software: fop
output XML into formatted text, pdf, etc.
http://xml.apache.org/fop/
seth pointed me to it
posted by geoff on 10/04/2002 09:31:15 PM
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electrical parts to build a little amp so i can finally use the speakers katelynn gave me
http://www.partsexpress.com/
12V CT 3A POWER TRANSFORMER #120-200
VELLEMAN 30W STEREO AUDIO AMP KIT #320-212
posted by geoff on 10/03/2002 11:30:10 PM
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software: java class to write pdf
iText - http://www.lowagie.com/iText/
posted by geoff on 10/03/2002 01:17:09 AM
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neighbors
no not the aussie soap that peter says is addictive, but my real life next door neighbor. turns out he's an ultra liberal guy who's really into local politics. check out his website at http://www.billbuckel.com.
posted by geoff on 10/01/2002 06:39:44 PM
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Community Speak-Out For Justice & Dignity
Wednesday, October 2nd
3:30 PM
Corner of Front St. & W. Broad St.
Come help show support for the "invisible workforce". Janitors in Columbus' downtown buildings are often subjected to sub-living wages, diffiicult or dangerous working conditions, and a lack of benefits. Justice for Janitors is helping the janitors organize so they can be empowered to fight for better wages and working conditions. Come out and show Columbus businesses that the public wants them to be responsible to their community by choosing janitorial service companies who support their workers and their workers' right to organize! The campaign to organize has been successful thus far, but victory is still a long ways off. Show the individuals who are hard at work while the rest of the world is asleep or enjoying their leisure time that they are not forgotten!
posted by geoff on 10/01/2002 02:28:38 AM
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audio mixing servers
http://oktober.stc.cx/source/streamixer.html
posted by geoff on 9/30/2002 02:55:48 PM
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info about building your own computers
alexi pointed me here: http://cr.yp.to/hardware.html
posted by geoff on 9/30/2002 12:37:49 PM
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the golden compass
i stayed up late last finishing phillip pullman's excellent book the golden compass. it's fantasy, but only loosely - pullman crafts a "universe like hours" in which witches, talking bears and animal companions, called daemons are entirely believeable and do nothing to detract from the basic humanity of the characters. it's juvenile literature, but really only in the sense that the book has a youthful protagonist, Lyra, a streetwise young girl whose murky past, connections with academia, and curiosity cast her headlong into a dangerous journey. In all other respects, be it the length of the work, the language it uses, or the ideas it purveys (a critique of organized religion that alludes to the control of catholocism for instance) are just as enjoyable for someone my age as they are to a precocious child. this stuff is like harry potter, only darker, and arguably better. whereas the fantasy elements of harry potter at a spirit of whimsy and a golly-gee-that's-neat factor, pullman uses his fantastic elements to enrich the character's world and carry the plot along. I don't really want to talk about the plot of the book. i'd rather just say that reading this book made me feel like i did when i read some of the llyod alexander stuff as a kid (though i by no means intend to draw any comparison between these works) . I was excited and genuinely interested in the characters and they're adventures. it made me wish that i was reading the book, reading light clipped to my bunk bed, and hoping my mom wouldn't come in, half delighted with my literacy and half overcome with maternal worry about getting enough sleep, to advise me that i had to get up early for school the next morning, in my bedroom back at my parents house. it made me experience the simple pleasure of reading for the sake of a story that i fealt when i eventually broke down and read the harry potter series. in this book, however, the idea of adults as both nurturing and inherently corrupt and the idea that nobility, courage, and destiny are all things best recognized by youth resinated with a far greater potency. this book was awesome. i'll be sure to stop by the legion and pick up the other two books in the series as soon as i can. tim gives the book high marks as well, though, of course, he had read it years before i was introduced to it.
posted by geoff on 9/29/2002 11:28:42 PM
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critical mass article
jason pointed me to this article about crtical mass. it's an indication that critical mass is now on the broader social radar, which is awesome. some drivers might have a negative experience, but at least it brings the issue to the forefront. still, as with any kind of highly symbolic activisim, i think it's important to also develop solutions (be they permanent or more ad-hocl) to deal with the issues that people are protesting against. With the issue of bicycles, it could be as easy as people bikepooling (commuting by bike in groups to have more visibility in traffic and make those new to bike commuting more comfortable) or as slick as spray-painting our own bike lanes! In any case, I think it's important to have this kind of direct action where critical mass leaves off.
posted by geoff on 9/29/2002 04:23:08 PM
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journal entries from 09.08.2002 and 09.10.2002
posted by geoff on 9/29/2002 09:52:14 AM
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recipe: country fried tofu
this is the most unhealthy tofu that you will ever eat
ingrediants:
- 1 lb. firm tofu
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 1 1/4 cup all purpose flower
- 1 1/2 tsp. seasoned salt
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
mix the dry ingrediants. press excess water out of the tofu and cut into strips or large cubes. roll the tofu pieces in the dry ingrediant mix until they are completely covered. pan fry or deep fry in vegetable oil until pieces are crispy and golden brown.
posted by geoff on 9/29/2002 09:45:41 AM
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free textbooks
Tired of supporting an institution that is both exploitative and further exacerbates the problem of rising higher educational costs, I have decided to start giving away textbooks that I no longer wish to use. Sure, I could sell them used (which would still be supporting the college textbook industry) or I could sell them through some other channel, e.g. half.com, but in the end, I think that education has such important social value that it (and the items to support it) should be free (as in beer :-) ).
All I ask is that whoever wants them shows me some proof that they're actually taking the courses. Furthermore, I ask that whoever wants the books promises to keep the books for personal use or pass them on to another student who needs them.
Anyway, here are the books for now:
For Material Science and Engineering 205:
Material Science and Engineering An Introduction
William D. Callister, Jr.
Fifth Edition
ISBN 0-471-32013-7
For Math 568:
Linear Algebra and It's Applications
David C. Lay
Second Edition
ISBN 0-201-34774-1
If anyone's interested, please e-mail me off this list and we can make an arrange to get the books to you. Also, feel free to cross-post and forward this message as desired.
posted by geoff on 9/29/2002 09:39:13 AM
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