I published a new book about the history of my family, dating back to the middle ages: The Family History And Genealogy of Johann Ferdinand Thöne and Maria Anna Juliana Antonette Drewes
Author: Christoph Bartneck
The Unofficial LEGO Minifigure Catalog
Over the past months I worked on photographing and cataloging all the 3655 Minfigures that LEGO produced between 1975 and 2010. I compiled the material into a catalog that is now available as a book and eBook. Follow the project at http://www.minifigure.org.
An extensive review of the book is available from Brickset.com.
Public Beta for HIT Lab NZ website
We completed the design of the new website for the HIT Lab NZ. We are now in a public beta and would appreciate your feedback: http://www.hitlabnz.org
PhD defense of Omar Mubin (video)
Omar did a great job in his PhD defense that took place on June 1st, 2011 in Eindhoven. Here is the video:
Aftershock
Today we experienced two large aftershocks. The university was evacuated and remains closed until at least tomorrow. I will be out of the office. We are all safe at home.