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Translating Filenames — Bash Voodoo Style #linux
This is an example of using Bash to convert a crazy apache log and translating the filename into an IIS log pattern: d=`date +%Y%m%d` find k -type f \ | while read filename do nextfile=”${filename/k\/done?0.www\./k2/www-Server_T${d}_}.log” echo “$nextfile” cat $filename | $translate > “$nextfile” done I love how I can refer to a shell variable ($d)…
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Ever heard of Bio-char?
I don’t recall where I’ve heard of pyrolyzation before, but it’s the partial burning of biomass…creating charcoal. This post discusses an article and how biochar fixes carbon dioxide into the ground in the form of charcoal. I don’t necessarily believe the numbers. Also, if a leading source of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is actually…
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Imagine Bank Subsidy for Community Solar
I stumbled up this news release about a bank in Uttar Pradesh, India, that is providing loans to help install solar panels. I’m going to alter a section and make it more American just for the sake of illustration–to help you image the number of people this press release is talking about: For providing the solar…
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Gout and Soda?
When people think of gout, the first foods they think of are shell fish, turkey, and beans. Here’s an article showing a correlation between soda, fructose and gout. No witty comment at this time, sorry. Possibly the notion of using soda as a de-greaser is an urban legend…has anyone proved that yet?
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Box My Bike? Whuutchatalkinbout? #bike
Apparently, Portland is going to adopt “bike boxes” in busy intersections. These are setback to the limit-lines painted in intersections where cyclists are allow to land ahead of cars–and right-on-red turns are prohibited! Here’s a picture from the article: These bike boxes will not obviate the need for cyclists to learn to claim the lane…
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Facebook Profile Data that Anyone Can See
Here is a site that allows you to browse your Facebook Profile data as if you were a 3rd party. I heard about this Zesty.ca page from TWiG episode 40. This Facebook data would be provided using their Graph API. A tip from TWiG episode 41 mentioned is how students have started using dummy data…
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SpinCycle Spotted in Bellingham!
I wish I took a picture! We were at the Procession of the Species Parade celebration and a gray haired woman rolled up on a lustrous purple tadpole-recumbent trike. My hand flashed out and I pronounced, “Now, that! …is the bike I’ve been talking about! Don’t you want that, sweetie?” The pilot was so impressed…
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Insulin Patch Applicators Being Developed (Tech Nation)
Some overwhelming numbers related in this interview with Eric Thomlinson: there are 340 million people with diabetes and, if I heard correctly, 4000 new cases diagnosed every day…? A major hurdle to treatment is the prescription of insulin shots, which Altea Thereputics appears to want to solve with patch applicators. The convenience of patch applicators…
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Bullet Time for Pigs
I get a large fraction of my meat from independent farmers, and I’m enrolled in a local CSA. I grew up in The Meatrix, but I hope to keep my children free.
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(Tech Nation) Interview with John Hagel
Ever consider what role passion plays in your career? Do passionate people interested in a common topic group geographically? This interview with John Hagel discusses these topics. The most interesting quote from the interview: “…the larger the organization, the lower the level of passion; whereas people in smaller businesses show higher levels of passion. Entrepreneurs,…
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