Posted by avsm
Mon, 23 May 2005 20:00:04 GMT
I got tired of trying to combine the various blogging and gallery tools
into something that did what I wanted: take a simple directory of images,
blog entries, links, papers and output a nice HTML/RSS version of the
directory. So I hacked up a quick blog tool in OCaml that does the trick,
and put it live.
Its got quite a few rough edges at the moment, especially to do with
the lack of date archives and the large number of images on the front page
of the gallery.
Note that the location of the RSS links have changed as well, as I've
switched to using ocaml-rss for outputting
it instead of the homebrew format used before in blosxom.
One thing that has come out really well is the use of a flat tag namespace instead of the previous directory structure; it allows me to share stories and images among multiple categories without needing symlink hacks.
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Posted by avsm
Wed, 04 May 2005 15:34:13 GMT
I got tired of using the older version of Subethaedit just for its OCaml syntax highlighting mode, so I ported the highlighter to the latest version of the editor. You can grab it from my projects page.
I think the only thing Subethaedit needs for perfection would be to be able to revert to a saved version more reliably; right now if I CVS commit a file, I need to close and re-open it in the editor or else the next save goes wrong. That, and a clean tabbed view for multiple document. And ... and ... I guess the list goes on, and it'll just be bloated like crazy!
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Posted by avsm
Thu, 21 Oct 2004 04:14:03 GMT
AppleInsider has the scoop on the new features in QuickTime 7, to be part of the next major release of MacOS X. The thing I found particularly interesting is to be found at the end:
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Likewise, QuickTime 6.6 with also mark the debut of an OpenGL texture context, a specific implementation of the aforementioned visual context that will provide a movie's visual data to a client applications as OpenGL textures. These textures can then be rendered to the screen using OpenGL, composited with other graphics, or run through CoreImage filters.
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I played with this stuff at Fraser Research last summer, and its great to see more integrated support between QT and OpenGL. This stuff could be done before, but it was really awkward avoiding excessive data copying between main memory and the graphics card texture memory. Hmm, maybe I made a mistake ordering my new HushPC box to run MythTV on; perhaps it ought to have been an iMac instead! The CoreImage API looks pretty useful as well for processing ultra-high resolution images for SpotCode detection as well, something that takes a lot of CPU at the moment.
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Posted by avsm
Mon, 18 Oct 2004 14:55:09 GMT
I'm back in Los Angeles, just in time for the one week in Southern California when it rains. Ah well ... at least it's warm! Had a good flight over on Air New Zealand's business class cabin, which had fantastic service much better than British Airways' Club World. Meanwhile, here is a short selection of photographs taken over the last few days.
Evening supper at Selwyn Formal Hall |
Hanging with Nick and Jasper on High Street Kensington |
3000 miles later in Costco, Anand poses with a Bowflex |
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Posted by avsm
Sun, 10 Oct 2004 17:01:35 GMT
It only took 7 days, 10 phonecalls, and 16 hours of waiting around for engineers to show up to get my NTL cable modem installed at the new flat. The hassle always seems to be getting hold of the installation guys; once they actually arrived, the process took about 15 minutes! I see why this website was set up though...
While moving all the computer kit around, I took the opportunity to upgrade my Soekris NET4521 to the latest snapshot of OpenBSD. I use the flashdist scripts modified to include a few extra things such as ntpd and symon, as well as bring it up to date with the latest snapshots. You can grab the custom kernel config NET45x1 and the distribution set.
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Posted by avsm
Fri, 08 Oct 2004 12:49:45 GMT
While assisting various graduating PhD students (lucky for some) with their resumes, I ran across the sublime urban legend that is Hugh Graham's "College Essay". I'm now inspired for future job applications! Here is a taster of the first paragraph:
I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.
Read on...
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