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Ambi Functions

November 25, 2011

Here are a couple of short examples of ambi functions. These may be copied and pasted into the Ambi Calculator. The first is a recursive implementation of Euclid’s algorithm for finding the Greatest Common Divisor:   function; gcd; // A B gcd ; // Euclid's algorithm ; ifelse ; import $b = import $a...
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Ambi RPN Calculator Update and Chrome Extension

November 25, 2011
Ambi RPN Calculator Update and Chrome Extension

I have updated and released a new version of the Ambi RPN Calculator and programming language. Version 0.6.0 includes the following improvements … Complete redesign of UI using browser local storage to preserve state across invocations. Added ‘My Ambi Functions’ which are persistent. UI now auto recalculates as the expression is edited. drop, pow, exp, and inv operators...
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Finding “my place” in Australia

October 27, 2011

It has been almost eighteen months since posting to this blog and two years since I returned to Australia with my family in late December 2009. I joined Wesley Mission as a Project Manager and Business Analyst in May 2010.  Project managing an upgrade of  core business systems in Wesley Mission’s hospitals at Ashfield and Kogarah continues...
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Australian Radio Streaming URLs

May 18, 2010

I have just started using the Chrome Radio Player and search as I may, I was unable to find a single source for the streaming urls of Australian radio stations. I have found them and here is the result of my research. You can plug these URLs into your streaming player. — Enjoy
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Visual metaphors assist busy readers, learners

April 26, 2010

See this in the news: Probono Austrlalia Apr-24 Non-profit Forum May-02 Announcing the availability of the first implementation of the Knowledge Ferret open source project. The knowledgeferret.com adds a compelling visual metaphor to the document reader to help busy readers to make sense of large and complicated documents. The Productivity Commissions recent report into...
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Golf Zero

March 20, 2010

Some keen golfers face a time when they can enjoy a walk around a golf course, but are not able to swing a golf club like they used to. A golfer’s swing could be interrupted due to injury, sickness or due to natural aging processes. Should an inability to swing stop a golfer from...
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Lifetime Postal Address

February 16, 2010
Lifetime Postal Address

I would like a Lifetime Postal Address (LPA) that I could give to the 50+ organisations that send me items in the post. I would be happy to pay Australia Post $100 per year for the opportunity to never have to change my postal address – ever. Given the mobility of the Australian popupation,...
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