Thursday, October 15, 2009
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
i have tested the bridge thoroughly and found it to be very nice
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
bus vs train
bus:
once I was running up to the bus and the door closed. then the bus driver lady opened the door! accustomed as i was to trains this was a surprise. i had turned away and started wondering when the next bus was
train:
the train door will close it's door when it's time to close. it will do this without regard for your physical well being let alone your commute schedule. platform staff are generally (and no doubt there are exceptions) highly unsympathetic
winner:
bus
bus:
if you miss the bus then wait about five minutes and, bam, there's another bus. (this is based on my personal experience boarding either on adelaide street or coronation drive).
trains:
if I miss the 5:12pm at milton on the way home the next departing train is 5:40. enough said. if I miss the 8:12am at central the next train is 8:39 (or something). to be fair, i guess there are more frequent trains earlier than that but if I want to sleep a bit, bad luck, train gone.
winner:
bus
train:
my place to central is quite a few blocks. it's pretty much diagonally opposite me if the cbd was a big rectangle. it's about eight minutes if you power walk.
bus:
i'm not really sure how many places around the city i can get on a 4xx bus. quite possibly there are many. but the bus stop 40 adelaide street is about two blocks closer than central and there's no up hill section.
winner:
bus
bus:
i get on the first bus i see on coro drive. from what i can tell it goes pretty much a different way every time. sometimes i get a tour across the william jollie and back past the art galleries and the cultural center. sometimes we dive into the bus only ramps and tunnels that wind all around under the city. and when the bus stops you get off and it's like woah, where am i now. for example: top of queen st mall, middle of queen st mall near hungry jacks, all different parts of the myer center, king george square, and those are just the underground places. sometimes you don't even go underground at all, you just end up somewhere int he city. you just don't know.
train:
a. pretty much the same route every time. b. scenery generally but not entirely consisting of concrete, grafitti and the backs of buildings.
winner:
bus
bus:
sometimes when you're standing up (which isn't that often, especially since i have a reverse commute) and taking a corner you're gonna have to hang on pretty tight or you're going to end up in someone's lap. especially when twittering or playing chess.
train:
it's pretty smooth ride
winner:
train
bus:
$2.80 or something. go card capable.
train:
$2.70 or something. go card capable.
winner:
tie (actually i can't remember the exact figures, but it's close enough to be a tie)
score so far:
train: 1.5
bus: 4.5
but i'm going to give the train one extra point for engineering coolness and one for roma street platform at a certain time of year when you're changing lines and the setting sun is exactly in line with the platforms and the tracks
final score:
train: 3.5
bus: 4.5
overall winner:
BUS!
search juice:
Brisbane
TransLink
once I was running up to the bus and the door closed. then the bus driver lady opened the door! accustomed as i was to trains this was a surprise. i had turned away and started wondering when the next bus was
train:
the train door will close it's door when it's time to close. it will do this without regard for your physical well being let alone your commute schedule. platform staff are generally (and no doubt there are exceptions) highly unsympathetic
winner:
bus
bus:
if you miss the bus then wait about five minutes and, bam, there's another bus. (this is based on my personal experience boarding either on adelaide street or coronation drive).
trains:
if I miss the 5:12pm at milton on the way home the next departing train is 5:40. enough said. if I miss the 8:12am at central the next train is 8:39 (or something). to be fair, i guess there are more frequent trains earlier than that but if I want to sleep a bit, bad luck, train gone.
winner:
bus
train:
my place to central is quite a few blocks. it's pretty much diagonally opposite me if the cbd was a big rectangle. it's about eight minutes if you power walk.
bus:
i'm not really sure how many places around the city i can get on a 4xx bus. quite possibly there are many. but the bus stop 40 adelaide street is about two blocks closer than central and there's no up hill section.
winner:
bus
bus:
i get on the first bus i see on coro drive. from what i can tell it goes pretty much a different way every time. sometimes i get a tour across the william jollie and back past the art galleries and the cultural center. sometimes we dive into the bus only ramps and tunnels that wind all around under the city. and when the bus stops you get off and it's like woah, where am i now. for example: top of queen st mall, middle of queen st mall near hungry jacks, all different parts of the myer center, king george square, and those are just the underground places. sometimes you don't even go underground at all, you just end up somewhere int he city. you just don't know.
train:
a. pretty much the same route every time. b. scenery generally but not entirely consisting of concrete, grafitti and the backs of buildings.
winner:
bus
bus:
sometimes when you're standing up (which isn't that often, especially since i have a reverse commute) and taking a corner you're gonna have to hang on pretty tight or you're going to end up in someone's lap. especially when twittering or playing chess.
train:
it's pretty smooth ride
winner:
train
bus:
$2.80 or something. go card capable.
train:
$2.70 or something. go card capable.
winner:
tie (actually i can't remember the exact figures, but it's close enough to be a tie)
score so far:
train: 1.5
bus: 4.5
but i'm going to give the train one extra point for engineering coolness and one for roma street platform at a certain time of year when you're changing lines and the setting sun is exactly in line with the platforms and the tracks
final score:
train: 3.5
bus: 4.5
overall winner:
BUS!
search juice:
Brisbane
TransLink
Monday, October 05, 2009
IKEA love
Sunday, October 04, 2009
just more fun with autostitch
Friday, October 02, 2009
Reno Dakota
Not too sure about video but...
plus sweet banjo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k067rNek5I
song writing perfection...plus sweet banjo
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
here i am jogging...
(ps, i don't own the rights to this photo so I may be doing some time in the big-house... so long everyone...)
ps, do you think the bib number recognition is done by computer or by human? i would guess by computer. the photographers would be instructed to try to get a clear shot of the bib number
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The smaller menu is for whale
Super delicious. Fatty is actually more expensive. The old taxi driver
told us it was a gyp and the red tuna is the best kind. I think he
might be right. I didn't try the whale.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Fwd: Jónsi & Alex Coloring Competition
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Tweet from FasterLouder (@FasterLouder)
http://twitter.com/FasterLouder/status/4019525000
"ANIMAL COLLECTIVE SIDESHOWS!! http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/20297/
"
- FasterLouder (@FasterLouder)
Friday, September 11, 2009
Temple festival
around town for hours in a rhythmical slow jog while chanting and
beating drums. Back at the temple there are games for the kids, great
things to eat and entertainment on a stage
dismantling a giant gundam is slow going
to be and what do you know, it's still there! How sweet is that?! It's
head is gone and his arms are packed up. But holy wow. Four million
people went to see it in two months. But not so many saw it being
taken apart! o_O ^_^
Friday, September 04, 2009
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Robot ideas
A robot beating federer at tennis would be pretty cool.
Would a robot tennis tournament be interesting?
Already we have robot soccer (but it's not really prime-time ready).
A humanoid robot with the speed and dexterity of this guy would be capable of amazing things.
How about a decathlon type event where a single humanoid robot competes against its peers at:
And for about $2000 (in today's money) you could buy a consumer model of the winner to do your vacuuming and fetch your groceries.
Would a robot tennis tournament be interesting?
Already we have robot soccer (but it's not really prime-time ready).
A humanoid robot with the speed and dexterity of this guy would be capable of amazing things.
How about a decathlon type event where a single humanoid robot competes against its peers at:
- tennis
- judo
- gymnastics
- chess
- jai-alai
- fencing
- etc
- perhaps some kind of obstacle course ala american gladiator
And for about $2000 (in today's money) you could buy a consumer model of the winner to do your vacuuming and fetch your groceries.
another way that php sucks
~> cat test.php
<?php
$a = array('foo','bar');
print_r($a);
$a .= 'baz'; # php: "i guess you wanted to convert that to a string? no problem"
print_r($a); # oh joy...
~> php test.php
Array
(
[0] => foo
[1] => bar
)
Arraybaz~> # weep
~> cat test.rb
a = ['foo','bar']
puts a.inspect
a += 'baz' # dear php. notice how this is an error? sanity prevails. thank you ruby
puts a.inspect
~> ruby test.rb
["foo", "bar"]
test.rb:4:in `+': can't convert String into Array (TypeError)
from test.rb:4
<?php
$a = array('foo','bar');
print_r($a);
$a .= 'baz'; # php: "i guess you wanted to convert that to a string? no problem"
print_r($a); # oh joy...
~> php test.php
Array
(
[0] => foo
[1] => bar
)
Arraybaz~> # weep
~> cat test.rb
a = ['foo','bar']
puts a.inspect
a += 'baz' # dear php. notice how this is an error? sanity prevails. thank you ruby
puts a.inspect
~> ruby test.rb
["foo", "bar"]
test.rb:4:in `+': can't convert String into Array (TypeError)
from test.rb:4
Test if two date periods overlap in php
<?php
function overlaps($first_start, $first_end, $second_start, $second_end) {
return !(
($first_start < $second_start && $first_end < $second_start)
||
($first_start > $second_end && $first_end > $second_end)
);
}
$tests = array(
array( 'data' => array(10,20,30,40), 'result' => FALSE ),
array( 'data' => array(30,40,10,20), 'result' => FALSE ),
array( 'data' => array(10,40,20,30), 'result' => TRUE ),
array( 'data' => array(20,30,10,40), 'result' => TRUE ),
array( 'data' => array(10,30,20,40), 'result' => TRUE ),
array( 'data' => array(20,40,10,30), 'result' => TRUE ),
);
foreach ($tests as $test) {
$foo = overlaps(
$test['data'][0],
$test['data'][1],
$test['data'][2],
$test['data'][3]
);
echo ($foo == $test['result'] ? "ok\n" : "FAIL\n");
}
function overlaps($first_start, $first_end, $second_start, $second_end) {
return !(
($first_start < $second_start && $first_end < $second_start)
||
($first_start > $second_end && $first_end > $second_end)
);
}
$tests = array(
array( 'data' => array(10,20,30,40), 'result' => FALSE ),
array( 'data' => array(30,40,10,20), 'result' => FALSE ),
array( 'data' => array(10,40,20,30), 'result' => TRUE ),
array( 'data' => array(20,30,10,40), 'result' => TRUE ),
array( 'data' => array(10,30,20,40), 'result' => TRUE ),
array( 'data' => array(20,40,10,30), 'result' => TRUE ),
);
foreach ($tests as $test) {
$foo = overlaps(
$test['data'][0],
$test['data'][1],
$test['data'][2],
$test['data'][3]
);
echo ($foo == $test['result'] ? "ok\n" : "FAIL\n");
}
Update
Here is fremnet's version that works even if you get the start/end dates the wrong way around:
http://pastebin.com/f62002cb5
Monday, August 24, 2009
bat for lashes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxSSoqJEt5Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjLxUeqXwpc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek3coSedm7o
yum.
Update:
especially: timpani, robert smith guitar sounds, the drummer in general, the drumming in general, stretch velour, bare feet, sparkle stretch velour, chunky fringes, wolves, medieval/fantasy themes, big brown eyes, that silky voice... ... ... ... ahem... is it hot in here?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjLxUeqXwpc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek3coSedm7o
yum.
Update:
especially: timpani, robert smith guitar sounds, the drummer in general, the drumming in general, stretch velour, bare feet, sparkle stretch velour, chunky fringes, wolves, medieval/fantasy themes, big brown eyes, that silky voice... ... ... ... ahem... is it hot in here?
Haven't had any robots for a while...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KxjVlaLBmk
Check out when he catches the phone.
Just as Kasparov has been beaten at chess, in in a few years a robot will be able to beat Roger Federer (or his modern day equivalent) at tennis.
Check out when he catches the phone.
Just as Kasparov has been beaten at chess, in in a few years a robot will be able to beat Roger Federer (or his modern day equivalent) at tennis.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Last tweet?
RT: @_why: programming is rather thankless. u see your works become replaced by superior ones in a year. unable to run at all in a few more.
I don't think he would pull his code. It doesn't seem right...
Woah... I'm shocked.
http://ejohn.org/blog/eulogy-to-_why/
Retiring a blog and starting a new one isn't the same thing as disappearing source code for projects like like hackety, syck etc, and contributions like the poignant guide.
I'm worried about this guy. Thanks and great respect to Jeresig for writing this piece.
http://ejohn.org/blog/eulogy-to-_why/
Retiring a blog and starting a new one isn't the same thing as disappearing source code for projects like like hackety, syck etc, and contributions like the poignant guide.
I'm worried about this guy. Thanks and great respect to Jeresig for writing this piece.
Fwd: MotionX-GPS Track: Track 002
Simon uses MotionX-GPS on the iPhone 3G and is sharing with you the following track:
| Name: | Track 002 |
| Date: | 20/08/2009 7:51 am |
| Distance: | 1.81 miles |
| Elapsed Time: | 32:59.2 |
| Avg Speed: | 3.3 mph |
| Max Speed: | 12.7 mph |
| Avg Pace: | 18' 15" per mile |
| Min Altitude: | 185 ft |
| Max Altitude: | 223 ft |
| Start Time: | 2009-08-19T21:51:47Z |
| Start Location: | |
| Latitude: | 27.473003º S |
| Longitude: | 153.023949º E |
| End Time: | 2009-08-19T22:24:46Z |
| End Location: | |
| Latitude: | 27.472671º S |
| Longitude: | 153.001089º E |
Click on this link to display the track in Google Maps. This link will be valid until Sep 18, 2009 3:27 PM PDT.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Fwd: TomTom for iPhone. Available now!
Is it worth it? Actually I don't have a car at the moment. But I borrow one sometimes and I do get lost constantly.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Starting to learn why no-one around here likes PHP...
These similar php functions have params in THE EXACT OPPOSITE ORDER.
bool array_key_exists ( mixed $key , array $search )
http://au2.php.net/array_key_exists
bool property_exists ( mixed $class , string $property )
http://au2.php.net/property_exists
Stick THAT up your PAAMAYIM NEKUDOTAYIM. (Or "double colon" in phpspeak/Hebrew...)
Fremnet contributed some more examples:
http://au2.php.net/strpos
http://au2.php.net/in_array
http://au.php.net/array_map
http://au2.php.net/array_filter
bool array_key_exists ( mixed $key , array $search )
http://au2.php.net/array_key_exists
bool property_exists ( mixed $class , string $property )
http://au2.php.net/property_exists
Stick THAT up your PAAMAYIM NEKUDOTAYIM. (Or "double colon" in phpspeak/Hebrew...)
Fremnet contributed some more examples:
http://au2.php.net/strpos
http://au2.php.net/in_array
http://au.php.net/array_map
http://au2.php.net/array_filter
For Tony Abbott...
Please fwd this link to your daughter.
http://www.thinkb4youspeak.com/
I suspect that in fact you're just a lame, churchy loser.
:)
http://www.thinkb4youspeak.com/
I suspect that in fact you're just a lame, churchy loser.
:)
Monday, August 17, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Grinchy's new home
Last night I bought dishwashing liquid and dishwasher cubes despite not having any plates/cups/glasses/cutlery. Hmm.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Sunday, August 09, 2009
some art
Transcript:
Hmm, I wonder, I think I need my google stick.
Oh no, not the g-stick.
According to Wikipedia, blah blah...
Thank god. I'm addicted.
Friday, August 07, 2009
Thursday, August 06, 2009
tasha's travel journal
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=233
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=234
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=235
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=236
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=237
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=238
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=239
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=240
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=241
(middle click sequentially)
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=234
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=235
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=236
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=237
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=238
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=239
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=240
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics/th/?currentComic=241
(middle click sequentially)
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
more queens than the wickham
What are the odds of that?!
(am digging chess)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
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