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Steve's Journal: June 2008

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On June 16, 2008. The page is just a place I can link to that includes a few tidbits about myself. I'll probably update this page occasionally. Taking it home with me. Open-Source Software Lab at Microsoft. Http:/ port25.technet.com/. Invading my own privacy. ParaDB - Paranormal Reporting Database. Http:/ www.paradb.org/. Http:/ www.aghostonline.org/weather/archive/sec history.php. Http:/ www.obsid.org/2008/05/space-weather-archive.html. Http:/ www.sentryfirewall.com/. Sentry Firewall CD - Simple Safety.

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Steve's Journal: Space Weather Archive

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On May 6, 2008. Many folks may not know that I'm a bit of a fan of space weather. I've spent a considerable amount of my nerdy free time digging through the archives at the Space Weather Prediction Center. The SWPC utilizes data from ground stations, as well as a number of satellites, particularly the GOES satellites. For those interested in learning all about space weather. Well, enough about that. In this blog I wanted to write about a web-based application called the Space Weather Archive. There are a...

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Steve's Journal: August 2007

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On August 30, 2007. But many moons and many projects have come and gone since then. I've written quite a few papers, presented many demos and generally touted the awesomeness of open-source software to some of the most intelligent folks in the industry. And while many of my colleagues have moved on to other things, I've stayed and somehow weathered all the inherent wackiness one might expect from being a lonely Linux penguin in a sea of sharks. I've finally done it. On August 29, 2007. Ive finally done it.

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Steve's Journal: May 2008

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My Google Health Profile. On May 24, 2008. Last week someone sent me word about a new service from Google called Google Health. I'm sure a lot of folks are rightfully a bit dubious about this service, but luckily their privacy policy is pretty clear about how they share your data (it appears they won't, basically). So hopefully they'll follow that policy and folks will find it to be a valuable service. One has to wonder, of course, what is their angle? On May 20, 2008. Train station in Hamburg, Germany.

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Steve's Journal: Calculate Moon Phase Data with PHP

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Calculate Moon Phase Data with PHP. On May 5, 2008. I wanted to be able to calculate the phase of the moon given an arbitrary date and time. The only PHP software I found for this was the moon-phase class. Available from phpclasses.org. In my tests, however, I found it to be a bit less accurate than an equivalent Perl module I had used in the past called Astro: MoonPhase. So, I went ahead and just translated the Perl module to PHP. The PHP version can be downloaded here. Date = '2008-05-05';. MoonIllum *...

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Steve's Journal: SambaXP 2008

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On May 20, 2008. I flew into Copenhagen, Denmark (btw, business class RULES), and then hopped over to Hamburg. From there it was about a two-hour train ride down to Göttingen. Pretty easy overall, even for a sleep deprived traveler like me. Anyway, enough preaching. Here are a couple photographs I took at Germany. I actually didn't take all that many, unfortunately. Train station in Hamburg, Germany. Stephen A. Zarkos. Lonely penguin in a sea of sharks. My Google Health Profile. Subscribe to Posts [ Atom.

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Steve's Journal: Personal Kiosk Project, Part I

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Personal Kiosk Project, Part I. On December 18, 2008. One of the things I've been wanting to build is a personal touch screen kiosk-like thing where I can quickly access information (weather, movie times, etc) as well as listen to music, make a phone call, view photos and various other things. I recently had the opportunity to play with a Eee Box PC. M150 Touchscreen with Windows. M150 Touchscreen with Ubuntu. But wait, this was quite an effort. Why is it that I was able to get the touchscreen workin...

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Steve's Journal: February 2009

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Calculate Moon Phase Data with PHP III. On February 4, 2009. Yet another awesome update to the PHP-based moon phase script. Which was a translation of the Perl Astro: MoonPhase. Module. This module is designed to calculate the phase of the moon for a particular date or set of dates, and is very accurate - and also pretty awesome, did I mention that? Christopher Hopper was kind enough to work the code into a PHP class, with doxygen-style comments and everything! Stephen A. Zarkos. Subscribe to Posts [ Atom.

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Steve's Journal: Working on My New Condo!

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Working on My New Condo! On August 24, 2009. I just purchased a one-bedroom condo in Bellevue, WA. Great location (near Microsoft), it's in great shape and was an excellent price :) But. there are a few things I'd like to change. So here I am working on my new place - first day after closing escrow. Figure 1: Me and my chainsaw. This may also help explain why I don't have a girlfriend. Stephen A. Zarkos. Lonely penguin in a sea of sharks. Working on My New Place - Week 2. Working on My New Condo!

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Steve's Journal: Happy Halloween!

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On October 4, 2008. The drill press makes pumpkin carving a bit easier. Stephen A. Zarkos. Lonely penguin in a sea of sharks. Calculate Moon Phase Data with PHP II. Subscribe to Posts [ Atom.