Gregory Dudek's comments on technology, science, and education http://www.dudek.org/blog/ en-us http://www.dudek.org/blog/246 In summer, my web server is at risk of overheating. Today I installed some temperature reporting and recording tools. For my ubuntu linux, I am using the lm_sensors kernel module. This was installed auptmatically (Ubuntu 10.4). To report temperaturesweofije... http://www.dudek.org/blog/245 This week concluded the cyclic review of the McGill School of Computer Science, a review that will not take place again for about 7 years. It was quite a big production and was the culmination of about 8 months of data collection and various kinds ofweofije... http://www.dudek.org/blog/243 Google announced their project Glass in early April. It's a head's up display concept project for letting you link the internet and the kind of experience you get on a smart phone with your normal visual experience. The general concept of a head's-upweofije... http://www.dudek.org/blog/242 A senior Canadian government biologist has leaked proposed changes that would weaken Canada's protection for fish habitats, and thus the environment in general. Over 600 (real) scientists, many with very senior academic credentials, have signed a petweofije... http://www.dudek.org/blog/241 In order to know whether you have a chance of seeing an aurora, you need to know the level of geomagnetic activity at the time you are viewing. Kp = [0,9] = geomagnetic activity for a 3-hour period. http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html http:/weofije... http://www.dudek.org/blog/240 This is not so good, but not too worrisome either. On Feb. 15, 2013, just under a year from now, a significant earth-grazing asteroid will come very close to Earth and has a small but non-negligible chance of hitting the earth and doing serious damagweofije... http://www.dudek.org/blog/239 The effect and influence Facebook is pernicious and profound. What makes this web property especially damaging is that the harm that it does to the fabric of our culture is subtly concealed. The promise of the Internet, and it's most obvious incarnatweofije... http://www.dudek.org/blog/238 Natasha (my daughter) was in Europe and was heading home today for the start of classes. Her plane had to turn around, however, because there was a fire on board! All the passengers were OK, but the plane had to dump fuel in the sea and go to Amsterdweofije... http://www.dudek.org/blog/237 Computer science is becoming increasing popular again, after a huge upswing in the 1990's, a lull after the dot-com meltdown in 2001 and a gradual growth since then. In the last few years computer science departments all across the US and Canada haveweofije... http://www.dudek.org/blog/236 For a long time I have been using the Zope Photo product to create on-line image sets. I have been managing a branch on my own for Zope2, and realized I should release it since the original branch has become obsolete. The Photo product (i.e. package)weofije... http://www.dudek.org/blog/235 I am buying these books for Christmas (for people who don't read my blog). A bit of classic science fiction, and some contemporary high-rated sports and fitness. With luck, I might get to read some of these on the rebound. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribeweofije...