Armin's personal Blog - Comments

Armin Burgmeier: Doing some Anjuta work

nospam@example.com (Armin Burgmeier) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:46:06 +0100

No, I don't think so.

Stu: Doing some Anjuta work

nospam@example.com (Stu) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:46:28 +0100

Did an Obby plugin ever happen?

Jay Dobies: Gobby 0.4.93 is available

nospam@example.com (Jay Dobies) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:37:17 +0100

Gobby is an awesome app. My team discovered it about three months ago and it's become an integral part of how we all work together (almost all of the team is remote).

Matthew W. S. Bell: Gobby 0.4.93 is available

nospam@example.com (Matthew W. S. Bell) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:19:44 +0100

Before was nicer, sorry.

Armin Burgmeier: Gobby 0.4.93 is available

nospam@example.com (Armin Burgmeier) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:43:15 +0100

Chatting in jabber/irc/etc. was why chat was not integrated from the beginning. People didn't like that. Telepathy tubes can be added as an additional way of communication. I was told that it should be quite easy to integrate, so I think I'll have a look. If it gets more complex then I'll concentrate on other things first, though. Chat would still remain on the Infinote layer however, to allow chatting with users that connect via different networks (note that Telepathy is not available on Windows, for example).

someone: Gobby 0.4.93 is available

nospam@example.com (someone) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:33:06 +0100

What about integration with telepathy/empathy? Collaborative editing with yr buddies would be cool. The chat bits could then stay in jabber/irc/etc.

sdf: Back in the country

nospam@example.com (sdf) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:10:51 +0200

naja, ist ja auch nicht so, als ob flickr pro (unlimited data) wirklich geld kosten würde... 1.5 kinobesuche für ein jahr geht wirklich - besonders wenn man es gleichzeitig als bilderbackup nutzt und wirklich alles hochlädt

Tobias Zwick: Research is fun

nospam@example.com (Tobias Zwick) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:53:51 +0200

You should start smoking, it's good for bus waiting times

Armin Burgmeier: Research is fun

nospam@example.com (Armin Burgmeier) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:16:28 +0200

I figured the same. But I wanted to start with the simpler things first

Armin Burgmeier: Research is fun

nospam@example.com (Armin Burgmeier) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:15:35 +0200

Given that there are two "extreme" cases (time saving==0 <=> one always walks immediately, time saving>=bus period <=> one always waits) I wondered whether there is some "transition" region. But I think you are right - you should either start walking immediately or wait forever.

Adam Williamson: Research is fun

nospam@example.com (Adam Williamson) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:25:07 +0200

btw, there's an interesting factor to throw in to complicate things: how much distance there is between stops on the route, and hence what chance you have - if you start walking, but a bus then comes along - of being close enough to a bus stop that comes later on the route to be able to hop on the bus.

Adam Williamson: Research is fun

nospam@example.com (Adam Williamson) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:23:29 +0200

I haven't worked it out mathematically, but my instinct has always been that when you arrive at the bus stop, you immediately should figure out the chances of a bus arriving in time for you to save time as compared to walking. If they look good, you should wait until a bus comes; if not, you should walk. It's never a good idea to wait a few minutes and then start walking, I don't think that ever gives you a better chance of getting there faster than just making a decision straight away.

Sumana Harihareswara: Research is fun

nospam@example.com (Sumana Harihareswara) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:10:33 +0200

Thanks for the observations!

Michael: Exciting times ahead

nospam@example.com (Michael) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:01:58 +0200

I have the highest respect for everyone even trying to get a Diploma in theoretical Physics, so I wish you all the best of luck with that! Just be careful with your HEP research so that you don't accidentially create one of these unpleasant singularities while scanning for some unimportant neutrinos =p

Murray Cumming: Exciting times ahead

nospam@example.com (Murray Cumming) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:49:11 +0200

Thanks for all the excellent help, Armin, and good luck putting all those other skills to work. It sounds exciting.