Question is, why does he look so young in this one and so old in the AI lectures?
https://vimeo.com/101543862
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Logger Using Google Cardboard and Remote Keyboard
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/remote-keyboard-use-your-computer-keyboard-to-type-on-your-android-phone-via-wi-fi/
Why use a regular keyboard to type into your phone? Coz it's a lot faster.
You have to make work work. And one of the things you need to do, as a techie, is keeping track of what you learn - best practices, core concepts, etc.. You need to put them in a doc you can take with you. Most employers will not let you take the files you build up on your work computer even if those files are of a personal nature.
So, how do you carry a computer in your pocket that you can type into?
Use your work computer as the keyboard, to type into your a file on your phone that you're viewing using Google glass.
That's how..
When someone asks you, say you're watching a relaxing video to de-stress.
Why use a regular keyboard to type into your phone? Coz it's a lot faster.
You have to make work work. And one of the things you need to do, as a techie, is keeping track of what you learn - best practices, core concepts, etc.. You need to put them in a doc you can take with you. Most employers will not let you take the files you build up on your work computer even if those files are of a personal nature.
So, how do you carry a computer in your pocket that you can type into?
Use your work computer as the keyboard, to type into your a file on your phone that you're viewing using Google glass.
That's how..
When someone asks you, say you're watching a relaxing video to de-stress.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Pushy Pays Off
Hmmm... they the picked the Filipinos because Americans couldn't stand the Indian accent. Next thing I know, after I've been on the phone with the tech support guy and trying to understand why I need to wait 24 to 48 hours, I ask, are you located in India or the US (I really thought he was Indian) - and he answers - Phillipines.
Long story short - all I could get out of him was, we need to wait for tap activation - technician needs to come out to your location. BS. I'm already talking to twc.com with my modem. It's pushed 53 minutes! Finally, gets to his supervisor, Hailey who solves it in about 5 minutes - reboots the modem, activates it, etc.. Total call time 1 hr 3 min!!
At that point, it's my newer (Precision) Dell that's directly on the modem. I don't want to complicate things. Anyhow, after that calls done, I put the ethernet cable into the router and try to get onto the the internet through WiFi. Only, *this* PC can't do it. It had no problem through the ethernet, but WiFi, good luck - this after I've successfully used WiFi in tonnes of other places. Why me?
So, I want to make sure it's not the router. I get my phone on there, and my older PC - on which I'm typing this (all laptops, BTW :) - whoever sees a desktop anymore:)?) So, it *is* the PC. A huge thank you to the geniuses at Redmond and Austin who make the crappy stuff that lets Apple ads poke fun at them.
Problem : One or more network protocols are missing on this computer.
Side note : Occasionally, I see the Skype popus announcing people coming online. Hmm..
What did I do? I put the etheret back - this time between the router and the PC and internet access worked. And then, I took the cable out - and internet access worked :) Go figure :)
Long story short - all I could get out of him was, we need to wait for tap activation - technician needs to come out to your location. BS. I'm already talking to twc.com with my modem. It's pushed 53 minutes! Finally, gets to his supervisor, Hailey who solves it in about 5 minutes - reboots the modem, activates it, etc.. Total call time 1 hr 3 min!!
At that point, it's my newer (Precision) Dell that's directly on the modem. I don't want to complicate things. Anyhow, after that calls done, I put the ethernet cable into the router and try to get onto the the internet through WiFi. Only, *this* PC can't do it. It had no problem through the ethernet, but WiFi, good luck - this after I've successfully used WiFi in tonnes of other places. Why me?
So, I want to make sure it's not the router. I get my phone on there, and my older PC - on which I'm typing this (all laptops, BTW :) - whoever sees a desktop anymore:)?) So, it *is* the PC. A huge thank you to the geniuses at Redmond and Austin who make the crappy stuff that lets Apple ads poke fun at them.
Problem : One or more network protocols are missing on this computer.
Side note : Occasionally, I see the Skype popus announcing people coming online. Hmm..
What did I do? I put the etheret back - this time between the router and the PC and internet access worked. And then, I took the cable out - and internet access worked :) Go figure :)
Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Howto : Excel Online (Onedrive) - Creating a Link to "Place in This Document"
You've noticed that Excel Online is noticeably harder to use :)
To accomplish this in the paid version, when you wanted to insert a link to a sheet, the you used the menu to pick the sheet you wanted to link to..
Now what do you do?
Answer : you have to specify the sheet AND a cell. So, if all you care about is going to a particular Sheet (call it Target). Then, you have to put in (without the quotes, of course) "Targets!A1" .
How do I know this? I uploaded a file created with the paid version and looked at it.
Why would you want to do this? It's an easy way to build a "dashboard" Imagine all your controls on the Tesla or Apple-car spread out in one line at the bottom of the control-panel. Yuck. Yet, that's exactly how M$ serves them. *ds of Redmond!!
To accomplish this in the paid version, when you wanted to insert a link to a sheet, the you used the menu to pick the sheet you wanted to link to..
Now what do you do?
Answer : you have to specify the sheet AND a cell. So, if all you care about is going to a particular Sheet (call it Target). Then, you have to put in (without the quotes, of course) "Targets!A1" .
How do I know this? I uploaded a file created with the paid version and looked at it.
Why would you want to do this? It's an easy way to build a "dashboard" Imagine all your controls on the Tesla or Apple-car spread out in one line at the bottom of the control-panel. Yuck. Yet, that's exactly how M$ serves them. *ds of Redmond!!
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Perl One Liner Quickly Spit Out Decimal from Binary
perl -e 'print unpack("N", pack("B32", substr( "0"x32 . "YOUR_NUM_HERE", -32 ))),"\n";'
Arul's code wasn't as helpful as Stack Overflow..
Making the long YOUR NUMs readable :
perl -e 'print unpack("N", pack("B32", substr( "0"x32 . "0110" . "1010" . "1100", -32 ))),"\n";'
Arul's code wasn't as helpful as Stack Overflow..
Making the long YOUR NUMs readable :
perl -e 'print unpack("N", pack("B32", substr( "0"x32 . "0110" . "1010" . "1100", -32 ))),"\n";'
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Maksimovic Feels Rakitic's Pain
This Coursera business must take its toll on our big name professors... I've seen Prof. Maksimovic grow old before my very eyes..
Intel Insight : What Makes 7 nm FinFET so Hard
When feature sizes are this small, it's simply impossible to produce a mask that is free from errors. We go through 10 masks (each costing a few 10's of 1000's of $) to get one with few enough errors that it can be fixed through Atomic Force Microscopy.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Congratulations Jan. Virtuix Bucket-Fill Picks Up the Pace
Hmmm... nice - the last couple days look like they're getting about 50k per day or more.. Last time I took the trouble to calculate, it was a measly $20k/day. Still a ways to go..
I Wish : Machine Learning
Can you come up with a web-based app that can quiz you for a few minutes and then tell you how long it will take for you to achieve a certain level of proficiency in a target area? That would be cool - and it would be nice if they also had the resources you would have to plow through to get there...
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Anyone Not Love Github?
What a super experience? I decide it's no point with the paid plan... I'll never convince my boss to use it, etc. Let me save my $7 a month, and, login, billing, change plan, downgrade and .. immediately - you will be refunded x for this billing period. .... Super! Great job Linus.
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