March 8, 2010
During my professional career I have become accustomed to the development tools that make the engineer’s job much easier. On the other hand I’ve come to the realization that little time and attention is being spent on optimization and proper use of those tools. While there is plenty of information out there on framework comparisons, guides, APIs, and the like very few products seem to adopt the best practices and the tier two functionality slips through the cracks of the Q&A process. This is usually the case with logging.
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August 4, 2008
Research has shown that 70% of the pictures we take feature people. Face detection in software in digital processors can greatly enhance the quality of images and help describe the content. Why not? While humans can easily identify objects in a photograph it takes a lot more to teach a machine how to do that [...]
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November 19, 2007
Background
I cannot quite recall the first time I sent an email except that for all I know it was a long time ago and that it’s only intent was to notify its recipient that I had actually embraced the cyberspace. It was a time when having an email address was a privilege, not a [...]
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October 23, 2007
It has beaten many world records including the fastest, loudest, The Space Shuttle – the most sophisticated piece of machinery ever built by man. Although for almost everybody the space shuttle or also known as by it’s official name Space Transportation System (STS) needs no introduction we can briefly describe the most notable facts [...]
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October 11, 2007
After Radiohead’s new album announcement that their new album called In Rainbows will only be available on http://www.radiohead.com/ and followed by a server crash due to the high demand comes the following on Nine Inch Nail’s website: “Hello everyone. I’ve waited a LONG time to be able to make the following announcement: as of right [...]
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June 1, 2007
In an effort to get more people familiar with the typical work environment of an extremely busy person I decided to present some descriptions and images of such places. And what better place to do that than some of the most famous, most successful, and busiest individuals on the planet. Starting with Bill Gates from [...]
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November 12, 2006
Welcome to my Blog. My name is Nedko Hristov and here is the tiny spot in cyberspace where some of my thoughts get rebirth in writing. I hope you will find some of the topics interesting. Not wanting to confuse anybody I feel the need to clarify that KoKo in the current context refers to [...]
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