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Back in Bash

Quick little post today,
Using my previous two scripts you’ve (1) been able to separate a massive photo directory into 3rds (2) been able to take one of those directories and identify matching photos and move them into directories of their own, to make it easier to compare the results.
Now you’ve got a bunch of directories, [...]

Continuing to Code

Well, my python’s not exactly getting prettier but I’ve been able to make it more functional, may I present “find_image_dups.py”!
Although I’m learning this 4G language (is it truly?) I still tend towards a shell scripting approach so I write small bits of code rather then trying to write one script that will both subdivide [...]

Progress in the New Year

Welcome to the New Year! A lot has happened already, between Google changing their page rank, Apple’s numerous announcements and tons of other cool stuff. I’ve been getting back into the swing of things and mostly trying to figure out how to start off the new year right, i.e. if there was some great “first [...]

The Next Social Network: WordPress - GigaOM

I really appreciated the thoughts in The Next Social Network: WordPress - GigaOM. I’ve been on Facebook for a while now (and prior to that LinkedIn) and despite my initial misgivings, I’ve been surprised at how much value social networks have provided, for a relatively low amount of effort.
On the social side, Facebook has provided [...]

Code of Conduct

Brad has some great comments on my post about how software needs to extend beyond a single locality. I’ve yet to be happy with the “comment” structure of the blog’o’sphere, so I’ll follow Brad’s example and put my thoughts here, especially because Brad’s post and mine evolve the topic(s) rather then being follow-ups.
n particular, I [...]

Embodying Opensource

Just the other day I wrote how I hope the “opensource” culture, not of technology but of social obligation, will begin to evolve the enterprise.
I’ve been working through a serious backlog of articles, and while this one’s been on my “to read” list for a while it was particular relevant to my last [...]

If I could change the world…

I often think I have good ideas, but I tend to be a “thinker” and have problems “doing”. It’s not that I can’t “do” it’s usually the familiar feeling of saying “Wouldn’t it be nice if…” quickly followed by “yea, and it would also be nice if I had time for that” which I’m sure [...]