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Shutting down projects
Two of the older projects I have run for some time now are Needs More Lens Flare, a toy web app for automatically adding lens flare to photos, and Drone Stable, a more robust web application for automatically stabilizing aerial (or any kind of) video.
I am afraid I don't …
APSE Update
I've been working on improving Apse since I initially released it two months ago. Version 1.4 is now available. There are some exciting new features!
- Apse is self-aware. The QR-code-ish squares in the corners of the window are markers for Apse to locate itself. If Apse sees itself in …
APSE - A Personal Search Engine
APSE is an application I created to help me find things on my computer. It stands for A Personal Search Engine.
What it is
Apse is a desktop application that works as a search engine for anything that you see on your computer. As you use your computer, it captures …
Are Punters Forever?
At 538, Benjamin Morris wrote kickers are forever. He presents a compelling case that kickers of all ages have been improving steadily at all distances since the 1960's.
I wanted to see if punters have done the same. Using play-by-play data from 2009 to 2017, I calculated how much of …
Technical Writing
Years ago I remember coming across a comment on edwardtufte.com about technical writing. I had forgotten exactly what it said, but remembered it was short, had a snappy title, and followed its own advice.
I discovered it again. The page at the original url is long gone, but the …
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US states and words with no letters in common
"Ohio is the only state not to share a letter with the word mackerel" my buddy tells me.
Of course, I need to find out what other words don't share any letters with states. So I start hunting for a large English dictionary. It turns out the Brown corpus, included …
New host
Fox row was down for a while due to some issues with the old web host. It's on a new and improved hosting service now, so there shouldn't be any more problems.
Sweeping the 1-seeds
The Bracket is out, and once Virginia was announced as the final 1-seed, I realized Wisconsin may be in a unique position. The Badgers beat both Florida and Virginia during the regular season, and have the possibility to beat both Arizona and Wichita State in the tournament. If they do …
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