The other day I was looking for a piece of software that could help me pull data out of SVN repository so I can do a little analysis on it. Browsing over the net, I run into several tools, but the one that finally caught my eye was SNVKit. The package does a lot of stuff, but for instance, if you are only interested on pulling information out, it makes your like quite easy....
Interesting twist using Google Analytics to do site optimization. The interesting part is the shift of mentality. Instead of scratching your head going for the best, why not put a bunch out there and using as a row data for the next generation. Sounds familiar? Yes, they will not mention it, but it heavily uses a simple evolutionary model. Using they words: you start with a basic set of variations, then you measure, oh you may want to try another set of variants based on the best ones....
Eurovision Song Contest is not dead after all. A simple proof is the amount of ink generated after the “ChikiChiki” (Spain entry to the contest), not to mention all the other curious participants from all over Europe (including the singing duck…). Thinking about it, I still feel that the ChikiChiki is dull and a bit borring when compared to the master of all the editions: Raphael. The above video was his performance on the 1966 edition....
Finally! I have been able to consolidate two of my blogs into this new domain :D. I just moved over my old IlliGAL blog and my newer DITA one. I started blogging after the push at IlliGAL, and when I moved to NCSA I took the habit with me into DITA. There are also a few more satellite blogs around (that I may or may not bring over here), but the final goal is to regroup energies and restart the blogging in a more unified manner....
Finally we have finished setting up the website for Meandre a semantic-driven data-intensive flow engine. Meandre provides basic infrastructure for data-intensive computation. It provides, among others, tools for creating components and flows, a high-level language to describe flows, and multicore and distributed execution environment based on a service-oriented paradigm. We are currently working on getting gear up for a first alpha release. You can visit the Meandre site here. I will be posting in the Meandre blog about our current steps toward getting the release out of the door....