A few days ago, I released the first version of catrss, a tool used to concatenate RSS file(s) to standard output. Today, I added OPML output to this tool. Here it is in version 0.2 (.tar.gz file, 16ko). OPML is a file format first used in a commercial application. Now it’s widely used for the exchange of links between news aggregators. Because of that, I had to implement it in catrss: it’s a potential format for the output of catrss. ...
I’ve just released the version 0.2 of Picklist Editor. Now you have a table of all the proteins on the right of the gel. If you double-click on a cell, you can edit it (note this is not a recommended behaviour). After revalidating the table, your new spot will be included in the gel (and saved to your picklist if you like it). For me, this version is stable and fully functional :-) ...
When you work with 2D gel electrophoresis in proteomics, you end dealing with “pick lists”. For this purpose, I wrote Picklist Editor, a tool to help visualize and modify this pick list. As usual, software and source code are available here. Feel free to use it and report any bug or your wish list :-) (and if you didn’t understand everything above because you are not in the proteomics field, just go to the page too because I also wrote a small introduction) ...
One day, one has to sit at his/her table and try to really understand how to deal with XML. Since I think I can only learn with a project in mind, I took Alexandre Dulaunoy’s mergerss suggestion and tried to develop my own catrss. As the name implies, catrss is one of the many descendants of the cat command. Catrss is used to concatenate RSS file(s) to standard output. In its most simple form, you simply have to give it some RSS files to parse and it will concatenate them for you ; the command is: ...
After discovering the Flickr API, I started coding oncolour this night and here is the result … oncolour is a PHP script that allows you to display your photos from Flickr on your own website and with a specific background colour. It’s better with an example … This URL " http://www.epot.org/flickr/oncolour.php?id=860125589," will give this result: Some other solutions have been developed and used ( example) but this one is really free: free for use (see here how to use it - even for your photos - and a description of all the options) and free to re-use (see here how to download the script and use it on your own server). Feel free to use it! :-)
Quuxlabs is releasing the alpha version of GeoPolis, a web service to gather and show the ongoing police control. More info can be found on the project website and on the Quuxlabs blog. I made some comments regarding the service accuracy, automation, security and independence but I’ll be glad to use the service once I’ll be able to drive again. Btw, in the same topic – watching the watchdogs, my map of cameras in Liege (see announcement and update) is now located on the CCLV website. The database management is also handed over to them. Moreover Christophe Cattelain is now systematically taking photos of those cameras in Liege and he publishes them on Flickr …
It’s so boring to lay down the whole day (sprain at left ankle), I decided to give a try to Miro, a software to “watch internet video channels as easy as to watch TV”. Before trying it, I tried to watch their video demonstration but it’s not working since it requires the proprietary Flash player … Now, if you want to try Miro, do not use “yum install Democracy” on Fedora 7 (Democracy Player is Miro former name). It will give you version 0.9.5.1-10 that will cause many problem (the main one being it won’t run). ...
Après ma présentation d’hier à la soirée du Liege Linux Team, j’ai placé ma présentation en ligne : " Introduction aux Logiciels Libres" (ou directement : fichier PDF, 1.8Mo). Tout commentaire ou amélioration possible est le(la) bienvenu(e) ! Edit (a little bit later): since I usually write in English here, I translated my presentation in English. It’s here: " Introduction to Free Software" (PDF, 1.9Mb).
On June 28th evening, the Liege Linux Team is organizing a conference to introduce free software. Three topics are scheduled: an introduction, a presentation of free software related to internet and a presentation of “offline” free software. They already left some time for discussion (between and after the talks). It will take place here (Auditoire Grand Physique, 1st floor), in the city center. Englarge the image - Poster in PDF Please note talks will be held in French but feel free to come and talk in English: nearly everyone understand English ...
/. has some interesting comments about a story of a man who is suing PC manufacturer Gateway. He alledges Gateway wouldn’t fix a broken machine he bought, replace it nor refund his money. But the most interesting part is that Gateway doesn’t agree to be sued in court because an arbitration clause in their End User License Agreement (EULA) “require a dispute to be settled in private forums chosen by companies instead of in public courtrooms” (the man stated he can’t read the EULA since “the computer’s graphics were so scattered he couldn’t read the box of terms and conditions or click the Accept button”). ...