Follow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uBU2CzisEQ (Easter twitter)
27 Apr
There's no place like 127.0.0.1 :)
27 Apr
New paper submitted. Now on the road again.
21 Apr
I just love the fingerlakes... could we take one home? :)
21 Apr
Something Happened Last Week in Orlando #RFIDLIVE http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/8360/1/2/
20 Apr
#IEEERFID was great, #RFIDLIVE too. Now I'm writing a new paper for another RFID conference :)
20 Apr
If anyone attending #RFIDLIVE is interested in theoretical cost estimates for RFID traceability systems, stop by room S331 tomorrow morning!
14 Apr
The poster session went pretty well. It was nice presenting my work to so many smart people :) #IEEERFID #RFIDLIVE
14 Apr
#RFIDLIVE NFC-enabled smartphones could bring a big growth to micro-payments
12 Apr
#RFIDLIVE I really liked Jack Farrell's StarBucks-enhancing technologies photo
12 Apr
RFIDJournal RFID Journal
Getting ready to open the exhibit hall @ #RFIDLIVE.
12 Apr
#RFIDLIVEQA panel question: Have you had any significant software obstacles? Did the software scale well with increasing usage?
12 Apr
#RFIDLIVE panel question: Have you had any significant software obstacles? Did the software scale well with increasing usage?
12 Apr
Attending the #RFIDLIVE panel discussion. Audience questions will be asked using twitter. Nice :)
12 Apr
#RFIDLIVE My poster about cost estimates for RFID data discovery / traceability is posted! I will show it tomorrow at 3pm in room S331 C-D!
12 Apr
At Orlando for #RFIDLIVE and IEEE RFID. Lots of exciting new things to learn!
12 Apr
30 seconds... How much can you say in 30 seconds?
12 Apr
Preparing for #RFIDLIVE
9 Apr
Working on the contents of the poster. Joana will help me with (the) style
7 Apr
@pedrocustodio Not sure football everywhere is my kind of town ;)
7 Apr
Just prototyped the cold-rainfall-pomodoro ;)
5 Apr
2011-04-30
2011-04-29
New York City shopping nightmare
I want to share with you a very bad shopping experience I had in New York City at Multy Electronics, 1333 Broadway, between 35th and 36th street.
Here is their business card:
*** DO NOT SHOP HERE *** DO NOT SHOP HERE ***
*** DO NOT SHOP HERE *** DO NOT SHOP HERE ***
At this shop they have all the products marked at very high prices.
After you show interest for a specific product, they start making some incredible discounts. They even tell you that you can return it if you're not satisfied.
If you give in - like I did for a small projector with "HD" definition - then you have been robbed!
Once you realize that the product doesn't work as expected - no "HD" after all - you come back to the store and they say that they don't do refunds, and that you can exchange the product only for other products. The issue is, all the other prices are largely overpriced too, so you are stuck with a lousy deal.
Also they say that you can talk to the boss that will be around tomorrow, but you figure that there is no boss and it's just a delay tactic. They know most of their customers are tourists and that they won't be around for long.
There are more reports about this store (and its twins) in the following site:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/directory/Multy-Electronics.aspx
It's unbelievable how the New York City officials do not close down on these stores...
Lesson learned (the hard way):
If something looks too good to be true, it probably is!
And if your wife tells you this, don't be stubborn!
Here is their business card:
*** DO NOT SHOP HERE *** DO NOT SHOP HERE ***
*** DO NOT SHOP HERE *** DO NOT SHOP HERE ***
At this shop they have all the products marked at very high prices.
After you show interest for a specific product, they start making some incredible discounts. They even tell you that you can return it if you're not satisfied.
If you give in - like I did for a small projector with "HD" definition - then you have been robbed!
Once you realize that the product doesn't work as expected - no "HD" after all - you come back to the store and they say that they don't do refunds, and that you can exchange the product only for other products. The issue is, all the other prices are largely overpriced too, so you are stuck with a lousy deal.
Also they say that you can talk to the boss that will be around tomorrow, but you figure that there is no boss and it's just a delay tactic. They know most of their customers are tourists and that they won't be around for long.
There are more reports about this store (and its twins) in the following site:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/directory/Multy-Electronics.aspx
It's unbelievable how the New York City officials do not close down on these stores...
Lesson learned (the hard way):
If something looks too good to be true, it probably is!
And if your wife tells you this, don't be stubborn!
2011-04-14
How to get GPS coordinates out of Google Maps
This works with Google Maps is quick and easy, and does not need any add-ons.
1. Move the cursor over the spot you want coordinates for.
2. Right click and select "Directions to here" on pop-up menu.
3. Copy coordinates from "End Address": e.g. 29.199505,-90.041242
4. Paste them back into the "Search Maps" box and click to check position
and get them in DMS format: e.g. +29° 11' 58.22", -90° 2' 28.47"
Source: http://forums.gpsreview.net/viewtopic.php?t=3632
2011-04-06
How to redirect stdout and sterr to a file in Windows
compute.bat > compute.output 2>&1"compute.bat" is the command we are executing.
"> compute.output" redirects the console output to a file called compute.output. If ">>" was used instead, the file would be appended.
"2>&1" redirects stderr (2) to where stdout (1) is directed
Reference: StackOverflow post
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