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Category Archives: Project
Mocker 1.0 for Python released!
After a few years in development, version 1.0 of Mocker is now available! Check out the changes since 0.10.1, the supported features, or go straight to the download page.
Posted in Project, Python, Test
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Integrating IRC with LDAP and two-way SMSing
A bit of history I don’t know exactly why, but I’ve always enjoyed IRC bots. Perhaps it’s the fact that it emulates a person in an easy-to-program way, or maybe it’s about having a flexible and shared “command line” tool, … Continue reading
Released editmoin 1.15
Version 1.15 of editmoin is now available. The following changes were made: Moin used to work with numerical IDs for identification, and editmoin was still based on this model. This release adds support for direct authentication as available in current … Continue reading
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Xpresser – Python library for GUI automation with image matching
In a hurry? Go check it out! The context A while ago I found out about Sikuli, a very interesting project which allows people to script actions in GUIs based on screenshot excerpts. The idea is that you basically take … Continue reading
Posted in Project, Python, Test
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The last 4 years (and the next N?)
Some interesting changes have been happening in my professional life, so I wanted to share it here to update friends and also for me to keep track of things over time (at some point I will be older and will … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cloud, Java, Project, Python
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Geocaching on the Easter Island
This post is not about what you think it is, unfortunately. I actually do hope to go to the Easter Island at some point, but this post is about a short story which involves geohash.org, Groundspeak (from geocaching.com), and very … Continue reading
Posted in GPS, Mobile, Project
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Wiki + Spreadsheet
The underlying concept is very simple: spreadsheets are a way to organize text, numbers and formulas into what might be seen as a natively numeric environment: a matrix. So what would happen if we loosed some of the bolts of … Continue reading
Posted in Math, Project, Python
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Google using Geohash
According to Dave Troy, Google seems to be using the Geohash algorithm: Google is employing the GeoHash algorithm I’ve been pushing to do spatial searching using BigTable. Since database schemes like BigTable don’t support traditional GIS extensions/spatial indexes, GeoHash allows … Continue reading
Posted in Project, Python
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dateutil 1.4 is out
Friday I’ve released version 1.4 of dateutil. There are some interesting fixes there, so please upgrade if you have the chance.
Posted in Project, Python
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Enhancements on geohash.org
Some improvements to geohash.org were made. Some of them were motivated by a conversation with Rodrigo Stulzer. Support for geocoding addresses (city names, whatever). E.g. http://geohash.org/?q=21 Millbank, London Support for moving the Geohash marker in the embedded map, so that modifying the … Continue reading
Posted in GPS, Project, Python
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