Got rid of 300 pieces in my inbox and cleared my disastrous, project scrap-covered desktop. You're an inspiration. Zero inbox tomorrow. - Chris Baskind
I did manage to kill the oldest 2 emails in my Inbox today. That was my victory. - Jeanine Walters
Ugh. I don't have the patience/alertness for an hour-long video. Maybe later. I've read a bunch of the GTD stuff, and some days I can totally make it happen. Not as a rule, though. Not yet, anyway. - Jeanine Walters
"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)
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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)
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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)
“OK...so tomorrow's my birthday. I got the day off, and was going to spend it cleaning house for company this weekend. But the company decided not to come after all, so now I have some unexpected free time. Any suggestions? I haven't had time off in AGES...”
Think of the one thing you love to do but never have the time and if possible make that ur priority tomorrow - Joel Atetoomuch Martinez
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sleep in, an hour of reading in bed, good breakfast. then a movie, lunch at a nice restaurant. a massage. then more reading! :) - pea♥ fierce as a woozle
Oh yeah! Spa! Sleep! Dream! Must prioritize. Thanks all! - Helen Sventitsky
Seconding pea! Make sure you also include a bubble bath with scented candles and your favourite wine. - Ladybug Heather
OOH yes. So it's bath, wine AND strawberries.:D - Helen Sventitsky
get outdoors, away from the internet. do something physical. Or go and treat yourself to a massage - or both. Get away from the computer! :) - V for Veselka
Heather, I have a live one, although he'll be gone most of the day. V, I plan to. Need to get away from what I do for a living, for a bit. - Helen Sventitsky
Home spa day: Turn the phone off and pretend your computer is broken. Sleep in. Late breakfast and coffee with your favorite magazine out somewhere. A walk with no agenda. Take out Chinese, chocolate and wine, and pleasant company to cap the evening. Happy birthday from all of us. - Chris Baskind
i say either do something you have been wanting to do but haven't been able to or...as much nothing as humanly possible. i usually feel renewed after taking time to do nothing before going back into a busy workweek - Cardeen Martinez
A day off whether official or not should be started with watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00...). You should then be sufficiently inspired to do something good on your b'day. And Happy Birthday. - Toby Graham
Very good article with some valuable back links included. Interested stuff. They didn't mention Friendfeed though. We need to get them on board!! - Amani
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This is an interesting take on the term "community manager". Right now I typically think of an "online community manager" as someone who shepherds the health of an existing online community. I like the term they used in the article title: "social media community manager". That seems to fit with the role they are talking about. - Laura Norvig
"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)
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I understand the allure of an efficient kitchen only clogged with tools one absolutely needs. I get it. Most things can be done with a few basic tools. Yeah, I know. But unless I go psycho and decide to slice by hand, no knife is going to give me crinkle cut fries. - Derrick
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OK, WTF? Why do I see all the food stuff all of a sudden when I'm hungry....? - Live4SoccerVacations
Rochelle isn't down with the crinkle cut. I don't know how I live with such a heathen. - Akiva Moskovitz
This is why I <3 mandolines. You still can't get crinkle cuts, but you can get super-thin potato slices for chips/crisps, and some give you a waffle-fry tool, too. Yum! - Ladybug Heather
yeah, grounds for divorce Akiva...the anti-crinkle crowd makes me ill - Live4SoccerVacations
Not liking the crinkle cut is very Un-American, if I do say so myself. - Michelle Martinez
Am I gonna have to go to the market? I think my savory taste buds are slowly making their presence felt. I'll try my best to not judge Rochelle in the meantime. ;) - Derrick
Anna, I'll take that as a gentle 'poke' gesture. I'm looking forward to that as well. - Derrick
What is it about the crinkle cut that kicks the shoestring's ass? The size? (Steak fries can be the same size); The little waves to catch choice of condiment? Thoughts? - Derrick
the crinkle in the fry helps trap more of the seasoning...plus, it closely resembles shape of bacon... - Live4SoccerVacations
I like waffle fries. Crinkle, I can take it or leave it. - Jauder Ho
Crinkle cuts make the best cheese fries. Cook them, lay them out on a baking sheet, cover with shredded cheddar, and top with chopped green onions and crumbled bacon. Stick in the oven until the cheese melts, and then OM NOM NOM. - Ladybug Heather
Good lord, Heather, that sounds good. Sounds like something I should make...to take *photos* of course. I'd never eat it. Nope. *licks fingers* Never. - Derrick
501's or Dickies are part of my uniform, but when it's time to relax, I put on my kick-its: elastic waist track pants, complete with racing stripes. - Derrick
I LOVE snow in pictures, but not in real life. It only takes ONE careless driver smackin' into the back of your pickup in the snow to ruin your day - and many more after that. Believe me, I've been there. Bring on Summer!! - J. D. Ebberly
@Lindsey, I live in Orange, which is just inside the Texas border along IH10. - Jason Huebel
I like living in the ever sunny OC in CA for the reason that I can *go* to the snow, but it never comes to me. - Katie
Beatiful! How I miss the winter seasons. - Adriana
It looks cool, though I used to get sick of snow after the first month, just seems like winter drags on forever and gloomy skies all winter. I prefer the tropics at this point. Snow for xmas will be awesome though for you! - orionstarr
Yes, we've been having crazy snow here since Saturday night. I'm loving every minute of it. Was grinning like crazy as I cleaned off the car this morning. - Jill, Superhero Librarian
I never noticed the scar until someone mentioned it. I was too caught up in all her hotness to notice a little scar. And while I vehemently disagree with her politically, I love 30 Rock, and I find her extremely hot. - Joey Gibson
Man, that's been bugging me for years. She always used to say it was due to a childhood accident and wouldn't elaborate. - Mark Trapp
I want a hi-res life-size blown-up version of that one where she's lying on her stomach holding her glasses. Hubba-hubba. I wonder if my wife would mind it if I hung it on the ceiling over our bed... Probably not a good idea... - Joey Gibson
Is the scar the reason why her eye is weird? - Anika Malone
Bummer, site is blocked on my companies network :-( - Jeff P. Henderson
I luff Tina Fey. I think she looks prettier without all that makeup, though. - Brandon
I'd marry her tomorrow. She's such the perfect woman. funny. sexy. rich. glasses. brunette. no penis (i assume). too bad she's not into chubby, has-been sales guys....*kicks dirt* - Morgan Haley
"In a world of Paris Hiltons and Kim Kardashians - people who are famous for essentially nothing...", that is so true. Glad we have Tina Fey this year. - LouCypher
Love Tina Fey, but I have better sources for that, myself. :) - teleken
@orionstarr Yeah um . . . that comment is ew - Lindsey
orionstarr: not here at work. they frown on that kind of thing in the office. go figure. and her glasses come off so she actually has 2 looks in one. what a bargain! ;-) - Morgan Haley
she can leave the shoes on. i should be able to last longer than 5 seconds. maybe. - Morgan Haley
Morgan, are you sure about that? 5 seconds is a long time. - Mark Wilson
She appears to be skin and bone..and ultra white. She needs a tan and hit the gym put on some tone. Just my opinion though. But I'll stop now I don't want to hurt everyones feelings I know every guy loves her for some reason. - orionstarr
Mark: ok, I better clarify what I meant. 5 seconds the first time. then after a snack and a redbull, give maybe 10 - 12 minutes, i'd be ready for round two. that should reach or surpass the 5 second point. but she is pretty hot. maybe if i try and think about baseball or goldfish... - Morgan Haley
shhhh...eldon, stop giving folks ideas. cuz now i totally want to print up some hammer time stickers and slap them on stop signs around my hood. - tiffany
That is AWESOME, johnny. See, tiffany! DO IT! - Yolanda
Tiffany i was pricing red "hammer time" bumper stickers last night before i passed out! GMTA? how funny would that shit be? - Orphan Spinster Librarian
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orionstarr -- i haven't been on psn in a bit. perhaps later on this week. sorry. ps - i haven't blocked anyone in this thread to my knowledge. sorry about that - Cee Bee
just blocked him for using the word bacon - Gregory Lent
Why do I always completely miss the popular entries? Anyway, totally agree about Cee Bee. As a bonus, when you start following him you will find a Golden Ticket in your next chocolate bar wrapper. - Phil Glockner
Phil isn't lying. I found the golden ticket! - Jordan Hofker
ZOMGZ!! SLEESTACKS!! RUN 4 UR FUKN LIVES!!! =P - UncleCreepy13
LOL UncleCreepy. I don't know of Shaggy ever met a Sleestack, but that's a good impression of him if he does. - Phil Glockner
