MathJax - how to get equations onto the Web
Scientific Web nirvahna - or how I learned to love equations! Ommmmmmmmm….
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
Emo Philips
Snippets covering IT techniques, Python coding and Rapidweaver
Just a section to cover anything related to 'Information Technology'. Computers, Coding, Algorithms, A.I. and so on. There will probably be quite a bit on how to make a web site (one of the reasons I'm actually doing this is to learn how) including much on Rapidweaver and Stacks. There will be code - most likely Python along with general computery items.
I'm quite into Python programming and as such I've written a bit of an interactive Python booklet (link opens in new window) covering some of the stuff needed to program in it.
It's probably appropriate to mention here that I've used RapidWeaver 8 to help me generate this website. I've also made use of the excellent Free DNS service to overcome the limitations imposed by not having a static IP address.
I'm quite into Python programming and as such I've written a bit of an interactive Python booklet (link opens in new window) covering some of the stuff needed to program in it.
It's probably appropriate to mention here that I've used RapidWeaver 8 to help me generate this website. I've also made use of the excellent Free DNS service to overcome the limitations imposed by not having a static IP address.
LaTeX
I wrote my PhD thesis using LaTeX. If you want to gain full control of how anything you write turns out on the page then you have to use Latex (or TeX - but that's sheer masochism!). If you've ever permanently damaged the follicles on your head by excessively heaving on the attached hair whilst screaming at Word (other WYSIWYG things are available) to STOP MOVING THE BLOODY IMAGE then learn LaTeX - trust me I'm a Physicist as an old friend of mine used to say as a chat-up line (unsuccessfully I might add).
DVDs with a menu
How to burn a DVD of various media clips which, when played on your DVD player, provides a visual menu to the audience who can then select the clip they want to play.
Python, Bayes and Monte Carlo
Python is a great language for knocking together some code to do something useful. It's interpreted so easy to make quick changes. As it stands it has loads of powerful commands and language constructs but then there are many, many extra specialist 'modules' you can use to add specialist functionality (advanced maths and graphics, data mining, AI, linguistic analysis … and so on).
You'll find Python code all over this site but here is an example to show you the sort of quick and dirty application I use it for.
Rapidweaver 'Poster Stack' - generating sidebar search code
Most of the entries you see on this site are using 'Poster' Stack by inStacks software. This works pretty well and gives you a lot of flexibility without having to go to CMS setup or signing on for another blogging system. I did want to have a 'filter' option in the sidebar though and if you don't know what you're doing (story of my life) it isn't a straight forward point-and-click excercise. Here's how I hacked my way through.
Rapidweaver links to Poster Stack entries
Sometimes it would be nice to generate a link directly into some of these blog/article entries. You can do this using the "permalinks" - here's how
Nice photo from an unusual perspective. Kudos to Joshua Sortino
