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it makes git repositories out of the snippets. - Michael J. Cohen (mjc) via Bookmarklet
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Debugging a live, running PHP application has never been so easy! - Michael J. Cohen (mjc) via Bookmarklet
Xdebug client. - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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"The virtual worlds in computer games provide a realistic backdrop to the action. But step too close and the effect is lost - you'll see that textures and patterns are usually displayed on flat surfaces that look dull and artificial. A simpler way to add depth to textured surfaces could change that. The new technique can reconstruct the depth of a surface simply by taking two photos of it - one with a flash and one without (see video, right). Merely analysing the resulting shading patterns can capture the surface's 3D texture. Until now making realistic textures required the use of bulky and expensive laser scanners, says Mashhuda Glencross at the University of Manchester, UK. And the process is really time-consuming, she adds." - Michael J. Cohen (mjc) via Bookmarklet
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Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene
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"We present a framework for automatically enhancing videos of a static scene using a few photographs of the same scene. For example, our system can transfer photographic qualities such as high resolution, high dynamic range and better lighting from the photographs to the video. Additionally, the user can quickly modify the video by editing only a few still images of the scene. Finally, our system allows a user to remove unwanted objects and camera shake from the video. These capabilities are enabled by two technical contributions presented in this paper. First, we make several improvements to a state-of-the-art multiview stereo algorithm in order to compute view-dependent depths using video, photographs, and structure-from-motion data. Second, we present a novel image-based rendering algorithm that can re-render the input video using the appearance of the photographs while preserving certain temporal dynamics such as specularities and dynamic scene lighting." - Michael J. Cohen (mjc) via Bookmarklet
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I dare you to tell me to walk through the fire Wear my soul and call me a liar I dare you to tell me to walk through the fire I dare you to tell me I dare you tooooooo - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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“Sweet! Digg updated their login page. No longer do I have to do a round trip back to the article everytime I login. :}”
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XMLHTTPRequest = win - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
Is Facebook Connect enabled yet? - Tyson Key
not yet Tyson. - vijay
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"It is widely accepted that fast-loading pages improve the user experience. In recent years, many sites have started using AJAX techniques to reduce latency. Rather than round-trip through the server retrieving a completely new page with every click, often the browser can either alter the layout of the page instantly or fetch a small amount of HTML, XML, or javascript from the server and alter the existing page. In either case, this significantly decreases the amount of time between a user click and the browser finishing rendering the new content. However, for many sites that reference dozens of external objects, the majority of the page load time is spent in separate HTTP requests for images, javascript, and stylesheets. AJAX probably could help, but speeding up or eliminating these separate HTTP requests might help more, yet there isn't a common body of knowledge about how to do so. While working on optimizing page load times for a high-profile AJAX application, I had a chance to investigate how much I" - Michael J. Cohen (mjc) via Bookmarklet
really neat stuff in here. - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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"This site currently exists to test out usage of the HTML 5 video and audio elements with the Ogg codecs. You'll need a browser that can playback Ogg media using <video> and <audio>. Firefox 3.1 nightly builds, Opera experimental builds and Safari with XiphQT installed can playback videos with varying degrees of success. Support for non-HTML5 compatible browsers may follow to test fallback options. Check back later." - Michael J. Cohen (mjc) via Bookmarklet
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"Shiretoko / Gecko 1.9.1 Alpha 2 introduces several new features: * Support for the HTML 5 <video> element * Initial support for web worker threads * You can now drag and drop tabs between browser windows * Ability to make use of Aero "Glass" in XUL * Support for CSS 2.1 properties: ::before and ::after, and white-space:pre-line * Support for CSS 3 properties: -moz-border-image, word-wrap: break-word, text-shadow, box-shadow and column-rule * Performance improvements and new preference values for color management profile support" - Michael J. Cohen (mjc) via Bookmarklet
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"Sometime in December 2008, WordPress version 2.7, will be released to the public. For information on the bug-fixes and enhancements in this version, see Changelog for 2.7. Currently, WordPress version 2.7 Release Candidate 1 is being tested." - Michael J. Cohen (mjc) via Bookmarklet
Playing with the release candidate on MAMP. Very nice work. Haven't found anything weird yet. - Chris Baskind
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Need I say more??? - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
still forking. - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
tell when you're done. - Mohomed=genieyclo
well dayum! - Carmen
I'm forking it because I am going to be working on the plugin architecture and some various other amazon-y tidbits. it's also easier for me to update ec2 instances this way (w/ github as the central repo that the others pull from on a cronjob and on instance startup) - oh. and still forking. - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
something's wrong with it apparently, it shouldn't take longer to fork than to clone. fail. oh well :P - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
@Michael why don't you just upload to your own domain (i kno, slower, less reliable maybe, github easier interface) and just use access the svn protocol via TortoiseSVN? it's what i do, and i made a separate VPS under a friend's domain to do this (yes, I'm cheap like that) - Mohomed=genieyclo
mohomed - svn is centralized, git is not. this is just a public location to put my changes. I have a copy of this repo on each Amazon EC2 instance as well - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
oohh. cool. i'll be following the updates via rss. thanks, - Mohomed=genieyclo
even if you were to use git just like you would use svn or cvs, it is significantly faster for every possible operation, particularly merging. merging on cvs and svn are total crapshoots - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
nice, i actually never used github before, and syncing alot of files on a svn is kinda slow. will use next time i have a project. do they have privacy settings, or is it all public? - Mohomed=genieyclo
nevermind, just answered my own question :) - Mohomed=genieyclo
check my youtube favorites for the two mandatory viewing videos, though I suspect if you aren't really sure what SCMs are supposed to do (as 99% of SVN users are), then you will want to listen to Linus' talk first. if you just want to learn it, you can just listen to Randal's - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
will def. watch, thanks! - Mohomed=genieyclo
btw- when I say "aren't really sure what SCMs are supposed to do" this includes things like putting more than one project in a repository. if you use git or any other SCM like this (without using submodules, or svn's analogue, svn:export), you will hurt yourself. - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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Tech Talk: Linus Torvalds on git
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Linus _is_ a git! :P - ·[▪_▪]·
damn right he is - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
Can we finally agree on the pronunciation of Linux (Linus' pronunciation wins)? - Jack Carlson
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“My friend from school posted his whole artwork portfolio on a free hosting site, yknow, those kind. So I chatted with him and convinced him to move it to deviantart, get a Linkedin, and maybe even a Twitter. I wouldn't do this if his stuff wasn't good, too. Will post links when he's done moving.”
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Wednesday at 4:23 pm - Link
I would actually suggest he use an image gallery of his own first - to prove that they are his own (eg if he must go to court) and crossposting them to deviantart - I think there might be some export scripts. googling, one moment - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
Really, Michael? I never thought of that, thanks! - Mohomed=genieyclo
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“Just heard my voice played back in a co-worker's voicemail and cringing at my gay accent. Gah!”
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fah-byu-lahhhhsss! ;-) - Morgan Haley
i cringe every time i hear my voice too. i sound common, dumb and air heady lol - Stephanie Pickett
LOL@Derrick. Is the accent genetic? I always wondered. I know gay people who came out and all-of-a-sudden started talking a liittle different...maybe they were hiding it (badly) before - ♫ Rahsheen ™ ★
In my head it always comes out sounding very John Waters-ish although I think I'm probably being a bit too harsh. WHY CAN'T I HAVE BASS IN MY VOICE LIKE CHUCK D.??? - Derrick
I sound uber gay on playback on any recording device - Joe Dawson (beta)
Rah, I dunno...I probably always sounded like that. Thank the heavens, I'm a decent writer and you can't tell from MY TYPING. </swish, snap, sashay> - Derrick
Too bad we can't swap a bit Derrick. I have a low voice. Not horribly enough to question my gender over the phone but enough for me to be self-conscious about it. - Katie
hahahhah You're super cute Derrick. - Mona N.
I think Derrick should get on Utterli so we can hear for ourselves :) - ♫ Rahsheen ™ ★
like, oh, my god - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
Derrick, Post a recording or it isn't happening. You need to read Marry Had A Little Lamb for us. - Chris W
so i was like, oh my god, like can you beeleeeve that he like, sounded like that? like totally gross part dos! color me un-impressed and de-fabulized like for ever and like, ever. ya know? my apologies to everyone and anyone - Morgan Haley
Ugh...ok, Chris. I will. Might be later on, but you'll hear me in my full Snagglepuss, even.... - Derrick
Derrick!! Awesome! I look forward to hearing it. - Chris W
I just ran out and did a test Utterz thingee. Waiting for it post to Twitter. One gay accent coming up! - Derrick
lol @ the John Waters and Chuck D reference. Doesn't everyone want to sound like Chuck D? BTW, you can add your utterli feed here and it will show up with an embeded audio player. - Rodfather
Rod, I was trying to find that but don't see it. Is it something I do from the Utterli site? - Derrick
No, you have to add it as a blog. Here you go.. http://www.utterli.com/u/rss/g... - Rodfather
Oh...ok, gotcha. Thanks. ;) - Derrick
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interesting little app. - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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the numbers are really pretty staggering, even for simple tasks like copying a fresh branch. - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
to paraphrase @jowyang from a moment ago on twitter, "How did we do version control before git?" - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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not really. lol. :P - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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What the script does * parses your lastFM data * looks for matching tracks in your iTunes library based on Artist/Song * if track found it updates the iTunes play count only if it is less than the last.FM one. Update the last play date too. * if enabled, data can be saved into a csv file - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
windows only atm. wonder if I can find one for mac, or if I will have to port it - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
looks like I can use Mac::iTunes - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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enables function-ish keys (media keys) remapping in OSX (good for use with ukelele - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
there probably are better tools btu someone asked a specific question - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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includes branches so you can do (for example) git checkout -b 5.3 origin/PHP_5_3 - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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mysqlnd is the MySQL Native Driver for PHP. What does this mean? For those who are already very familiar with PHP’s MySQL support, a single sentence should explain it: mysqlnd is a replacement for libmysql, distributed under the terms of the PHP license and tightly integrated into PHP at the C level. This means you no longer need to have MySQL installed on a machine if you merely want to use PHP to access a MySQL server that’s on a different machine. Those of you who would not call yourselves C-level PHP hackers should read on. - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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"A lot of the WordPress lists are going to point out the features you can see or will eventually see. However, that does little for those of us who care about what is under the hood. Here are my personal favorite 10 WordPress 2.7 features that I’m going to enjoy." - Michael J. Cohen (mjc) via Bookmarklet
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