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		<title>DIrt: &#8220;Dr. Ivan&#8217;s Ray Tracer&#8221; Now Available</title>
		<link>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2010/01/23/dirt-dr-ivans-ray-tracer-now-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Ivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past couple of days I have implemented a simple ray tracer in C++. 
A ray tracer is a program which takes a scene usually described by the artist/programmer and renders it into an image, with more or less physically correct calculations (see image below for an example).
DIrt was first and foremost a learning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WolframAlpha is brilliant!</title>
		<link>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2010/01/19/wolframalpha-is-brilliant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Ivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a quick post on Wolfram Alpha. 
Wolfram Alpha basically is a further developed version of Wolfram&#8217;s already infamous Mathematica software with a considerable amount of additional data (statistics, geography etc) thrown in. It can be thought of as an advanced calculator with a simple web interface.
I have now been toying with this online [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Audio Setup (As Per January 2010)</title>
		<link>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2010/01/16/my-audio-setup-as-per-january-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Ivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To kick-start 2010 I decided to do a brief overview and review of peripherals I use for listening to music. Interested? Then read on! 
Introduction
I am one of those people who listen to music constantly &#8211; during study, when working out and on the train. This basically amounts to approximately 15 hour music listening during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My thoughts on Spotify</title>
		<link>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2009/11/30/my-thoughts-on-spotify/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Ivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spotify is actually a very interesting creature and a great concept. Nonetheless several emerging trends are worrying 
The concept
When I first heard rumors about Spotify a couple of years ago it reminded me of the good ol&#8217; Last.fm radio streaming. In fact, it bears absolutely no resemblance to Internet radio whatsoever. As far as I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Computer section update 15.11.2009</title>
		<link>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2009/11/30/computer-section-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Ivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have recently updated the computer-related section of my website. 
Several interesting little scripts and programs have been added (note that not all the links are yet up, sorry). Check them out!
Also there is now a new section in the computer-related part of my website: Electronics and Microcontrollers (found here). It has been for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to make your GPU temperature drop 40 degrees Celsius</title>
		<link>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2009/11/30/how-to-make-your-gpu-temperature-drop-40-degrees-celsius/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2009/11/30/how-to-make-your-gpu-temperature-drop-40-degrees-celsius/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Ivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen up, children! this is a story of graphics cards and GPUs, of sensors and tempratures, of ignorance and miracles. 
After this pompous intro you will probably find the subject of this blog entry disappointingly dull. Yes, we all know temperatures are important &#8211; and not only for the hardcore overclockers. I am one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Music Genre Mapper Now Available</title>
		<link>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2009/10/18/music-genre-mapper-now-available/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2009/10/18/music-genre-mapper-now-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Ivan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dr-ivan.com/?p=311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a fun little program I wrote back in August 2009. It uses data from Wikipedia to create a map of music genres.  In this map genres are interconnected according to their stylistic origins: For example, progressive metal has its origins in progressive rock, which in turn is influenced by hard rock; hard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iDR: Ivan&#8217;s Dendrogram Renderer Now Available</title>
		<link>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2009/10/09/idr-ivans-dendrogram-renderer-now-available/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2009/10/09/idr-ivans-dendrogram-renderer-now-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Ivan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dr-ivan.com/?p=298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This tool has been requested already several times and several versions have been floating around since late 2008, here is the &#8220;official&#8221; release. 
iDR (Ivan&#8217;s Dendrogram Renderer) is a small command line utility which renders output files from hierarchical clustering performed by Eisen Cluster. It is not suited for exploratory purposes (like for example jTreeView), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Century Child (Nightwish, 2002)</title>
		<link>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2009/10/09/review-century-child-nightwish-2002/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2009/10/09/review-century-child-nightwish-2002/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Ivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My review of the definitive album by Nightwish &#8212; Century Child released in 2002. [This is an old post of mine; re-uploaded for the sake of the new site]

Rating: 

Started: 27.07.08
Finished: 01.08.08
Last Modified: 09.04.09

Well this is it. To me this album defines Nightwish. It is certainly one of those unforgettable albums which tend to firmly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia N95 8GB &#8211; My Review After One Year&#8217;s Use</title>
		<link>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2009/06/28/nokia-n95-8gb-my-review-after-one-years-use/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dr-ivan.com/2009/06/28/nokia-n95-8gb-my-review-after-one-years-use/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Ivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was somewhat hesitant to buy a Nokia N95 8GB when the need for a new mobile phone arose a year ago. Much but not all of that hesitation has been proven groundless. 
Some nostalgia first
First of all, a little historic prospective. I can still remember the times when mobile phones were massive bricks which [...]]]></description>
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