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Compiling 64-bit NetCDF4 with HDF5 on Mac OS X

I needed a 64-bit version of HDF5 and NetCDF4, here’s how you get that going on Mac OS X 10.6. Download the and uncompress the static HDF5 1.8.6 binaries. Download…

Republican party has lost all my respect

I was just talking to a coworker today about how I used to be really tolerant of other people’s beliefs and ideas, to the point of being overly tolerant. I…

Greenies against nuclear power

I’ve always been annoyed by the shortsightedness of environmentalists who lobby against nuclear power (as opposed the more informed group of environmentalists who lobby for appropriate safety measures). There’s a…

Buy locally

I’m all for buying locally and, given a choice, will even pay a bit more for locally grown or locally produced products. However, I think that as a movement it…

Good STB post

Seattle Transit Blog continues to be a wonderful resource for both news and opinion on Seattle/WA transit related issues. There are quite a few remarkable posts that I haven’t pointed…

How much is a park worth?

The basic idea is this: Fire District 41 wants a new fire station. The current fire station is too far south and is unable to serve the northern reaches of…

Simple implementation of VMT tax

Electric cars don’t consume gasoline and therefore owners of electric cars will generally contribute less to the general road maintenance fund because they aren’t paying a gasoline tax. A bill…

Ayn Rand Fantasyland

Here’s a favorite quote of mine that I’ve seen tossed around, There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas…