Thiago de Freitas Oliveira Araujo

How to go from Japan to China – according to Google Maps

thiagodefreitas — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:46:40 +0000

Ok, I have no idea from where I have seen it at the first time. All I know is that the 42nd step to go from Japan to China according to Google Maps is legendary and I wanted to have a permanent copy of that to myself off course To grab one just put from [...]

Geo Country Bundle

thiagodefreitas — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:05:57 +0000

Almost one year ago, I was looking for a solution to test different international adds programs like Linkshare, Zanox, Comission Junction, TradeDoubler, Adbrite, and also the Brazilians Lomadee, Afilio, Submarino, Boo-Box, and so on. For that purpose I had to generate different random ads depending on the geo-location of the visitor. It was a hard [...]

Emdebian.org down

thiagodefreitas — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:10:24 +0000

As pointed out by a blog visitor, today (Argus) , the current Emdebian.org site(server) is down. For keeping track with the tutorial posted and the info on previous posts(mainly with the Mini 2440 rootfs) , just use the currently available mirror server at: http://ftp.uk.debian.org/emdebian/grip/ Also, as stated on the Embedded Debian mailing list by Wookey [...]

Get IP, Netmask, Gateway using python (UNIX)

thiagodefreitas — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:47:32 +0000

Recently, I needed to get the Ip, Netmask and Gateway of the TS-7400 using python, and I had somehow issues to get this info. So , this post is more a reminder to myself with a collection of 3 useful functions. Maybe, that can be useful for someone else too. import os import socket import [...]

CO3AUVs Summer School – Pictures

thiagodefreitas — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:42:38 +0000

As promised at an old post about the Summer School at Bremen. Below there are some pictures from the Co3AUVs Summer School at the Jacobs University of Bremen. The first summer school on Cooperative Cognitive Control for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (Co3-AUVs) was held in July_2010 at Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany. The summer school is organized within [...]

Ping an Ip using python subprocess

thiagodefreitas — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:26:24 +0000

Another simple python module to test a ping return using Subprocess. #!/usr/bin/python """ Description: This module tests a ping return Author: Thiago de Freitas Oliveira Araujo http://thiagodefreitas.com thiago <at> thiagodefreitas.com """ import subprocess class pingCommunication(): def __init__(self, ipToPing): self.ipToPing = ipToPing self.pingQuantity = "1" def pingProcess(self): pingTest = "ping -c "+ self.pingQuantity + ' ' [...]

Recife Metro Station implements TOA and Apel system to improve service to users

thiagodefreitas — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:18:42 +0000

by: Luiz Geraldo Régis(automatic translated by Google) The Metrorec concerned with improving service to the population of Recife and adjusting the recommendations to increase accessibility and safety of its users, performs design and install the pilot system at Station Recife, Accessibility and Security System – SAE. At this stage, Metrorec is installing an intercom system [...]

1 Billion People Live in Chronicle Hunger and I’m mad as Hell

thiagodefreitas — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:38:17 +0000

Text entirely copied from the 1billionhungry.org campaign website(United Nations FAO). Promote it, too! For the more fortunate, it’s only the feeling in your stomach that says “it’s time to eat.” If you are less fortunate and don’t get enough to eat each day, hunger makes you feel weak, tired, unable to concentrate, even sick. All [...]

Eletronic Votes Counting : Brazil sets up a new World Record to establish the Result

thiagodefreitas — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 03:03:27 +0000

Source: idgnow According to the president of the TSE( Electoral Superior Tribunal), Minister Ricardo Lewandowski, Brazil celebrated today the new world Record concerning results of elections. At 20h04, with 92,23% of the votes counted, the victory of the candidate Dilma Roussef(PT) could be declared with 55,39% of the valid votes, against 44,61% of the votes [...]

Digital Clock – (“Home made”) Water Proof Test

thiagodefreitas — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:55:37 +0000

Somewhere, in some dark room on the backs of Apel. First time water test on a digital clock prototype. None of the ugly voices is mine, thankfully Great work by Jean and Aragão!