One oft-noted feature of the Java language is it’s lack of a tuple data type. This leads to an abundance of classes that provide the convenience of grouping more than one value into a single object. These classes usually look more or less like this: public class ObjectPair<A, B> { private A primary; private B [...]
In the past month I’ve been getting accustomed to Ubuntu 12.04, and all of the changes it brings to the user interface of Ubuntu. One issue I’ve been especially bothered by is the lack of virtual terminals, at least of users of NVIDIA’s proprietary drivers (myself included). The issue seems to stem from the fact [...]
Tagged bug, command line, GRUB, help, linux, nvidia, open source, ubuntuGoogle is constantly updating its map database to provide better maps, which includes adding labels to buildings around the Reed College campus, as well as a little something extra at the east end of the canyon. You can check it out on the Google Maps site here.
Tagged google, google maps, maps, reedIn the last installment I wrote a script (gdal_slice.py) to cut up geotagged images and save them in a format that GPSdrive will read. I’ve uploaded that script into a new repository on GitHub. I’ve also uploaded a script I wrote called get_quad.py, which will download USGS topographic maps automatically. This script naturally complements gdal_slice.py; [...]
Tagged github, maps, scriptInspired by this link from the GPSd homepage I set out to use my brand new Android phone as a bluetooth gps. Naturally, I wanted to use it with GPSd, but on OS X. I read through the Linux directions and thought “this shouldn’t be terribly hard on a Mac!” As it turns out, I was right! [...]
Tagged android, app, bluetooth, gps, programThanks to the DorkbotPDX blog I found my way onto the website of this year’s IndieWebCamp, which took place in Portland June 25 & 26. Although I was saddened that I wasn’t in town for it, the projects that ended up being developed by the camp immediately grabbed my interest. Although I had never been [...]
Tagged addon, browser, email, facebook, open source, project, social, webAfter getting GPSDrive running on OS X I started looking into different sources for maps. The GPSDrive wiki has a couple of interesting pages about this: one on creating maps and one on map sources. The second page pointed me to the LibreMap Project which has a complete collection of USGS 1:24000 (large scale) topographic maps for the [...]
Tagged free, gdal, gps, maps, open source, program, Programming, Python, script, SoftwareAfter getting GPSd to compile on OS X, I set my sights on GPSDrive, an open source navigation and map viewing program. When I posted about GPS a couple years ago, I installed GPSDrive, using the version from Fink. However, the latest version of GPSDrive on Fink nowadays is 2.08pre12, while the latest stable release [...]
Tagged bug, cli, command line, gps, open source, program, SoftwareNeal Stephenson’s novel Cryptonomicon is a fascinating book; I’m re-reading it for the umpteenth time and loving it every bit as much as when I first read it in 7th grade. One thing that caught my attention on this reading (especially in light of my recent GPS post) is the way that one of the main [...]
Tagged API, cli, command line, email, gps, Mail.app, program, Programming, Python, script, Software, thunderbirdIt’s been almost 2 and half years since I originally posted about GPSd and OS X. That post got quite a bit of traffic for a while, but a whole lot has changed since then. If you’re interested in some in-depth background information, you should check out the old post; this post is mostly about [...]
Tagged bug, cli, command line, gps, open source, program, Software