Shige's Research Blog

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Agents.jl vs. Vanaha.jl

 Some very informative discussions here.

Introduction to Julia for R users

 Useful information for R users here.

This is another one.

Saturday, August 02, 2025

NLRX tricks

 I just realized that it is possible to combine `runtime` and `stopcond` options to accommodate the situation that most NetLogo simulation runs can reach equilibrium but some cannot. In my case, I used the following code:

runtime = 300,

stopcond = "all? turtles [happy?]",

With amazing results. 

Tuesday, April 01, 2025

Sunday, March 23, 2025

Vmware Workstation on Windows 11

 I finally figured out why Vmware Workstation virtual machines are so slow on Windows 11. Here are the steps:

  1. Disable Hyper-V on Windows, following the instructions here
  2. Install the virtual machine system.
  3. If typing in the virtual machine is slow, the fix can be found here and here.
This is especially important because now Vmware Workstation is free for personal use. This is the instruction to follow. 

Saturday, December 07, 2024

Some of my CLI environment set (before I forget)

 First, integrate Zellij into the default shell (https://zellij.dev/documentation/integration) such that as soon as a terminal program (alacritty in my case) is started, Zellij is started.

Second, tweak the Zellij configuration file to make the Nushell the default shell. This way, as soon as Zellij is started, Nu is also started.

Install Starship and integrate it with Nushell (https://starship.rs/guide/). This way, as soon as Nu is started, Starship becomes the default prompt. An example can be found here (https://starship.rs/config/)

Install Yazi and integrate it with Nu, as described here (https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/quick-start).

The modern CLI stack

Useful article here. The Rust language has really made a difference!

I would also add Amp/Helix editor and Yazi file manager to the list. 

Wednesday, December 04, 2024

Useful themes for Nushell and Helix editor

 I like the Nord theme for Nushell from this repo and the Sonokai theme for Helix from this repo

Sunday, December 01, 2024

The Great Linux Distro Dilemma

 This is an interesting review of the current Linux distro world. My current favorite is MX, which is Debian-based, very reliable, and totally no fuss. 

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