Archive for September, 2005
- Final things :: :: Friday, September 30th, 2005 :: Posted in Photos | Comments Off
- Small details :: Macro lenses are ace - but there is _so_ much detail around... :: Friday, September 30th, 2005 :: Posted in Photos | Comments Off
- $100 laptop becomes reality :: Nicolas Negroponte's $100 laptop takes a step nearer :: Thursday, September 29th, 2005 :: Posted in Notes | Comments Off
- Logarithmic Spiral :: Is the hand painted decoration on my Taramundi an accurate logarithmic or equiangular spiral or not? :: Thursday, September 29th, 2005 :: Posted in Maths, Photos | Comments Off
- Macro World :: Looking at things through a simple jeweler's loup can provide a refreshing 'take' :: Wednesday, September 28th, 2005 :: Posted in Maths, Photos | Comments Off
- Multiplication: different methods :: I'll see how gelosia and russian multiplication go down :: Monday, September 26th, 2005 :: Posted in Maths | Comments Off
- Intellectual property blog :: Lawyer in Huddesfield uses Blogger to record case law :: Sunday, September 25th, 2005 :: Posted in Forensic, Web | Comments Off
- Fall of the year :: The word 'fall' was used in Elizabethan England to describe autumn - now it has become a US word but still the best one. :: Sunday, September 25th, 2005 :: Posted in Photos | Comments Off
- Finding factors :: Use a systematic method to list factors and you get them all :: Friday, September 23rd, 2005 :: Posted in Maths | Comments Off
- Proving you own software :: Small and medium businesses don't have clear licence proof for software :: Friday, September 23rd, 2005 :: Posted in Forensic | Comments Off
- Blogging for classes :: A simple blog can act as a diary for a class. :: Wednesday, September 21st, 2005 :: Posted in ILT | Comments Off
- BBC Maths quiz :: Nice quiz - pity about the feedback :: Tuesday, September 20th, 2005 :: Posted in Maths | Comments Off
- Moodle local :: Moodle runs OK under Mac OS X apache with MySQL 4.0.2x- just needs graphics library :: Monday, September 19th, 2005 :: Posted in ILT, Notes | Comments Off
- Forum user administration :: Gossamer-Threads forum is free to non-profit organisations and has good user management but without bulk upload. Discus Pro costs about £70 but has user creation by spreadsheet. :: Sunday, September 18th, 2005 :: Posted in ILT, Notes | Comments Off
- Yellow Bus :: Cropping 800/1840 ratio from front left of a frame taken with a 24mm lens gives a 'normal' perspective. :: Saturday, September 17th, 2005 :: Posted in Photos | Comments Off
- RIPA 2000 prosecution :: How the mighty are fallen - Cliff Stanford founder of Demon Internet - receives suspended sentence for e-mail interception during argument with board members of Redbus :: Friday, September 16th, 2005 :: Posted in Forensic | Comments Off
- Mambo runs local :: Mambo works locally under Mac OS X with mySQL 4.o.27 :: Thursday, September 15th, 2005 :: Posted in Notes | Comments Off
- LAMP on Mac? :: How to remove things from the System Preferences panel in Panther and how to get a LAMP platform working on Mac OS X Panther :: Thursday, September 15th, 2005 :: Posted in Notes | Comments Off
- Henon attractor :: Simple iterated map generates a strange attractor that can provide a model for the rings of Saturn :: Wednesday, September 14th, 2005 :: Posted in Notes | Comments Off
- Second hand data? :: Just deleting files or even formatting a hard drive does not completely remove the data.... so who has your old hard drive or computer? :: Tuesday, September 13th, 2005 :: Posted in Forensic | Comments Off
- Audience :: Who are you writing your Web page for? Specify and pin down different audiences. :: Monday, September 12th, 2005 :: Posted in Web | Comments Off
- Science, Not Art: Ten Scientists’ Diaries :: Tanniemola B. Liverpool's home page with quotes - the book features diaries of 10 scientists :: Sunday, September 11th, 2005 :: Posted in Notes | Comments Off
- How ageist is Britain? :: "One key point is that a half of all people under the age of 24 have no friends over 70, and vice versa" - survey on ageism :: Saturday, September 10th, 2005 :: Posted in Notes | Comments Off
- Spokes in the rings :: * “General information on Saturn’s ring system”:http://pds-rings.seti.org/saturn/saturn.html * “BBC News article on the spokes – gravitational effect of a moon”:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4217038.stm The Cassini probe has allowed astronomers to infer something about the dynamics and structure of the particles that make up Saturn’s rings, and solve a puzzle about the ’spokes’ seen moving around the rings on a previous [...] :: Friday, September 9th, 2005 :: Posted in Notes | Comments Off
- Zotob virus written for cash :: New virus exploiting a vulnerability in Windows was commissioned for cash - dial M for Murder arrives in cyberspace :: Thursday, September 8th, 2005 :: Posted in Forensic | Comments Off
- Born abroad :: Most people born abroad live in the South of England - especially London. New statistical analysis decouples immigration from ethnicity. :: Wednesday, September 7th, 2005 :: Posted in Maths, Notes | Comments Off
- Martin Fuchs photo blog :: Nice stuff from Magnum nominee :: Wednesday, September 7th, 2005 :: Posted in Photos | Comments Off
- Changes in sites over time :: The big three e-commerce sites have moved to home pages with a lot of information and a high link density :: Wednesday, September 7th, 2005 :: Posted in Web | Comments Off
- Chemical reactions depend on temperature :: This goes for chemical reactions in the brain of a baby being born with a shortage of oxygen. A 'cooling cap' slows the build up of damaging chemicals and allows time for remedial action. :: Tuesday, September 6th, 2005 :: Posted in Notes | Comments Off
- The big bug count :: The RSPB devised an innovative technique for estimating insect populations - count the splats on the numberplate as you drive in the country. How did the methodology stack up? :: Monday, September 5th, 2005 :: Posted in Notes | Comments Off
- Central England Temperature :: Temperature records kept from 1659 to present day allow trends to be identified :: Sunday, September 4th, 2005 :: Posted in ILT, Notes | Comments Off
- Zipf’s law? :: Broadband connectivity is shared amongst users - Fair Use policies need to cap bandwidth hogs :: Saturday, September 3rd, 2005 :: Posted in Forensic, Notes | Comments Off
- Extreme Percentage change :: Seabird sightings low as breeding and migration patterns change :: Saturday, September 3rd, 2005 :: Posted in Notes | Comments Off
- Rate of change :: Amazon deforestation rate has 'halved' - so that's OK then? :: Friday, September 2nd, 2005 :: Posted in Notes | Comments Off
- A powerful chemical :: Chemical is found to be present in all dead animals... and plants.... linked with cancer... :: Thursday, September 1st, 2005 :: Posted in Notes | Comments Off