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…
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…
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…
With the end of the quarter close in sight, building a purposeful app is key now. I’ve been fortunate to find so many resources, both online and printed, that have made the prospects of making an app feasible. With that said, the remainder of the quarter will be dedicated to this goal. Build an app that measures and stores sound level readings and GPS data. This data will be used to find any correlation between noise and air pollution. I happened to…