The Datamind is my personal website and portfolio. I am a person who works and thinks about data everyday. In this site I showcase some of the projects I am working on. Some of these are related to data and some are not. I work as an Engineer/Analyst for a technology company in Newport, Oregon. My day-to-day work is centered on building systems to capture and distribute fisheries data. My educational background is in mathematics and oceanography. This has given me a broad base in dealing with data and thinking how we use it and how it affects our lives. This site is a place for me to share my thoughts and perspective on topics such as that.
May 5th, 2012
I am using sphinxsearch to index a database that is hooked up to a Django project. The database is a postgreSQL database. After going through my initial shinxsearch configuration, I ran
This did not work. I kept getting an authentication error.
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April 16th, 2012
Here is a list of my favorite TED talks. The are loosely rank by order, but not really…watch them all.
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March 28th, 2012
Here is a post about how to take screenshots on Google TV with the Logictech Revue. Its sounds easy but isn’t working for me.
How to take screenshots of Google TV over WiFi with ADB | Android and Me.
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March 12th, 2012
So my wife picked up a used Brinkmann Cook-N-Cajun smoker over the weekend. These smokers look like small barrel with an open bottom and domed lid. Now even though there is slushy snow coming down outside right now, I am starting a brisket process. Read the rest of this entry »
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