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defdac

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About defdac

Main main interests are aquascaping, internet and cars. My blog (mostly in Swedish): http://www.defblog.se

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    Is this related to the point cloud generation feature modern compositing programs use, like Nuke? Example/tutorial video: http://vimeo.com/61463556 (skip to 10:27 for magic)

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    Comment #6711131

    With 10+ years of being a professional programmer I think you will automatically get the insight of being agnostic is really the only way of surviving and keep your passion for you…

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    Comment #6481190

    Reading this gave me goose bumps since you managed to describe and explain something I've been thinking about for a long time.

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    Comment #6309723

    "Physically based rendering" have a second newer edition: http://www.amazon.com/Physically-Based-Rendering-Second-Edit...

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    Comment #4528990

    "Never memorize something that you can look up." [Einstein]

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    Comment #4528901

    It's only true if you work/learn/pair program with people that think this is true.

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    Comment #4440517

    The IR-filter most cameras have is a real problem too. I have a webcam with the IR-filter removed.

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    Comment #4440423

    When I do this with a Project STAR spectrometer and my cameras and point it to a candle I get two distinct dips in the spectral distribution. It should be even like a blackbody. I …

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    Comment #4418661

    I'm currently learning Blender. It's an open source 3D-modeling program with one of the most non-intuitive GUIs ever created. It's like the Vim/Emacs of 3D-creation. Being able to …

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    Comment #4357468

    The thing with unity is that it's almost so easy to grasp that when you sit down with it, it's almost not necessary. You can spend time thinking about actual implementation details…

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    Comment #4279843

    "Did you help somebody solve a problem? Write it down. Did you connect with a colleague or friend? Write it down. Did you make somebody smile? Write it down." This sound more like …

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    Comment #4269846

    Since Unity3D already can deploy to Androd platforms I would venture to guess that we will see quite alot of games ready for the launch of Ouya.

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    Comment #4238636

    These tips doesn't feel crisis-specific to me.

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    Comment #4233800

    "You have to ask yourself: "Do I understand why my program is doing X?"" "I almost never use a debugger." "And if your program is so complex that you need a debugger [simplify]" To…

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    Comment #4141042

    First open source routers running Linux. Next disruptive innovation: Open Source Linux TVs?

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    Comment #4115461

    Yes, it also struck me how this really underlined what Ken Robinson says. School is for fabricating industrial zombies that are good on solving prefabricated problems/tests made by…

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    Comment #4062875

    Do you think it would be possible to see shifts in photosynthetic activity in plants due to low/high nutrients/humidity? Especially when IR-filter removed?

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    Comment #3976671

    Your comment made me think of "Everything is Amazing & Noone is Happy": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk

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    Comment #3933257

    As a Swede I don't know who "Ike" is: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_was_President_Eisenhowers_nick...

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    Comment #3844332

    That piece about convergent/divergent creativity was truly wonderful. Thanks!

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    Comment #3843304

    Thanks for this. I had a hard time articulating why email is not broken, and you pretty much sums it all up.