Planet 無 RPI
May 20, 2012 10:44 PM
May 20, 2012
May 19, 2012
deleted "[[KinnaYarber579]]" Mass deletion of recently added pages
by Unprompted at May 19, 2012 06:17 PM
deleted "[[RecioGardea975]]" Mass deletion of recently added pages
by Unprompted at May 19, 2012 06:17 PM
The weather was perfect today. My only gripe was that there were some mosquitoes, but they left me alone as long as I kept moving and stayed out of the shade.
I recorded a video of about an hour of the trip. I will post it as soon as YouTube digests it.
This is the best picture I took:
by cory at May 19, 2012 12:36 AM
Running on pavement is the worst.
This is some data from my first and only time running outside so far this year.
I thought I had run 5k, but I didn't, and I hurt in new ways.
by cory at May 19, 2012 12:28 AM
I went to Harriman Reservoir, hoping to do the perimeter, but it was way too windy. I still had a good time, and I had the lake almost entirely to myself, which is always nice.
The embarrassing part is that when I crossed the lake before turning around, I thought I was just going past a little outlet. I was pretty confused when I started seeing familiar landmarks on the wrong side, but in the end it was best that I turned around, as the wind only got worse.
The most notable thing from this visit was the storm damage. Numerous wooden garbage boxes were strewn around the edge of the lake. There was a crew of people cleaning up trees in one area.
by cory at May 19, 2012 12:23 AM
May 18, 2012
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div>What does this do?</div><pre>def func():
&nbsp; print 'foo'
&nbsp; return
&nbsp; yield 'bar'
print func()</pre><div>Take a guess, then give it a try.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1454940121673019737-5363638865090326621?l=flamingcow.dilian.org' alt='' /></div>
<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vc2zT9mO4Ylky-6okDiE8xBN5_c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vc2zT9mO4Ylky-6okDiE8xBN5_c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vc2zT9mO4Ylky-6okDiE8xBN5_c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vc2zT9mO4Ylky-6okDiE8xBN5_c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhereTheFlamingcowRoams/~4/HwZ4Qk28TIs" height="1" width="1"/></content>
by flamingcow at May 18, 2012 04:43 AM
deleted "[[CasiKratz893]]" Mass deletion of recently added pages
by Unprompted at May 18, 2012 03:34 AM
deleted "[[RoederPeavey952]]" Mass deletion of recently added pages
by Unprompted at May 18, 2012 03:34 AM
deleted "[[NellisPeet884]]" Mass deletion of recently added pages
by Unprompted at May 18, 2012 03:34 AM
deleted "[[GaricaBristol97]]" Mass deletion of recently added pages
by Unprompted at May 18, 2012 03:33 AM
deleted "[[StickleyVang748]]" Mass deletion of recently added pages
by Unprompted at May 18, 2012 03:33 AM
May 07, 2012
Prolixium posted a photo:
Yeah, I picked up a geode this weekend.
May 07, 2012 03:16 AM
May 06, 2012
I have been itching to go for a long kayak trip. I thought the weather wouldn't cooperate at all this weekend, but Sunday seemed good enough in the morning. It turned out to be perfect.
I parked at the state boat launch at the north end of Saratoga Lake. That was my first mistake. Parking was $8, collected by a machine that claimed to accept credit cards but just sat for minutes thinking about them. I ended up stuffing it with cash.
I headed north, against a light breeze, and didn't turn around until I hit the dam. I probably saw half a dozen other people in kayaks. Many locals seems to be out doing yard work.
I'm pretty sure I saw an otter on my way out, but I wasn't prepared with my camera. He dived as I approached. There were lots of birds and turtles as usual. I was surprised to see some quite gigantic fish. I tried taking some pictures, but this is the best I managed:
Just a chair I saw on my way back. I'm pretty sure this wasn't there when I went out. I think some fishermen found it and set it up there as a joke.
by cory at May 06, 2012 11:36 PM
April 25, 2012
I've owned a GSM Galaxy Nexus (Samsung i9250) for a few months, now. It's generally been a good experience and a somewhat good (but not great) upgrade from the Nexus One. I wrote a short review on it here.
The one deficiency that I didn't initially notice is the lack of decent GPS reception.
When I had the Nexus One I would typically use the My Tracks application to plot my routes when walking or jogging. This, of courses, used the GPS. The Nexus One would take maybe a minute at most to obtain a GPS lock on its own (no Wi-Fi required) and then would keep the lock the whole time when the phone was in my pocket.
The Galaxy Nexus is a completely different story. The GPS is, quite simply, broken. It takes, on average, 5-10 minutes to get a GPS lock when standing outside with a clear view of the sky and the phone in the palm of my hand. Sometimes it takes longer but usually I give up after 10 minutes because, strangely enough, I do have a life. Unfortunately, even after this GPS lock is achieved, it loses it easily. Putting the phone in my pocket will cause the GPS lock to be lost within a few minutes, typically.
Unfortunately, it appears that I'm not the only one with the problem. This is unfortunate because this means if I call Samsung asking for a replacement phone most likely my situation will not improve.
Strangely enough, if I enable Wi-Fi and are within the vicinity of some networks, I can get a GPS lock fairly quickly. In fact, even sitting here in my condo typing this, with Wi-Fi enabled I can get a lock within a few seconds by holding the phone near the window. The phone will only see 4-5 satellites, but that's all that is needed for a 3D lock. This makes a little bit of sense because WPS probably seeds the GPS subsystem with location data so it knows exactly where to start (vs. a cold or warm start).
After searching around a little bit I found a few suggestions. One was to shut off the phone and remove the battery for a few minutes, which seemed silly since this suggestion only temporarily fixes the problem. The second, that seemed to work for a few people, was to force a cold start and redownload A-GPS data, both of which can be done using GPS Status & Toolbox, an application I've used in the past and is pretty darn neat.
Unfortunately, performing the cold start (reset) and redownloading the A-GPS data didn't work out for me. I was still left in the same situation as I was before. However, using the GPS Status & Toolbox provided me with some additional information about the GPS problems. Apparently when the Galaxy Nexus is stuck searching for a GPS lock, usually it actually does see a whole boatload of satellites, but fails to receive any data from them.
Let's look at some screenshots to illustrate this.
Here's a screenshot of GPS Status & Toolbox when standing outside with a clear view of the sky:
The above has no GPS lock. Note the bars in the middle of the screen. Those indicate satellite signal strength and gray apparently means no data.
Now, here's a screenshot of a good GPS lock with Wi-Fi enabled. I don't even have a clear view of the sky since I'm indoors. However, I'm standing at a window:
The green apparently means the sallite is used in establishing the GPS lock. The other color codes are below:
- Gray - no info
- Blue - has almanac
- Yellow - has ephemeris
- Green - used in fix
When I can get a lock I notice that the satellite colors transition from gray, to blue, to yellow, and then to green. According to Wikipedia, almanac and ephemeris are two parts of the GPS message, the other being time information and satellite health.
Why does the GPS on the Galaxy Nexus not quickly receive the second and third parts of the GPS message from any satellites when Wi-Fi is disabled? According to the first screenshot above, it can clearly be seen that a number of satellites are providing adequate signal strength, but most are just stuck in the no info stage or have only processed the first GPS message. I wish I had an answer.
I suspect the problem may be due to inadequate RF shielding of the GPS receiver inside the hardware itself. Perhaps the GPS receiver is getting a strong signal but it's too noisy and the messages are chock full of errors and can't be processed correctly. This is really only speculation, though
I haven't had a chance to stop by a Verizon Wireless store to see if the LTE Galaxy Nexus has the same problem. However, I think it may be difficult to test since I probably won't be able to take any of the phones outside for a good test!
Anyone have any suggestions or comments?
by prox at April 25, 2012 10:51 PM
April 22, 2012
Prolixium posted a photo:
This is just the metal case.. and it's mostly idle!
April 22, 2012 11:25 PM
May 16, 2011
<div style="text-align: left;">I'm on a two-week trip to Dublin for work and decided to break it up with a trip to a city that I'd never been closer to than the airport: Paris. Luckily, I have a French-speaking friend who's great company, so off we went.</div><div>As the airfare to Dublin was covered by Google, I decided to splurge a bit on Paris. We ended up staying at the <a href="http://www.raphael-hotel.com/">Hotel Raphael</a>, which was excellent throughout. It's beautiful, if a bit overwhelming for modern tastes. Having a great concierge and a room with everything at hand, however, makes a world of difference. Also, a balcony with a view of the Eiffel Tower: awesome.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://michaelromei.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/galerie12.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div>Morgan arrived later than I did on Friday, so I ended up venturing out on my own to a restaurant with concierge directions and the ability to speak about 3 words of French. I ended up at <a href="http://www.restaurant-jamin.com/">Jamin</a> for my first taste of real French food. Lesson #1: no one orders wine by the glass. Lesson #2: holy shit, this is good! French has never been my favorite genre for restaurants in the US, but this was amazing.</div><div>Morgan arrived around midnight, and after figuring out the horribly baroque lighting system in the hotel room, we turned in and got up early. We went first to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardin_des_Plantes">Jardin des Plantes</a>, which is beautiful if a bit ill-cared-for. The menagerie is actually better kept than the botanical gardens, probably because it attracts a bigger crowd. If you go, do visit the greenhouses though.</div><div><a href="http://www.parisiensalon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jardin-des-plantes.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://www.parisiensalon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jardin-des-plantes.jpeg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 399px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;">We ate lunch looking out at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_de_Paris">Notre Dame Cathedral</a>, then walked around it. The line was too long and we didn't head in. Instead, we headed up to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilique_du_Sacr%C3%A9-C%C5%93ur,_Paris">Sacré-Cœur</a>, with its amazing panoramic view of Paris. We stepped inside, but weren't terribly enthused; I don't think either of us is really a church person, even architecturally.</div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f0/Skyline_Sacre_Cour.jpg/1300px-Skyline_Sacre_Cour.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; " /></span></div><div>Of course, you can't go to Paris for the first time and not see the Eiffel Tower. Again we didn't go in/up because of the throng, but it's still impressive to see.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2610/3681355338_d8083b6e35.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 315px; " /></span></div><div>Then we were back to the hotel to clean up and change, and off to dinner with a quick stop at the rooftop bar.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://media.expedia.com/hotels/1000000/30000/28600/28507/28507_117_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 288px; " /></span></div><div>We had dinner reservations at <a href="http://www.paris-best-restaurants.com/top.php/restaurant-victor-paris-restaurant/zi108570">Restaurant Victor</a>, described by the concierge as a "bistro"; Morgan scoffed. We arrived, the food arrived, Morgan no longer scoffed. I had an appetizer of morel mushrooms in cream sauce that I will remember for quite some time.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://www.paris-best-restaurants.com/img/items/victor-restaurant-paris.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px; " /></span></div><div>The next morning, we checked out and headed off to a tiny, unassuming building that marks the entrance to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombs_of_Paris">Catacombs of Paris</a>. Down a long staircase, though long, small tunnels, and then past the bones of 6 million former Parisians artfully arranged. The experience is surreal; while there are plenty of pictures online, the sheer scale of the thing in person is stunning. It seems to go on and back forever. What's also stunning is something that would never happen in the US: the only things separating you from the walls of bones are signs are signs reminding you not to touch.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://8th-grade-english.wikispaces.com/file/view/paris-catacombs-2-wall-of-bones.jpg/51356611/paris-catacombs-2-wall-of-bones.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 403px; " /></span></div><div>After emerging into the sunlight slightly stunned, we took a quick trip to see the Louvre from the outside, then the hotel to pick up bags and off in our respective directions. I think I'll be headed back to Paris for a longer stay in the future. I seem to enjoy it very much.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://www.visitingdc.com/images/louvre-museum-picture.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 625px; height: 401px; " /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1454940121673019737-6004374994407586232?l=flamingcow.dilian.org' alt='' /></div>
<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7OKavc572Q1u00gZ_zoSuJDOBaE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7OKavc572Q1u00gZ_zoSuJDOBaE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7OKavc572Q1u00gZ_zoSuJDOBaE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7OKavc572Q1u00gZ_zoSuJDOBaE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhereTheFlamingcowRoams/~4/DwsgHG2ejFg" height="1" width="1"/></content>
by flamingcow at May 16, 2011 08:43 PM
May 19, 2008
Wow been working like crazy recently, I sure hope something comes out of it. Here is the list of top ten things going on.
- My sister got her law degree
- Playa del Fuego
- Sensory Dep on Thursday
- Wrote two crappy poems
- Read some bernake essays(he sure is something)
- Twitter gets another bump of activity(maybe it will take off)
- I gave a talk at the FactSet conference (Google 101ish)
- Attempted to do some corporate stuff.
- 10!
May 19, 2008 01:41 AM
