My Blog of Random Technical Notes

Forer Effect
Conducts Forer's 1948 Personality Test Experiment in Python.
June 25, 2009, 03:01 PM

Usher 15HM WinISD Driver File
.wdr file contents specifying the T/S parameters for the Usher 15HM
February 19, 2009, 07:05 PM

matlab-esque variable printing in python
Prints variable names and values similar to how matlab does it with the variable name on the first line and the value below.
January 29, 2009, 04:04 PM

Arimoto - Blahut Algorithm
The Arimoto - Blahut Algorithm determines the maximum information rate (capacity) of a noisy channel.
April 16, 2008, 09:32 PM

LAM/MPI CheatSheet
Some helpful commands for LAM/MPI debugging under ParallelKnoppix
January 9, 2008, 04:08 PM

8-queens solvers
8-queens refers to a classic programming puzzle where 8 queens must be placed on a 8 by 8 chessboard such that no queen can attack another queen. Put simply no two queens can share a common row, column, or diagonal.
December 21, 2007, 11:35 PM

vimrc
My vimrc
December 20, 2007, 05:01 PM

Absolutely Awesome OpenSource HDR Software
Amazing and Free it's qtpfsgui
December 1, 2007, 01:37 AM

Squid Web Proxy for Ubuntu
Notes on how to install the Squid web proxy for Ubuntu.
November 16, 2007, 10:13 PM

Approximate Time
A simple approximate time class in Python
November 4, 2007, 00:52 AM

Basic Online Security Tips
Some basic security and online identity theft prevention tips.
October 23, 2007, 06:07 PM

rot13 tags
Auto rot13 ciphering and unciphering with AJAX
October 6, 2007, 02:17 AM

It's Official
My Geek Score
October 5, 2007, 08:31 PM

Advanced Python and Understanding Python
Notes from a web presentation by Thomas Wouters of google
October 2, 2007, 09:09 PM

Inverted Pendulum model
A simple physics model implemented as a python class
October 1, 2007, 05:30 PM

py script to delete duplicate itunes files
A python script to remove the duplicate files created by itunes.
September 28, 2007, 05:41 PM

mounting samba shares in ubuntu fiesty
Here's how to mount samba shares read/write with ubuntu
September 13, 2007, 08:56 PM

Acer AL1916W modeline
Modeline for Acer AL1916W. It's a cheap piece of crap. I wouldn't recommend buying one if your in the market for a budget monitor. The poor contrast makes reading text a bear.
September 8, 2007, 04:47 PM

apache2 conf on ubuntu
Installation notes on setting up apache2 with Feisty Ubuntu. Once you understand the concepts it is pretty straight forward.
August 16, 2007, 01:47 AM

key sort algorithm in Python
This code can sort a list of tuples by their indices or a list of dicts by their keys.
June 7, 2007, 06:35 PM

MATLAB stepper motor control for turntable
Some code to control a stepper motor with a regular stereo amplifier.
March 31, 2007, 01:02 PM

damn small linux on a IBM ThinkPad 380D
How to install DSL on a old ThinkPad. It makes a great ssh terminal.
December 22, 2006, 11:22 AM

Notes on comparative molecular biology from Arendt D. 2003
Some notes from Arendt (2003) Evolution of eyes and photoreceptor cell types
November 25, 2006, 01:08 AM

How to change the default font for Microsoft Notepad
Let's face it, Courier has had it's day. Consolas it so much easier on the eyes. Here's how to set it as the default font for notepad.
November 1, 2006, 05:12 PM

How to mount NFS shares in Vista RC1
Notes on mounting NFS shares with Vista.
October 12, 2006, 08:28 PM

1979 Coup DeVille
We won a Cadillac!
August 23, 2006, 11:29 AM

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