\nOSC, more blown up!
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<\/p>\nYeah, so today I met with one of the research programmers working on MinorThird. The more I try and understand how the hell to use M3 with this project, the more confused I get. From my impressions today, it looks like I’m going to have to more or less scrap the stuff I’ve done this week and start over with an M3 implementation…. and I have to figure out how to get it to do what I want it to do.
\nI mean like, I understand on a conceptual level what I have to do. I understand what needs to happen and, more or less, how to make it happen. I’m just confused about specifics… like how to create samples to train the classifiers with… how to call the classifiers… how to deal with their output… how to write code utilizing M3 classes… that kind of stuff.
\nOh well. I am confident in my skills, and I’m sure I can understand this stuff. I just need some time to mess with it. I mean, this is hard stuff… I’m actually kind of impressed with myself that I’ve even gotten this far.
\nAnd no big deal about scrapping what I currently have. It runs slow as hell, and I’ve learned a lot from doing it, so it was a good experience nonetheless. I mean, worst case, I don’t get M3 working and I have what I’ve already written, which works on many, many cases (something like 74% of inputs).<\/p>\n
You get three photos today, because yay.
\nOSC, more blown up!
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Flowers…. love the colors… and omg depth of field!! *drools*
\nIsn’t it interesting how, when they’re in focus, they look light purple… but then when they blur they turn darker? Amazing…
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Orbit! It just looked so out of place there… I love the contrast of it against the rest of the scene. In the full-sized picture, the background is more noticibly out-of-focus, which draws your attention more to the gum… so yeah.
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Why is the world so beautiful? There’s just so much to photograph and look at and enjoy.<\/p>\n
Um, so yeah.
\nLife is good.<\/p>\n
Edit:<\/strong> Recipe for what I had for dinner today… it was surprisingly good Yeah, so today I met with one of the research programmers working on MinorThird. The more I try and understand how the hell to use M3 with this project, the more confused I get. From my impressions today, it looks … Continue reading
\nAlan’s college-style spinach salad<\/em>
\nIngredients: One package ready-to-eat spinach (whole leaf), 1\/2 cup parmesan cheese, 2 single-serving size boxes of raisins, 1 cup Cheerios (optional).
\nDirections: Pour cheese and raisins into bag of spinach. Shake until throughly mixed and spinach leaves are covered with cheese. Enjoy. Add Cheerios to the salad for a nice crunch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"