Author Archives: sidney
How to configure svn+ssh client for multiple hosts with different keys
I use svn+ssh to access different repositories that are stored on servers on which I am not able to install svn access through the web server. Up to now I have defined a different svn+FOO protocol in my ~/.subversion/config for … Continue reading
My chance at a moment of fame
I discovered a few years ago that I had authored an Internet meme when I came across a post to a mailing list with a sig tag line that quoted me by name! I came across the quote again yesterday … Continue reading
New Zealand Phylogenetics Meeting 2008
This was a really fun conference which I wrote up last March for an article in our research group’s blog. It just occurred to me that I should mention here too, so here it is, just two months late.
WordPress wp-latex plugin without dvipng
I wanted to install the excellent wp-latex plugin for WordPress, which allows the inclusion of LaTeX equations in posts and comments but my ISP did not have dvipng installed, one of its prerequisites, nor some libraries I would need to … Continue reading
FLAC to Audio CD burning on Linux and Mac OS X
I went through all the work described in the rest of this post, typed it up, then while putting in links found this blog post that explains the same thing and includes a short script for the whole thing. Oh, … Continue reading
scaedpc
I don’t believe this claim that scaedpc cannot be found in a Google search!
PhD Student!
My MSc programme has been retroactively converted to a PhD. I am now officially almost nine months into my doctoral dissertation work. Here is my research proposal for Simulation Models of Prebiotic Evolution of Genetic Coding, expanded from the earlier … Continue reading
Artificial Life X Conference paper accepted
I’ve had a paper accepted by the Tenth Artificial Life Conference for publication in the proceedings and for oral presentation! This is my first published paper in my new academic career. Here is the abstract of the version I submitted, … Continue reading
My MSc Thesis Proposal
I’m now a full time student, working on a master’s thesis. Here is my proposal for Simulation Models of Prebiotic Evolution of Genetic Coding that has been accepted by the Computer Science Department.
WordPress 1.5.2 security upgrade
I should probably feel very secure after so many security upgrades.