2009-06-09.log

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kanzurehttp://www.kwwidgets.org/Wiki/VTK/Writing_VTK_files_using_python08:12
kanzurehttp://www.vtk.org/pdf/file-formats.pdf08:12
kanzurehttp://code.enthought.com/projects/mayavi/docs/development/html/mayavi/data.html#vtk-data-structures08:13
kanzurehttp://www.shocksolution.com/microfluidics-and-biotechnology/python-vtk-paraview/08:14
kanzureoh. the dot pvd file keeps a series of VTK files to be read into paraview simultaneously?08:14
kanzureaha. so that's why I haven't been able to figure out how to do the time dimension in these silly formats.08:14
kanzureso I guess I can just spit out a collection of vtk files for each time step08:16
kanzurethat doesn't sound very optimal08:16
kanzureor elegant, rather08:16
kanzurehttp://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~slombey/asci/vtk/08:21
kanzure" PVD file format: This consists of an XML based meta-file pointing to regular VTK data files. The readers have methods for selecting datasets based on a list of attributes (for example, time) specified in the meta-file. It is also possible to suppport things like multi-block and AMR datasets in this format."08:21
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kanzurehttp://vtkblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/point-and-line-plotter-in-vtk-simple.html08:47
kanzureit's hard to do development with a slow connection. hrm.09:12
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kanzurethis is ridiculous. it shouldn't be this hard to figure out how to plot points into a vtk file for time-series data.09:45
kanzureblah.09:45
kanzurethe examples given for vtk don't even include something like this09:45
kanzureit would be easier for me to just use imagemagick09:45
kanzurealthough there's no guarantees about how quick the image generation would be09:46
kanzurepyepix - a wrapper for mathematical plotting in python? huh?09:47
kanzurehttp://onertipaday.blogspot.com/2009/03/multiple-plot-in-single-image-using.html09:47
kanzuremaybe even just gnuplot since I'm not doing anything fancy .. hah.09:49
kanzurealthough it would only be for single frames09:49
kanzureI guess I could use mencoder or something to assemble frames into videos and act like that's neat or something09:49
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genehackerso I just did some calculations on this: http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0704/0704.3466.pdf13:08
genehackerapparently the thickness of the cover is 0.5 micrometers13:09
genehackerthat doesn't make any sense13:09
genehackerthat's thinner than cheap garbage bags I use for solar balloons13:10
genehackeroh that's just the seperation between the electron gas and the conductor13:12
genehackernow where do I get polyethelyene 0.5 micrometers thin?13:13
genehackerFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF13:14
genehackerthat's insane13:14
genehackera 120 km high tower only requires about 18 moles of electrons13:15
genehackerhmmm...13:16
genehackera 20 micrometer thin insulator coated with metal only requires 2 kv to charge13:18
genehackerI have a 15 kv source13:18
genehackerI could build some of these electronic gas balloons13:30
genehackernow if I could only find some true metallized mylar13:30
cis-actionhttp://hackteria.org/index.php/Main_Page13:32
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kanzurecis-action: I find it hard to believe that only because microscopy is put on a web page you are suddenly interested in it .. when I posted about it a few months ago, you kind of just shrugged it off15:15
cis-actionok15:16
cis-actionwhat was I supposed to do a few months ago?15:16
kanzureI should have said wiki page :)15:16
kanzurewell, you're the self-nominated leader so you're supposed to iknow or something I guess15:16
kanzureif I had to know, I would have already done it, or something15:16
kanzureplease excuse my lag.. I'm on a very slow connection :)15:17
cis-actionso... what's you point?15:17
kanzurethat it's odd that you're suddenly excited about hackteria but not about what people on the mailing list have been putting together?15:18
kanzureit's weird, that's all.15:18
cis-actionyour*15:18
cis-action"people" on the mailing list or "bryan bishop"15:18
kanzuream I not a person?15:18
kanzureI mean, I think I'm included when I say "epople"15:18
kanzurebut it's possible that I'm not I guess?15:19
kanzure8*people15:19
kanzuregah15:19
kanzurelag and typos are not good combinations15:19
cis-actionthat's always been the running joke.15:19
cis-actionso basically, your criticizing me for not getting excited about one of the thousands of things you sent to the list.15:19
kanzureok.15:19
kanzuresort of :)(15:19
cis-actiongreat15:19
cis-actionthanks, bryan.  I normally enjoy talking to you, but that doesn't seem very nice.15:19
kanzurebut neither did what you did ..15:20
kanzurehow is this not weird?15:20
cis-actionwhat did I do?15:20
cis-actionwtf?15:20
kanzureignored it15:21
kanzurebut now you ignore something that is more or less equivalent? but for some reason since it's not from me you're not ignoring it?15:21
kanzure*don't ignore15:21
cis-actionActually, it's because to me, it seems like there is a team of committed undergraduates building low-cost hardware for an iGEM project.15:22
kanzureI'm going to refrain from typing for a while until I'm back on a faqster connection. this isn't really working out for me, the whole typing thingy :)15:23
kanzurewhy do you need a team of commited undergrads, I thought the whole point was to get people to DIY15:23
cis-actionApparently, they organized or collaborated with a workshop in Berlin.  From Bangalore.  And it seems as if they are the tip of a separate community of people interested in diybio-topics, at least based on the groups they list on their wiki.15:26
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kanzureblah18:16
kanzureaha, there it goes18:16
kanzurelag: 6918:17
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genehackerwoohoo internet works18:29
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kanzurehm21:19
kanzureI wonder if I can get health care coverage for killer nanorobots21:19
genehackerI'd recommend getting health care coverage for smallpox21:20
genehackerI bet you can21:20
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