Posted in computing, physics, tagged c++, convert, matlab, pngwriter on October 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Looking through some google results after searching for tips on porting code from matlab to c/c++ I came across the following response on one forum:
Its not a good idea to use .m to C conversion (using mcc) for any commercial application. Codes produce in this way are far from optimized and are slow to run. [...]
Posted in bad science, physics, try this at home on October 22, 2007 | No Comments »
I was thinking back over an analogy I had used in a talk years ago, and I wanted to update it with some better references, and the math to show I’m not insane. I was trying to describe how weak a single photon is, I used an off-the-cuff analogy of a bb pellet hitting a [...]
Posted in more about me, try this at home on October 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Finally checked in on a friend’s blog and found an amazingly accurate brain profiler. Without further ado, my results:
Your Brain Usage Profile:
Auditory : 50%
Visual : 50%
Left : 47%
Right : 52%
Full summary below the fold…
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