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schestowitz"May 16 07:41
schestowitz> Hi Roy,May 16 07:41
schestowitz> May 16 07:41
schestowitz> Sorry I took a while to get back to you - some stuff came up at work.May 16 07:41
schestowitz> May 16 07:41
schestowitz> I'm working full-time at the moment, so I don't really have the timeMay 16 07:41
schestowitz> (nor energy) to work with a start-up.  As interesting and fun as theyMay 16 07:41
schestowitz> are ...May 16 07:41
schestowitz> May 16 07:41
schestowitz> Collision detection looks interesting though (but so do many otherMay 16 07:41
schestowitz> things), maybe after this week I will be getting back to algorithms andMay 16 07:41
schestowitz> I will have the mind-set to look more closely (i'm neck-deep in jax-rs,May 16 07:41
schestowitz> javaee6, jni & android right now, not to mention microsoft shit).  IMay 16 07:41
schestowitz> haven't worked with opencv in the past because there were no good javaMay 16 07:41
schestowitz> wrappers (at least when i started), not to mention cross-platformMay 16 07:41
schestowitz> building issues (cmake == total disaster).  And as I was ultimatelyMay 16 07:41
schestowitz> targetting gpu's, there wasn't much point spending any time with it as IMay 16 07:41
schestowitz> had to write everything from scratch anyway.  opencv's code is prettyMay 16 07:41
schestowitz> yuck to use as a reference too.May 16 07:41
schestowitzHi Michael,May 16 07:41
schestowitzSo far I've been getting along OK with OpenCV and I can put the code in a repo if you're interested in collaborating on it. So far I've been getting along OK. :-) But if you have time to spare, please join me. Here's a rough PDF about a prototype...May 16 07:41
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schestowitz"I hope the answer is "soon"..." https://joindiaspora.com/posts/1614983May 16 09:44
TechrightsSocialNot a Diaspora post?May 16 09:44
schestowitzGetting rid of ElopMay 16 09:44
schestowitzXFaCE: https://identi.ca/notice/93602630May 16 09:53
TechrightsSocial@laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Saturday, 12-May-12 13:49:42 UTC - Identi.ca: @schestowitz and !C11 will make circumventing Microsoft 's Browser on ARM devices or any other DRM) illegal in !Canada !CDNpoliMay 16 09:53
schestowitzhttps://identi.ca/notice/93603134May 16 09:53
TechrightsSocial@Sander (sandersch)'s status on Saturday, 12-May-12 14:10:34 UTC - Identi.ca: @schestowitz well it's a duopoly with Mozilla. This is still bad even though they are not a player in the ARM space.May 16 09:53
schestowitzhttps://identi.ca/notice/93657047May 16 09:54
TechrightsSocial@Sander (sandersch)'s status on Monday, 14-May-12 10:56:23 UTC - Identi.ca: @schestowitz I disagree. Desktops/laptops are still very much monopolised by Microsoft. Phones, tablets are different devices.May 16 09:54
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/MonitorScout/status/202658521521729536May 16 09:54
TechrightsSocial@MonitorScout: @schestowitz Its really a good one and very interesting to read thanks for posting.May 16 09:54
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/omfgthelife/status/201633167331950593May 16 09:56
TechrightsSocial@omfgthelife: @schestowitz Yep, Gimping everyday! Although, their brushes don't scale up beyond 190px in diameter. Or am I missing something?May 16 09:56
schestowitzLISTEN: Occupy Wall Street Gets an Album and Everyone Is On It http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/05/14/listen-occupy-wall-street-gets-an-album-and-everyone-is-on-it/#ixzz1utQH2T00 #ows Gupta seeks calls thrown out of U.S. insider trial http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-05-08/news/sns-rt-us-goldman-gupta-defensebre8470vb-20120508_1_goldman-and-procter-rajat-gupta-rajaratnam-trial #goldmansachs #corruptionMay 16 10:02
TechrightsSocialTitle: Not Found | TIME.com .::. Size~: 44.17 KBMay 16 10:02
TechrightsSocialTitle: Gupta seeks calls thrown out of U.S. insider trial - Chicago Tribune .::. Size~: 34.93 KBMay 16 10:02
schestowitzGoldman Traders Tried to Manipulate Derivatives Market in '07, Report Says http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-14/goldman-traders-tried-to-manipulate-market-in-2007-report-says.html No laws apply to #GoldmanSachsMay 16 10:04
TechrightsSocialTitle: Goldman Traders Tried to Manipulate Derivatives Market in '07, Report Says - Bloomberg .::. Size~: 174.34 KBMay 16 10:04
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schestowitz#GoogleDrive is worse than proprietary, it's an assult of privacy and digital self-determination. For Linux sites to cover it seems misguided. (IMHO)May 16 10:59
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1615841May 16 11:59
TechrightsSocialNot a Diaspora post?May 16 11:59
schestowitz"happy birthday RedHat!"May 16 11:59
qu1j0t3For Linux sites to cover it seems misguided. // +1May 16 15:15
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schestowitzMike and I compared our weight because we used to be the same division but after the marathon training he's just 13.5 stones and ripped, whereas I am15 (94 KG). Maybe I'll get down to Mike's weight, but only if my OH wants me to...May 16 15:56
schestowitzIn the later afternoon I met Mark. We spoke about various things, such as the company idea he is having and how we proceed from here (as a joint venture).May 16 15:56
schestowitzjust clinical and exercise-relatedMay 16 15:57
schestowitz"I want one of those!" https://joindiaspora.com/posts/1617933May 16 16:16
TechrightsSocialNot a Diaspora post?May 16 16:16
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XFaCEschestowitz: Good, another reason not to use Microsoft softwareMay 16 19:19
XFaCEschestowitz: on a more serious note, C11 is still a danger to free softwareMay 16 19:19
XFaCEAnd as expected, we have companies that will exploit to their own gainsMay 16 19:20
qu1j0t3XFaCE: globe and mail was depressing, but some push back evident against the EmpireMay 16 19:59
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XFaCEqu1j0t3: which article?May 16 20:01
qu1j0t3|afka numberMay 16 20:35
qu1j0t3|afkhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/across-the-planet-the-plastic-bag-abounds/article2433846/May 16 20:35
TechrightsSocialTitle: Across the planet, the plastic bag abounds - The Globe and Mail .::. Size~: 100.88 KBMay 16 20:35
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qu1j0t3    @Hoff | zuck's busy earning a billion or so right now.  Please call back in a year.    May 16 22:05
qu1j0t3  qu1j0t3 | in a year he'll be working on the 2nd billion.                                 May 16 22:05
qu1j0t3  qu1j0t3 | don't bother calling back.                                                     May 16 22:05
qu1j0t3  qu1j0t3 | he'll never be interesting.                                                    May 16 22:05
XFaCEqu1j0t3: what's that from?May 16 22:36
qu1j0t3irc.May 16 22:36
XFaCEWhat context?May 16 22:37
qu1j0t3somebody runs a diaspora podMay 16 22:37
qu1j0t3they said they'd write zuck a noteMay 16 22:37
XFaCEhehMay 16 22:50
XFaCEreply in... 200 yearsMay 16 22:50
qu1j0t3he probably thinks he will live 200+ years.May 16 22:54
XFaCEhttp://torrentfreak.com/ip-address-cant-even-identify-a-state-bittorrent-judge-rules-120515/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torrentfreak+%28Torrentfreak%29May 16 23:12
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