Okay, so let me preface this by saying, I am not a unix guru. When software needs to be recompiled to work on my mac, my first response is to go see if anyone else has done it already. That said, sometimes I have to dig into the guts of programs to …
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So, adding a WCS is not actually all that difficult. But in my experience finding the process clearly explained is more challenging. I finally found a process that works well for me (with thanks going to Kyle Johnston, U. Waterloo, for outlining the …
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So, today I needed to perform a Kolmogorov Smirnov two-sample test, and I had to refresh my memory a bit on the details. Given that I just moved overseas, most of my notes are tucked away in Kansas City at the moment, so I turned to the web.
In Wikipedia-ing …
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So, I was checking my web-mail account (I have an old one I use occaisionally at mail.com) and their homepage had a link to an article on stuff going on in Iraq right now. I clicked the link and started reading. As I was reading the article, though …
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I just remembered you'll need this beauty in order to run hfit.pro
I like to use IDL to make nicely formatted tables or listings of data to drop into, say, latex or other software. One of my pet peeves in IDL is that the numbers always give a large number …
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Here's a useful little script I wrote in IDL. It allows you to send it 2 arrays (x and y data) and then you can plot the data, and fit it with a Hubble profile:
y = I * (1 + x/r_c)^(-a)
where I, r_c and a are constants representing the vertical scaling …
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The Magdalene Sisters:
From www.britfilms.com
"The Magdalene Asylums in Ireland were run by the Sisters of Mercy on behalf of the Catholic Church. Young girls were sent there by families or orphanages and once there, were imprisoned and sent to work in …
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Recently, we were taking a bunch of pictures of all the furniture we want to sell before we move. Badger happened to be chilling by the coffee table, and I remembered how we took comparison pictures of him there when he was little.
Now he's all grown …
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So, when I was in grade school, I was somewhat traumatized by a really (and might I add *really*!!) bad, short haircut. Thus, ever since grade 4, I've been "growing it out". And, I've never gotten more than 3 inches cut off at one time, with usually …
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This segment from the Daily Show was awesome. I have not laughed so hard in a *long* time.
My favourite part is the political ad, particularly the special effects for Maylyn's crazy sister.
ah. i love the Daily Show...
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