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  1. Google Picasa 3 on Ask Slashdot: Best Software For Image Organization? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Google Picasa 3 , I find this has a little bit of everything i need except duplicate file management.

  2. *Groan* all my selenium tests stopped working :(

  3. I dont understand why u have to go about on Got Malware? Get a Hammer! · · Score: 1

    I dont understand why u have to go about destroying hardware, Should'nt shutting down perimeter ingress and egress routers provide enough security that information is not going out of the location ? And then cleanse internal systems in your own sweet time.

  4. throwaway crap .. on Why Automakers Should Stop the Infotainment Arms Race · · Score: 1

    Theres definitely a difference between a rapid cycle throwaway crap vs I need this to work flawlessly for next 10 years stuff. Recently had the chance to troubleshoot an unconnect system which conked out, on the new jeeps and realized would gladly take an outdated stable interface vs bleeding edge stuff, especially when the only way to turn on a/c and controls is thru interface. Need beats fancy shit any day especially on 102F days :)

  5. Now that you read this post on Keeping Your Data Private From the NSA (And Everyone Else) · · Score: 1

    you have been automatically registered on an elite list of wannabe bozos..thank you come again.

  6. Re:A "Robotics" project sounds way to generic on Ask Slashdot: How To Begin Simple Robotics As a Hobby? · · Score: 1

    Arduino boards as many have suggested is a good start for hardware. http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software below is a good rule of thumb you can do almost anything autonomously on the arduino board itself as long as you dont require it to number crunch. Ex: Simple instructions like bump sensor registers send 90deg turn to some wheel servo you can keep it local to the bot If your bot requires visual cognition (locate a ball on a plane) and associated number crunching, offload that video even offload that camera from the bot - stream to a laptop or bigger comp so you send only control signals to the arduino board. So your bot would do something like below 1. Localized decision making (balance, servo speed, damping , breaking etc) 2. Overall decision making - bigger goal of the bot offloaded on laptop/Comp, control signal sent to compliment or override local controls. have fun ..

  7. A "Robotics" project sounds way to generic on Ask Slashdot: How To Begin Simple Robotics As a Hobby? · · Score: 4, Informative

    A "Robotics" project sounds way to generic, A little more detail on your end goal would help you focus better. If you want a premade solutions with all interfaces I'd start here Lego Mind storms If you want to try your hand at control algorithms without spending a penny I'd start here (sharp learning curve) http://gazebosim.org/wiki/DRC/Install If you want to visually do something with your robot i'd start here, various boards and controls are included. http://www.roborealm.com/ If you want a bit more advanced hardware I'd start here http://www.ros.org/wiki/Robots For pure visual processing fun, this actually is rolled into ROS and DRC sim i believe http://opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki/

  8. invention/discovery on the grand scale .. on Are There Any Real Inventors Left? · · Score: 2

    Would be after CERN or Fermilab make a history altering discovery ..

  9. Re:Rather Petty, Adobe... on Adobe Ends Development of Flash On Mobile Browsers · · Score: 1

    See i wish more companies were like Adobe, they can see a losing argument and innovate on the the next steps. If this was some other big company like IBM or M$ theyd have code cronies hidden away on the dark side of the moon still chipping away at it ..

  10. Decision tree my a$$ on Kinect's AI Breakthrough Explained · · Score: 1

    The method they are using s called as haar cascades postulated by viola jones. I have used the same with opencv for a bit now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haar-like_features It's basically passing An image thru progressive classifiers to get a final weight of match. Microsoft may have done the training for generating the classifiers but the method has been around for a bit. "Decision tree".... Pfffft.

  11. Re:You cant catch me Eric Schmidt on Google CEO Schmidt Predicts End of Online Anonymity · · Score: 1

    lol and the man posts on slashdot :) am sure they have a profile of ur underwear colors by now. -S

  12. Re:Example xorg.conf supporting four monitor on 2 Displays and 2 Workspaces With Linux and X? · · Score: 1

    I agree with the guy who posted the xorg.conf above, i have a similiar setup where i have 2 monitors hooked to a single graphics card (single head) have xinerama disabled, and have a config entry in XOrg.cong which says leftof / rightof the monitor identifiers. This is enough to achieve what the poster requested. Maximize a window will maximize to one screen only. -S

  13. Zombieland on Anti-Smoking Vaccine Is Nearing the Market · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Not sure why it reminds me of this movie .. :)

  14. Re:I'd like to think theres a method to the madnes on Are You a Blue-Collar Or White-Collar Developer? · · Score: 1

    Was this in context to the comment or "U" just trying to say something smart ?

  15. I'd like to think theres a method to the madness. on Are You a Blue-Collar Or White-Collar Developer? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    and yeah if u did your job properly in a good school , 4 years does matter in the way u approach a problem. not neccessarily coding skills or the best way to hack a one liner, the approach and bigger picture is as important or if not more -S

  16. Java ?? on The Best First Language For a Young Programmer · · Score: 1

    This is probably a surpise to many but java has good structure and has the layout for developing solid OO programming skills. Its not as confusing as C++ and not as retarded as VB C# also does but visual studio does most of the work 4 ya. -s

  17. Traffic James ? on MS Clearflow To Help Drivers Avoid Traffic Jams · · Score: 1

    haha .. just made my morning :) thx for the post.

  18. Errr .. one reason non standard graphics drivers on Why Aren't More Linux Users Gamers? · · Score: 1

    Anyone whos manually installed the graphics drivers for ATI and NVIDIA
    would be aware of the gaping holes in the driver performance and compatibility especially on ATI Drivers.

    cant enable this cant enable that, cant see the full graphics memory, random hangs and screen corruption, the problems are endless.

    If somehow you manage to get all thru that then theres wine , cant enable this, cant read that etc etc.
    This from a guy who paid subscription for transgaming and Loki game softwares. So now i have a 40 Gig partition for XP.

    -Sundru

  19. Re:Oh, won't somebody please think of the math on Reaction Engines plan Mach 5 Airliner · · Score: 1

    Maybe they just put up lcd screens instead of port holes for passengers and pilots :-) Making them like windows.

  20. Re:Oh, won't somebody please think of the math on Reaction Engines plan Mach 5 Airliner · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It is possible with a carefully planned trajectory not to use the amount of fuel ur talking about.

    I think the objective is to cruise in very rarified or no atmosphere while flights like the concorde cruised @ 18kms
    this would be close to 70-80 kms or near the karman line. The dynamics would be vastly different.

    the engines would have to be hybrid between a rocket engine and ram assisted engine rarified and atmospheric operation.

    Although i can still see a problem in "reentry" hopefully they figure out a way to slow down and somehow expand the
    wing area to sustain low speed flights.

    Technical risks are high but it is possible.

    -Sundara

  21. Need gamers support on Linux on the Desktop Doubles in 2007 · · Score: 1

    have a dual boot system XP / Linux for ever. only reason have to boot XP
    is for the games. Am sure if everyone came up a list and did a distinct
    of all items we would end up with 100 or so action items preventing mass adoption of linux.


    Reasons for not going solo on Linux :


    1. Games (More important than any other)
    2. Adobe IDEs (Dreamweaver, Flash etc)
    3. Greenbow an IPSEC VPN client (I know the stock kernel supports VPN but is flaky and instable as hell)
    4. Verizon V640 PCI Xpress - National Broadband express wireless card.
    5. Canon Scanner Lide 500f No support.

  22. Web 2.0 ? on Gartner Touts Web 2.0, Scoffs At Web 3.0 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Anyone even know what Web 2.0 means?

  23. the irony on Yahoo Acquires Zimbra for $350 Million · · Score: 1

    interetsing to note that zimbra uses google for mail search ... :P

  24. Holy Crap Batman !!!!!!! on AMD Releases 900+ Pages Of GPU Specs · · Score: 1

    Open source drivers for my X1900XT :):):) Hot diggity damn ! Gonna start a petition to port command and conquer - tiberium wars to Linux. or reopen my subscription to transgaming. -Sundru

  25. Googles Answer on Photosynth Demo · · Score: 1

    You can stitch pictures of your home but we can see thru your window ! (streetview) But seriously though kewl piece of technology. Sundru