Comments for Revell Without a Cause http://blog.mattrevell.net aka "That Rambling Fool" Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:17:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on pyNEST problem! by Kieran O'Shea http://blog.mattrevell.net/2008/11/03/pynest-problem/#comment-8963 Kieran O'Shea Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:34:42 +0000 http://blog.mattrevell.net/?p=235#comment-8963 It could be available under another name, or perhaps with a version number tacked on if there has been an update. It could be available under another name, or perhaps with a version number tacked on if there has been an update.

]]> Comment on First week back by Chris Worfolk http://blog.mattrevell.net/2008/10/05/first-week-back/#comment-8938 Chris Worfolk Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:57:55 +0000 http://blog.mattrevell.net/?p=223#comment-8938 A lot of people are really panicking about third year. I keep telling people not to worry though, as you know from last year, you really don't have time to panic ;). A lot of people are really panicking about third year. I keep telling people not to worry though, as you know from last year, you really don’t have time to panic ;).

]]> Comment on Foxes by Chris Worfolk http://blog.mattrevell.net/2008/09/26/foxes/#comment-8936 Chris Worfolk Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:38:33 +0000 http://blog.mattrevell.net/?p=218#comment-8936 The foxes in Leeds tend to live out in the suburbs. I've seen quite a lot of them in Leeds but never in Woodhouse or Hyde Park, I'm guessing life is a little easier if you stay out of the concrete jungle. The foxes in Leeds tend to live out in the suburbs. I’ve seen quite a lot of them in Leeds but never in Woodhouse or Hyde Park, I’m guessing life is a little easier if you stay out of the concrete jungle.

]]> Comment on The smoking ban by Revell Without a Cause » http://blog.mattrevell.net/2008/08/21/the-smoking-ban/#comment-8934 Revell Without a Cause » Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:04:49 +0000 http://blog.mattrevell.net/?p=86#comment-8934 [...] the beginning of July, when I moved house, which brought with it “The Smoking Ban” I weighed an unhealthy 8st10, which at 5′9″ is underweight. However since then I [...] [...] the beginning of July, when I moved house, which brought with it “The Smoking Ban” I weighed an unhealthy 8st10, which at 5′9″ is underweight. However since then I [...]

]]> Comment on The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Liz http://blog.mattrevell.net/2008/09/01/the-itsy-bitsy-spider/#comment-8927 Liz Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:05:59 +0000 http://blog.mattrevell.net/?p=155#comment-8927 Spiders are gross, they should all diiiieee!! :-) Spiders are gross, they should all diiiieee!! :-)

]]> Comment on Music the transporter by Matt http://blog.mattrevell.net/2008/08/30/music-the-transporter/#comment-8926 Matt Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:44:04 +0000 http://blog.mattrevell.net/?p=121#comment-8926 I find the smells thing quite disturbing, mostly because it is often much harder to place the memory or why there is a link. With music it is easy because the logical links and recollection is all there. It is true of smells sometimes but I can never figure out why a certain smell, sort of like molten tarmac reminds me of going to the local library when I was at nursery school. Or why certain books that have that distinctive smell, evoke an emotional feeling, but what I don't actually know. Most bizarre. I find the smells thing quite disturbing, mostly because it is often much harder to place the memory or why there is a link.

With music it is easy because the logical links and recollection is all there. It is true of smells sometimes but I can never figure out why a certain smell, sort of like molten tarmac reminds me of going to the local library when I was at nursery school. Or why certain books that have that distinctive smell, evoke an emotional feeling, but what I don’t actually know. Most bizarre.

]]> Comment on BOINC - volunteer grid computing by Matt http://blog.mattrevell.net/2008/08/29/boinc-volunteer-grid-computing/#comment-8925 Matt Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:22:55 +0000 http://blog.mattrevell.net/?p=115#comment-8925 Well you are correct about me using my machines only when required, but bear in mind that is still a significant number of hours of the day. During which time I do inevitably take short breaks where I do not bother to power down the machines. Point being that I barely use any of my machines potential on a daily basis. So even when I am in front of my machine using it, it is actually dedicating more CPU cycles to scientific research then it is to my suite of applications. I haven't actually installed it on my server yet, though only because I'd like to find so documentation for the command line version before I start tinkering with it. I doubt I'll get my account in the top 100 contributors (some people and organisations have dedicated entire racks of servers to run this software) but even so, I expect to make a significant contribution. [Edit: Found my stats page: I currently rank 86377 out of 173041 (just outside the top 50%) I have been involved for just 11 days :D ] The beauty of such a concept though is that each machine doesn't necessarily need to make a huge impact, provided that their numbers are great enough. So I expect you to "sudo apt-get install" right away Kieran ;) Well you are correct about me using my machines only when required, but bear in mind that is still a significant number of hours of the day. During which time I do inevitably take short breaks where I do not bother to power down the machines.

Point being that I barely use any of my machines potential on a daily basis. So even when I am in front of my machine using it, it is actually dedicating more CPU cycles to scientific research then it is to my suite of applications. I haven’t actually installed it on my server yet, though only because I’d like to find so documentation for the command line version before I start tinkering with it.

I doubt I’ll get my account in the top 100 contributors (some people and organisations have dedicated entire racks of servers to run this software) but even so, I expect to make a significant contribution.
[Edit: Found my stats page: I currently rank 86377 out of 173041 (just outside the top 50%) I have been involved for just 11 days :D ]

The beauty of such a concept though is that each machine doesn’t necessarily need to make a huge impact, provided that their numbers are great enough.

So I expect you to “sudo apt-get install” right away Kieran ;)

]]> Comment on Music the transporter by Kieran O'Shea http://blog.mattrevell.net/2008/08/30/music-the-transporter/#comment-8924 Kieran O'Shea Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:00:54 +0000 http://blog.mattrevell.net/?p=121#comment-8924 I get this too every now and again. I sometimes find it can stretch so far as to call up the emotion I was feeling at the time too and actually make me feel it in the present; causing me to perform an impromptu Cheshire cat grin or check if there are enough tissues in the house (usually the former I'm happy to say!). Another very powerful way of calling up things from your memory I have found is smell. Like when I wake up early in the morning, go outside and smell fresh morning air with dew on the grass I am distinctly transported to then I used to go camping in France as a child with my family and getting out of the tent in the morning. Like you say with your music, almost as if you are actually standing there. The smell of a coal fire burning carried on the air transports me to North Wales and walking along the beach in Nefyn where such smells are commonplace in winter. There are others too but those are the most noticeable ones. I get this too every now and again. I sometimes find it can stretch so far as to call up the emotion I was feeling at the time too and actually make me feel it in the present; causing me to perform an impromptu Cheshire cat grin or check if there are enough tissues in the house (usually the former I’m happy to say!).

Another very powerful way of calling up things from your memory I have found is smell. Like when I wake up early in the morning, go outside and smell fresh morning air with dew on the grass I am distinctly transported to then I used to go camping in France as a child with my family and getting out of the tent in the morning. Like you say with your music, almost as if you are actually standing there. The smell of a coal fire burning carried on the air transports me to North Wales and walking along the beach in Nefyn where such smells are commonplace in winter. There are others too but those are the most noticeable ones.

]]> Comment on BOINC - volunteer grid computing by Kieran O'Shea http://blog.mattrevell.net/2008/08/29/boinc-volunteer-grid-computing/#comment-8923 Kieran O'Shea Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:54:22 +0000 http://blog.mattrevell.net/?p=115#comment-8923 I thought with your recent Wake On Wan work you wouldn't be running any machines unless you were in front of them (electing to wake them remotely for a short period of time if you needed them). Still, using spare cycles to help science is a highly commendable thing to do so kudos for doing it :) I thought with your recent Wake On Wan work you wouldn’t be running any machines unless you were in front of them (electing to wake them remotely for a short period of time if you needed them).

Still, using spare cycles to help science is a highly commendable thing to do so kudos for doing it :)

]]> Comment on For *beep* sake! by Kieran O'Shea http://blog.mattrevell.net/2008/08/27/for-beep-sake/#comment-8922 Kieran O'Shea Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:51:30 +0000 http://blog.mattrevell.net/?p=110#comment-8922 It does happen a lot. It can also happen in your own house and not get stopped for two days. Heather has a mains powered smoke alarm in her house with a backup battery. It chirps when it is running low, even when the mains supply is there. Because the system is live its not like you can just open the detector and replace the battery. She had to call out the landlord/letting agent, only, because it wasn't an "emergency" like a flood or similar they took two days to pitch up and fix it. At least you had a wall insulating your noise rather than an empty, hollow, echoing stairwell ;) It does happen a lot. It can also happen in your own house and not get stopped for two days.

Heather has a mains powered smoke alarm in her house with a backup battery. It chirps when it is running low, even when the mains supply is there. Because the system is live its not like you can just open the detector and replace the battery. She had to call out the landlord/letting agent, only, because it wasn’t an “emergency” like a flood or similar they took two days to pitch up and fix it.

At least you had a wall insulating your noise rather than an empty, hollow, echoing stairwell ;)

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