Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten

Achieving (and living with) Perfect Knowledge

On September 21 I was relaxing in the sun with Tessa and Loïs. I was drinking Tonic water which is flavored with quinine which gives it a distinctively bitter taste. Loïs wanted to taste it and Tessa wondered out loud 'do you think quinine could be bad for children?'. I thought "Well, maybe it is. Quinine is a fever-reducing chemical and the first effective treatment for malaria". But I didn't know if it was bad for children so I simply said: 'Look it up'. We both own an iPhone so...

The Flying Boat

Imagine an entrepreneur, lets call him Jack, talking to his partners: "Let's cross the ocean together! We could do that! We could discover undiscovered countries and become rich! All we have to do is build a boat. We are qualified, experienced and motivated. Jim, you have experience with the open sea and know how to navigate. Bob, you know about construction and materials, and I would be an excellent skipper because I know how to motivate people and set a course. Let's just do it!" And so...

Drawing: Lunch Money

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But is it scalable..?

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Drawing: This Dog Does Not Respect Perspective

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Drawing: Anticipation

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Drawing: Premature Optimization?

Premature Optimization is a term I picked up yesterday (From the Wakoopa guys) during lunch. I wanted to blog about it but the concept is well known among developers and often blogged about. So here is a drawing I made...

Drawing: Using Your Imagination

I used to make these little drawing all the time when I was in art school. Then I stopped. Today, as I was looking for an excuse for NOT doing what I REALLY need to be doing I noticed this little notebook on my desk and decided to draw a little. It is going to take a while for me to get used to drawing again. Maybe I can find some old work and get some inspiration from...