Computers Archive

Maintaining turbidity and current flow in laboratory aquarium studies, a case study with Sabellaria spinulosa

  • Posted by Andy
  • February 16, 2009

Andrew J. Davies, Kim S. Last, Karl Attard, Vicki J. Hendrick

Many aquatic organisms rely on the suspension of particulate matter for food or for building materials, yet these conditions are difficult to replicate in laboratory mesocosms. Consequently, husbandry and experimental conditions may often be sub-optimal. The VOrtex Resuspension Tank (VORT) is a simple and reliable [...]

Perl oneliner search and replace

  • Posted by Andy
  • February 13, 2009

Just been working with my favourite language to change a space delimited file into a comma delimited file (CSV). With large files, even good file editors like JujuEdit take forever. For the first time I have actually crashed this program whilst searching and replacing a 250mb file. Maybe it’s me?!
To avoid this problem reoccuring, and because [...]