It's just taking too much time to figure out the steps.. It'll be good to record what I have done in case I forget it.. System Spec Ubuntu, eight-core, i7-2600 3.4GHz Samsung Galaxy Note (quincyatt) Preparations For environment setup: sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk sudo apt-get install python sudo apt-get install git-core sudo apt-get install gnupg… Continue reading Build CM10.2 for Quincyatt from Source
Month: May 2015
This is going to be just short mumbling. I still remember how I love to use Google Map and Google Now. The appealing features are convenient, accurate, and helpful. But now they are getting worse. Google Map is getting slower response and less accurate location service. I guess it is not easy for Google to continue serving Map for free, but this is not the excuse that Map can get worse. Google Now used to be accurate too: it recognizes anything you say and executes precisely. Now it just cannot handle your voice. "OK Google" has to be very close to the microphone; some other words may accidentally trigger "OK Google"; "set up an alarm" and "remind me" turn to be the same; and it recently stops recognizing "yep" and "nope." Well, well, well...
How to "Xiami" as a VIP User (for Mac)
This post serves as an app hacking example only. Xiami (虾米) is a Chinese music sharing platform that you can listen to music for free (not for downloading). If you open up www.xiami.com, it will detect your visiting IP address, and where it belongs. So here is a screenshot of the message: I like Xiami since… Continue reading How to "Xiami" as a VIP User (for Mac)
Attending NSDI 15'
This has been my third conference event since I became a PhD student at SANDLab. NSDI 15' was between May 4 - 6, held in Oakland, CA. My friends were saying things like "do not go out at night" because of so many negative news about Oakland downtown. Well, I stuck to what they suggested and stayed… Continue reading Attending NSDI 15'
Project Tango Tablet... Hmm...
Got the tablet two days ago and played it for a while... Project Tango utilizes IR depth sensor to obtain the distance of different objects (and possibly the resulting image is a combined work with fisheye camera). My assumption is they use camera to do some imaging processing to find out rough edges of different objects,… Continue reading Project Tango Tablet... Hmm...