Archive for November, 2006

How to run C# binaries, as CGI applications, in IIS

If you want to use C# to write CGI applications, you might stumble on some technical difficulties, when using the IIS web server: no matter what are the permissions you set for the folder holding the CGI executable, whenever executing it, the web server doesn’t process the file and tries to serve it as if [...]

Twelve and Holding (2005)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417385/ Superb movie! Crash level superb!The main actors and actresses are all minors, but their roles are demanding and very complex: one of the boys has to deal with the death of his twin brother, while other is trying to lose weight, against his own mother’s will… There is a girl, looking for love from [...]

The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357110/ This is one of the most aesthetically beautiful movies I’ve ever watched. Each sequence fells planned with extreme care: the light, the colours, the paths the camera takes, the clothes the actors and actresses wear, every little detail shows up naturally, hence genuinely beautiful. On the other hand, the story is very limited. One [...]

Colin McRae rolls, Pastrana wins!

I was amazed to watch Travis Pastrana win over Colin Mcrae, at 2006’s X-Games rally car event! Colin was lapping much faster than Travis, but he rolled the car on the final jump. Still, he managed to finish the course less than 1 second slower than Travis – the dude, mostly known for his circus [...]

Microsoft ITeach @ Microsoft Portugal, 2006-11-16

ITeach é mais uma iniciativa da Microsoft Portugal, para a educação. A sua apresentação aconteceu na quinta-feira, 2006–11–16.O site oficial está em http://www.iteach.pt/default.aspx. Cheguei ao evento ITeach, pelas 13:55, tendo logo encontrado Vitor Santos – Gestor de Programas Académicos de Ciência dos Computadores da Microsoft Portugal – e o Professor Brasileiro Flávio Soares Silva, do Laboratório de [...]