What this is and why it′s here

This page is showing off the way that, using php, we can collate data from around the web. The Twitter data comes through as a JSON feed, my blog feed and the weather are RSS feeds, and the moon and sun data is parsed from an HTML document. The album picker is an AJAX widget.

It′s here because... I can!

A random album on my iPod:

Largely for when I can't decide what to listen to.

White Stripes, The: 2005) Get Behind Me Satan

Latest updates from my Twitter feed:

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The Kitchen Sink

Last updated Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:36:15 +0000

The source code for the @markov_bible twitter feed

A bit of background about Markov Chains might help for a start. A while ago, I stumbled across a bit of Python for generating Markov Chains here. Basically it takes a large body of text (in this case, the King … Continue reading

The Second Coming

Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; … Continue reading

Frog base extended

Following on from the previous two posts, if you unfold your frog base so that it’s back to a flat square, you will see that the crease pattern looks something like this: Now what if we want to make a … Continue reading

…and from a frog-base to a frog

Take your frog base (see previous post) I also mountain-folded the “nose” under in the model shown below.

There’s more than one way to fold a frog-base

In this discussion, I’m going to assume a familiarity with the water bomb base. (If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of origami bases, start with the origami terms page here.) Starting with the water bomb base: Flap one: Flap two … Continue reading

BBC - Weather Centre - Forecast for Leeds, United Kingdom

Last updated Mon, 21 May 2012 03:20:00 +0100

Monday: white cloud, Max Temp: 17°C (63°F), Min Temp: 9°C (48°F)

Max Temp: 17°C (63°F), Min Temp: 9°C (48°F), Wind Direction: NNE, Wind Speed: 8mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1012mb, Humidity: 69%, UV risk: moderate, Pollution: low, Sunrise: 04:53BST, Sunset: 21:12BST

Tuesday: sunny, Max Temp: 22°C (72°F), Min Temp: 12°C (54°F)

Max Temp: 22°C (72°F), Min Temp: 12°C (54°F), Wind Direction: N, Wind Speed: 6mph, Visibility: very good, Pressure: 1016mb, Humidity: 59%, UV risk: n/a, Pollution: low, Sunrise: 04:52BST, Sunset: 21:13BST

Wednesday: sunny intervals, Max Temp: 21°C (70°F), Min Temp: 14°C (57°F)

Max Temp: 21°C (70°F), Min Temp: 14°C (57°F), Wind Direction: NE, Wind Speed: 3mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1023mb, Humidity: 66%, UV risk: n/a, Pollution: low, Sunrise: 04:50BST, Sunset: 21:15BST

Sun and Moon times (in BST) for 2012 May 21, Leeds, UK (from HM Nautical Almanac Office)

Moon Phase at 0 hours today

As of 00:00 today: New Moon. The age of the Moon is 29.6 days old and the illuminated fraction is 0 per cent.

Sunrise: 04:55
Sunset: 21:12
Moonrise: 05:06
Moonset: 21:54