Asking ChatGPT
I think I finished the proof with respect to the minimal perimeter of convex shapes of hexagons.
I write, therefore I am
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35.6° Celsius
New high temperature record beating previous record of 32.4 degree in 2025.
34.2° Celsius
New high temperature record beating previous record of 34.0 degree in 2025.
Partial solar eclipse
Watching it from home and taking pictures.
High resolution LCDs with ESP32-S3
Investigation into the possibilities of connecting LCD/TFT displays.
UARTs on the ESP32-S3
Investigation into the UARTs with respect to operating without interrupts.
33.4° Celsius
New high temperature record beating previous record of 33.3 degree in 2018.
Comparing C program againt flowchart
Describing a program I developed for comparing or generating flowcharts with/from a C program.
33.4° Celsius
New high temperature record beating previous record of 32.7 degree in 1969.
Cold night
Cold record at ground level.
Interesting answers
I got some interesting answers from the askmath subreddit for the convex shapes of hexagons problem.
Zwolle
Visting Zwolle for business and visited some exhbitions and some (book) shops.
Asking Google AI
Google AI found some interesting bounding requirements and I wrote a new program to generate solution for the convex shapes of hexagons problem.
Age verification
About the impact of the EU thinking about introducing age verification.
I was mistaken
Working out some more equations for the convex shapes of hexagons problem.
Some interesting relationships
Working out some more equations for the convex shapes of hexagons problem.
Cyber Ægg
I helped with the assembly of the badge for BornHack.
Exhibitions
Visiting the exhibtions 'Meesterwerken 2026', 'AKI Finals '26', and 'Expositie Boswinkel'.
Flowers again
Some flowers appeared in our magnolia as happens often during this time of the year. The three small plants are doing well.
Graduation Show at KABK
I traveled to The Hague to see the Graduate Show at the Royal Academy of Art.
Wildsam Field Guides: Los Angeles
Finish reading the book traveling home by train.
Graduation Show at Rietveld Academie
I traveled to Amsterdam to see the Graduate Show at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie art school.
Museums
Visiting the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and FOAM.
More on convex shapes of hexagons
Working out some more equations and a first start of a proof.
End of heat wave
The regional heat wave lasted two weeks.
AKI Finals
Visiting the 'AKI Finals' exhibition with works by the graduates.
Sequence A067628
About the sequence A067628 related to the compact shapes of hexagons problem.
33.9° Celsius
New warmth record.
37.4° Celsius
New warmth record and picture of rainbow colour on a pond probably due to iron-oxidizing bacteria.
Stoeptegel 1
In the afternoon, I bought the artwork 'Stoeptegel 1' from Jobke Eijsink, which consists of two life-size prints, one of a paving tile and one with dots related to it.
34.1° Celsius
About weather records and heat wave where I live.
History of the modern literatue
Review of the novel 'Geschiedenis van de moderne literatuur' by Herman Brusselmans. A rather boring book.
Biking along MUPIs
I biked around the city to see all MUPIs with posters of works made by the graduates of the AKI reporting which I found interesting.
Milan van Zuilen
Works seen at the exhibition.
Sign extension in RISC-V instructions
Some discussion about sign extension for immediate instructions.
AKI MUPI route 2026
Calculated a hopefully short biking route along all MUPIs that have a picture of a work by a graduate of the AKI.
Faster live-bootstrapping
About performance improvements achieved with buffering.
Weeds and plants
Description of some of the weeds and plants visible in a photograph taken in our garden at the back of the house.
Exhibitions
Visiting the exhibitions 'Herman Nijhof' and 'Van de plank'. Also visiting some studios.
Open Studios Enschede
Report about the studios I saw and/or artist I talked with.
Two more sprouted plants
I found two more sprouted plants, likely being from out magnolia, and planted them in the garden.