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So, why would I pay 2-6x more to have a holiday rental in Ashford than in Algarve, Brasil or even London?
Apparently Ashford is the new riviera (but without any "real" water body next to it! xD )
Month: January 2014
January 24th, 2014
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Happy birthday Mac!
A famous quote:
(…) on January 24th, 1984, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you’ll see why 1984 won’t be like "1984"!
January 23rd, 2014
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I am so privileged at times! Glorious (but chilly) morning, and I’m greeted with this fantastic landscape on my way to work. Obviously had to stop for a photo…
January 22nd, 2014
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Recycleception!
(yeah, the recycling bin is *also* recyclable, made of cardboard! š )
January 20th, 2014
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If it wasn’t for the 3.1 degrees C outside, I’d dare saying I am in the middle of the Amazon rainforest!… š 95% RH! and the truth is that I rarely see that getting under 80%!
January 18th, 2014
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Oh yeah, proper espresso! š
I definitely feel a bit less homesick now…
January 16th, 2014
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A little contraption I’ve devised to prevent my test subject’s (aka supervisor š ) eye from following the scanning line and thus introduce motion artifacts on my images. Don’t worry, the output optical power in this laser diode can be controlled properly, it is not my intention to blind anyone! š
January 15th, 2014
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So apparently in 8055 the calendar will change radically – December will have at least 43 days!
(it sounds great – a longer period in that "gray area" between Xmas and New Year’s in which no-one actually works properly because it is still "sort of Holiday Season"! š . We may not have Xmas or New Year’s by then, though… š )
January 13th, 2014
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My runs are slowing turning into an off-road adventure! (and you should see my trainers…)
January 12th, 2014
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Clear sky the night before meant that this morning the temperature was still pretty much around 0Ā°C, even after a few hours of sunlight!
(I still had to scrape the ice off my car to get going, even though I left around 10 AM and the car was under direct sunlight for more than two hours! :-P)
Hello there, and welcome to my personal web page/blog!
My name is Manuel Marques, and Iām a lecturer in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kent (United Kingdom). I am also a researcher in the Applied Optics Group at the same institution. My work lies mostly in the area of Applied Optics, namely white light interferometry and its two/three-dimensional variant, optical coherence tomography.
Outside work I'm a keen runner/sculler/rower/cyclist, and I do enjoy being in the outdoors (photographing them is a bonus, too!). Other hobbies include tinkering with things, both big and small (not always with a positive outcome, I must say), travelling, reading, in no specific order.
