tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43197423207446553292011-07-08T09:09:22.552+01:00Live: From the mind of a postgraduate research student at Sheffield (UK), a (satirical) look at rubbish from music to scripting. The intention being that you come away with something new... preferably something other than a headache.Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07218791294504125545noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319742320744655329.post-13830703595391293772010-02-24T12:30:00.005Z2010-02-24T13:11:55.598Z

Last night, I had some problems importing a Cython created object within Python. The silly thing being I remembered encountering this problem before on a Linux-based setting and didn't make a note of what I had done to overcome the problem. What didn't help was the error message being given by Python in saying that one of the functions in the created C file was problematic, and what was worse is

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To aid my Python programming, I have recently set up a subversion (SVN) repository on one of the spare computers in the office. SVN is basically a way of maintaining versions (or revisions) of a particular project. Messages/comments can be added to files or updates that are "committed" to the repository and differences between revisions can also be viewed making it particularly suited for

Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07218791294504125545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319742320744655329.post-65525062054546419802009-06-06T00:47:00.006+01:002010-02-24T12:59:58.679Z

Lately, I've been programming a lot in Python which has proven to be quite enlightening for me. My method of learning a new programming language has been to solve a problem through software and learn syntax, functions and layout on my journey. Normally, I'd look at pre-existing libraries or even source code in that language to get an idea of the things that are available. Python was no different,

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For some time now, I have often wondered why MATLAB highlighted text starting with a ! in a different colour. I thought nothing of it until recently when I was, as always, randomly entering code into MATLAB and had accidentally put a exclamation mark in the command window (I can't remember the exact reason why I was using exclamation marks). The result was quite interesting: it sent the command

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Not too long ago, I was entering random commands into MATLAB (read: I was bored, so wondered if certain commands existed). I finally came across a few "games" which would have a practical side to them:xpbombs for a Minesweeper equivalentfifteen for a puzzle gamesf_tictacflow for naughts and crosses/Tic-Tac-Toesf_tetris for TetrisIt was after this search, I wondered into the LaTeX command which

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Recently, a new version of Ubuntu was released and, being an Ubuntu user, I installed this latest version. For some time now, I've not been able to run MATLAB with the fancy window graphics switched on without displaying an almost blank (grey) screen. That is until finding a helpful post on the Ubuntu Forums.For those that don't know, the "fancy window graphics" within Ubuntu and, from what I

Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07218791294504125545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319742320744655329.post-66259190905293724942008-04-22T13:55:00.007+01:002008-04-26T20:29:57.535+01:00

If, like me, you enjoy connecting/frequently connect remotely to either a cluster/grid computing system or even a UNIX/Linux box, you'll probably be familiar with the Secure Shell (or SSH) which is normally pre-installed in some shape or form.Those on Windows have to install a third-party application unless you plan to remote desktop into a machine (which, might I add, is not the "best" option

Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07218791294504125545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319742320744655329.post-11724262384102680232008-02-03T19:35:00.000Z2008-02-03T23:47:49.505Z

In the not too distance past, I was asked to convert a set of notes for a taught module to a set of presentation slides. The work presentation has become synonymous with the words Microsoft PowerPoint within recent years and virtually every presentation you see or hear about is created using PowerPoint. Fortunately, there's a group of people (mostly academics or those that enjoy the challenge (

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I'm rather new to the entire Linux shell scripting world. After a brief look into BASH (Bourne-Again Shell), the default shell used in Ubuntu which I have installed on my office machine, I set about on my next mini-project.Whilst I have seen many examples of BASH in use (like drawing ASCII circles, etc.), I thought that I should develop something seemingly useful (seeing that the office machine

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Further searching in the murky depths of MATLAB’s documentation revealed some useful information regarding the plot function. Whilst it may be common knowledge that plotting is fairly simple, there are some nice additions that can be made to a default-style plot that can enhance its appearance. The first is the popular grid function. It’s simple and does what it says - adds a grid to the plot.

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For those that enjoy altering MATLAB licence files and/or working remotely, this may be of interest to you. Providing you have access to your workplace’s VPN server and that the IT department haven’t locked the network down, you may be able to run MATLAB remotely. As described by MathWorks, your licence file header may contain a line in the form: SERVER Licence_Server_Name HostID TCP_PortNumber

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