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Frank Molenaar

Born in 1986, Frank graduated from Stedelijk Gymnasium Arnhem in 2005. After a year off studying art history at the Vrije Universiteit decided to join the Media and Culture New Media department. For his bachelorproject he worked for Westergasfabriek to create a GPS game based in the Westerpark.

Very sceptical and highly nostalgic, Frank is an avid doomsday specialist, conspiracy theorist and classic nintendo game collector. Also served in the salvation army as m60 machine gun operator.

Enjoys: Orwell, Adams, Thompson, Vonnegut

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Sciencemappr: Trying to unleash the hypertextual potential of the Web

Sciencemappr: Trying to unleash the hypertextual potential of the Web

Last week I already pointed out the amazing significance and potential of the Internet to organize, structure and index all knowledge gathered across the globe. Rather than an indirect library of indexes and references, the web is equipped with...
By Frank Molenaar on 05/04/11 Comments Off on Sciencemappr: Trying to unleash the hypertextual potential of the Web
Scientific referencing and hypertext: The necessity of a visual overview

Scientific referencing and hypertext: The necessity of a visual overview

This entry is meant as an introduction to the tool my group and I are developing for our Datavisualisation class. We will be trying to geographically map the rise and diffusion of different research fields over time. The reason...
By Frank Molenaar on 04/20/11 1

The console wars, back to the 16bit era

Bits. Eight of them or sixteen meant a world of difference to me when I was a kid. I didn’t know what a bit was and actually I still don’t. I tried looking it up but it’s a very...
By Frank Molenaar on 10/29/10 Comments Off on The console wars, back to the 16bit era
This Post is Best Viewed in Microsoft IE

This Post is Best Viewed in Microsoft IE

Every web devoloper runs into this problem at one point and sadly, usually very often. Markup language that doesn't get translated by certain web browsers. Negelence of the software developer to web standars etc. are still occuring more and...
By Frank Molenaar on 10/18/10 5
TwitterActivism

TwitterActivism

Activism has been around for centuries: Revolts, revolutions, coups, etc. have taken place through the entire course of human history. These countercultural movements have always been in need of some sort of platform to get organised on, be...
By Frank Molenaar on 10/11/10 1

Expertise vs. Wikiknowledge

Tuesday morning 10 o’clock: Workday as usual. I’m working on some notification plug-in for the forum on the website I manage for VOS/ABB – an organisation looking after the interest of people working in and managing public primary- and...
By Frank Molenaar on 10/04/10 Comments Off on Expertise vs. Wikiknowledge

Surfing the Web of Trust: Couchsurfing

Social networks come in a wide variety on the World Wide Web. There’s the generic social network focusing on sharing info and multimedia with your friends (like facebook), professional sites (LinkedIn), forums, collaborative blogs and so on. Most of...
By Frank Molenaar on 09/27/10 Comments Off on Surfing the Web of Trust: Couchsurfing

Book Review: “Abstract Hacktivism” by Otto von Busch and Karl Palmås

Every social or cultural change in which we view the world is debatable. Everyone has his or her own opinions on how the world is perceived and which parts are important in that. That is fine, that is interesting,...
By Frank Molenaar on 09/20/10 Comments Off on Book Review: “Abstract Hacktivism” by Otto von Busch and Karl Palmås
How do you like them Apples?

How do you like them Apples?

Apple is back from the dead. How does Apple try to get on top of Microsoft? How do they take this advertising war and how are they promoting...
By Frank Molenaar on 09/12/10 5