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SciPy – the embarrassing way to code

Posted on 6 May, 2008 by Shane

I’ve programmed in many languages before, indeed I’ve spent at least a year working in Basic, C, C++, C#, java, assembler, modula-2, powerhouse and prolog. One thing I’ve never done before is Matlab, well except a few basic exercises for … Continue reading →

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Lenovo T61p + 64 bit Ubuntu 8.04

Posted on 2 May, 2008 by Shane

When I was looking for a new laptop last year I appreciated reading other people’s candid views on their recent purchases, thus I thought I’d write a post to contribute back. I ended up getting a Lenovo T61p. Specs: Core2 … Continue reading →

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You know you have almost finished a PhD when…

Posted on 30 November, 2007 by Shane

… you spend two hours trying to understand the correct usage of semi-colons verses colons, when to capitalise following a colon, and then fixing up your text. For those who really must know: go here and then here.

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PhotoSynth

Posted on 30 May, 2007 by Shane

I just saw this on a TED talk, it’s called PhotoSynth. Basically, it brings together photos from all sorts of different angles to construct a 3D model of something. As an example, the guy gets pictures of Notre Dame de … Continue reading →