tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87463275252905413962024-11-01T18:57:28.510+08:00neuron misfires of a nomadic techie.GOwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152642526850106538noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746327525290541396.post-69451107865481614152012-05-19T14:28:00.001+08:002012-05-19T14:28:52.422+08:00

There's Project R, a mature, open-source statistical computing package. And then there's SOFA - Statistics Open For All - which not only intends to create a mature statistical computing tool, but make it easy as well. Both package will run on Linux, Windows or the MacOS.

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I've never found a repo mirrin in the Philippines that's fast or updated, so I usually get my updates elsewhere, Taiwan or Malaysia.  I (belatedly) found this Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) Ubuntu repository hosted in Singapore: http://ap-southeast-1.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com.s3.amazonaws.com/ubuntu/ It's pretty fast, and I there's little doubt about their capacity, considering their

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It took me two long days to get Xubuntu 12.04 installed in my computer. I burned myself a live disc and reformatted the OS partition of drive, but in the middle of the installation I found my copy faulty, and I ended with no operating system, except for a live CD and a home partition I couldn't access because I had it encrypted. I went through my old stack of live CDs, trying to get a copy of a

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I've been looking about my  Google account dashboard (Thanks Google for re-arranging my stuff even if I didn't ask for it) and re-discovered this abandoned outpost in cyberspace. The last post was made almost five years ago, and many posts contain dead links to the past.  Lots of things have changed since then, for one I'm five years older, and most of the plans I said I'm supposed

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(Hmmm ... now the interface is back to English whereas yesterday it was in Filipino - and I didn't modify any settings)Anyway, if you're like me, I sometimes take advantage of the fact that Google can also perform calculator functions. Instead of pulling up the Calculator app in my computer, I just type in the calculation in the search bar of my browser. This feature is not apparent to most users

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Doon sa huli kong post, hindi ko sinama yung isang link na tungkol naman daw sa kaarawan mo. Kaya, ito, ilalagay ko ngayon: Your date of conception was on or about 26 November 1973 which was a Monday. You were born on a Mondayunder the astrological sign Leo. Your Life path number is 3.Life Path Compatibility:You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 6 & 9.You should get

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Napulot ko habang nag-gagala sa internet: What Your Name MeansAt ito daw ang ibig sabihin ng pangalan ko:You entered: *******************************************************There are 17 letters in your name.Those 17 letters total to 97There are 9 vowels and 8 consonants in your name.What your first name means:WelshMaleWhite river.EnglishMaleVariant of Irwin: Boar friend. Sea

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Nalito ako at nagbago ang wikang gamit ng sistemang pang-blog dito. Hinahanap ko na nga kung saan ko dapat palitan ang seting pero nag-bago ang isip ko. Isang magandang pagkakataong sanayin ang sariling gumamit ng sariling wika.Noong isang araw, nakatanggap ako ng balita na isinugod sa ospital ang lola ko sa ama. Nasa probinsya siya at may edad na din. Palagay ko'y nasa 80 na. Pero malakas pa din

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Who would've thought of that? Hahaha. Technology is not even in the top 3 of the list.Maybe I should really go back to school.You scored as French/Spanish/OtherLanguage, You should strongly consider majoring (or minoring) in a foreign language, especially French or Spanish as they have a greater use in today's world. But other languages could be useful to you as well, such as Chinese, Japanese,

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Using www.speedtest.net from Los Angeles, California, USA.Using www.broadbandreorts.com from somewhere in California, USA.

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"My life" was the thought that cross my mind when I saw this cartoon from Wellington Grey.Like I often tell a friend, your life is unique, just like everyone else.

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that's how i feel right now.I feel that I'm on the edge of something I'm not in control of. I could fall down or hold on but either way, something, eventually has to give.For the past three months, I realized that I'm in a depressed state. That my life is not going anywhere. That I'm simply, slowly wasting myself.Am looking for a break-through. Actually, I'm just hoping for one but I don't think

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Remote PostingI am writing this post from my desktop, without using the browser.Using GNOME's Blog Entry Poster.So, why am I doing this? Well, because I can. :PHmm ... I can't add tags to my posts though.

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Los Angeles, US server

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Los Angeles Server

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Last night (I think it was actually this morning), I was working at home and left the TV on for background noise. It's too quiet here.I left the channel on Jay Leno's Tonight Show. Somewhere in the middle of the show, they featured a band singing a nice tune. Since I'm online, I went ahead and google'd the lyrics. Found them, of course and I found out who they were.Their a Swedish group called

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Like the good, old doctor said, "laughter is the best medicine."Here's a site that gives me my daily dose of good, hearty laughs: Very Funny Ads.Actually, they collect the funny adverts from all over.Try something from Japan, Thailand or from this "lucky" kid from France.Wala pang galing sa Pilipinas eh. Korny talaga natin!PS.Didn't the doctor always tell us to practice safe sex? Here's one more

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The speedtest.net test server at Los Angeles, USAAnd a dslreports.com server from LA:A test using a server from the Philippines achieving: 2876.27 kbps28.8 kbpsdial-up33.6 kbpsdial-up56 kbpsdial-up128 kbpsISDN384 kbpsDSL768 kbpsDSL1000 kbpsDSL1500 kbpsDSL/Cable Modem2876.27kbpsYours

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Los Angeles, CA server

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Tried two different test sites at about the same time:

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Ahh .. finally. I dunno what happened but I hope it stays this way.

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At least it's a little bit better now.

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My connection is still crawling ...Crappy!

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Argh, terrible test using California serverLet me try this again.Not much of an improvement. I'm better off sleeping ...

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.. it probably is.If the person who made up that line got a penny every time somebody find himself in a similar situation, he'd probably be a multi-billionaire now.So, I was doing my daily grind when I stumbled upon this site: KID - Keep Improving Daily -- You are still too young to learn more today. ( I really wished he didn't add the sub-title anymore, it sounds condescending to me.)It's

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