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  1. source by jefu · · Score: 4, Interesting · on 9 Browsers Compared For Speed and Features

    OK. Source code is here - I though I had it on sourceforge, but a search there didn't seem to work. It is written in java and an adaptation of something far older (trying to use grammars to generate music). Code is not as nice as I'd like, but it is not intended to be production quality - it is intended as a testbed for hackery and experimentation.

    Unpack, cd down to the html directory (down a few levels) and run make. There are scripts (unix) to then try to run different browsers ("run-firefox" for instance).

  2. Re:Alternate Site? by networkzombie · · Score: 1 · on Secondlight, Microsoft's New Surface Prototype
    True, but a scarce few of the funny posts are just too damn good to miss. Where else would I learn about RFC 2324? Or find links to Emily Postnews to get authoritive answers to my really important questions?

    http://foo.ewu.edu/jefu/other/netiquette/emily-postnews.html

  3. Re:VPNet Anyone? by CyberDave · · Score: 1 · on NYC's Educational Dark Fiber Network

    BTW, if any of you can't figure that out, that list of links is the list of current members of the VPnet project.

    Shameless plug, if anyone cares: I'm a grad student in Computer Science at Eastern Washington University, where, among other things, I work on the Inland Northwest Collaborative E-Learning Project (INCEP).

    CyberDave

  4. Re:VPNet Anyone? by CyberDave · · Score: 1 · on NYC's Educational Dark Fiber Network

    BTW, if any of you can't figure that out, that list of links is the list of current members of the VPnet project.

    Shameless plug, if anyone cares: I'm a grad student in Computer Science at Eastern Washington University, where, among other things, I work on the Inland Northwest Collaborative E-Learning Project (INCEP).

    CyberDave

  5. Re:VPNet Anyone? by CyberDave · · Score: 1 · on NYC's Educational Dark Fiber Network

    BTW, if any of you can't figure that out, that list of links is the list of current members of the VPnet project.

    Shameless plug, if anyone cares: I'm a grad student in Computer Science at Eastern Washington University, where, among other things, I work on the Inland Northwest Collaborative E-Learning Project (INCEP).

    CyberDave

  6. VPNet Anyone? by CyberDave · · Score: 2, Informative · on NYC's Educational Dark Fiber Network
    VPNet, Spokane, WA: The Virtual Possibilities Network.

    Built from dark fiber once owned by Avista Utilities before they spun off the telecom stuff and, specifically, the fiber to Columbia Fiber Solutions. (Also includes a couple of leased OC-3 lines.) Been in planning for a couple of years and back in September had the ceremonial launch and press event. It's all gigabit networking between the core routers in each node (except for the aforementioned OC-3 lines). Connects all the major educational institutions in the area as well as several research and commercial firms. As of right now, all the fiber is lit and the core routers are connected. Some sites (like the one I work at) are still waiting for network drops to be made from the router to the computer labs (red tape...). Should have an Internet2 connection as soon as another project (something Gigapop, my memory's a bit fuzzy on that) is completed in the next year or so.

    Eastern Washington University, Cheney

    Eastern Washington University, Spokane at Riverpoint

    Gonzaga University

    Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS)

    Intercollegiate College of Nursing, WSU College of Nursing

    North Idaho College

    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

    Community Colleges of Spokane (Spokane Community College)

    Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute (SIRTI)

    Spokane Public Schools

    University of Idaho

    University of Idaho, Research Park, Post Falls

    Washington State University, Pullman

    Washington State University, Spokane

    Whitworth College

    Website: http://www.vpnet.org (a little bland at the moment, but still good info).

  7. VPNet Anyone? by CyberDave · · Score: 2, Informative · on NYC's Educational Dark Fiber Network
    VPNet, Spokane, WA: The Virtual Possibilities Network.

    Built from dark fiber once owned by Avista Utilities before they spun off the telecom stuff and, specifically, the fiber to Columbia Fiber Solutions. (Also includes a couple of leased OC-3 lines.) Been in planning for a couple of years and back in September had the ceremonial launch and press event. It's all gigabit networking between the core routers in each node (except for the aforementioned OC-3 lines). Connects all the major educational institutions in the area as well as several research and commercial firms. As of right now, all the fiber is lit and the core routers are connected. Some sites (like the one I work at) are still waiting for network drops to be made from the router to the computer labs (red tape...). Should have an Internet2 connection as soon as another project (something Gigapop, my memory's a bit fuzzy on that) is completed in the next year or so.

    Eastern Washington University, Cheney

    Eastern Washington University, Spokane at Riverpoint

    Gonzaga University

    Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS)

    Intercollegiate College of Nursing, WSU College of Nursing

    North Idaho College

    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

    Community Colleges of Spokane (Spokane Community College)

    Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute (SIRTI)

    Spokane Public Schools

    University of Idaho

    University of Idaho, Research Park, Post Falls

    Washington State University, Pullman

    Washington State University, Spokane

    Whitworth College

    Website: http://www.vpnet.org (a little bland at the moment, but still good info).

  8. Midi file generator by jefu · · Score: 3, Informative · on Music Related Free and Open Source Software?
    I have a genetic programming based midi file generator that allows a user to build, rate and breed (so to speak) grammars that generate midi files. It is written in java and uses an external midi file player (in linux it defaults to timidity) to play the files. Find it here .

    As the page shows it also can be used to generate pov files and other kinds of oddness. There is a current running version at this page that is generating "plants" and selecting them for "how well they compete for sunlight" (sort of).

    Don't tell me the UI is terrible. I know. I'm more interested in what I can make it do and playing with the innards. Currently I'm working on "poetry", event generation for testing java programs and finding a way to import grammars that generate other music - so I could possibly produce music(???) that is the b-st-rd offspring of Mozart and Madonna (say).

  9. It's not regional by prostoalex · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Written Tests for Interviews?
    I don't think it's regional, at least I don't think Eastern has it.

    Having a written test seems like a good idea, though, since:

    you can show the written test to someone else who is involved in decision making, but did not attend interview,

    you lower the chance of an applicant claiming later that they weren't hired because of some prejudice,

    it gives people understanding that they are tested not on how they dress, but what they know.