Jiri Baum

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Who am I? I am me. I could hardly be anybody else. If you feel like finding out, probably best to read my blog; keep hitting the "Random" button, or read it all in order. Or, you know, you could e-mail me, or talk to me.

Free and Open Source Software

• zookeepr - software for managing the linux.conf.au website; it was used in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and  I was the zookeepr keepr for 2008.
  
• MatPLC - an automation system for Linux. MAT stands for "Machine Automation Tools".
• clew - a chartplotter
• groupthink - a blog aggregator - now basically abandoned in favour of Planet (or, if you prefer, Adam Sampson's rawdog)

Education

• PhD on Approximate Planning with Abstractions in Stochastic Domains (in the field of Artificial Intelligence).
  
• MComp on improving the HINT image-compression algorithm.

Miscellaneous...

• parallel-run - A perl script that runs a bunch of commands simultaneously. Works similarly to debian's run-parts, except everything happens at once. A companion script, watch, can be placed in the directory to be run and displays the commands that are running on VT10. (I use these for my IP-up directory, partly because some of the IP-up scripts have high-latency, low-bandwidth handshaking, partly because if one of the scripts hangs, the others will be able to run regardless; normal run-parts will never get past a faulty script that can't contact its server.)
• Current time in Melbourne
• A very primitive back-links implementation (using Alta Vista)
• A few thoughts on Web-page authentication and a brief comparison of e-cash with other things
• Details of home-made sailing rig for inflatable boats are available, though it's been quite a while since I last sailed it... these days I usually sail something larger.

Lateral thinking

/ jiri@baum.com.au

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