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ImageJ

http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/index.html ImageJ is open source imaging software that has oodles and oodles of plugins. Watch out Irfan View, this might become my favorite free image editor.

Advanced Computer Simulation Screensaver

http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/computer/screensaver.jsp Black holes merging. Completed on NCSA’s Titan Linux computing cluster, this simulation shows two black holes merging and the resulting ripples of space-time known as gravitational waves. The full simulation, a general relativistic numerical depiction of two black holes orbiting and then merging, represents the first time that three-quarters of a full orbit was computed. An animation of theseContinue readingAdvanced Computer Simulation Screensaver

On Compression

Someone recently asked me to explain image compression. Here's an article I wrote in a series for Tucows called Digital Imaging Part 2 – Lossy Vs. Lossless More Digital Imaging articles: Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4 Also, check out the Wikipedia entry for Fractal Compression… that Michael Barnsley sure is an interesting guy. You might have seen himContinue readingOn Compression

The Art of Richard Marchand

Step into the world of artist, Richard Marchand and you're going to be thrilled by surrealistic imagery that incorporates the human form into very beautiful futuristic scenes. Recently, Richard has been using Apophysis fractals to enhance the beauty of of his artwork. I applaud his vision and execution of incorporating fractal imagery into his artwork without compromising his great senseContinue readingThe Art of Richard Marchand

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