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Permutation test - Nov 20, 10
A php implementation of the permutation test for significance.
Getting the Westell Proline 6100 out of the way - Apr 30, 10
I just got DSL service via Verizon in NYC.  The DSL modem they sent me, Westell Proline 6100, acts as a gateway to the internet as well as a router (performing tasks like firewall, DHCP, port forwarding, etc…).  A little experimenting revealed that it doesn’t perform most of its routing tasks well, and some things, [...]
Audio File Metadata Tools (Mp3tag, Picard, GimmeSomeTunes, iTunes) - Apr 2, 10
For almost a year now I’ve been working on re-ripping all my CDs to lossless audio files (FLAC) and simultaneously creating high quality VBR mp3s.  For my ripping I’ve used what I believe are the best 3 rippers available; X Lossless Decoder (OSX), Rubyripper (Linux/Ubuntu), and Exact Audio Copy (Windows). Problem That task done, the [...]
CLI Converting YouTube video to audio/mp3s - Mar 23, 10
Problem: I recently (like yesterday) wanted to convert some YouTube videos to audio tracks that I could listen to on my iPod.  A quick google search gives tons of possible solutions, some like vixy.net take a URL and convert it in the cloud and give you a link for download.  This would work fine if [...]


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Angels and Biochemistry and Beauty - Apr 22, 09
A sudden change in biochemistry that results in the recognition of the perfect moment is magical.
The farce of the last two weeks in politics and the media - Oct 3, 08
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I desperately wanted to blog tonight about my frustration with the farce that is the media and politics in America today... but PBS saved me the trouble.
iPhone: Love it? but? - Jul 21, 08
I love my new iPhone... I really do... but... I do have a couple complaints more...
A couple words on God? if there is a God? - Jul 14, 08

Would God care about some of the things we are often told He/She cares about? more...
  Every Night & every Morn
  Some to Misery are Born.
  Every Morn & every Night
  Some are Born to sweet delight,
  Some are Born to sweet delight,
  Some are Born to Endless Night.
   - Blake
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Recent Links - click for my
Apache Mahout: Scalable machine learning and data mining - Oct 24, 11
Time to get rid of weka and use something more scalable.
BestSFBooks - Oct 13, 11
Really simple and well done site for navigating award winning SciFi. Wish they had some more options for searching, sorting, recommending and sharing, but well done none the less.
CrashPlan ? Backup Software, Disaster Recovery - Oct 7, 11
A new cloud backup system I'm trying. Hopefully it'll replace the gobbledygook of unison and rsync scripts I currently use.
How to set up AFP filesharing on Ubuntu « The Missing Readme - Sep 24, 11
Lion no longer supporting samba, so its time to set up afp on the linux machine.
Flickchart
A fabulous movie geeky waste of time. Love it.
XPath Query Expression Tool - Aug 30, 11
Nice XPath testing tool
20 Best Science Fiction Books Of The Decade - Aug 22, 11
Noah Kuntz - Tutorials - May 11, 11
Some decent opencv tutorials
Face Recognition - Apr 23, 11
Some interesting reading on facial recognition
Yahoo data download - Apr 21, 11
Downloading yahoo finance info