[FRIAM] Lunch today: agent-based modeling and webgl informal roundtable
12p Santa Fe Complex Lunchtime conversation AgentGL: agent-based modeling meets OpenGL A group of us from Ed Angel's OpenGL class will have an informal discussion about implementing ABM in webgl and opengl ES mobile environments. Owen has a basic heatbug example at: http://backspaces.net/CS591/nl0/nl0.html http://backspaces.net/CS591/nl0/nl0.htmlOthers are working on more shader and texture-based approaches to patch-level interactions. Please come by if you're interested. If anyone wants a burrito from bumblebee, I'll be picking an order up at 11:45a. Let me know by 11:30a. mobile 577-5828 or email. -S -- --- -. . ..-. .. ... - .-- --- ..-. .. ... stephen.gue...@redfish.com stephen.gue...@redfish.com 624 Agua Fria, Santa Fe, NM 87501 office: 505.995.0206 mobile: 505.577.5828 redfish.com | sfcomplex.org | simtable.com | ambientpixel.com FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Re: [FRIAM] Lunch today: agent-based modeling and webgl informal roundtable
On 5/18/11 10:50 AM, Stephen Guerin wrote: Owen has a basic heatbug example at: http://backspaces.net/CS591/nl0/nl0.html Nice. FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
[FRIAM] Droid X vs. I Phone 4 on Verizon
Your thoughts on relative merits? Any experience? Thanks, Duncan George Duncan georgeduncanart.com (505) 983-6895 Represented by ViVO Contemporary 725 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 Life must be understood backwards; but... it must be lived forward. Soren Kierkegaard FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Re: [FRIAM] Droid X vs. I Phone 4 on Verizon
I'm a lurker here, but happy to give my two cents: I'm a Droid X user, more or less alone in a sea of iPhone 4s and the occasional Blackberry. Previously a BB Tour (world phone) user. Neither the iPhone 4 nor the Droid X are world phones, and I'll avoid buying a non-world phone again unless as is often the case Verizon only offers mediocre world phones. Other: Form factor Droid X is large and for some a little bulky. I think this is something you either accept/like or don't. The weird camera bump on the back is definitely an aesthetic faux pas for me, but I've come to like the form overall and at this point the iPhone seems puny, especially for the soft keyboard and the screen in general. Battery not great, doesn't really last a full day even with an app killer installed and regularly used. I don't hear much better from iphone users. That complaint aside, I'm probably going to go one step worse and upgrade to the Bionic or its HTC equivalent this summer. I wonder how long a battery for a dual-core phone on an LTE network will last 4 hours? 4 minutes? Screen very nice. Size advantage to Droid, web-browsing easy and good. Accelerometer stuff is also good. I'm a happy ipad and ipod touch user too, and I'm not noticing a lot of difference. UI I am starting to think I like the HTC UI better than the Droid, neither are necessarily as tight as iOS. I think the analogy might be a better-than-Windows vs. OSX from a user perspective. Of course, that comparison is true on many levels. UI speed Droid is zippy but occasionally the screen is unresponsive, usually due to sync activity, but not always. Never seen that on an iphone. That said, it never freezes. Camera never really use it. Doesn't seem that great even at 8MB. UI is a little clunkier than iphone. Soft keyboard I prefer the Droid. In part that's because you can rotate to landscape mode and have larger keys. Call quality very nice. My guess is comparable to iphone on Verizon. Never had a drop. I also use Skype on it often. Apps in a year I think it will be impossible to distinguish between the range of selection between Android and Apple. However, it's also true that there is less curation that goes on in the Android market, so quality and discoverability are still an issue. Again, I think it will diminish. Music -- ain't no iTunes on the Droid. Exchange integration. Pretty seamless. Five minutes to set up. Neither compares to blackberry, though Enterprise Activation on the bb can take more than a few cups of coffee to get done. When I first got the Droid (because my colleagues use them) I thought I'd made a mistake. Then I lost my Blackberry and had to rely on the Droid. Once I changed the case (get the clear plastic one not the rubberized one) honestly, my whole attitude changed. I much prefer the size of the phone to the iphone and while the rest of my gear is Apple, at this point, I am going to stick to Android (be it Droid or HTC). Honestly, I wouldn't be either right now. I'd check out the HTC Thunderbolt which is an LTE phone, or wait for the Bionic and invest in whoever their battery supplier is :) Hope this helps. Robert From: George Duncan gtdun...@gmail.com Reply-To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group friam@redfish.com Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 11:35:22 -0600 To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Friam@redfish.com Subject: [FRIAM] Droid X vs. I Phone 4 on Verizon Your thoughts on relative merits? Any experience? Thanks, Duncan George Duncan georgeduncanart.com http://georgeduncanart.com/ (505) 983-6895 Represented by ViVO Contemporary 725 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 Life must be understood backwards; but... it must be lived forward. Soren Kierkegaard FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Re: [FRIAM] Lunch today: agent-based modeling and webgl informal roundtable
I wasn't able to attend the meeting today, but I'd like to put in a plug for VPython (vpython.org) for visualization purposes. This lets you do quite elaborate 3D animations/visualizations for Python programs using OpenGL, cross-platform, with an exceptionally easy to use implementation of a fairly wide variety of objects and automatic creation of windows and associated event handling. Bruce Sherwood On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Stephen Guerin stephen.gue...@redfish.com wrote: 12p Santa Fe Complex Lunchtime conversation AgentGL: agent-based modeling meets OpenGL A group of us from Ed Angel's OpenGL class will have an informal discussion about implementing ABM in webgl and opengl ES mobile environments. Owen has a basic heatbug example at: http://backspaces.net/CS591/nl0/nl0.html Others are working on more shader and texture-based approaches to patch-level interactions. Please come by if you're interested. If anyone wants a burrito from bumblebee, I'll be picking an order up at 11:45a. Let me know by 11:30a. mobile 577-5828 or email. -S -- --- -. . ..-. .. ... - .-- --- ..-. .. ... stephen.gue...@redfish.com 624 Agua Fria, Santa Fe, NM 87501 office: 505.995.0206 mobile: 505.577.5828 redfish.com | sfcomplex.org | simtable.com | ambientpixel.com FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Re: [FRIAM] craigs list q
Gillian, I would start by calling the Bursar at Central Christian College. That person should be straightforward, down-to-earth, and should have an explanation for this odd procedure. It doesn't sound right to me, I have to say. What does test out Western Union mean? Let us know how it comes out. Nick -Original Message- From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Gillian Densmore Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 3:07 PM To: Friam@redfish.com Subject: [FRIAM] craigs list q Hi this is gillian densmore, I've apparently been hired by someone working for central christian college to test out western union- but how do I know if it's legit? The college sent me a large check a big portion of wich is to be wired to someone else. There isn't a contract though, leaving me feeling a bit uneasy. is this par for course for craigs list? Also when asked if it was ok to double check his background he didn't respond very profesionaly asking if i'm trying to insult him. Wouldn't it be understandable to want to do so in this day and age of scams? FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Re: [FRIAM] craigs list q
Be very, very wary of these things, as they are almost assuredly scams. I'm not sure if my understanding of it is correct, but it is a way of laundering money, for instance created by selling someone somthing that doesn't exist. When the original purchaser calls foul, and asks for the money back from er credit card provider, you will be left stumping up the refund, whilst the perpertrator is laughing all the way to the bank (or has a nice wad of cash stuffed under the matress) somewhere in Backofbeyondistan. Some people take intellectual delight in trying to figure out the scam's angle. But you've still got to be careful - these people are criminals, and probably very intelligent ones at that. Cheers On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 03:30:49PM -0600, Gillian Densmore wrote: well heres the story in so far as I understand it: I found a help wanted on craigs list posted as customer service. The guy got back to me saying I'd be a conducting agent. To evaluate money services and or wal greens and wal mart.and I'd get paid 200 dollars for doing so. A week ago he said he'd be sending me a package wich made me suspicous. Then he said he sent a check 200 of wich is mine the rest is some other persons.(minus wester union fees) he'd like me to report back on the experience. When I asked what type of credentials he has so that I know that it's above bord he responded by saying: are you trying to insult me? also when I said I couldn't do anything between 1 and 2 because I have a regular apointment at that time at 140 he sent me a few impatiant texts. Apparently he also wants it all handled in cash to. Sufficed to say that's what prompted me to ask what kind of assurances he has that this is legit. On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Nicholas Thompson nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote: Gillian, I would start by calling the Bursar at Central Christian College. That person should be straightforward, down-to-earth, and should have an explanation for this odd procedure. It doesn't sound right to me, I have to say. What does test out Western Union mean? Let us know how it comes out. Nick -Original Message- From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Gillian Densmore Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 3:07 PM To: Friam@redfish.com Subject: [FRIAM] craigs list q Hi this is gillian densmore, I've apparently been hired by someone working for central christian college to test out western union- but how do I know if it's legit? The college sent me a large check a big portion of wich is to be wired to someone else. There isn't a contract though, leaving me feeling a bit uneasy. is this par for course for craigs list? Also when asked if it was ok to double check his background he didn't respond very profesionaly asking if i'm trying to insult him. Wouldn't it be understandable to want to do so in this day and age of scams? FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org -- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics hpco...@hpcoders.com.au University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Re: [FRIAM] craigs list q
Here's some good info on these type of scams -- http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams-Ted On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Russell Standish r.stand...@unsw.edu.auwrote: Be very, very wary of these things, as they are almost assuredly scams. I'm not sure if my understanding of it is correct, but it is a way of laundering money, for instance created by selling someone somthing that doesn't exist. When the original purchaser calls foul, and asks for the money back from er credit card provider, you will be left stumping up the refund, whilst the perpertrator is laughing all the way to the bank (or has a nice wad of cash stuffed under the matress) somewhere in Backofbeyondistan. Some people take intellectual delight in trying to figure out the scam's angle. But you've still got to be careful - these people are criminals, and probably very intelligent ones at that. Cheers On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 03:30:49PM -0600, Gillian Densmore wrote: well heres the story in so far as I understand it: I found a help wanted on craigs list posted as customer service. The guy got back to me saying I'd be a conducting agent. To evaluate money services and or wal greens and wal mart.and I'd get paid 200 dollars for doing so. A week ago he said he'd be sending me a package wich made me suspicous. Then he said he sent a check 200 of wich is mine the rest is some other persons.(minus wester union fees) he'd like me to report back on the experience. When I asked what type of credentials he has so that I know that it's above bord he responded by saying: are you trying to insult me? also when I said I couldn't do anything between 1 and 2 because I have a regular apointment at that time at 140 he sent me a few impatiant texts. Apparently he also wants it all handled in cash to. Sufficed to say that's what prompted me to ask what kind of assurances he has that this is legit. On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Nicholas Thompson nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote: Gillian, I would start by calling the Bursar at Central Christian College. That person should be straightforward, down-to-earth, and should have an explanation for this odd procedure. It doesn't sound right to me, I have to say. What does test out Western Union mean? Let us know how it comes out. Nick -Original Message- From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Gillian Densmore Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 3:07 PM To: Friam@redfish.com Subject: [FRIAM] craigs list q Hi this is gillian densmore, I've apparently been hired by someone working for central christian college to test out western union- but how do I know if it's legit? The college sent me a large check a big portion of wich is to be wired to someone else. There isn't a contract though, leaving me feeling a bit uneasy. is this par for course for craigs list? Also when asked if it was ok to double check his background he didn't respond very profesionaly asking if i'm trying to insult him. Wouldn't it be understandable to want to do so in this day and age of scams? FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org -- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics hpco...@hpcoders.com.au University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org -- Ted Carmichael, Ph.D. Complex Systems Institute Department of Software and Information Systems College of Computing and Informatics 310-A Woodward Hall UNC Charlotte FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Re: [FRIAM] craigs list q
Good call. I called up Central Christian College. This person (a bob pemo with a gmail adress) isn't on staff! Further naling it as a scam in so far as the Bursars office was conerned they'd have used a university email adress and not have taken it as an afront when wanting assurance it's legit. They thanked me for reporting and want me to keep the check around for possible criminal investigation purposes, as well as to keep an eye out on my cell phone in case they have any questions. On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Nicholas Thompson nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote: Gillian, I would start by calling the Bursar at Central Christian College. That person should be straightforward, down-to-earth, and should have an explanation for this odd procedure. It doesn't sound right to me, I have to say. What does test out Western Union mean? Let us know how it comes out. Nick -Original Message- From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Gillian Densmore Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 3:07 PM To: Friam@redfish.com Subject: [FRIAM] craigs list q Hi this is gillian densmore, I've apparently been hired by someone working for central christian college to test out western union- but how do I know if it's legit? The college sent me a large check a big portion of wich is to be wired to someone else. There isn't a contract though, leaving me feeling a bit uneasy. is this par for course for craigs list? Also when asked if it was ok to double check his background he didn't respond very profesionaly asking if i'm trying to insult him. Wouldn't it be understandable to want to do so in this day and age of scams? FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Re: [FRIAM] blog recomendations?
Wordpress is indeed pretty sweet. You might also want to check out googles I think it's called blogger you may need a google acount to use it. On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Robert J. Cordingley rob...@cirrillian.com wrote: Hi Eric WordPress. If you get stuck or need some customizing I can help you. There are tons of plugins for almost anything - very extensible. Robert Cordingley cirrillian.com On 5/17/11 4:56 PM, ERIC P. CHARLES wrote: Hey all, Against all my wife's better judgment, I am considering starting a blog. Enough of my professional colleagues have them, and enough interesting stuff seems to be happening on them, that it seems a good idea. I was hoping for some collective wisdom about the pros and cons of different blogging platforms. I do, in theory, have the ability to host it myself, or to use Penn State's in-house system, but my initial inclination is to go with an established entity that makes it easy to do things like track other blogs and track user stats. I'm not even sure what other factors I should care about. Again, any collective wisdom would be appreciated! Thanks, Eric FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Re: [FRIAM] Financial Scam
Gillian: If I read your original email correctly.. you are in receipt of a check, suppose to deposit it and then wire a large portion of it to another account? Let me guessyou are suppose to deposit it in **your** bank account ? That's the scam the money is wired out of your account before the check clears (it won't clear, it will bounce) and the bank will come hunting for its money from YOU. Hopefully you have the check, envelope, and any contact info. Turn these over to the police or maybe the US Postal Service - if the check came in the US Mail. Sorry if this is a repeat of someone else's advice but you want to be careful of these scams. Number One Question to ask: Why do they need ME to test [company name] using money? They can hire plenty of temporary help and set the workers up in their own offices to conduct the tests. (or hire a testing firm) Also just for laughs - trywww.whois.netfor the email address to see where it *seems* to be originating. Stephen Thompson Investment Officer Securian Financial Group On 5/18/2011 6:16 PM, Gillian Densmore wrote: Good call. I called up Central Christian College. This person (a bob pemo with a gmail adress) isn't on staff! Further naling it as a scam in so far as the Bursars office was conerned they'd have used a university email adress and not have taken it as an afront when wanting assurance it's legit. They thanked me for reporting and want me to keep the check around for possible criminal investigation purposes, as well as to keep an eye out on my cell phone in case they have any questions. On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Nicholas Thompson nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote: Gillian, I would start by calling the Bursar at Central Christian College. That person should be straightforward, down-to-earth, and should have an explanation for this odd procedure. It doesn't sound right to me, I have to say. What does test out Western Union mean? Let us know how it comes out. Nick -Original Message- From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Gillian Densmore Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 3:07 PM To: Friam@redfish.com Subject: [FRIAM] craigs list q Hi this is gillian densmore, I've apparently been hired by someone working for central christian college to test out western union- but how do I know if it's legit? The college sent me a large check a big portion of wich is to be wired to someone else. There isn't a contract though, leaving me feeling a bit uneasy. is this par for course for craigs list? Also when asked if it was ok to double check his background he didn't respond very profesionaly asking if i'm trying to insult him. Wouldn't it be understandable to want to do so in this day and age of scams? FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Re: [FRIAM] blog recomendations?
My slight experience with WordPress made me feel that it had a nerdy heart. Dont be ashamed to try something that costs a little and doesnt have the notion that learning obscure finger-mantras is good for your soul. But I probably don't know what I am talking about. Nick -Original Message- From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Gillian Densmore Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 5:28 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] blog recomendations? Wordpress is indeed pretty sweet. You might also want to check out googles I think it's called blogger you may need a google acount to use it. On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Robert J. Cordingley rob...@cirrillian.com wrote: Hi Eric WordPress. If you get stuck or need some customizing I can help you. There are tons of plugins for almost anything - very extensible. Robert Cordingley cirrillian.com On 5/17/11 4:56 PM, ERIC P. CHARLES wrote: Hey all, Against all my wife's better judgment, I am considering starting a blog. Enough of my professional colleagues have them, and enough interesting stuff seems to be happening on them, that it seems a good idea. I was hoping for some collective wisdom about the pros and cons of different blogging platforms. I do, in theory, have the ability to host it myself, or to use Penn State's in-house system, but my initial inclination is to go with an established entity that makes it easy to do things like track other blogs and track user stats. I'm not even sure what other factors I should care about. Again, any collective wisdom would be appreciated! Thanks, Eric FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
