Now Reading
Planned books:
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Current books:
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Mathematics for the Digital Age and Programming in Python by Maria Litvin and Gary Litvin
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Statistics In Plain English by Timothy C. Urdan
Recent books:
- Practical Machine Learning in R by Fred Nwanganga, Mike Chapple
- Statistical Inference via Data Science: A ModernDive into R and the Tidyverse by Chester Ismay and Albert Y. Kim
- The Nature of Code by Daniel Shiffman
- Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
- The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley
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Author Archives: Robert S. Robbins
The Glass Menagerie Gets 21 Views
Tonight I went to the Community Theater League show “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams. “The Glass Menagerie” is my third favorite play, right behind “Hamlet” and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”. I first saw this play in high school … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Theater League, Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie
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Parisian Flâneur
It rained all day long Saturday and my feet were sore so I just made short trips from my hotel to shot video and photos. First I walked to the Champ De Mars and shot some video of the Eiffel … Continue reading
Pompidou Center And Montparnasse Cemetery
Today I went to the Pompidou Center, the ugly modern art museum in Paris. Along the way there, I snapped photos of the Louvre, Notre-Dame, the Seine, and the Hôtel de Ville and its carousel. There was a long line … Continue reading
The Pantheon, Village Voice Bookstore, and Musée d’Orsay
Today began with a final meeting with my Trafalgar tour director, Mariannne. I had only met her briefly once before. Today I noticed that she had a German accent. She gave me my airport transportation transfer. The supplier is Paris … Continue reading
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Tagged Audrey Tautou, Eiffel Tower, Musée d'Orsay, Pantheon, Village Voice Bookstore
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Shakespeare and Company, Notre-Dame Cathedral, And Eiffel Tower
Today I managed to get several more things done that you must try to do when you are in Paris. First I walked from my hotel near the Eiffel Tower to the bookstore Shakespeare and Company near the Notre-Dame Cathedral. … Continue reading
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Tagged Eiffel Tower, Les Deux Magots, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Shakespeare and Company, Theo
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Palace Of Versailles And Rimbaud At The Musée d’Orsay
Today was a busy day for me in Paris. I had insomnia last night and only got three or four hours sleep. I woke up at 7:00 AM and had a continental breakfast at my hotel. Then I went to … Continue reading
Second Day In Paris
Today was spent on a half-day bus ride around Paris followed by an afternoon at The Louvre. I started the day with a free Continental breakfast in my hotel. I felt sufficiently alert enough to make an attempt to respond … Continue reading
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Tagged Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Nike of Samothrace, Paris, The Raft of the Medusa
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French Culture
I have finally switched over to my Acer, Windows Vista computer as my primary workstation. Unfortunately, I had to buy a video card in order to use my widescreen monitor with its DVI cable. I bought a XFX PVT72SWANG GeForce … Continue reading
Paris Vacation Corrections
Yesterday I received my travel documents from Trafalgar Tours so I know exactly which hotel I will be staying at. My hotel is the Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel at 18 ave de Suffren, 75715 Paris. Although the Google Street View … Continue reading
Fromage Et Bande Dessinée
Today I went to Wegmans and bought some French cheese; Valmont Bleu V’Auvergne, Chimay a la Biere, and Fourme D’Ambert. I also bought a roast beef baguette. It would not normally occur to me to buy gourmet cheeses but I … Continue reading
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Tagged bande dessinée, Chimay a la Biere, Fourme D'Ambert, fromage, Six In Paris, Valmont Bleu V'Auvergne
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Paris Film And Euros
Last night I watched the film Paris by director Cédric Klapisch. This film hasn’t been released for the English speaking market so I got an import copy. All of the text on the packaging is in French and there is … Continue reading
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Tagged boulangeries, Cédric Klapisch, Cinema Center, euros, Paris
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My Research On France
I’m going a bit overboard in my preparation for my vacation to Paris, France. I’ve already read three books on French customs, behavior, and attitudes. But those books are intended for people who plan to live or work in France. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baudelaire, France, French, Mallarmé, Nerval, Rimbaud, surrealism, Vagabond, Village Voice Bookshop
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Book Review – ASP.NET 3.5 Social Networking
I recently finished reading the book ASP.NET 3.5 Social Networking by Andrew Siemer. I consider this book to be one of the more important books to read because I’m very interested in building social networking web sites and ASP.NET is … Continue reading
Posted in ASP.NET, General, Programming, Web
Tagged ASP.NET, Elgg, LINQ, social networking, StructureMap
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Elgg Languages
Today I examined how Elgg supports foreign languages for web site internationalization. I discovered that Elgg does not check the browser’s language setting. Instead you have to set the language for the entire site. This means that you cannot create … Continue reading
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Tagged Elgg, France, French, internationalization, localization, PHP
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ASP.NET 2.0 Culture – Web Site Internationalization
Last night I watched the movie Paris, Je T’Aime, a collection of short films set in various arrondissements. This is undoubtedly one of the best recent films to see before you travel to Paris. I especially liked the short film … Continue reading
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Tagged ASP.NET, French, Internationalizatio, localization, PHP
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Vacation In Paris, France
I’m very excited about my upcoming vacation to Paris, France! I have booked an escorted tour with Trafalgar Tours in order to avoid the stress of making my own arrangements. They take care of the hotel reservation, provide travel to … Continue reading
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Tagged DailyMotion, Eiffel Tower, France, French, Paris, Trafalgar Tours
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Elgg Widget – Amazon Wish List
Last week I finished work on a simple Elgg widget for displaying your Amazon Wish List. http://community.elgg.org/pg/plugins/rsrobbins/read/20493/amazon-wish-list-widget I started this project quite some time ago but got stuck on some jQuery AJAX errors. I’m doing a lot more work on … Continue reading
Posted in Elgg, PHP, Programming
Tagged Amazon Wish List, Apache, Elgg, iBook, plugin, WordPress
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PocketPC And iTouch
I recently bought some 2032 watch batteries for my PocketPC because I have not used it in months and lost all my programs. Fortunately I did not lose my MP3s because I store them on my Secure Digital card. I … Continue reading
Elgg Plugin Template
Yesterday I created an Elgg Plugin Template. This really advanced my understanding of the web application architecture of this social networking platform. Before this I was testing out my PHP code using the REST API which is a crude way … Continue reading
Blog Improvements
Today I installed the Now Reading widget to my WordPress blog. This is just what I needed, a way to manage the information on what I’m currently reading. Unfortunately my life is so dull that I have nothing to report … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General, Web Design
Tagged AJAX, CSS, reading, Web Design, WebMethod, WordPress
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