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Comment #14129703
I would also call it a perverted use of the term super-resolution. NNs perform image manipulations beyond resolution enhancement. They add features based on trained sources.
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Comment #13836948
This was the illusory hope of many of us in the beginning of the IT revolution. Work from anywhere, connected with everybody and the equal distribution of wealth.
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Comment #13801954
I'm pleasantly surprised how Facebook openly admits that this project is a complete failure. I hear almost daily whitewashed NLP results from other companies.
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Comment #13772090
My follow-up question would be: Is Scala still competitive to modern languages like Swift and Rust? I experienced several drawback according to library quality and code-safety. The…
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Comment #13771672
Some hints: The Field of View in the demo is bad.(You can query the screen parameters and estimate the viewers distance). Also your normalmap calculations could be improved.
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Comment #13762328
My personal biggest concern was the re-invention of OpenGL/DX features without the proper knowledge why and how these features can be used. For example I never managed to apply a s…
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Comment #13761814
The emulation cost for non Apple Systems would be enormous to implement this solution (= SLOW). SPIR could be used native on most devices.
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Comment #13761791
This proposal makes much more sense than Apples "Metal Only" solution ( https://webkit.org/blog/7380/next-generation-3d-graphics-on-... ). I liked Metal at the beginning but over t…
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Comment #13549108
Why should I not use GRSecurity? Comparison matrix; https://grsecurity.net/compare.php
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Comment #13540606
In Germany It is also called "Katzentisch" (cat table). This practice got famous during the privatization of state enterprises. It was later supplemented by unsuitable tasks. For e…
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Comment #13433845
Calling a competitor to Apple, Facebook and Co "unstoppable juggernaut" is sarcasm, isn't it?
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Comment #13425245
The must read standard: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1570.pdf
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Comment #13417935
Nice. For my recordings under Linux I used a rather complex quadruple buffer to record a cam, the desktop, a tablet and reproject the result in real-time into a virtual environment…
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Comment #13410306
Developing Scala Web and desktop Applications for a long time I thought Actors are sufficient models for concurrency. Than I got into contact with OpenCL/CUDA SIMD processing and n…
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Comment #13382144
I can assure you that a time travel longer than 0.00125 seconds into the past is not possible for the near future.
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Comment #13380668
I used Blender/Cycles also for the case to render in Game and Application images in high quality. I wrote therefor a Python Export/Importer. Here is an example: https://virtual-man…
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Comment #13343450
In East Germany Stasi (Staats Sicherheit = Homeland Security) informers were normal and productive members of society.
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Comment #13166182
Excerpt: Human intelligence allows us introspectiveness. We can scrutinize our perception and identify problematic workflows in our biological "machine".
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Comment #13035768
Related News from last week: The government had cleared the deal on Sept. 8 but Aixtron said that the Economy Ministry had now canceled the clearance certificate for Fujian Grand C…
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Comment #12976316
Sorry for the delayed answer but for verification I had to update my SDK to perform the tests: Bad Linux support, Bad Debugging, unreliable processing times between vendors (> 40% …
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Comment #12948012
Vulkan Compute shader have exactly the same problems like OpenCL or OpenGL Compute shader.
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Comment #12947915
Did a doctor check the ears. Perhaps it is a contagious ear infection and the straw is a primitive replacement for a surgical drain to remove the pus.
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Comment #12700556
I would appreciate any feedback regarding similar publications, errors, or novel detection methods.
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