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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.

Lifestream

Morgen kijken of we onze Fiat 500 de Etna op kunnen jagen... (stiekem een beetje spannend, 't is niet zo'n klimmertje)

This article about driving in Italy just about sums up what we experience... anotherheader.wordpress.com/2008/11...iving-in-italy/

Heeft een vrijdag gevoel...

Funny: How to advertise a horror movie using Chatroulette: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNSaurw6E_Q

Movie

2 weeks ago

thumbDate Night [2010]

In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous. » IMDB (6.6)

Niceness! Apple just delivered my free iPhone4 bumper case :)

Wat gaat Facebook morgen aankondigen? t.co/2YVDLmB via @dutchcowboys

I just completed THE WRATH OF SET (13-10) on Luxor. Beat that! #luxor www.luxoriphone.com/

A Redis-powered newsfeed implementation - rfw.posterous.com

Story from a guy who built a news feed system in Redis. Interesting read...

Movie

2 weeks ago

thumbAngels & Demons [2009]

Watched Angels and Demons in preparation for our Roman Holiday - Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican. » IMDB (6.7)

Watched the end of Alvin & the Chipmunks... Weird seeing (my name is) Earl in a different role/movie...

Movie

2 weeks ago

thumbThe Book of Eli [2010]

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. » IMDB (6.9)

I'm getting sick of all the spam. Even with the exchange spam-filter on strict mode, the spam/ham radio in my inbox is still 10 to 1.

Analog Wipeout! how cool is that? racer.sputnic.tv/

Yesterday I finally laid an ethernet cable to my bedroom so I can connect the PopcornHour to the bedroom TV.

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Woot! Time for presents! » Twitpic

Programmed my first application in C# today, and it went extremely well!

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Family lunch at WestergasTerras... » Twitpic

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A Piña colada, tequilla sunrise, some salads, gamba's and coquilles on the grill... Great way to start a weekend! » Twitpic

Movie

1 month ago

thumbInception [2010]

Inception: Bizare, Cool, Complicated, Gave me the same kick as when I left the cinema after watching the first Matrix movie. Recommended! - In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job till date, Inception. » IMDB (9.1)

In the cinema, going to see Inception.

Percona - Software - Percona XtraBackup

Percona XtraBackup is an open-source non-blocking backup solution for InnoDB and XtraDB data. It works with MySQL 5.0 and 5.1 databases. XtraBackup is 100% open-source and free.

Percona - Software - Percona Server

Percona Server with XtraDB is a backwards-compatible drop-in replacement for MySQL that provides improved performance, diagnostics and instrumentation, and manageability of the server. It includes the blazing-fast XtraDB storage engine and the non-blocking XtraBackup backup utility.

Interresting read: how 37signals manage their database and storage servers 37signals.com/svn/posts/2479-nuts-b...atabase-servers

Microsoft streetslide looks pretty cool! I always disliked mavigating in google streetview. research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/peo...lide/index.html

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Drove around in the new @brothersinart car today. » Twitpic

Movie

1 month ago

thumbRoman Holiday [1953]

A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome. » IMDB (8.1)

Love the "Saturday morning moment" where you wake up and think "shouldn't the alarm clock have gone off?" And then realize it's Saturday.

The first time I ever had sex: Comedian makes epic comback www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJfKq_x4bpM

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