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lelandbatey / whiteboardCleaner.md
Last active May 20, 2025 13:11
Whiteboard Picture Cleaner - Shell one-liner/script to clean up and beautify photos of whiteboards!

Description

This simple script will take a picture of a whiteboard and use parts of the ImageMagick library with sane defaults to clean it up tremendously.

The script is here:

#!/bin/bash
convert "$1" -morphology Convolve DoG:15,100,0 -negate -normalize -blur 0x1 -channel RBG -level 60%,91%,0.1 "$2"

Results

alienino 3511c0997339cfcccccca39f214322eb22e8fc43
all'equipaggio 14555555ec8dcf1400db9b375c5b8ca836362d8b
Anacyclus 182c40fc4df5b4d997feeeeee22c4dbf059a95d4
bajar 1352a687f6840df8801aaaaaadf71de84b816f86
bandwagon's f6e6deb71111110839bc14dd9cbab6eb7b16f09c
barbihecho bc45de24f03f2a086666668e2a0812a5f270c8cb
calcitrant 86d4ffffff9aae00ace440e93c1d87bb4ec8b56c
cornetti 000000f636f0d7cbc963a62f3a1bc87c9c985a04
crépir a21303cfa9b7c6f0cccccc19cc59556a188ccac7
cyclosporin's b5baaaaaa744f480586a905f692cdec2fa0a1919
@thomasdarimont
thomasdarimont / 100_redis_median_approx.md
Last active July 28, 2019 13:38
PoC for approximating the median of a Stream via stochastic averaging in Redis with Lua

Approximating the median of a Stream via stochastic averaging

Often it is useful to have access to the median value for fields of a data stream since they are more robust with respect to outliers. The median is defined as the value of a dataset such that, when sorted, 50% of the data is smaller than the value and 50% of the data is larger then the value. Ordinarily this is difficult to calculate on a stream because it requires the collection and sorting of all data.

The median of a data stream can be approximated with a technique called stochastic averaging. To approximate the median value of a data stream one could use the following approach:

Given the current estimate of the median M. If the next observed value in the stream is larger than M, increase the current estimate by r (= the learning rate). If it is smaller, decrease the estimate by r. When M is close to the median, it increases as often as it decreases, and therefore it stabilizes.

This approach was taken from the book "Real-time Analytics -

@thomasdarimont
thomasdarimont / Redis_Stats.md
Last active January 31, 2023 17:27
Example for computing various running statistics with Lua in Redis backed by a hash

Running statistics with Redis and Lua

This is an example for computing running statistics with Lua backed by a hash in Redis. We support counting, average (with and without exponential smoothing), stddev, variance, min, max, sum of observed values. An example for approximating a running median can be found here: https://gist.github.com/thomasdarimont/fff68191d45a001b2d84

Data structure

We use a hash for storing various statistic value under the key "stats_value" in redis. Note: If you need a specific alpha value for smoothing the average, then set the desired alpha -> e.g. alpha 0.7. If alpha is 0.0 then no smoothing is applied.

@abedra
abedra / after_fixes
Last active August 29, 2015 14:15
hiredis blocking scenario
perf stat ./client
Error: Read timed out
Performance counter stats for './client':
0.963859 task-clock (msec) # 0.081 CPUs utilized
3 context-switches # 0.003 M/sec
0 cpu-migrations # 0.000 K/sec
236 page-faults # 0.245 M/sec
<not supported> cycles
@devxpy
devxpy / midi_numbers.py
Last active June 17, 2025 17:59
A python script that converts MIDI message numbers to notes and instruments (and vice-versa)
INSTRUMENTS = [
'Acoustic Grand Piano',
'Bright Acoustic Piano',
'Electric Grand Piano',
'Honky-tonk Piano',
'Electric Piano 1',
'Electric Piano 2',
'Harpsichord',
'Clavi',
'Celesta',
set -o pipefail
set -o errtrace
set -o nounset
set -o errexit
set -a
# Scratch mount is the device which will be mounted on /mnt
# and generally used for logs, core dumps etc.
if ! $(mount | grep -q /mnt) ; then
# Detected NVME drives
@nckroy
nckroy / eran-hammer-oauth2-rant-20120726.md
Created January 21, 2021 00:15
OAuth 2.0 and the Road to Hell

(Scraped from the Internet Wayback Machine. Original content by Eran Hammer / hueniverse.com July 26, 2012)

OAuth 2.0 and the Road to Hell

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Well, that’s OAuth 2.0.

Last month I reached the painful conclusion that I can no longer be associated with the OAuth 2.0 standard. I resigned my role as lead author and editor, withdraw my name from the specification, and left the working group. Removing my name from a document I have painstakingly labored over for three years and over two dozen drafts was not easy. Deciding to move on from an effort I have led for over five years was agonizing.

There wasn’t a single problem or incident I can point to in order to explain such an extreme move. This is a case of death by a thousand cuts, and as the work was winding down, I’ve found myself reflecting more and more on what we actually accomplished. At the end, I reached the conclusion that OAuth 2.0 is a bad

Transfem Communication Protocol (TCP)

Section: Introduction

The Transfem Communication Protocol (TCP) is a secure and efficient protocol designed to facilitate seamless data transfer between connected entities. Emphasizing safety and efficiency, TCP establishes a reliable communication channel that ensures the integrity and confidentiality of transmitted data. By employing advanced encryption techniques and error-checking mechanisms, TCP aims to provide a trustworthy platform for exchanging information while minimizing the risk of data compromise or loss. This specification outlines the key principles, features, and mechanisms that govern the operation of the Transfem Communication Protocol, offering a comprehensive guide for developers and users seeking to harness its capabilities for various applications.

Section: Example

Below is an example of a data transfer with a handshake between Host 1 and Host 2.