tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357798809236451592011-06-08T00:05:35.154-05:00Computer Science and BeyondComputer Science and Beyond is the successor to CleverCS. This blog will be about not just computer science but also the art of computing (e.g., novel startups) as well as clever ideas from such diverse areas as space exploration and biology.Amir Michailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11532311330603872562noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35779880923645159.post-45899231416653385632006-12-31T23:27:00.000-05:002006-12-31T23:37:24.852-05:00Times Reader BetaIf you read the New York Times, then this is a must see:"Times Reader runs on Microsoft’s new Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), which is built into the new Vista operating system and is included in the .Net 3.0 Framework service pack for Windows XP. If you are using Windows XP, the installer application will first install Net 3.0 Framework, a process that takes about ten minutes, and then Amir Michailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11532311330603872562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35779880923645159.post-29549520683596033112006-12-28T22:23:00.000-05:002006-12-28T22:31:59.976-05:00Speech Pen: Predictive Handwriting based on Ambient Multimodal RecognitionWriting by hand can be such a pain. Here's a solution to this problem within the context of university lectures.From the abstract:"...we designed a multimodal input system, called speech-pen, that assists digital writing during lectures or presentations with background speech and handwriting recognition. The system recognizes speech and handwriting in the background and provides the instructor Amir Michailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11532311330603872562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35779880923645159.post-61202243180265951182006-12-28T19:58:00.000-05:002006-12-28T20:40:58.509-05:00Exploring photo collections in 3dIn case you missed it, here's a Java applet for playing around with this idea. Unlike the photosynth demo from Microsoft, this one works with firefox.Yes, I'm fascinated by this idea. It could very well result in the most imaginative product to ever come out of Microsoft. It rivals the ESP Game in cleverness.But can we take this idea further? For example, what can we do with video? Maybe we couldAmir Michailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11532311330603872562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35779880923645159.post-73504885109966534812006-12-16T19:18:00.000-05:002006-12-16T19:52:07.446-05:00Welcome to Computer Science and BeyondComputer Science and Beyond is the successor to CleverCS. This blog will be about not just computer science but also the art of computing (e.g., novel startups) as well as clever ideas from such diverse areas as space exploration and biology.As for my views on the art and science of computing, see: http://scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=18 http://weblog.fortnow.com/2006/07/Amir Michailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11532311330603872562noreply@blogger.com1