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[posted: Saturday, 2013-01-12] [category: computers & technology, science] [tags: , ]

how to print a timestamp with periodic output from WinWedge WinWedge is a simple tool to obtain periodic readouts through a serial RS-232 or COM interface (e.g. from an analytical balance). unfortunately, though, obtaining a timestamp for every data point is not as intuitive as it could be.
here’s how you can automatically add a timestamp to your periodic output with WinWedge (tested with WinWedge32 Std. V3.0).

let’s assume that you’ve already configured the basic communication (“Port” – “Settings”) and timer settings (“Define” – “Serial Output Strings” > “Interval (ms)” and “Timer Controlled Output String”). [more...]

[posted: Tuesday, 2013-01-08] [category: random photos] [tags: , , ]

this bright yellow leaf was floating on the calm blue waters of emmagen creek, cape tribulation.

the prettiest yellow leaf ever, floating in a calm blue pool at emmagen creek.

note how the water surface acts as a concave mirror in some spots, as it bends upward to the edges of the leaf!
(also, pay attention the sony rx100′s sweet 1.8 aperture!)

[posted: Sunday, 2013-01-06] [category: photo] [tags: , , ]

another great weekend outdoors: rock climbing in the blue mountains on saturday, and learning to surf at manly beach with the UTS surf club and fellow couchsurfer tareq on sunday. celebratory sunday sushi: check. :)

saturday: rock climbing with carrie & john at dam cliffs, blue mountains
saturday, dam cliffs (blue mountains): carrie climbs “wet feet” (it’s what you get if you don’t make it to the third safety bolt), john belaying from the top.

 
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[posted: Thursday, 2013-01-03] [category: living pictures] [tags: , , ]

we didn’t have a lot of time off in cape tribulation, but whenever we did, the lytro camera was always right in my pocket. well, so were the other two cameras, to be completely fair. ;)

here are a first few lightfield impressions from cape tribulation.
how to use: click to refocus, click&drag to shift perspective.

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[posted: Tuesday, 2013-01-01] [category: general, random photos] [tags: ]

here’s to a healthy and prosperous new year! may all your hopes, wishes and new year’s resolutions for 2013 come true! do something you’ve never done before!

2013 new year's fireworks at the sydney harbour bridge

the picture above shows one of the final moments of sydney’s gigantic show of new year’s fireworks at the harbour bridge. [more...]

[posted: Saturday, 2012-12-29] [category: general] [tags: , , ]

the daintree rainforest observatory features a canopy crane in the midst of the tropical lowland rainforest of cape tribulation. it covers approximately 1 ha of forest area and grants scientists access to over 740 trees of 82 species.

danielle, andrew and i, up in the daintree rainforest canopy

the above picture shows technician danielle, crane driver andrew, and yours truly, suspended in a little crane box above the rainforest canopy.
we spent most of our crane time in the early morning, just before sunrise. the utter silence of the sleeping rainforest, which gradually gives way to the sound of birds, is only excelled by the view of the sun rising behind the sea, and the first rays of light touching the canopy.

[posted: Monday, 2012-12-24] [category: photo] [tags: , , ]

season’s greetings from northern queensland!

cairns christmas tree in the midst of tropical palms

i’m enjoying a few days off in mission beach, queensland (again :) ) after some amazing yet very intensive weeks at cape tribulation and the daintree rainforest observatory.

a small teaser of photos to come:

panorama: beautiful cape tribulation in far north queensland