pycco – A port of docco for Python: produces very attractive literate programming-like HTML output, using Markdown and Pygments. Software Evolution Storylines – From Michael Ogawa, developer of code swarms, a more linear visualization of code integrations and correlations. [1009.5718] Monitoring wild animal communities with arrays of motion sensitive camera traps – "Motion sensitive camera [...]

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Typographic Marks Unknown – Retinart – A brief history of the pilcrow, ampersand, section sign, asterisk, and hedera, with comments on usage. H&FJ News – Pilcrow & Capitulum – A brief history of the pilcrow–that "reversed 'P' for paragraph" character–with some samples. MeetBot – Debian Wiki – "MeetBot is designed to assist in running meetings, [...]

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Zint Open Source Barcode Generator – “Zint is an Open Source barcode encoding and image generating library written entirely in C and released under GPLv3 or later.” In particular, offers QR code output in SVG format. [1009.0550] Optimizing Selective Search in Chess – Fun. [0907.3135] Fast Searching in Packed Strings – "On a standard unit-cost [...]

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ngIRCd: Next Generation IRC Daemon – "ngIRCd is a free open source server for Internet Relay Chat (IRC), which is being developed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It has been written from scratch…" [1008.1770] A complex network approach to robustness and vulnerability of spatially organized water distribution networks – Examines water distribution networks [...]

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3 shell scripts: Kill weasel words, avoid the passive, eliminate duplicates – "So, I've decided to replace myself with a shell script. In particular, I've created shell scripts for catching three problems: the passive voice, weasel words, and<br /> lexical illusions." [0811.0113] A Bayesian Framework for Opinion Updates – "Opinion Dynamics lacks a theoretical basis. [...]

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[1006.5169] Hyperbolic Geometry of Complex Networks – Interesting. Learning about Network Theory – A brief introduction, with links to resources. NetworkX v1.1 – "NetworkX is a Python package for the creation, manipulation, and study of the structure, dynamics, and functions of complex networks." [1006.1786] Measuring Meaning on the World-Wide Web – A brief paper exploring [...]

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[1006.0200] The 1958 Pekeris-Accad-WEIZAC Ground-Breaking Collaboration that computed Ground States of Two-Electron Atoms (and its 2010 Redux) – Koutschan and Zeilberger examine and "re-enact" Pekeris's 1958 calculation of the ground state of the two-electron atom. Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures – "This is a dictionary of algorithms, algorithmic techniques, data structures, archetypal problems, and [...]

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Social Page Evaluator – "Our solution is designed to provide an assessment of a brand's Facebook Page value and the effectiveness of its social media efforts." SFWATER.ORG : BDPL Reliability Upgrade – Pipeline Peninsula – Project status page for the BDPL5 Peninsula project. Water System Improvement Program BDPL5Peninsula – Blog for the Bay Division Pipeline [...]

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MIT Center for Collective Intelligence – "Our basic research question is: How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals, groups, or computers have ever done before?'" Online Reputation Systems: How to Design One That Does What You Need – The Magazine – MIT Sloan Management Review – Specific [...]

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Home – genetify – GitHub – A/B (vector) testing framework that uses genetic programming to optimize the test outcome. The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web – a practical guide to web typography – "Robert Bringhurst’s book The Elements of Typographic Style is on many a designer’s bookshelf and is considered to be [...]

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