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Weekly Digest for February 2nd

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Daring Fireball: Apple, Adobe and Flash. http://bit.ly/6DqwVe [vancura]
vimeo (feed #4)
Shared MumboJumboT.
youtube (feed #1)
Liked 1st walk.
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New post: #MumboJumboT graphics is ready. Includes video #screencast of how it was done. http://bit.ly/bkH2SK [vancura]
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GrApple Firefox theme is nice. One thing I don’t like about Chrome: it’s ugly (at least on OSX). Should I switch to FF? http://bit.ly/UwNkk [vancura]
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There’s one thing that drives me more than iPad and iLife 10: I really really hope #Aperture 3 is gonna be introduced today. [vancura]
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RT @robinraszka: RT @goobimama: Prediction: That mole @atebits knew all about the tablet, and has helped Apple develop a Tweetie on laun … [vancura]
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IMHO this is the best live stream about the #iPad: http://bit.ly/7ibWl5. Btw I failed to shut down Twitter :] [vancura]
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Ok. Where’s iPhone SDK 4? Or… Well… iPad SDK 1? [vancura]
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IPS display? What the? Seriously? [vancura]
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“We’ve been able to achieve 10 hours of battery life.” Big applause. “But you need to have a protective suit when using it." [vancura]
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"Tap on the 2x button, it scales the app up to full-screen" — I hope it uses linear rescaling, with no smoothing. [vancura]
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Note: iPhone OS 3.2 does not support iPhone and iPod touch devices. It runs only on iPad. Megalol. @robinraszka [vancura]
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RT @diveintomark: Let’s see… 3G iPad is shipping in 90 days… wife’s birthday is… ah fuck, I’m buying an iPad. #nobodygivesashitabo … [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
While Flex uses bilinear resizing method when scaling images (event for Bitmap.smoothing() method), you won’t be able to ge…
lastfm (feed #6)
Listened to 2 songs.
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"iPad is not a big stretched-out iPhone, but iPhone is a shrunken stripped-down version of the iPad". Very mature. Via @daringfireball [vancura]
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Re Apple A4 processor: "PA Semi founder Dan Dobberpuhl was a lead designer at Digital on Alpha and StrongARM processors". Anybody surprised? [vancura]
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The iPad simulator in SDK 3.2 is great, even there’s just Settings.app and Contacts.app. Oh wait, there’s an NDA, yuck. Now I’ll go to hell. [vancura]
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Re my tweet http://bit.ly/ciWPHp about rescaling of old iPhone apps: it’s linear! (that’s good news) — http://bit.ly/b5JXjE@ornyx [vancura]
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Joe Hewitt on iPad, UX and app development. Must read. http://bit.ly/9ondMW [vancura]
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A really awesome HTML5 video player! http://jilion.com/sublime/video (via @jilion) [vancura]
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Re @jimmac: that awesome player is really awesome and will be more awesome when they add firefox fallback ogg fallback and flash for oldies. [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
Shared 2 links.
lastfm (feed #6)
twitter (feed #2)
It’s so funny to watch all these Flash vs. Apple fights. Come on guys, it’s just a technology, nothing really special. [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
Shared 3 links.
flickr (feed #5)
Shared 2 photos.
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MumboJumboT: Day 2

Ok, here’s a weather forecast for today: coding coding coding, since main graphics of the MumboJumboT project is done done done.

MumboJumboT body

Here’s MumboJumboT’s body.

The space in the middle will be canvas for all audio controls and displays. I am not entirely happy with his head, so I’ll revisit it at some point. I planned to make it in 3D (rotating while playing), but maybe I’ll keep it static, while making it richer (I think robot needs ears, antennae etc). PSD is here.

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Weekly Digest for January 26th

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Apple’s Secret Cloud Strategy And Why Lala Is Critical http://instapaper.com/zi0qp5p9 [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
Shared 2 links.
lastfm (feed #6)
Listened to Rogue Bagel – Ott.
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Please recommend me some good movie with zombies to watch tomorrow :] [vancura]
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Zombieland is the winner! Thanks to everyone who participated on the poll. Now where to find it ;] [vancura]
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That was not a question, I know where to look, but thanks :] [vancura]
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Liked 3 videos.
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#Avatar: Making of. http://bit.ly/8F6Blu (via @alexoid). You should see it now, as you had to see Avatar before. [vancura]
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Vimeo Introduces HTML5 H.264 Player: http://✪df.ws/ehh (via @daringfireball) [vancura]
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ignore the code: Realism in UI Design http://ff.im/-eE2s4 [vancura]
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Great news! Finally! Aperture 3 to be released next week? http://bit.ly/7F3HCq (via @phototuts) [vancura]
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RT @cabel: Regarding the Apple invite, and just throwing this out there: what if it’s called "Canvas"? [vancura]
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This is great. Share with FlickrTab on Facebook. http://ff.im/-eFXwt [vancura]
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Liked 4 videos.
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We waited 30 minutes, no service http://bit.ly/92ftEf hahaa (via @tomkrcha) [vancura]
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If you’re in #AS3, #audio, #gui, #game stuff, you should follow @mumbojumbot now. I’ve just started a one week #Flash project. [vancura]
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The goal: on Sunday a nifty audio mixing and visualizing application has to be done. Realtime work with audio and a lot of fun guaranteed. [vancura]
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And of course everything available on #GitHub! Come on, let’s make some fun now. Time is ticking. #mumbojumbot [vancura]
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Maybe I was not clear enough about the #MumboJumboT project: it’s solely done by me: graphics, coding, samples, distribution, promo. [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
With this Plugin you can style your markup right in your browser with a build-in element selector and CSS editor. Generate th…
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#Infographics of the day: The Story (so far) of the Apple Tablet http://ff.im/-eOY0p [vancura]
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If this is The Thing I am lost. I need it NOW! It’s so cute! #Apple #tablet. http://ff.im/-eR3Q5 [vancura]
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#Google #Reader rolls out subscription to pages without a feed! http://ff.im/-eR4gE [vancura]
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I… Need… My… Magic… Mushroom! #fb http://ff.im/-eRegx [vancura]
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Ikea time. [vancura]

MumboJumboT

Since today I’ll be working on a small one week project, something like a workshop. I’d be glad to prepare an application for realtime visualization of audio.

I love this kind of projects: you got a limited time – 7 days should be enough to prepare a small application. Game, audio or video stuff, you name it. When you work alone, you could manage your time more precisely, there’s no one who tells you what to do and what you should avoid. It’s solely your work and you can do whatever you want to – but it has to be done before the deadline, which can’t be moved in any circumstances.

This time I’ll prepare a small audio application. No business plan, no desires to sell it. No visible sight of making money of it. Just simple fun. This app was on paper for too long and this contest made me start it.

The app will mix samples in a never-ending stream of blabs. Everything will be mixed randomly from predefined settings, adjustable by you. And most importantly you’ll be able to make your very own generator by recording audio from your computer’s Line In or Microphone input.

I want to show you some of technologies I developed during last few years. GUI widgets with loadable skins, audio processing (I made few multitrack sequencers and mixers), a slice of 3D rendering. All Model-View-Controller via PureMVC.

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Weekly Digest for January 19th

Weekly Digest for January 17th

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After few months I was forced to launch Flash IDE. I think I’ll miss a lot of hair when done. I’m so glad my workflow doesnt need it anymore [vancura]
youtube (feed #1)
Liked 2 videos.
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#Away3D Lite is so awesome. If you’re thinking about learning #Papervision3D, think twice. [vancura]
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Done for today. All those days I’ve spent on crafting my component classes seem to be worth it. It saves a lot of time and #hair too :] GN. [vancura]
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RT @timknip: Creepy RT @davewiner: A Google only your nightmares could love. http://r2.ly/qfxk [vancura]
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RT @ericbatterson: Apple quality control (or should I say command) missed this one. #applefail #apple #mac http://twitpic.com/xkapo [vancura]
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Nice deployment filename: 2010-01-11-1.zip. Nice date indeed. [vancura]
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RT @karmiq: Přečtěte si na @zdrojak, jak snadno lze v Gitu upravovat historii: http://bit.ly/6uMXqK [vancura]
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RT @flight404: My portfolio site is now live. http://roberthodgin.com/ [vancura]
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Liked 3 videos.
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RT @UnitZeroOne: Lol. Reality. Games. Demoscene. http://yfrog.com/1d9fnbj [vancura]
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog: http://bit.ly/4rulOL [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
100,000+ vintage advertisements to explore
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RT @bzzzwa: [cz] RT @RESPEKT_CZ: Skvěle, primátore Béme! http://bit.ly/4NILEx #Praha #fb [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
Shared 5 links.
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#Infographics of the day: Price comparison of #Apple prices — http://bit.ly/5GYlaf [vancura]
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RT @bzzzwa: [cz] RT @abclinuxu: Offtopic: Člověk v tísni: SOS Haiti 4095 4095/0300 nebo „DMS SOSHAITI“ na číslo 87777. [vancura]
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RT @jeresig: http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.4.js Full release notes/blog post early tomorrow, flying to D.C. to meet the team and launch! [vancura]
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lastfm (feed #6)
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RT @bzzzwa: Thanks for it: @somafm: We’re testing a 128k AAC feed of Groove Salad. Should sound amazing: http://somafm.com/groovesalad13 … [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
Shared 7 links.
lastfm (feed #6)
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RT @jhooks: Robotlegs, AS3-Signals, and the Presentation Model: a different way to get your #robotlegs on http://bit.ly/7pHMaC #blogged [vancura]

Weekly Digest for January 10th

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The external port of my MBP GFX card just died. Or screen. Or both. Can’t test now, but I know for sure there could be no better time. [vancura]
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RT @mrdoob: The science behind LOLCATS http://bit.ly/8WuEsB (via @pitaru) [vancura]
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Am I alone who does #AS3 coding in #Intellij IDEA 9? I don’t understand that, it’s SO much better than #Flex and even #FDT. Cheaper too. [vancura]
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Shared Cool styl.
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bytearray.com for sale? Come on! #actionscript #domain #fail [vancura]
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Oh. Stupid me. It’s bytearray.org. But it doesn’t work anyway. #Fail #me, please unfollow me now. Thanks. [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
Shared 3 links.
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Art brut of the day: http://gdzl.la/7tjP1Z [vancura]
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Fuck color profiles. Never works as expected. [vancura]
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Thinking of revisiting Objective C. This is lovely: SOSLog – logging from ObjC to SOSMax http://bit.ly/8h5riq [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
Shared 5 links.
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youtube (feed #1)
Liked 2 videos.
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Parenting is sometimes so tough. More sleep plz! [vancura]
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What what? "Free Flickr photostream views limited to the 200 most recent images"? Come on! Facebook should improve the photos engine. [vancura]
lastfm (feed #6)
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This is actually very useful: http://www.airdoc.be#as3, #asdocs (and so on) docs with indexing etc. via #air app. [vancura]
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Robotlegs is a pure AS3 micro-architecture (framework) with a light footprint and limited scope. Simply put, Robotlegs is the…
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17 Y working with computers and I still don’t know when to separate stuff names with -, _ and when to use camelCase. Yeah, I got a problem! [vancura]
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RT @vjt: r Photographer captures electricity http://bit.ly/8iFWSz /via @newsycombinator@nhaima @tatanka0 @burzuk @mahkira @trikkia @v … [vancura]
lastfm (feed #6)
Listened to 2 songs.
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Transparent Laptop Lets You Spy on People As You Type http://bit.ly/8ZfSqd#mb [vancura]
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RT @StantonWarriors: If you are going to watch Avatar do it in 3D on mushrooms. Absolutely insane experience. http://bit.ly/4VjKJh [vancura]
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Aaaargh. I Desperately need more memory. Both for me and my machine. Hey wife, do you listen? Xmas is so long ago :] [vancura]
vimeo (feed #4)
Liked 2 videos.
twitter (feed #2)
The best CG I’ve ever seen period. By Alex Roman: http://bit.ly/7uSiFv (@jimmac @designportal @freedux) [vancura]
lastfm (feed #6)
twitter (feed #2)
Found a great psyrock band Ozric Tentacles – Erpland. I can’t believe it’s ’90. Their sound is so current, synths feel like by Simon Posford [vancura]
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delicious (feed #3)
FlashPunk is a free ActionScript library designed for developing 2D Flash games. Its goal is to provide you with a fast, clea…
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RT @pablo_marques: YouTube Doubler Beta — oh the amazing internet! :D http://bit.ly/4GhsED [vancura]
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RT @destroytoday: > @kode80: AS3 stylized graffiti rendering in 3D http://kode80.com/graf [vancura]
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Zuzka: no more 0 years, mejdan! [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
Shared 8 links.
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#Prague is so calm today, snow is everywhere. In fact our community service barely works here, so roads are unrideable. Only fools use cars. [vancura]
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And just another fools like /me have to work today. I’d rather be out with our kids and a glass of welded wine. Well next time. [vancura]

Weekly Digest for January 3rd

delicious (feed #3)
You can use BaseUI in any flash site, except to include/distribute it in another framework, application, template, component …
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#Infographics of the day: 20 things that happen every minute – http://bit.ly/7rLSon [vancura]
youtube (feed #1)
vimeo (feed #4)
delicious (feed #3)
Shared 4 links.
youtube (feed #1)
Liked 2 videos.
twitter (feed #2)
#Infographics of the day: price comparison of inkjet ink to other liquids (@via boingboing) http://bit.ly/7BYfn0 [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
Shared 2 links.
twitter (feed #2)
Happy new year! [vancura]
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Resolution Nō 1: Draw again. Resolution Nō 2: Smoke again. [vancura]
twitter (feed #2)
Daring Fireball: The Tablet http://bit.ly/4q6Rn3. Recommended reading by 10 @vancuras of 5. Via @Daringfireball. [vancura]
vimeo (feed #4)
lastfm (feed #6)
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Weekly Digest for December 27th

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Scale9Bitmap class (http://bit.ly/4FyR82). Let’s see if it’s really faster than http://bit.ly/8cEgpG. If so, my components speedup expected. [vancura]
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RT @barcinski: #actionscript Vector3D.add(Vector3D) is 50 times slower than "manual add" v.x = v0.x + v1.x ;v.y = v0.y + v1.y;v.z = v0.z … [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
youtube (feed #1)
Liked 2 videos.
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RT @alexoid: X Factor Vs Rage Against The Machine – Killing in the Name – SuBo!! http://bit.ly/5ssTUZ #youtube [vancura]
delicious (feed #3)
The Adobe Flash Platform is the leading platform in the world for developing games on the web. The Flash Platform Game Techno…
twitter (feed #2)
RT @destroytoday: > @robchristensen: Introducing the Adobe Flash Platform Gaming Technology Center: http://bit.ly/7ZKjU4 [vancura]
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RT @macappstorm: Apple has supposedly given select developers information about a January tablet announcement: http://bit.ly/59gJen [vancura]
twitter (feed #2)
RT @stephbysteph: recently departed Apple employee: “You will be very surprised how you interact with the new tablet.” http://bit.ly/76E18Z [vancura]
twitter (feed #2)
Merry Xmas you all :] Thinking of a PF, but I’m too busy this year. Maybe the wife? :] [vancura]