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std::unique_ptr
Yesterday I posted about rvalue references and move semantics. What's really impressive to me is the range of problems solved by the introduction of rvalue references. An interesting example of this is removing sharp edges from my old friend std::auto_ptr, allowing it to be deprecated in favor of the new std::unique_ptr.
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C++0x!
After helping 3M move Lava C.O.S. to a great new team in St. Paul, I've started work with someone new project which involves some C++ programming, this time with Visual Studio 2010, which includes several important C++0x features I had been introduced to in David Musser's Generic Programming course in grad school ( Read more... ) -
Details make the design
The details are not the details. They make the design. ―Charles Eames
I posted a while ago about the difference between Helvetica and Areal-that one just looks right and the other doesn't. The differences are subtle, but they make the design ( Read more... ) -
BCN
It has been nearly 11 months since Boston's best rock station, WBCN, went off the (analog) air. Since then, Free Form BCN has gone from robotic to occasional tests to now a regular program from 11 am to 2 pm weekdays. It's an entertaining relaxed DJing style with an eclectic mix of rock music.
Give it a listen: Go to wbcn.com and click on the Free ( Read more... ) -
Understanding image sensor characteristics
Dear Lazyweb,
Can you explain image sensor specs to me? I am trying to understand where the brightness limit is at which shot noise dominates, and understand how to compare sensor specs ( Read more... ) -
Projector cooldown
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Stopping Deepwater Horizon
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been going on for over a month. Would it work for them to freeze it stopped? I realise the oil flow rate is high, but ice has a way of clogging flow. I'm picturing attaching a freezer element to the riser pipe and freezing the pipe, the water around it, and, hopefully the oil from the inside of the pipe ( Read more... ) -
Clay bar
I finally tried a clay bar for cleaning my car. I was a bit dubious. You basically just spray a lube on the car and slide clay over it. It doesn't feel like it's doing anything; no elbow grease needed. Amazingly it works. Nothing else has cleaned off the grime that builds up on the pannels behind the wheel wells, but this did it easily without ( Read more... )
