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Month: June 2014

Have a nice trip. See you next fall.

Have a nice trip. See you next fall.

Blockheads! I took a bad tumble off my bike this past weekend.  It was late at night and I decided to travel side streets to avoid any traffic.  There was a chock left in the road and I hit it coming out of a turn.  I was flying off the bike by the time I realized what was going on.  I saw a flash in my eyes when my helmet hit the ground.  I stood up slowly and took stock.  Thankfully no…

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Range Imaging – How far will this go?

Range Imaging – How far will this go?

It started with a book… Apress Publishing sent me an email a few days ago with an offer on a book.  The title was “Computer Vision Metrics” and they had a promotion for members for a free download.  The description looked interesting so I went ahead and downloaded it.  The content is intense, with my not having covered the material in an introductory fashion before.  A fifth of the book contains references that branch out further for the reader intent…

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Odds and Ends

Odds and Ends

The Sensor Bike Helmet I finally got tired of my old bike helmet and decided to put together a new one.  It’s been on my to do list for the past few months.  I stopped by the Fremont Recycle Cycles and asked if they had a Giro Indicator in stock.  The clerk told me they only sell those at the U-District store, but offered to show what they stocked.  I took a look and found a Uvex i-vo. I had…

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