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Weirdness with Flickr
Something happened to my Flickr photos yesterday (April 25). I usually get less than 100 views per day. I’m not really posting for the whole world to see. Just for a subset of this word to see. Mostly for me … Continue reading
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Water in Gasoline Engine
The thought of this came while I was watching “Gas Hole” on Hulu (couldn’t they come up with a better name? Seriously). The movie seemed strange and full of all those conspiracy theories. Like one inventor of another a lot … Continue reading
GPX to Google Polyline. Part 2
In the previous post I have described my modified python code convert GPX data to Google polyline. Well, there were some people who used the script, surprisingly, and asked for some additions/modifications. The Google algorithm, especially if used in Javascript, … Continue reading
Posted in Computers
Tagged Google static API, Google static maps, Goole encoded polyline, GPX, polyline
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Convert GPX to the Google encoded polyline
I’ve mentioned in my earlier post that it would be nice to find a way to convert the entire track into encoded polyline. The conversion should be done from the GPX format which I mainly use. After some Internet search … Continue reading
Static maps fixed
I finally got around fixing the Google static maps on my posts after the API version was changed to v2. One on the travels page and one on the Gates of The Arctic trip report post. In all honesty it … Continue reading
Science Fiction
Science fiction is fun. I always liked it. It is still fiction per se, but for some reason I find the regular fiction a bit boring. Or I just don’t get it. Also, science fiction usually has a lot of … Continue reading
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Dual Boot with Ubuntu Installer
Using Linux has been getting easier and easier thanks to the hard working people at the different distributions. Of course, it isn’t like the old days when everything had to be done manually – partitioning, installing, getting (and compiling) all … Continue reading
Ice Cream Attempt
Suddenly I have realized that there is no unflavored ice cream in the stores around, not even in Whole Foods. Under unflavored I didn’t mean vanilla flavor – no flavor at all – just milk and other stuff. So, I … Continue reading
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Visit to California Academy of Sciences
It is nice to spend some time in the city. San Francisco that is. Though I haven’t worked out the strength to actually move there, visiting is the next best thing. Well, my woman seems to like the cultural activities. … Continue reading
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Whitewater Rafting in the Rain
A couple of years ago I organized a whitewater rafting trip with two of my friends. We went with this Gold Rush outfitter somewhere on American river. I can’t say that I was very thrilled by the experience – it … Continue reading
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