Almer S. Tigelaar
A Little Bit of Everything
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Drive
Truth be told, I wasn't really aware of Ryan Gosling before Drive, although I vaguely recalled him from Remember the Titans. Shame on me, as he delivers a convincing performance in Drive as a man of...
Wohoo, we’re half way there
Sixty-one days went by, sixty-one days to go before traveling back to the Netherlands. After a relatively rough start I am pretty settled now in Pittsburgh. I've made some friends and have gotten used to some...
Sony Reader WiFi (PRS-T1)
Being an avid reader, I find it inconvenient to carry around heaps of books. Luckily, there is a solution for this: an e-reader. These devices have both improved in quality and steadily dropped in price over...
The Pet Detective
This video is the result of a collaboration among many people, see the ending credits for details. A brief history: during the first CMU Filmmaking Club meeting a representative of every group had to draw a...
Puzzle #4: Working Days
Calculating the number of days between two arbitrary dates is doable for humans and trivial on modern computers. However, calculating the number of working days: Mondays through Fridays, is more complicated. In this puzzle you are...
Colombiana
Luc Besson's two most memorable films for me are The Fifth Element and Leon: The Professional. The latter stars a very young Natalie Portman that wants to learn the trade of being an assassin, and this...
End of the Housing Woes: Part II
Creak-creak, creak-creak, creak-creak, the steps of the wooden stairs went as two people ascended: me in front followed by Jack. When we finally reached the top I recognised everything from the initial viewing.
End of the Housing Woes: Part I
"Beep-beep, beep-beep, beep-beep." I rolled over quickly to grab my phone and turned the alarm off. I had been lying on the bed awake, waiting for it to go off. My head was pounding like a...
American Food
When you arrive in a new country one of the first things you are confronted with is the local eating habits. This affects the whole spectrum of places where food and drinks can be bought: from...
What is Linux?
Apple and Microsoft are the two household operating system creators known by the majority of consumers. However, they are not the only ones. While Microsoft's Windows and Apple's Mac OS are commonly viewed as the two...
Contagion
Steven Soderbergh is a well-known director that has been involved in various roles in many film projects. Recently he announced his intention to retire, but before that he still has several film projects to complete. The...
Shuttle, Please!
Standing in the hallway I looked up through the glass exterior of CMU's Gates-Hillman Complex and saw something I didn't like: rain. A Chinese co-worker came out of his office. I hadn't seen him here before....