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Tag Archives: IT

Enabling GodMode for Windows 10

Just a quick-hit tip here. Those that are familiar with gaming know that there’s almost always a tweak available to find that will enable god-like powers in games. These tweaks give you things like unlimited lives, indestructibility, and infinite powers. In reality, it’s a cheat. But, who hasn’t enjoyed it and used it to learn how to beat the toughest levels of gameplay?

For those Windows 10 testers hungry to have similar god-like powers, Windows 10 has its own GodMode. GodMode for Windows 10 gives you access to 262 new god-like powers. And, while it doesn’t give you unlimited lives or save you from bluescreens, it does expose some additional features and tools to play with. Read more »

Why computer translation sucks

Google finds that security questions aren’t really secure

New Research: Some Tough Questions for ‘Security Questions’






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Removing reflections from photos taken through windows

MIT researchers have created a new algorithm that, in a broad range of cases, can automatically remove reflections from digital photos. On the left is the original photo taken through a window, with the photographer's reflection clearly visible. On the right, the reflection has been separated from the photo.

New algorithm exploits multiple reflections in individual images to distinguish reflection from transmission.

Larry Hardesty

It’s hard to take a photo through a window without picking up reflections of the objects behind you. To solve that problem, professional photographers sometimes wrap their camera lenses in dark cloths affixed to windows by tape or suction cups. But that’s not a terribly attractive option for a traveler using a point-and-shoot camera to capture the view from a hotel room or a seat in a train.
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IT Common Beginner’s Questions

Carl Cheo

Q1 – What is the difference between computer science and programming?

Computer scientist is like a physicist and programmer is like an engineer.

Q2 – What is programming?

Writing very specific instructions to a dumb, yet obedient machine. Read more »