Yearly Archives: 2012

Kindle Weather Display

Posted on September 14, 2012

Ever since I first learned about electronic paper, I’ve thought it would be perfect to display some sort of regularly updated, but not real-time, data such as the current date, an agenda, or the weather forecast. Unfortunately, e-paper displays have … Continue reading →

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Pannellum 1.2

Posted on August 28, 2012

With a few new features, a few improvements, and a bug fix, Pannellum 1.2 has been released. The new release includes keyboard panning controls, support for a fallback URL if WebGL is not supported by a browser, clarified load button … Continue reading →

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Storm over West Hill Pond

Posted on July 27, 2012

Last night, severe weather was forecasted in the West Hill Pond, New Hartford, Connecticut area. Fortunately, the worst of the storm never made it here. There was only a little rain and wind, but there was plenty of lightning.

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Cats and Catbirds

Posted on June 11, 2012

Last year, Blue Jays made a nest in the yew bush in the backyard. This year, Gray Catbirds made a nest in the same bush close to the where the Blue Jay nest was (don’t worry—the cat isn’t chasing the … Continue reading →

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Introducing Pannellum

Posted on May 28, 2012

After a year of on and off development, Pannellum, a free and open source panorama viewer for the web, is ready for release. Built using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and WebGL, it is plug-in free. The lightweight viewer, just 18kB gzipped, … Continue reading →

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