it won’t come back, otherwise i have to lock the comments.

Sunday

So I’m finally in a place we’re I can use the internet for a long time. I have to look up some stuff and of course update my blog :) . Lode and I are at my faculty in Eskilstuna to use the wireless network. Today I took it a bit easy, I used most of the day to catch up some sleep. I woke up around half past 12, way to late. I bought a desk chair (and had to put it together) and some basic stuff. yes, the shops are open on Sunday.

Tomorrow we’re going to Vasteras for the introduction week, the problem is I have to start with my lessons the same day (and time), so I have to make a choice. I Think I go to the first lesson to introduce myself and then go to Vasteras immediately.

Here some quick pictures of my room (old pictures were the room is still empty, i will make new ones shortly):
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Saturdays

Hmmm, going to the student reception in Vasteras wasn’t very fruitful. We talked about things I didn’t already new and the only thing we got was some basic information. Luckily we went to the IKEA to look for some furniture for Lode and I bought some kitchen stuff. In the evening we went to look for lodes place, which is located in a flat and a 10 minute walk from the center. It was a long day too, and it’s 11 o ‘clock already. I’m too tired to do anything tonight.

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