Author Archives: Robert

Mechanized Moodle

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Robert

One of the main things I use Perl for is to manage my grading chores on Chi Nan University’s Moodle system. Moodle is a very useful teaching tool, one I’ve been using for over 10 years. So if it’s such … Continue reading →

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Zotero to Endnote: part II

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Robert

As I noted before, I use both Zotero and Endnote to do my bibliography work. For works that I have pdfs of, I keep these in a folder on D: drive. I use the same pdfs for both my Zotero … Continue reading →

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Upgraded

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Robert

Serious problems with my very old and partially scrungled ubuntu server finally forced me to upgrade both server and wordpress. So far so good; the new server is much more stable, and a couple of functions that were broken on … Continue reading →

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perl win32 OLE arcana: 1

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Robert

problems with perl Win32 OLE: error 0X800a03ec Continue reading →

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Moving references from Zotero to Endnote: Part I

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Robert

how to export zotero references with file links, without actually copying the files as well. Continue reading →

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Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Robert

Here is the story on BBC. This was a surprising award; with the possible exception of Isaac Bashevis Singer, this is the first time someone who writes primarily short stories has won the Nobel Prize for literature. Even Singer is … Continue reading →

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A belated hello to my students for the new semester

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Robert

Hello to all my students, It’s the beginning of another really big semester, and I’m late starting, as usual. I’m teaching fewer classes than usual this semester, working on a rather large project, but for the classes I am teaching, … Continue reading →

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The remains of the semester

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Robert

Another semester is over, with grades in and a summer of writing to look forward to. To my students, congratulations to the many who passed, condolences to the few who didn’t, and remember: tomorrow is another day!

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Another (*&%&*^%R* Earthquake!

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Robert

A 6.3 earthquake this afternoon. Supposedly only 5.0 in Puli, but one of the strongest and longest I’ve felt in a long time. Bookshelves down again, *&^%&!@$#!! This time both at home and in my office AGAIN, the second time … Continue reading →

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Ironic twist

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Robert

Literary irony in a Chinese context Continue reading →

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