I have a series-one Sony DirecTivo that's been fully modded.
The most useful feature is that it displays caller id information
on my screen via the ncid daemon which receives broadcast information
from my Linux server.
More information will follow as time allows, but in the
meantime, click "[Expand]" and you can see what the TiVo
is tuned into right now.
Note that this page shows what the TiVo is tuned to,
whether I'm present or the TV is even on.
Included below are links to my most useful and interesting perl scripts.
There are scripts for changing file metadata on the command line,
manipulating multimedia files, exploring 3D graphics, and more.
The files are listed in order of utility.
These scripts will be of most use to those who run Unix, GNU/Linux,
or MacOS X and are comfortable using the command line.
LaTeX
is a document preparation system, which provides
the general public with the means of generating
professional-quality typeset documents.
It is not a word processor but rather a compiler.
All documents available on this site have been compiled using
pdfLaTeX,
a variant of LaTeX, which generates PDF output.
Because of my long history with LaTeX and my fortune
of working with creative writers, programmers, and engineers,
I have well-developed resources for generating and compiling LaTeX.
I'm happy to share these resources with you, provided that
you are a Unix user (including MacOS X) and are comfortable
with a "Makefile".
Often a matlab script is inspired by a conversation with a friend,
a slashdot post, or an email, with the goal of exploring the physics
and mathematics of a topic in greater detail.
Despite their simplicity, typically based on elementary algebra and physics,
their results can often be nonintuitive and surprising.
I believe that humans lack the ability to easily
conceptualize outcomes determined by exponential functions.
Many topcis, such as population growth, economic growth,
energy consumption, income distribution, or taxation, when studied
with a simple tool like matlab or scilab can help guide the
intuition, cultivating an exponentially aware mind.
This is a concise guide on how to install Mason with
Apache 2, mod_perl 2,
mod_deflate, and AWStats.
It is assumed that the reader is relatively skilled in GNU/Linux
and Unix and has the ability to solve problems independently
that are not covered in this document.
I have a series-one Sony DirecTivo that's been fully modded.
The most useful feature is that it displays caller id information
on my screen via the ncid daemon which receives broadcast information
from my Linux server.
More information will follow as time allows, but in the
meantime, click "[Expand]" and you can see what the TiVo
is tuned into right now.
Note that this page shows what the TiVo is tuned to,
whether I'm present or the TV is even on.
