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crossword solver using command line

In tips & tricks on 11 March 2010 tagged cheat, crossword, puzzle with no comments

if you like to solve crossword puzzle to kill your time but sometimes you are stuck with what word you should put in
here’s a quick example on how to do that in your terminal
example clue the entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip)
and we have crossword like this
_,_,_,r,_,p,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,r
now using common word [...]

opencv in ubuntu

In tips & tricks on 11 March 2010 tagged image processing, opencv, ubuntu with no comments

for those who want to do some image processing in ubuntu but strunggling to compile and install it here’s a easiest way to do it

sudo apt-get install opencv-doc python-opencv libcv1 libcvaux1 libhighgui1 \
libcvaux-dev libcv-dev libhighgui-dev

to see all example from opencv-doc
cp -r /usr/share/doc/opencv-doc/examples cv-examples && cd cv-examples

there’s will be c and python example, to compile [...]

fugly stuff

In crap on 9 March 2010 tagged ubuntu, windows with no comments

most fugly desktop ever!! i don’t even know why i wasted my precious time trying this crap….
lesson of the day: stop customizing your desktop to look like other os esspecially windows :)

change is hard

In thoughts on 6 March 2010 tagged lucid lynx, ubuntu with no comments

i’m wondering why ubuntu nowadays really like to experimenting with new no-so-user friendly stuffs
it really start to bothering me since the new notification position in karmic and now they’re planning to release ubuntu with some gay mac-ish look?
sometimes, change is good in order to refresh how the os feel and give user better experience.
i myself like the [...]

our home (earth)

In writings on 6 March 2010 tagged documentary, earth with no comments

just want to share with you all a good documentation about our home (earth) and how we (human) hurting it
this is definitely good show to waste 1 hour and 33 min of your time on youtube
“what do we know about life on earth?”

watch it on youtube now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU
btw, if you’re malaysian.. check out part 50:00. do [...]