Python ocr and opengl libraries

I plan on looking into Python libraries pytesser and pyopengl later. Pytesser is an ocr library accessible from Python. Pyopengl provides opengl access to Python.

I've downloaded Eclipse and pydev to start with. The web site says it supports Python 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, and 3.0 syntax but that part hasn't worked for me yet.

cgRoundup

Some Houdini related things to do include checking out http://www.cgroundup.com/ and the SideFX twitter account. The title of the last cg round up post is "cgR - Episode #005 - "Meet Eugene".

Botanicalls Kits

http://www.botanicalls.com/about/

They did the original prototype with an Arduino and then went to a board that looks like a leaf.

from the web site:

Botanicalls opens a new channel of communication between plants and humans, in an effort to promote successful inter-species understanding.

The Botanicalls project is fundamentally about communication between plants and people. We are empowering both by inventing new avenues of interaction. Plants that might otherwise be neglected are given the ability to call and text message people to request assistance. People who are unsure of their ability to effectively care for growing things are given visual and aural clues using common human methods of communication.

Who are we?

Botanicalls is an ongoing collaboration between Rob Faludi, Kate Hartman, and Kati London.

Flash player update

An update for the Flash player was just released.

From the site:

Update: An alpha refresh of 64-bit Adobe Flash Player 10 for Linux operating systems was released on 7/30/09. The release versions of Flash Player 10 for Windows, Macintosh, 32-bit Linux, and Solaris are now available from the Flash Player Download Center. Please download the latest prerelease versions below.