An Ubuntu-powered social robot called CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile CompaniON) has begun work on the International Space Station. The self-navigating bot recognizes faces and answers questions relayed to a ground-based IBM Watson computer. A social robot with an Ubuntu OS has launched on the International Space Station (ISS) to answer astronauts’ questions via voice and […] Read More »
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Unwrap your fasta
FASTA is a plain-text file format for DNA sequences, but the sequences are often wrapped to a fixed line length. This post explains 3 Linux command-line methods for joining the sequence lines end-to-end. Read More »
Cluster board supports up to five Raspberry Pi CM3 modules with switched GbE
MiniNodes is launching a “5 Node Raspberry Pi 3 CoM Carrier Board” that supports clusters of up to 5x RPi Compute Module 3 boards and integrates a switched GbE port. MiniNodes has launched $259 pre-orders for a carrier board that supports up to 5x Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 modules. The 5 Node Raspberry Pi […] Read More »
How To Find The Package That Provides A File (Installed Or Not) On Ubuntu, Debian Or Linux Mint
There are multiple ways of finding out to which package a particular file belongs to, on Ubuntu, Debian or Linux Mint. This article presents two ways of achieving this, both from the command line (apt-file and dpkg). Read More »
Create a sliding drawer interface in Android
Applications that used Android's SlidingDrawer library enabled users to hide content offscreen, then drag it onscreen using a “handle” when they wanted to use it. Unfortunately, the library was deprecated in Android 4.2, JellyBean (API 17), but independent developers have stepped in to create alternative versions for those who miss the cool animation and better UI experience it offered.read more Read More »