August 23rd, 2010
Here are some additional R RPM packages for Fast Filtering that I built for Fedora 13. These are over and above the stock Fedora packages. I did search far and wide for them and could find any. Here is a list of packages:
R-bit-1.1.4-1.fc13.i686.rpm
R-bit-1.1.4-1.fc13.src.rpm
R-ff-2.1.2-1.fc13.i686.rpm
R-ff-2.1.2-1.fc13.src.rpm
The packages can be downloaded at my CNG academic site.
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August 23rd, 2010
Here are the same Botan Fedora 13 RPMs with the RSA_PrivateKey fix:
This patch allows generating a RSA_PrivateKey with a PEM string but without a passphrase. Which makes sense because there is no way to generate a PEM string with a passphrase with the botan python bindings anyway.
Good luck!
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July 31st, 2010
Here are the Botan Fedora 13 RPMs with the Python Bindings enabled.
Good luck!
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July 15th, 2010
Here is a repository of R RPM packages for Advanced Statistics that I built for Fedora 13. These are over and above the stock Fedora packages. I did search far and wide for them and could find any. Here is a list of packages:
R-BSDA-1.0-1.fc13.noarch.rpm
R-BSDA-1.0-1.fc13.src.rpm
R-RColorBrewer-1.0.2-1.fc13.noarch.rpm
R-RColorBrewer-1.0.2-1.fc13.src.rpm
R-SparseM-0.85-1.fc13.i686.rpm
R-SparseM-0.85-1.fc13.src.rpm
R-e1071-1.5.24-1.fc13.i686.rpm
R-e1071-1.5.24-1.fc13.src.rpm
R-e1071-debuginfo-1.5.24-1.fc13.i686.rpm
R-mlbench-2.0.0-1.fc13.i686.rpm
R-mlbench-2.0.0-1.fc13.src.rpm
R-mlbench-debuginfo-2.0.0-1.fc13.i686.rpm
R-randomForest-4.5.35-1.fc13.i686.rpm
R-randomForest-4.5.35-1.fc13.src.rpm
R-randomForest-debuginfo-4.5.35-1.fc13.i686.rpm
R-scatterplot3d-0.3.30-1.fc13.noarch.rpm
R-scatterplot3d-0.3.30-1.fc13.src.rpm
R-xtable-1.5.6-1.fc13.noarch.rpm
R-xtable-1.5.6-1.fc13.src.rpm
The packages can be downloaded at my CNG academic site.
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March 23rd, 2010
Please review your pre-final grades posted here. Entires are sorted in alphabetical order. Those who are not graduating are the only ones with a pre-final letter grade.

Do not post your concerns in this blog please email me. Thank you and hope you had a good semester.
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March 2nd, 2010
Please review your pre-final grades posted here. Entires are sorted in alphabetical order. Entries with an * on the right most column mean that these grades are not yet final. The column Q refers to quizzes, seat work and assignments. The column L refers to laboratory exercises and long exams. The column UG-L refers to undergraduate letter grade. The column G-L refers to the graduate letter grade. These refer to students who are not yet graduating as they do not include your Long Test 3 and Lab 3.
For those whose are graduating but have an * beside their entry please email me immediately. I will submitting the grades for graduating student exactly at lunch time tomorrow, Mar 3 2010 at 12nn.

Do not post your concerns in this blog please email me. Thank you and hope you had a good semester.
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February 22nd, 2010
Here are the Botan Fedora 13 RPMs with the Python Bindings enabled. I needed it because I wanted to model the performance of various emerging block cipher modes.
Hope this helps someone.
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January 19th, 2010
Here are the updated Barry Fedora 12 RPMs for Barry.
Hope this helps someone.
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January 14th, 2010
It is interesting to read all the hoopla about the Apple iSlate (or Apple iPad or Macbook Touch). Considering there are already quite a good number of players in this space.
The gadget, which online pundits have at different times christened the iTablet and the iSlate, is to have a 10-inch to 11-inch touch screen, a bit smaller than those on Apple’s MacBook laptops but larger than the iPhone’s, said the Journal, citing unnamed people briefed on the matter.
But, Apple isn’t going to just release a me too right? Its always something a bit better. Sexy Portable Music Player + Music Store = iPod, Sexy Mobile Phone + Touch + AppStore = iPhone, Sexy Tablet + ??? = iSlate?
I have a few guesses:
- AppStore-centric Subsidy Model. It will come subsidized and users need only pay for the application they download. The cost of the device and network connectivity will be factored into the cost of the applications or services the device will bring.
- Ho Hum AppStore Model. This is the Amazon Kindle model where the device is sold but no direct service (network) charges are made. Instead cost of network and services factored into purchases made in the AppStore.
- Zzz PC Model. Or shall we say the Macbook model. The unit is purchased directly. The end user gets their own connectivity (usually just WiFi). Applications are obtained the usual way from the AppStore.
Other guesses?
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January 11th, 2010
I just had an interesting conversation last weekend with some relatives of mine who have just recently entered the Philippine BPO space. We were talking about interesting market opportunities as well as potential of the market. The Philippines is seeing a big business process outsourcing boom in the last decade. All major North American call center operators have setup shop here in the Philippines from Sykes, Convergys, Teletech, People Support and many others.
Then, a few hours latter I bump into an interesting twist to the BPO game:
OnState’s Skype Call Center provides enterprise-class customer communication management features and capabilities at an industry-redefining value and ease of administration. … you get all of the enterprise call center capability and sophistication without the hassle and cost. Key customer service capabilities such as skills-based routing, customer segmentation and detailed reporting and analytics are included. And of course, our Skype call center is multi-modal. Your customers can choose to contact you through their medium of choice, via phone, mobile phone, from your website, via chat, leave a voicemail message, or automatically schedule a callback. On your end, your call center agents and employees only need a web browser, a landline, or a mobile phone. The OnState Skype Call Center solution is a 100% web-based application requiring no hardware or software installation.
Now, this is a good example of a pure play Software as a Service (SaaS) offering. Maybe, we can call this one a Call Center as a Service (CCaaS). The benefits of a CCaaS approach is pretty clear. This reduces the barrier to entry for potential call center customers as it does not require the significant amount of capital expenditure for hardware and software in a typical traditional BPO setup. I have seen a number of Philippine-based offerings like this for the medical transcription space. This is one of the first in the call center space. It would be interesting to see what other interesting models evolve in the Philippine BPO space and how they solve the challenge of keeping up good quality of service while offering a significant degree of service differentiation.
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