Category Archives: Diary

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Using the BT-747 Programme with Dataloggers

For those of us that struggle with the BT-747 programme, I thought I’d just note down some methods here for getting GPX files out of the raw logs that you download from your datalogger. First of all, if you’re on … Continue reading

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Please sign this if you care about cultural production in Berlin

This excellent site pretty much explains itself in English and German – about the laughable attempt by the mayor of Berlin and cronies to get as much as they can out of cultural activity in this city while at the … Continue reading

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Sap Rising

Just before it got colder (this morning), I could have sworn that Spring was in the air. I went for a walk yesterday with my Nordic sticks in Treptower Park and it was not half as bleak mid Winter as … Continue reading

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Hmm, not so sure about last post

Already come a cropper, hoist by my own petard, etc etc I put a warning in my code that its a hack and I’ve already seen its limitation. Basically, I really need to re-write it getting to grips with the … Continue reading

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Python script to rename all tracknames in a gpx file with the first trackpoint date

[LATER EDIT: please don’t use this script – see here for an improved version] At last, I’m posting here what I think to be a useful script. It is, however, more of a hack since for brevities sake and lack … Continue reading

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