why I should be reading…Ack, instead of reading the stuff for tomorrow’s CREEM workshops, but instead I’ve been geeking it up… First off, a VAIO running OS X and the GIMP running natively. Also data analysis of drinking, and a very cool link (via Matt) for frontpages of the world. Now, to do some actual work… |
so far, so good…It seems as if my laptop is working. The keys are more than a little sticky, and the screen makes funny noises when you move it, but other than that it doesn’t seem too bad. I ran a 107 sample bootstrap to warm it up and try and get rid of anything that might be left on the circuitry after following Matt’s instructions. I also had it running playing radio all day at work with only a slight flicker. Also, an interesting piece in tonight’s SnowMail:
After Katrina |
ack!The worst thing that could possibly happen happened. My cat managed to knock a glass of lemonade all over my iBook. My iBook is not happy now, not at all. |
argv!Today was the worst day to sleep in. Ever. |
unambiguous substringsOkay, so I’m now quite dismayed by my geeky-ness. I got very excited when Distance gave me:
Effort : 210.0000
# samples : 1
Width : 4.000000
# observations: 266
Model
Half-normal key, k(y) = Exp(-y**2/(2*A(1)**2))
Cosine adjustments of order(s) : 3
A( 1) bounds = (0.40000E-01 , 0.10000E+07 )
Results:
Convergence was achieved with 12 function evaluations.
Final Ln(likelihood) value = -340.41388
Akaike information criterion = 684.82776
Bayesian information criterion = 691.99475
AICc = 684.87341
Final parameter values: 2.1114910 0.34375469E-01
And my
D(19)> getpar(model$par,ltmodel$aux$ftype,ltmodel$aux$zdim) $key.scale (Intercept) 0.747398 $key.shape NULL $adj.parm 0.03437112 The value of For those who haven’t yet caught on, this means that the code I’ve been writing gives the same answer as the equivalent FORTRAN code. This is good. |
oh, to be a gardenerThe guy who is mowing the lawn outside the observatory is having way to much fun pulling handbrake turns in his half tractor/half drag car contraption. |
in the library…Getting my geek fix in the library tonight since its open until midnight… Adam sent me this joke which you may have seen some of before and Nick sent me a number guide. Also, I didn’t realise that there had been another series of five numbers on Radio 4. This lead me to Benford’s Law which is pretty damned cool. Finally, also from Nick Yellow Tail, a Java applet which is actually cool. |
Terrorists? In St Andrews?I now have a little tag on the receiver of my phone instructing me of what to do if I get a bomb threat, including ten questions to ask the caller should they call me. The reverse side is titled “ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN ON RECEIPT OF A BOMB THREAT”. I can’t help thinking that an observatory in a town of 12,000 permanent residents is not the number one target for terrorists. |
what have I let myself in for?I was just told that the Distance Sampling workshops are 9am-6pm then 8pm-10pm! Arghh! I am going to be very very tired. |
release time!Wooo! |
fixed!Today really proves that if you throw enough time, caffeine, sugar, humous, bread and avocados at a problem then you can pretty much solve anything. Next, I’m going to integrate Jeff’s new code, which may end up being a total nightmare. Urgh. Oh, and I found interesting site about Coca Cola. |
debugging…Debugging is not fun at the best of times, we all know that. However, I have made a very foolish move of trying to debug my version of the mrds code by concurrently running my code and Jeff’s code side by side. This would be fine if it wasn’t for the fact that Jeff’s code is running on my iBook and mine on the PC in my office. Since the G4 in my Mac appears to have greater precision (for doubles at least) than the dual Pentium III under my desk it’s rather hard to decide what is a bug and what is a processor quirk. goes to campaign for a second desktop… |
in the officeI’m at CREEM, it’s late. I think I might have lost the key to my locked drawers. This would suck a lot since I had to carry this set of drawers upstairs in the first place. It also sucks since there is lot of my stuff in there. Like my new cheque book. Argh. Incase you were wondering, I’m here because I really want to have this problem debugged by the time Len gets back on Monday and then I can start integrating Jeff’s new code that he sent me today. The gallery is back up and running, you can access it from the header bar at the top of the page. It doesn’t have all of the pictures that were originally there, but the best are up. Time passes Okay, it’s now about 22:15… Time to go… |
Lost picturesGah, due to a mix-up between me and Web Mania, I’ve managed to get all my photos deleted. Bugger. I still have them on my laptop so I’ll upload them again, bit of a pain in the arse though… |
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