game: Weekly Newsletter (28 Dec 2020)

Weekly Newsletter (28 Dec 2020)


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Weekly Poll Results

All I want for Christmas is...

Survey period: 21 Dec 2020 to 28 Dec 2020

A year to really come to terms with what's actually important.

Option	Votes	%
The pandemic to be over and a return to normal. Whatever that means.	388	50.99
A change of scenery	34	4.47
To be able to see and hold my friends and family	96	12.61
A clear line between work and home. I'd like to be able to unplug	39	5.12
More job / Financial / Personal success	76	9.99
Toys. Some serious toys.	55	7.23
A change of jobs (or a different position)	39	5.12
People to listen, to be honest, open and respectful of one another, and to forgo the need to exaggerate and lie	181	23.78
Better health and/or fitness	132	17.35
Other	46	6.04
Responses	761
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

This week's survey: What are your New Year resolutions?

Latest Additions

New articles added

Algorithms & Recipes

Drawing a Tree

(5 votes) by Tomaž Štih (updated 3 days ago)

A tree drawing algorithm, implemented as C#/WinForms/NET Core control, that produces surprisingly good results with minimal effort

Image-blending using Python and OpenCV

(1 votes) by Markus Koppensteiner (updated 4 days ago)

Python code for image-blending based on an image mask

Applications & Tools

Web Presentation, the Other Way Around

(2 votes) by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov (updated 1 weeks ago)

Another variant of the cross-platform replacement for all those office presentation applications in a single file, and now this file is JavaScript

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Detecting Pests with a Motion Detector and Trained DNN

(4 votes) by Sergey L. Gladkiy (updated 4 days ago)

In this article, we'll show you how to develop a simple motion detector and combine it with the trained DNN model to detect moose on video.

Extending Dataset with Data Augmentation

(1 votes) by Sergey L. Gladkiy (updated 6 days ago)

In this article, we'll see how the same result can be achieved by data augmentation.

Training a DNN

(1 votes) by Sergey L. Gladkiy (updated 5 days ago)

In this article, we'll discuss training our DNN classifier with the augmented dataset.

Eliminating Pests with a Raspberry Pi

(1 votes) by Sergey L. Gladkiy (updated 3 days ago)

In this article, we'll test our detection algorithm on a Raspberry Pi 3 device and create the "scare pests away" part of our pest eliminator by playing a loud sound.

Azure

How to Get Started with Static Web Apps on Azure Using the Azure Static Web Apps Service

(1 votes) by kimcodes (updated 6 days ago)

In 5 minutes without leaving Visual Studio Code

How to Configure a Secured Custom Domain on an Azure Function or Website

(0 votes) by Frank Boucher (updated 5 days ago)

Tutorial to map a naked domain on an Azure resource

Connected Devices

Diet JSON and a Coke: An Exploration of Incredibly Efficient JSON Processing

(3 votes) by honey the codewitch (updated 4 days ago)

Highly efficient access to JSON data sources and selective bulk loading JSON on any platform using a new JSON paradigm

Dialogs and Windows

Customizable WPF MessageBox

(6 votes) by #realJSOP (updated 2 days ago)

Finally, a customizable MessageBox for WPF applications

Articles updated