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This is the personal web page of Martijn van Zal, a 30 year old software engineer, co-owner and CTO of a new media company called Brothers in art. We specialize in large scale online communities using highly scalable and mostly open source technologies like Linux (Ubuntu/Redhat), Apache, PHP, MySQL, Memcached, MogileFS. I like experimenting with and working with services as Amazon EC2 and S3, Encoding.com and I'm currently learning to create iPhone/iPad apps.
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Pffff finally home. I should stop making 13-hour workdays.
Matrix scenes rebuild with lego+stop motion... How cool is that? » Youtube
14 Free Mobile Application Development Icon Sets - Speckyboy Design Magazine
The expectation on the apps UI design is demanding. The design has to not only be consistent with whichever mobile OS you are developing for, it also has to be distinctive enough to be unique. And yes, we do love a well designed app. In this post we are sharing 14 free mobile application development icon sets.
Big Bang Theory vs Lord of the Rings was hilarious! » Twitpic
Entering The Wonderful World of Geo Location
Cool article about geolocation
Couples Retreat [2009]
A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional. » IMDB (5.5)
Wallace and Gromit in 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' [2008]
Wallace and his dog, Gromit, open a bakery and get tied up with a murder mystery. But, when Wallace falls in love Gromit is left to solve the case. » IMDB (7.7)
Nice video on the state of the internet: » Vimeo
Shake it baby! Cheers ;) » Twitpic
Wow: That is a very very nice advertising campaign: vimeo.com/9194146
The Ugly Truth [2009]
A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests... Chick flick, rather funny. » IMDB (6.5)
I never knew this much fuel would fit in my 21 litre gas tank » Twitpic
How am I supposed to work here? » Twitpic
Van je collega's moet je 't hebben... Ofzoiets... » Twitpic
RT @brothersinart: The huge whiteboard wall in our office is almost done! Room for at least 200 new great ideas :) » Twitpic
On the verge of reinstalling my pc... *shivers* I hope I backed up everything!
So happy for Tuitert! Gold on the 1500m! Now off to bed... Zzzz
Schaatsen kijken... Wordt weer een latertje vanavond.
Surrogates [2009]
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates. » IMDB (6.3)
Death Race [2008]
Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world's most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory. » IMDB (6.6)
» Twitpic - Nice... Got new business cards in our new BIA style :)
RT @steynovich mooi man www.ishetkabinetalgevallen.nl/
Whohoo, our first gold medal is in! Well done Sven! (watching olympic speedskating)
Karin has a new hobby: making the most delicious cocktails! Oh boy, lucky me :) » Twitpic
Op zaterdagmiddag naar de AH-XL in Muiden... Eens, maar noooooit weer, allemensen wat een heksenketel...
Hmmm. Sushi for dinner tonight... I like! » Twitpic
"Everyvody"?!? Note to self: Don't drive when you tweet!
19:00 A12 Woerden: Where is everyvody? » Twitpic
The Muppets are hilarious again. They sure seem to understand the internet. » Youtube
Beautiful animation: The Lady and the Reaper (nominated for Best Animated Short Film) » Youtube