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		<title>Best movies of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2011 I&#8217;ve watched 164 movies, 38 less then in 2010. 82 in the cinema, 39 on DVD, 5 on BluRay and 38 on my new NAS/MediaPlayer. The average grade I gave this year was a 6.6 (including older movies and re-watches). The lowest grade, a 2.0, was for The Woman. A boring and complete unrealistic [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In 2011 I&#8217;ve watched 164 movies, 38 less then in 2010. 82 in the cinema, 39 on DVD, 5 on BluRay and 38 on my new NAS/MediaPlayer. The average grade I gave this year was a 6.6 (including older movies and re-watches). The lowest grade, a 2.0, was for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1714208/"  target="_blank">The Woman</a>. A boring and complete unrealistic movie while it tries so hard to be realistic.</p>
<p><strong>10. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740707/"  target="_blank">Trollhunter</a></strong><br />
A movie not trying to be realistic, but gives you the creepy feeling it is real. This surprisingly good movie from Norway almost makes you believe in Trolls. A &#8216;found-footage&#8217; horror movie with a good dose of humor to show how crazy it actually is.</p>
<p><strong>9. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1092026/"  target="_blank">Paul</a></strong><br />
A comedy among my favorite movies is something that won&#8217;t happen often. This Sci-Fi comedy written by and starring <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0670408/"  target="_blank">Simon Pegg</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0296545/"  target="_blank">Nick Frost</a> contains tons of references to other Sci-Fi movies. Even if you don&#8217;t get the references, the strange alien Paul will keep you entertained for sure.</p>
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<strong>8. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1521197/"  target="_blank">Anonymous</a></strong><br />
Was Shakespeare a fraud? <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000386/"  target="_blank">Roland Emmerich</a>, director of many big disaster movies (2012, Godzilla, Independence Day), tries to answer this question. The movie starts slow and confusing but when it settles down, it delivers a challenging but believable story about the British royal family and the writer of Shakespeare&#8217;s plays.</p>
<p><strong>7. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0978764/"  target="_blank">Sucker Punch</a></strong><br />
This action movie has it all, giant samurai demons, dragons, first world-war zombies, robots and to finish it some hot girls with big weapons. This movie is all about the special effects, a must-see at the big screen. Sadly, it was received poorly by the critics.</p>
<p><strong>6. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228987/"  target="_blank">Let Me In </a></strong><br />
A remake of the 2008 Swedish movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/"  target="_blank">Let The Right One In</a>. A drama movie (not a horror!) about a young bullied boy who finds a new friend in his new strange next door neighbor vampire girl. Just like the original movie the story is really touching, although the atmosphere is less creepy in this remake it still feels good!</p>
<p><strong>5. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993842/"  target="_blank">Hanna</a></strong><br />
What happens if you combine a classic story with a modern arthouse director? Hanna happens. It tells the story of a 16-year-old girl, trained as a assassin by her father, going out in the big world for the first time. Travelling across Europe we get to see some beautiful locations where the action takes place.</p>
<p><strong>4. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1306980/"  target="_blank">50/50</a></strong><br />
A second comedy movie! A young guy gets diagnosed with cancer, he tries to stay calm about it but along the way he is coming to realize that he is going to die. Not a funny thing at all, if it wasn&#8217;t for the great actors and the awkward situations they keep getting into. The movie combines drama with comedy without losing respect for the sensitive subject. Oh, and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0330687/"  target="_blank">Joseph Gordon-Levitt</a> looks better with hair on his head.</p>
<p><strong>3. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650062/" >Super 8</a></strong><br />
A movie from director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009190/"  target="_blank">JJ Abrams</a> and producer <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229/"  target="_blank">Steven Spielberg</a>, what could go wrong? Not much, in this case. JJ Abrams delivers another great Sci-Fi movie. The acting of the group teenagers is surprisingly good and really sucks you into their stories. The movie is often compared to <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083866/"  target="_blank">E.T.</a>, but I would like to compare it to <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092005/"  target="_blank">Stand By Me</a>. Focusing less on the monster but more on the group of teenagers.</p>
<p><strong>2. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/"  target="_blank">Black Swan</a></strong><br />
I had to watch this movie twice to really see what was going on here. A ballet dancer gets the part for the evil &#8216;Black Swan&#8217;, but she doesn&#8217;t really qualify for it. Slowly she is turning more dark and evil, turning into the perfect Black Swan. A psychological drama which kept me guessing on why and how she was transforming.</p>
<p><strong>1. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/"  target="_blank">Drive</a></strong><br />
A stunt-driver at day, getaway driver at night. A nameless driver gets into trouble when he meets a married girl he starts to like. When a heist together with her husband goes wrong he needs to sort out who betrayed them. And he does that with style! Speaking only when really necessarily but slowly showing his true violent self. Everything combined turns this movie into a tense and unique masterpiece!</p>
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		<title>Horror, is Hollywood het verleerd?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Als ervaren horror kijker viel het mij op dat het erg lang geleden is dat er een goede horror film is gekomen uit Hollywood. De gemiddelde horror film is tegenwoordig een remake of een vervolg op een al compleet uitgemolken reeks waar geen einde aan lijkt te komen. Remakes van buitenlandse horror films komen ook steeds [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Als ervaren horror kijker viel het mij op dat het erg lang geleden is dat er een goede horror film is gekomen uit Hollywood. De gemiddelde horror film is tegenwoordig een remake of een vervolg op een al compleet uitgemolken reeks waar geen einde aan lijkt te komen. Remakes van buitenlandse horror films komen ook steeds meer in trek bij Hollywood.<br />
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De laatste film die mij echt wist te raken was <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179904/" >Paranormal Activity (2007)</a>. Het vervolg is echter totale bagger en ook de trailer voor het derde deel belooft niet veel goeds. Niet geheel toevallig was het eerste deel oorspronkelijk onafhankelijk van Hollywood gemaakt en is het geflopte vervolg wel volledig uit de handen van de grote studio’s. Een andere recente horror film die mij wel kon boeien was <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455407/" >The Crazies (2010)</a>, een remake van de gelijknamige film uit 1973. Het is één en al cliché maar deze clichés worden wel op lugubere manier toegepast.</p>
<p>Tegenover deze twee staan een hoop films die veel beloven maar weinig waarmaken. De originele <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087800/" >Nightmare on Elmstreet</a> is een echte klassieker en geeft je ondanks de gedateerde effecten alsnog kippenvel. Toen de remake voor <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179056/" >2010</a> werd aangekondigd had ik enige hoop op een goede film, helaas viel dit zwaar tegen en sloeg het qua sfeer volledig de plank mis. Hetzelfde geld voor andere remakes zoals <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373883/" >Halloween</a> en <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758746/" >Friday the 13th</a>. Recente films uit de bekende reeksen stellen keer op keer teleur, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477076/" >Saw 3D</a> en <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1622979/" >Final Destination 5</a> blijven maar voortbouwen op het uitgekauwde concept en falen er in om de nodige vernieuwing in het genre te brengen.</p>
<p>Deze nodige vernieuwing komt wel voor in de buitenlandse horror films! De spaanse film <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1038988/" >[REC] (2007)</a> bracht nieuw leven in het ‘handcam’ subgenre met een geweldige spanning. Andere Spaanstalige vernieuwende horror films zijn de kannibalen film <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1620604/" >We Are What We Are (2010)</a> uit Mexico en de sfeervolle <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646973/" >La Casa Muda (2010)</a> uit Uruguay. Dat de fransen een goede horror smaak hebben wordt bewezen in de martel-horror <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1029234/" >Martyrs (2008)</a>, de bloederige film <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338095/" >Haute Tension (2003)</a> en de zombie flick <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1183276/" >La Horde (2009)</a>. Hollywood heeft een remake gemaakt van [REC] genaamd <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082868/" >Quarantine</a>, maar deze werd gematigd ontvangen. Er wordt nu hard gewerkt aan een remake van La Casa Muda.</p>
<p>Een meer geslaagde Hollywood remake is <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228987/" >Let Me In (2010)</a>, een horror/drama gebaseerd op de toch meer sfeervolle Zweedse <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/" >Let The Right One In (2008)</a>. Uit Noorwegen komt de komische horror <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278340/" >Dead Snow (2009)</a>, de zeer aparte en komische <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740707/" >Trollhunter (2010)</a> en <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808276/" >Cold Prey (2006)</a> die voor een standaard slasher toch kippenvel geeft. Dichter bij huis vinden we de Britse films <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289043/" >28 Days Later (2002)</a>, het vervolg <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463854/" >28 Weeks Later (2007)</a> en de martel-horror <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020530/" >Eden Lake (2008)</a>.</p>
<p>Aziatische horrorfilms zijn meer mensen bekend mee, zoals <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0178868/" >The Ring</a> en <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364385/" >The Grudge</a> welke beide succesvolle Hollywood remakes hebben.</p>
<p>Kunnen we hieruit opmaken dat Hollywood het niet meer in zich heeft om vernieuwende horror films te maken?</p>
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		<title>Shazam &#8216;Hands Up&#8217; Music Test</title>
		<link>http://www.kkrul.nl/blog/2011/02/15/shazam-hands-up-music-test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a big fan of the dance sub-genre called &#8216;Hands Up&#8217;. Which is pretty well known in Germany. While reading an article about how Shazam gathers new music I came to the idea of testing how big &#8216;Hands Up&#8217; is in Shazam. I will include some italo-dance and euro-dance songs, which are related genres. I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m a big fan of the dance sub-genre called &#8216;Hands Up&#8217;. Which is pretty well known in Germany. While reading an article about how Shazam gathers new music I came to the idea of testing how big &#8216;Hands Up&#8217; is in Shazam. I will include some italo-dance and euro-dance songs, which are related genres. I will only use commercial released songs in the test!</p>
<p>For this test I&#8217;ll be using songs from the years: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011.</p>
<p>Hardware used: HTC Desire<br />
Shazam version: V2.0.0-B70000 (Android)<br />
Date: February 15th, 2011</p>
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<strong><br />
Results </strong><br />
Correct: 39<br />
Incorrect: 33</p>
<p><strong>Recognized correctly:</strong><br />
89ers &#8211; Wap Bam Boogie (2003)<br />
89ers &#8211; Double Boom (2003)<br />
Starsplash &#8211; Travel Time (2003)<br />
Beam vs Cyrus &#8211; Can’t touch this (2003)<br />
Floorfillers &#8211; Le Delire (2003)<br />
Mark Oh &#8211; One more try (2003)<br />
Dickheadz &#8211; Suck My Dick (2003)<br />
DJ Alone &#8211; We are raving (Todd Driver vs Special D Remix) (2003)<br />
Warp Brothers &#8211; Blast the Speakers (2003)<br />
Bang Bros &#8211; Banging in a Dreamworld (Radio Edit) (2005)<br />
Carlito &#8211; Poco Loco (2005)<br />
DJ BoozyWoozy &#8211; Promised Land (2005)<br />
East Clubbers &#8211; More More More (2005)<br />
Franky B &#8211; Mr Lonely (Club Mix) (2005)<br />
Hauducii &#8211; More N More (2005)<br />
89ers &#8211; The 89ers Boy (2007)<br />
Alex C &#8211; Doktorspiele (2007)<br />
Amanda Encore &#8211; When you look me in the eyes (2007)<br />
Andrew Spencer and The Vamprockers &#8211; Zombie (2-4 Grooves Remix) (2007)<br />
Audio Lush &#8211; Feel The Power (KB Project Remix) (2007)<br />
Bang Bros &#8211; Arschgesicht (Arch auf Viva Mix) (2007)<br />
Bang Bros &#8211; Feierschwein (Dem Loui) (2007)<br />
Baracuda &#8211; La Di Da (2007)<br />
Laurent Wolf &#8211; Short Dick Man (2007)<br />
Ziggy X &#8211; Stormy Crowd (2007)<br />
Yamboo &#8211; Discotheque (2007)<br />
Eiffel 65 &#8211; Blue 2009 (Gabry Ponte Remix) (2009)<br />
Empyre One &#8211; Moonlight Shadow (2009)<br />
Finger &#038; Kadel &#8211; Mana Mana (2009)<br />
Flo Rida ft Keisha &#8211; Right Round (Benassi Remix) (2009)<br />
Gabry Ponte &#8211; Vivi nell&#8217;aria (Manian Video Mix) (2009)<br />
Gabry Ponte and Paki &#8211; Ocean Whispers (Jaro the 1st Mix) (2009)<br />
Hunter &#038; Drago &#8211; What can i Say (2009)<br />
Italian Rockerz &#8211; Miss You So (2009)<br />
Annakiya &#8211; Denis (89ers Remix) (2009)<br />
Base-X &#038; Fred L &#8211; Hey Remember (2009)<br />
Blackout Crew &#8211; Dialled (Alex K Remix (2009)<br />
Dream Dance Alliance &#8211; Snowflakes (2011)<br />
Pulsedrivers &#8211; See the light (2011)</p>
<p><strong>Incorrect recognized:</strong><br />
Gigi D&#8217;Agostino &#8211; Silence Vision 2 (2003)<br />
<em>Recognized as: Sgt. Slick &#8211; What did you come for</em><br />
Armani and Ghost &#8211; Airport (Essential DJ Team Remix) (2003)<br />
<em>Recognized as: Armani and Ghost &#8211; Funk That (E.d.t. Remix)</em><br />
89ers &#8211; Kingston Town (2003)<br />
<em>Recognized as: 49ers &#8211; Kingston Town</em><br />
Bloodhound Gang &#8211; Uhn Tiss (Scooter Remix) (2005)<br />
<em>Recognized as: Udit Narayan &#8211; Mere Khwabon Ka (wtf?)</em><br />
DJ Tricky &#8211; Rock That (2005)<br />
<em>Recognized as: I posteggiatori &#8211; La Nova Gelosia (wtf?)</em><br />
Pitchers &#8211; Black is Back (2005)<br />
<em>Recognized as: Desperate Deejays &#8211; Energizer Reworked</em><br />
Alex Gaudino &#8211; Destination Calabria (2007)<br />
<em>Recognized as: Gaudino vs Jim Tonique &#8211; Saxy Destination (Mix II)</em><br />
Ann Lee &#8211; 2 Times (Ice Bergem Radio Edit) (2007)<br />
<em>Recognized as: Corenell &#8211; Keep on JUmping (Electro Movement Mix)</em><br />
DJ Happy Vibes &#8211; Ich will die nacht (2009)<br />
<em>Recognized as: Snowball &#8211; Outer Space</em></p>
<p><strong><br />
Not recognized:</strong><br />
Gigi D&#8217;Agostino &#8211; Pop Corn (2003)<br />
Bang Bros &#8211; Banging in Dreamworld (Rave Allstars Remix) (2005)<br />
Da Sylver &#038; Deefour &#8211; The Last Unicorn (2005)<br />
Not Complete Dj&#8217;s &#8211; 1,2,3 Dance (2005)<br />
Baily Kaluha &#8211; Weekend (2007)<br />
Yumm Yumm &#8211; Happy Day (2007)<br />
Yamboo &#8211; Discotheque (Jorda Mella Remix) (2007)<br />
Whigfield &#8211; Think of you (Gabry Ponte Remix) (2007)<br />
STFU &#8211; Do You Beliece (Mark Ves Remix) (2007)<br />
Duckstadt! &#8211; Krank (Club Mix) (2009)<br />
DJ Wildcut &#8211; I Love Rock n Roll (2009)<br />
Ener.G &#8211; Will I Ever (2009)<br />
Franky B &#8211; XTC (2009)<br />
Generation 87 &#8211; My Life (2009)<br />
D and S &#8211; Pussy on the Floor (2009)<br />
Martina Dennis &#8211; I Do Not Hook Up (2009)<br />
Midnezz &#8211; Dreamland (2009)<br />
89ers &#8211; Go Go Go Go! (2011)<br />
Mike Nero &#8211; Believe (2011)<br />
Pi &#8211; The Time (Dirty Bit) (2011)<br />
Piyarisi &#8211; Put your hands up (Vanilla Kiss Remix) (2011)<br />
DJ Gollum ft Scarlet &#8211; Poison (Dan Winter Radio Edit) (2011)</p>
<p><strong>Wrong remix:</strong><br />
Groove Coverage &#8211; The End (Special D Remix) (2003)<br />
<em>Recognized as: Original Mix</em><br />
Club Oriented &#8211; California (Chino Club Mix) (2005)<br />
<em>Recognized as: Future Force Club Mix</em></p>
<p><strong>Conclusion:</strong><br />
The results show us that more songs are correctly recognized then incorrect! But it is a close match, which is disappointing. The newest songs (2011) are a clearly difficult for Shazam, the oldest songs tested (2003) have surprisingly good results. The italo-dance coverage is bad, not recognizing Gigi&#8217;s Silence is a big letdown! </p>
<p><strong>Now the fun part! Let&#8217;s throw some songs at it which I think it will not recognize. These songs are bootlegs, unreleased, rare or 0day releases. These do not count for the main test. </strong><br />
Scissor Sisters &#8211; Fire with Fire (Ma.Bra Remix) &#8211; Not found<br />
Schneeflocke &#8211; Ich un Du &#8211; Not Found<br />
Kevin Dee &#8211; We will fly away &#8211; Incorrect Recognized<br />
Franky B &#8211; Love Generation (bootleg) &#8211; Not Found<br />
Manian &#038; Winter &#8211; Black Toys 4 &#8211; Incorrect Recognized<br />
Jay Z ft Mr Hudson &#8211; Young Forever (Ma.Bra Remix) &#8211; Not Found<br />
Basslovers United &#8211; We Love Bass 5 &#8211; Not Found<br />
UFO ft Shelly &#8211; Love is for real &#8211; Not found<br />
Bang Bros &#8211; Du Willst Immer Nur Ficken &#8211; Not Found<br />
Jason Derulo &#8211; In My Head (Pornstarz! Bootleg) &#8211; Not Found<br />
Justin Bieber &#8211; One Time (Mangoon Remix) &#8211; Not Found<br />
Lady Gaga &#8211; Paparazzi (Lorya Remix) &#8211; Incorrect Recognized (different song)<br />
Jason Born &#8211; Memories (Clubexclusive Edit) &#8211; Wrong remix<br />
Jason Born &#8211; One Sot (Vanilla Kiss vs Phillerz Edit) &#8211; <strong>CORRECT</strong></p>
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		<title>Best music of 2010</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year I have collected a total of 7.560 songs (63GB) released in 2010. 4.065 songs on 149 albums and 4.465 songs on vinyl, cds or web releases. The remaining 30 songs consist of livesets and bootleg songs. On my PC i have listened to 8320 song this year. Sadly my plays on portable devices [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last year I have collected a total of 7.560 songs (63GB) released in 2010. 4.065 songs on 149 albums and 4.465 songs on vinyl, cds or web releases. The remaining 30 songs consist of livesets and bootleg songs. On my PC i have listened to 8320 song this year. Sadly my plays on portable devices are not counted, which will be higher.<br />
My 5 most listened artist in 2010 (on my pc) are: <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Scooter"  target="_blank">Scooter</a> (106 plays) <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Italobrothers"  target="_blank">ItaloBrothers</a> (51 plays) <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Groove+Coverage"  target="_blank">Groove Coverage</a> (49 plays) <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Cascada"  target="_blank">Cascada</a> (48 plays) <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Showtek"  target="_blank">Showtek</a> (44 plays). As you can see these numbers are low, which concludes I have listened to a lot of unique artists over the last year.</p>
<p>My top 5 favorite songs is based on feelings rather then statistics! It&#8217;s funny to see that only two of these songs are in top 5 statistics too. Here is my personal top 5:<br />
5. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZVKxZ8QUMY"  target="_blank">PH Electro &#8211; Englishman in New York </a><br />
4. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2WkVnXpgfM"  target="_blank">Picco &#8211; Naaa</a><br />
3. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK42LZqO0wA"  target="_blank">Martin Solveig &#038; Dragonette &#8211; Hello</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gLkOfzIYcU"  target="_blank">David Guetta &#8211; Memories (Featuring Kid Cudi)</a><br />
1. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7rz_0p6AGc"  target="_blank">DJ Gollum vs. Basslovers United &#8211; Narcotic</a></p>
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		<title>Best movies of 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the year 2010 I watched a total of 202 movies. 82 of them in the cinema, 96 on dvd, 19 on the internet, 3 on bluray and 2 on tv. The average grade i gave was a 6.7 and 20% was a re-watch. The worst movie of my year was: The Final. I&#8217;m not [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the year 2010 I watched a total of 202 movies. 82 of them in the cinema, 96 on dvd, 19 on the internet, 3 on bluray and 2 on tv. The average grade i gave was a 6.7 and 20% was a re-watch. The worst movie of my year was: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1390535/" >The Final</a>. I&#8217;m not scared of some torture horror, but this movie had totally nothing. A special mention to the dutch movie <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1648112/" >New Kids Turbo</a>. It is not a good movie but I haven&#8217;t laughed this much during a movie for a long time! Now my personal top 10:</p>
<p><strong>10. Daybreakers</strong><br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433362/" >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433362/</a><br />
For sure the best vampire movie of the year. The story is not that good, but there is a lot of brute violence which makes it very fun to watch. </p>
<p><strong>9. The Box</strong><br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362478/" >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362478/</a><br />
Although the critics and many other say this movie sucks, I like it. The little boy in the bathroom scene is really sick. The whole plot behind it is a bit too strange but surprising nonetheless.</p>
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<strong>8. Scott Pilgrim vs The World</strong><br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446029/" >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446029/</a><br />
The soundtrack and effects are really aimed toward old-school gaming. The comedy could have been better but the lead role of Michael Cera saves the movie!</p>
<p><strong>7. The Crazies</strong><br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455407/" >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455407/</a><br />
Best horror movie of the year. The plot isn&#8217;t that renewing but the overall gore and scares are very good! It even scared me a few times!<br />
If you are easily scared, don&#8217;t even think about watching this one.</p>
<p><strong>6. Kick-Ass</strong><br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1250777/" >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1250777/</a><br />
This comedy really surprised me. Finally a different kind of superhero movie.<br />
A lot of action and a lot of explosions. And to top it all, a 13 year old girl with a katana, what else could you wish for?</p>
<p><strong>5. Samâ wôzu (Summer Wars)</strong><br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1474276/" >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1474276/</a><br />
This Japanese animation movie is visually the most stunning movie of the year. Part of the movie plays in a colorful virtual world, in the other part we meet probably the most coolest family ever. </p>
<p><strong>4. Män som hatar kvinnor (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)</strong><br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132620/" >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132620/</a><br />
I had never heard of the books or the writer before I saw this Swedish movie. The story is really good and the characters have a depth background which will influence the story. Sadly the second and third movie were not as good. </p>
<p><strong>3. Inception</strong><br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/" >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/</a><br />
Most people will tell you this is the best movie of the year, but i disagree.<br />
Don&#8217;t get me wrong, the movie is really good! I had hoped for some more depth on the dreaming levels. During the big mission it always stays clear what is a dream and what not. I wanted to be confused, doubting what I see was real or not.</p>
<p><strong>2. Shutter Island</strong><br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/" >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/</a><br />
For sure the most confusing movie of the year. The mystery that needs to be solved during the movie stays a bit strange. You keep trying to solve the mystery yourself until the end, which I did not see coming at all!</p>
<p><strong>1. Buried</strong><br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462758/" >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462758/</a><br />
My personal favorite this year. When I had left the cinema, after I saw this movie for the first time, I still had goosebumps. The dark and claustrophobic setting really work! During the whole movie you only see one person, laying in a coffin, doing everything he can to get out of there alive. The tension is getting really high near the end when he is about to get rescued&#8230; or not?</p>
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		<title>Privacy and Google</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote this article for a study assignment. The target audience are senior high school students. It tells the story of which information Google collects from your internet usage. The article is in dutch. Google is de populairste zoekmachine van Nederland. Maar Google is meer dan alleen een zoekmachine, denk hierbij aan YouTube, GMail en [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>I wrote this article for a study assignment. The target audience are senior high school students. It tells the story of which information Google collects from your internet usage. The article is in dutch.</strong></p>
<p>Google is de populairste zoekmachine van Nederland. Maar Google is meer dan alleen een zoekmachine, denk hierbij aan YouTube, GMail  en het advertentiesysteem.  Google houdt jouw gebruik van deze websites in de gaten om je daarna advertenties te laten zien die het beste bij je passen. Maar welke informatie verzamelen ze precies en wat doen ze ermee?</p>
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<p>Toen een tweetal studenten in 1998 Google oprichtten was deze puur als zoekmachine bedoeld. Ze hadden nog geen idee hoe ze hier ooit geld mee konden verdienen. Toen Google na vele giften van rijke bedrijfslui groot was geworden, werd het tijd om winst te gaan maken. Ze bedachten het plan om gerichte advertenties te tonen bij een zoekopdracht, genaamd AdWords. Bedrijven kunnen advertentieruimte kopen bij bepaalde zoektermen.<br />
<a href="http://www.kkrul.nl/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/chocola.png" ><img src="http://www.kkrul.nl/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/chocola-300x229.png" alt="AdWords " title="AdWords" width="300" height="229" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126" /></a><br />
<strong>Je internetgedrag in kaart gebracht</strong><br />
Al snel groeide AdWords uit tot een groot succes. In 2003 kwam Google met een nieuwe functie om hun advertenties te tonen op andere websites. De inhoud van deze websites wordt gescand om zo de meest relevante advertenties te plaatsen.<br />
Wat Google pas later bekend maakte is dat er ook gericht wordt geadverteerd aan de hand van de bezoeker. Wanneer je een website met AdWords bezoekt wordt er een cookie aangemaakt en hierin opgeslagen welke site je hebt bekeken. Een cookie is een klein bestandje dat een website opslaat op je computer om extra informatie in bij te houden. Elke keer wanneer je een andere website met AdWords bezoekt wordt deze cookie bijgewerkt met de nieuwe informatie. Natuurlijk staat deze cookie ook gekoppeld aan de zoekmachine zelf en worden je zoektermen erbij opgeslagen. Zo ontstaat er een compleet beeld van wat je op het internet doet en worden er speciaal op jouw internetgedrag gerichte advertenties getoond.</p>
<p><strong>Google leest met je mee</strong><br />
In 2004 kwam Google met de gratis e-mailservice GMail. De AdWords advertenties die hierin getoond worden scannen de inhoud van de gebruiker zijn e-mails en tonen hierbij passende advertenties. Dit leidde tot grote ophef want veel mensen raakten bezorgd om hun privacy omdat hun e-mails ‘gelezen’ worden. Google beloofde haar gebruikers dat de inhoud van de emails alleen voor advertentiedoeleinden wordt gebruikt en niet voor andere zaken. Ondanks deze ophef is GMail erg populair geworden. Nu veel mensen een account hebben bij GMail is het voor Google gemakkelijk om al de eerder verzamelde informatie in de cookies te koppelen aan een gebruikersaccount. </p>
<p>Toen Google in november 2006 de video-website YouTube kocht is deze uiteraard ook in het geheel opgenomen. Welke filmpjes je bekijkt en welke beoordeling je deze geeft wordt meteen opgeslagen. Aan de hand van de opgeslagen gegevens krijg je op de startpagina van YouTube persoonlijke suggesties met voor jouw geselecteerde filmpjes. En natuurlijk werden de populairste filmpjes op YouTube al snel voorzien van AdWords-advertenties gericht op de inhoud van het filmpje en jouw kijkgedrag.</p>
<p><strong>Google weet je te vinden</strong><br />
Eén van de nieuwste functies binnen de producten van Google is lokalisatie. Door het gebruik van verschillende technieken bepaalt Google waar je je momenteel bevindt. Wanneer je binnen de zoekmachine naar bijvoorbeeld een winkelketen zoekt, krijg je in de resultaten het dichtstbijzijnde filiaal te zien met behulp van een Google Maps mapje.<br />
<a href="http://www.kkrul.nl/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/hema.png" ><img src="http://www.kkrul.nl/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/hema-300x225.png" alt="Lokale zoekresultaten" title="Lokale zoekresultaten" width="300" height="225" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125" /></a><br />
In mei dit jaar werd bekend dat Google tijdens het maken van de Streetview-foto’s voor Google Maps tevens alle draadloze netwerken in deze straten heeft gescand voor het IP-adres. Door deze actie weet Google exact in welke straat je bent als je via een draadloos netwerk een Google site bezoekt. Maar tegelijk lekte uit dat er tijdens het maken van deze foto’s internetverkeer op onbeveiligde draadloze netwerken werd gescand en verzameld door Google. Hier kan potentieel veel persoonlijke informatie tussen zitten zoals wachtwoorden, e-mails en bankgegevens. Hier is een grote discussie over ontstaan en verschillende landen hebben dan ook Google verboden de verzamelde informatie uit dat land te gebruiken. </p>
<p>Google weet dus wie je bent, waar je bent, welke sites je bezoekt, wat er in je e-mails staat en welke YouTube filmpjes je leuk vind.  Google zegt al deze informatie niet voor kwade doeleinden te gebruiken maar alleen om hun producten beter op jouw af te stemmen.  Of we Google kunnen vertrouwen met al deze informatie weet niemand zeker.  Zou jij al deze informatie af willen geven  om gebruik te kunnen maken van Google?</p>
<p><strong>© 2010</strong></p>
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		<title>300MP Webcam</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spotted this webcam at the local supermarket. It must be from the future, cause it has 300 Megapixels! For only 8 euro.]]></description>
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It must be from the future, cause it has 300 Megapixels! For only 8 euro.<br />
<a href="http://www.kkrul.nl/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/300mpwebcam-e1282216383578.jpg" ><img src="http://www.kkrul.nl/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/300mpwebcam-e1282216383578.jpg" alt="" title="300MP Webcam" width="456" height="412" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-114" /></a></p>
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		<title>I Know HTML</title>
		<link>http://www.kkrul.nl/blog/2010/07/22/i-know-html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spotted at a local shop. Only child sizes. I thought it was funny]]></description>
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		<title>Remove Homegroup icon</title>
		<link>http://www.kkrul.nl/blog/2010/07/17/remove-homegroup-icon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are running Windows 7 on your computer you might have noticed that there is a Homegroup icon on your desktop.
Homegroup is a new feature of Windows 7 that enables easy file-sharing with other Windows 7 computers in your network.

Read the complete post to find out how to remove the icon or disable Homegroup completely!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are running Windows 7 on your computer you might have noticed that there is a Homegroup icon on your desktop.<br />
Homegroup is a new feature of Windows 7 that enables easy file-sharing with other Windows 7 computers in your network.</p>
<p>Even if you don&#8217;t use this feature, the icon will still be on your desktop. You can not remove this icon the normal way.<br />
I&#8217;ve found that some register changes will remove/hide the icon.</p>
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<p>Download <a href="http://www.kkrul.nl/data/remove_homegroup_icon.zip" >this</a> zipped .reg file, unzip it, run it and accept the warning.<br />
 Now refresh your desktop (F5) and the Homegroup icon is gone!</p>
<p>If you want to disable Homegroup completely, follow these steps:<br />
 &#8211; Start -&gt; type &#8216;services.msc&#8217; in the search box and press enter.<br />
 &#8211; Look for the following 2 services: &#8216;HomeGroup Listener&#8217; and<br />
 &#8216;HomeGroup Provider&#8217;.<br />
 &#8211; For both services do the following:<br />
 Double click on the name to open the properties screen.<br />
 Set Startup type to Disabled and stop the service if it is running.</p>
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		<title>Fipo!</title>
		<link>http://www.kkrul.nl/blog/2010/06/18/hello-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This will be my personal page. On the homepage I&#8217;ll be blogging about things that interest me. On the other pages there is more information about the things I do.]]></description>
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