Identifier: H2020-MSCA-COFUND-2014Pillar: Excellent ScienceOpening Date: Deadline: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014Latest information: A total of 103 proposals were submitted in response to this call.The number of proposals for each … | Continue reading
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Identifier: H2020-CS2-CPW01-2014-01Pillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014Latest information: The following changes were made to this call on 01 October 2014: The closing date of the ca … | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-BBI-PPP-2014-1Pillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014Latest information: Update of the Frequently Asked Questions on Financing Rules on 30 September 2014. Adding questi … | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-JTI-FCH-2014-1Pillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014Latest information: CLARIFICATION on the Scope of the topic 2.7:Scope of work comprises the development and optimiza … | Continue reading
In this week’s episode Ben and James reflect about last week’s episode and the personal feedback that resulted, then move on to discuss why Minecraft is a big deal as well as a bit about Apple’s new focus on privacy. Links Ben Thompson: Why Now For Apple Watch – Stratechery Ben T … | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-MSCA-RISE-2014Pillar: Excellent ScienceOpening Date: Deadline: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014Latest information: An overview of the evaluation results (Flash Call Information) is now available under the tab 'Ad … | Continue reading
Identifier: NFRP-2014-2015Pillar: Euratom Research and Training Programme 2014-2018Opening Date: Deadline: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014Latest information: A total of 64 proposals were submitted in response to this call.The num … | Continue reading
With all the new programming languages and frameworks that have become available recently some proven, solid and established languages have tended to be overlooked or dare I say it deemed to be obs… | Continue reading
In this week’s episode Ben explains why he has changed his mind about Apple Watch. James is not convinced. We go on for a while. Links Ben Thompson: What I Got Wrong About Apple Watch – Stratechery John Gruber: Apple Watch: Initial Thoughts and Observations – Daring Fireball Host … | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-WATER-2014-2015Pillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014Latest information: A total number of 51 proposals were submitted in response to the second stage of this call. Th … | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-EO-2015Pillar: Industrial LeadershipOpening Date: Deadline: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014Latest information: After the update to the Horizon 2020 Work Programme of 22 July 2014, the following updates were made … | Continue reading
Forget about any other faddy new programming languages, put Swift to the back of your mind, cast Java away out of sight ………C# 6 is here folks!! This will be available and ship with the next version… | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-WIDESPREAD-2014-2015Pillar: Spreading excellence and widening participationOpening Date: Deadline: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014Latest information: A total of 169 proposals were submitted in response to this c … | Continue reading
It’s one of those usual times again where two of the globes biggest technology competitors on the planet square up to each other and try to push their latest product as the new ‘technological savio… | Continue reading
Identifier: ECSEL-2014-2Pillar: Industrial LeadershipOpening Date: Deadline: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014Latest information: The ECSEL JU Work Plan 2014 has been updated with revised budget for Hungary (p10 and p17), clarifica … | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-EUJ-2014Pillar: Industrial LeadershipOpening Date: Deadline: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014Latest information: An overview of the evaluation results (Flash Call Info) is now available under the tab 'Call docume … | Continue reading
Identifier: ERC-2014-SUPPORT-1Pillar: Excellent ScienceOpening Date: Deadline: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014Latest information: The submission session is now available for: ERC-SUPPORT-2014(CSA) | Continue reading
Well it’s finally arrived, the latest programming language to get us all excited has an official, well not 100% official but pretty much there, version number. SWIFT 1.0 is here folks! Swift has be… | Continue reading
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Scholarships for the Oct 29-31 Practical Object-Oriented Design Course (POODNC) in Durham, NC have been awarded! Winners are listed below, but before I introduce them I'd like to give an overview of the applicant pool and selection process. I'll be awarding scholarships for futu … | Continue reading
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In this week’s episode we follow-up on Episode 15’s console discussion, and then dive into the Apple Watch introduction. We cover why we were disappointed in the presentation, and discuss the luxury market in Asia and why the Edition will cost thousands of dollars. And then we go … | Continue reading
In this week’s episode we follow-up on Episode 15’s console discussion, and then dive into the Apple Watch introduction. We cover why we were disappointed in the presentation, and discuss the luxury market in Asia and why the Edition will cost thousands of dollars. And then we go … | Continue reading
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I've been teaching a fair amount, which means I've been revisiting my 'class problems' regularly. When I chose the problems, I thought that I understood them completely (hubris, I know) but now that I've worked them repeatedly I'm seeing new and surprising things. These new thing … | Continue reading
In this week’s episode we discuss James’ first ever trip to Burning Man, ugliness in modern culture and on the Internet, the new divide in politics, and ultimately why we have hope for the future. Links Grover Norquist: My First Burning Man: Confessions of a Conservative from Was … | Continue reading
In this week’s episode we discuss whether or not consoles will be disrupted. This episode was recorded a week ago (immediately after last week’s episode), before Ben wrote his pieces Games and Good Enough and Games and New Market Disruption. Links Ben Thompson: How Apple TV Might … | Continue reading
It’s high time I wrote this post. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. It was part of my first year expat resolutions. But of course I missed the appointment with my first year. | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015Pillar: Industrial LeadershipOpening Date: Deadline: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014Latest information: Please note the release of the Flash Info on the 28th of August 2014. | Continue reading
I'm working on Kirby 2 for almost two years now. It started as a small wish to make the first version a bit better and has become a major personal effort, which takes all my time and concentration. It's no longer about iterating over the first version. I'm under constant pressure … | Continue reading
For entertainment, I’m learning assembler on Linux. | Continue reading
In this week’s episode we spend a good bit of time revisiting the native ads discussion, then dive into the different ways that Twitter and Facebook have handled the news this week. From there we discuss Twitter’s timeline changes, the realities of venture capital, and whether or … | Continue reading
In this week’s episode we discuss feedback about Ben’s Android criticism, then dive into Andreessen Horowitz’s $50 million investment into BuzzFeed. Is there a real business here? We also discuss native advertising: Ben is quite a bit more optimistic than James. Links Ben Thompso … | Continue reading
Just like the ebb and flow, trends in webdesign come and go. Some of them set the foundation for future trends, some are just one-hit wonders. Butterflies following the mouse, scroll effects, textures, shadows, rounded corners, bubbly buttons, bouncy animations, cards, material d … | Continue reading
When I started learning how to write code, I always wondered why there are thousands of books on how to get started or being a master, but nothing in between. It's a bit like those two-step How to draw… jokes, which start with a circle and end with an entire hand in step two. It … | Continue reading
In this week’s episode we discuss how the Internet is enabling not only big winners, but also small, focused niche players, and why that’s exciting. We also discuss the impact this transition will have on society, follow up on last week’s integrated/modular discussion, and in a s … | Continue reading
I recently discovered cedit, which provides some structural commands for editing c-like languages. (See this Emacs Rocks! episode if you're not familiar with the concept: it introduces paredit, a structural editing mode for lisps). So, it deals with curly braces and semicolons, k … | Continue reading
In this episode we discuss this tweet of Ben’s: Apple has a monopoly on the iOS market. And monopolies are profitable. — Ben Thompson (@monkbent) July 25, 2014 We also discuss the news that OKCupid and Facebook are running tests on their users. Links Fabian Giesen: What I mean wh … | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-BG-2014-2015Pillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014Latest information: The submission session is now available for: BG-01-2015(RIA), BG-02-2015(RIA), BG-07-2015(RIA) | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-SFS-2014-2015Pillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014Latest information: The submission session is now available for: SFS-01c-2015(RIA), SFS-02b-2015(RIA), SFS-05-2015(RI … | Continue reading
See TOSCA-MP results at IBC 2014. Mike Matton from VRT will present a paper in the session “Advanced content production in an automated world” on Monday Sept. 15, 11.30. Demos will also be on show at the Future Zone, hosted by VRT at their booth 8.F02. | Continue reading