Author Archives: dougaj4

The Ship Song Project

Posted on 27/12/2011 by dougaj4

The Ship Song Project: Artists pay tribute to the Sydney Opera House: “It is a song, and a story, of a nation that dreams. Indigenous singer-songwriter Kev Carmody, who performed with the Australian Ballet Company, said it’s also about, “The … Continue reading →

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Bach for Christmas

Posted on 26/12/2011 by dougaj4

Al Vachris sent me a link to this visualisation of the opening Prelude from Bach’s 1st Suite for Solo Cello: “Baroque.me (2011) by Alexander Chen. Video capture. baroque.me visualizes the first Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suites. Using the math behind … Continue reading →

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When does 35 not equal 35?

Posted on 20/12/2011 by dougaj4

… and when does 35 – 35 not equal zero? In the first case the answer is when one “35” is on an Excel spreadsheet and the other 35 is in VBA.  The question arose from the ongoing continuous beam … Continue reading →

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The “Glass Bridge” King’s Park, Perth

Posted on 19/12/2011 by dougaj4

The Lotterywest Walkway is a fairly recent addition to Perth’s King’s Park, featuring a spectacular arched pedestrian bridge built of weathering steel with glass parapets.  My impressions are shown in the photos below.  Click on any image for a slide show.

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Dynamic Excel on the Cloud With Javascript!

Posted on 16/12/2011 by dougaj4

I have previously linked to a spreadsheet stored on Skydrive, but I have been disappointed that the possibilities for using live spreadsheets are greatly limited by the lack of support for VBA.  It seems that Microsoft have now decided to provide … Continue reading →

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