Linux.com :: How to configure a scanner’s buttons on Linux
The secret is the libusb-based application, scanbuttond. Useful invocations of SANE utilities without xsane. scanbuttond works fine on OpenSolaris 2008.11.
blueslugs.com
Observations from a West Coast family
Bookmarks
IBM's Data Explorer (which I used on an SGI workstation years ago) is now an open source project.
Bin-Blog: Subscribing a feed in Google Reader using Firefox
Explains the configuration for content handling, such that you can adjust Firefox to subscribe a feed in Google Reader through a direct link.
Essay on the impacts of some of setuptools on distributions. I've been worrying about some of these aspects, too; eggs don't seem right for distributors, even if they're convenient for users.
We’ll see
11 December 2008
Two days' worth? Here?
I think we’ve had two evenings with short snow—without accumulation—and one significant hailstorm—with accumulation—in eleven years here. Intriguing.
Bookmarks
Glynn's written up a very comprehensive What's New for 2008.11.
CS 294-5, Spring 2006 Great Algorithms
Interesting course from Berkeley's Richard Karp.
OpenSolaris System Administration Topics List - wikis.sun.com
A companion page to the tasks list, with useful links to troubleshooting articles as well. Forget how to make a change to an OpenSolaris system? Read this page.
OpenSolaris System Administration Tasks List - wikis.sun.com
A very useful list of administrative tasks–and the "how to" instructions to make them happen. New to OpenSolaris? This page is for you.
Some simple implementations of numerical algorithms in Python.
Some basic operations with the ImageMagick convert utility.
ffmpeg audio/video manipulation
A well-constructed introduction to using ffmpeg for video and audio manipulation.
N.E.R.D.: ffmpeg command line quickies
Useful one-line invocations of ffmpeg.
Options and operands for ffmpeg. Combine with "ffmpeg -formats" to figure out what you build of ffmpeg can do.
A gentle evening, in contrast
4 November 2008
Ready for any recounts
Dina and I were, despite all polls, anticipating election nights like the preceding two, where any hope of resolution was delayed, and tension distributed to all election watchers. This year, I was determined to enjoy the evening, and poured something light for the both of us to sip while listening to analyses. Historians will write page upon page about tonight, what it signifies, and so on; my toast is to the many states, Secretaries of State, and election workers who ran their polling and counting with great predictability and competence—the best of attributes. Thanks.
We roused the kids to listen to both of tonight’s speeches. Congratulations to the candidates, the President-elect, and the country.
Bookmarks
Note 3.2 "How do I encode single pictures into movies?" and 3.19 "How can I join video files?" Engage brain, produce movie.
OpenSolaris Indiana on a Sony UX Micro PC - Brad’s weblog
Brad, with limited acrobatics, gets 2008.05 installed and running on the teeny-tiny UX.
"The purpose of this application is to help employees to ensure that they do not have too much or too little income tax withheld from their pay. It is not a replacement for Form W-4, but most people will find it more accurate and easier to use than the worksheets that accompany Form W-4. You may use the results of this program to help you complete a new Form W-4, which you will submit to your employer." If you can parse this paragraph, you may find this tool useful.
Shooting the Moon w/K10D and Cheap Glass: Pentax Forum
An article and followup comments describing various moonshots.
Correct geometric diagrams by eye.
2008 Winning Contest Entries at OpenSolaris.org
Winning entries for the community innovation awards. If you're no longer (or don't plan to be) an undergraduate, or you don't want to call your work "research", maybe this award program's more suitable.
2008 Winning Entries at OpenSolaris.org
Winning entries for the community innovation awards. If you're no longer (or don't plan to be) an undergraduate, or you don't want to call your work "research", maybe this award program's more suitable.
2008 Winning Grant Proposals at OpenSolaris.org
The first group of grant recipients for undergraduate research on OpenSolaris.
Solar Water Heating Systems - Welcome to VELUX America
Skylight-style solar water heaters.
