Several inkscape+latex+psfrag users have been complaining for quite a while now about the changes in cairo. I periodically forget how to kludge my way through while I wait for the situation to stabilize and I have to search the tubes for a couple hours before I remember all the details, so here . . . → Read More: Kludging your way to nice figures with ubuntu+kile+inkscape+cairo+eps+psfrag
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I really, really, REALLY hope I got the commas right in the title. I’m a native French speaker and struggle to no end when writing documents in English. I’ve been looking for ways to improve my written English. Writing more often on this blog is, in part, an effort to achieve this goal. My wife recently started . . . → Read More: How to improve, as a foreign speaker, your written english. I haven’t been through this entire post on academicproductivity.com, but glancing at the first few lines seems interesting. On the subject of science and . . . → Read More: social software and science An interesting post on API design. Not so much technical information as reaffirming the value of being concise, consistent and predictable when . . . → Read More: API design Every few months I ask myself the question again: “What to do with my scientific library?” I’ve run across solutions here and there, bu none which convinced me: jabref, zotero, papers, etc. I actually tried jabref, but it struck me as not having many functions beyond holding a list of all my papers and generating a bibtex . . . → Read More: classifying papers A (really good!) friend of mine was recently contacted by a head hunter. He was subsequently flown to the company headquarters and given a tour. He’s also an engineer, though his specialty is not at all in the same domain as mine. (I still like him though.) While touring this company, he noticed they actually needed . . . → Read More: Creating an online persona An interesting presentation by Paul Adams on how online social networks are not built at all in the same way real life networks are. For a long time now I’ve kept, on the back of my mind, this idea that there must be a way for scientists to interact in a 21st century way rather than . . . → Read More: How social networks are not at all like real people networks After neglecting way too much in my life, I’ve finally defended my thesis. Being in the process of making final corrections, I thought I’d post here a couple of tricks I discovered along the way for the list of abbreviations and the list of symbols. If you’re using latex and (for abbreviations) linux, read on. List of . . . → Read More: Finally I keep complaining about every little thing around me whenever I travel by plane, but I think I secretly enjoy it. The long lines at security, the overpriced food, the delays (although this time, my first flight is on time), the multiple check points where you have to show every piece of ID you have. At . . . → Read More: Please be aware the content you browse may be visible to passengers around you. in the meanwhile, itunes store killes? (maybe not, but alternatives probably) www.bluetracks.ca www.beatport.com reporting on statistics of physical and mental violence in heterosexual couples (in french) showing more men are victims of violence than women. This is specifically canadian data, although they do hint at US and new zealand data as well. I’ll have to search that stuff a bit . . . → Read More: I’m writing up |
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