March 5, 2008
My first FireEagle query
About 10 lines of Python can now work out my physical location.
Next task, integrate this info into my blog. Task after that? A cool ambient location-setter idea I'm hatching.
January 5, 2007
Number 3 Rod
I'm currently the 3rd search result on Google for "rod". Just pipped by a custom cars magazine and everyone's favourite MFY A-Rod, but trouncing pretend-Scot Rod Stewart.
(I also take 9 out of 10 slots for "Rod Begbie", which must annoy my doppelgangerly-nomenclatured Australian singer/songwriter and Scottish financial manager virtual brethren)
January 4, 2007
Daylife’s photo-to-name matching algorithm needs some work
Two out of six isn't bad, I suppose.
(Captured from Daylife, a Google-News-on-steroids news aggregator.)
December 31, 2006
“Project threequarters” is live
Just launched my rebuilt and redesigned blog. It's still a bit on the brittle side, but I'm really happy with it as a first step.
March 6, 2006
Gentoo Linux 2006.0 Screenshots
Blimey. Gentoo’s gotten themselves one of them fancy high-falutin’ “installer” thingummies. There goes the neighbourhood!
February 18, 2006
A Look at GNOME 2.14
The now-traditional “What’s new in the next version of Gnome” post. As per usual, nothing that makes you fall off your chair screaming OMFGAWESOME, but it’s all welcome tweakage (especially the speeding up, since my Pentium3 laptop is pretty clunky these days)
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