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MeFi post:
Another step into the metaverse
It's always nice to find an easy, user-powered solution to complex computational problems like this one.
Imagine seeding photogrammetry software, like Photosynth, with an image aligned using USC's Viewfinder or a similar program. Geotagged photos could daisy chain off this one, building a network of overlapping photos aligned in three-space. Now, we have more to work with than location. A slider could control the date of images in the layer, allowing you to witness... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 4:58 PM on April 9, 2008
MeFi post:
Pro Se Poetry
DEFENDENT: The Next Listed Defendent
DEFENDENT: The Next Listed Defendent
DEFENDENT: Not The First Listed Defendent
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 7:44 AM on July 28, 2007
MeFi post:
The Beast of Omaha
"Lt-col Stuart Crawford, formerly of the Royal Tank Regiment, said [...] Americans made the mistake of not landing tanks"
Liberal editing courtesy me.
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 7:08 PM on June 6, 2007
MeFi post:
I mean..gosh; the're just like us!
A: So you don't practice?
B: Guitar?
A: Judaism.
B: Well, kinda.
A: You pray?
B: Not to God.
A: You don't believe in God.
B: No.
A: So you aren't Jewish.
B: No.
B: No, yes.
B: I mean, yes, sure I'm Jewish.
A: You pray.
B: My parents, grandparents, and great grandparents were Jewish.
A: Alright, so you're of Jewish... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 7:09 AM on May 17, 2007
MeFi post:
Because there can never be enough ways to browse Flickr...
Ridiculous? Far from it. Imagine what this can teach us about predicting image content! I thirst for data.
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 11:27 PM on May 14, 2007
Oh, and here's the color selection code:
http://color.slightlyblue.com/yui/color.js
"// Adapted from http://www.easyrgb.com/math.html"
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 11:30 PM on May 14, 2007
Whoa, really sorry about the triple post, but I jumped the gun when I linked that code. Totally irrelevant. My apologies.
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 11:33 PM on May 14, 2007
MeFi post:
A Better Way to Read Text Online?
geoff, the paper mentions a follow up study that addresses your question. In it, all students used electronic media. The text differed only in presentation.
That said, I have trouble accepting this as a complete solution. Studies of cognitive psychology reveal that recall improves with the semantic continuity of text. That is, subjects do well with simple, "flowy" writing. Makes sense, no? Well, there's a significant caveat. The same science suggests... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 8:44 AM on May 14, 2007
MeFi post:
The Vimeo Prank War
The first prank was cute enough. I wish it had stopped there, as the last couple were brutal and devoid of laughs.
I'm not quite convinced it's advertising, but damn, there were some suspect shots.
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 7:05 PM on May 13, 2007
miss lynnster? 1,001. Now stop it, my clicker-finger's tired.
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 7:36 PM on May 13, 2007
Toasters
Sorted by price, high to low, for your browsing convenience. Your choice must meet or exceed UL and NSF standards.
This has been the kowtow game. Thank you for your participation.
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 7:56 PM on May 13, 2007
MeFi post:
My idea of pork
Buxom Blonde Bureaucracy? An enticing offer, for sure, but the payoff isn't great. The website supports a protest party whose candidates intend not to appear for service. On principle. No kidding. Somehow, that's going to diminish "The Man."
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 1:42 AM on May 13, 2007
MeFi post:
Man, I hate it when my body gets scribbly.
Fascinating. They reference appearance and soul in a single, eight-word, sentence. That's what gives kid talk its bite: terse and accidental wit. They're naive, not wise, but sometimes that's just as valuable.
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 8:07 PM on May 12, 2007
Does That Poem have a source, Oyéah?
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 9:14 PM on May 12, 2007
I was curious, Oyéah, because "That Poem" recalls "that vase." Intentional, I'm sure. I quote the poem just because:
"Home Is So Sad"
Philip Larkin
Home is so sad. It stays as it was left,
Shaped in the comfort of the last to go
As if to win them back. Instead, bereft
Of anyone to please, it withers so,
Having no heart to put aside the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by nilihm
at 9:58 PM on May 12, 2007
