tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post6582394421713677414..comments2024-03-10T10:09:42.420+01:00Comments on An American in Provence: Word of the week: nurbsMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07991742540996769458noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-12108398034369165042010-01-09T09:26:36.205+01:002010-01-09T09:26:36.205+01:00Hi Megan
Love your blog - just to let you know t...Hi Megan<br /><br />Love your blog - just to let you know that I have blogged about it today at http://www.aTasteOfGarlic.com<br /><br />Keep up the good work<br /><br />All the best<br /><br />KeithKeith Eckstein -A Taste of Garlichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06290744199144035965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-80621775437193919082010-01-07T03:30:54.314+01:002010-01-07T03:30:54.314+01:00Never underestimate really big seals.
Thankyou, I...Never underestimate really big seals.<br /><br />Thankyou, I now know what a spline is and I know I'll be better off for it.<br /><br />Stumbled across your site today and really enjoyed it. And as to the most unusual word I've come across recently - I read lackadaisical in a book the other day and can't stop thinking of it. Have been trying to fit it into a sentence as I think it's a word that deserves not to be forgotten, heard gobsmacked last week as well but that one is more common.LKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451484619921503215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-52018561147799386802010-01-07T00:25:32.404+01:002010-01-07T00:25:32.404+01:001) When asked how he cut the new countertop to fit...1) When asked how he cut the new countertop to fit so beautifully in the refurbished kitchen, Alain said he simply used nurbs.<br /><br />2) "No one understands rational basis splines" (unfortunately, not original)<br /><br />Extra extra:<br /> Well, suppose someone gives you a complicated, loopy curve and asks you to redraw it by hand, freehand. <br />Your thinking might go like this: I'm going to divide this complicated thing into pieces and draw each piece (that's the Spline). <br />I'll then outline each piece with a bunch of dots and connect the dots. But some parts need more dots than others (that's the Non-Uniform). <br />But I want to just have a small set of simple curves that I'm going to use to draw the pieces --- nothing too complicated (that's the Basis). <br />But on the other hand, I want to make sure that the pieces are not too simple, so I'll allow myself to make fractions of these simple to make more complicated curves (that's the Rational, as in a rational number (or ratio)). <br />So a Non-Uniform Rational Basis Spline (NURB) is just a way to draw complex curves using (ratios of) simpler curve pieces that are combined and defined by<br />connecting irregularly spaced dots.Uncle Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04983382678265415706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-72350807830019541342010-01-06T12:09:12.543+01:002010-01-06T12:09:12.543+01:00I hate it when people make me use a specific word....I hate it when people make me use a specific word. It really gets on my nurbs.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-77144500155689164542010-01-06T07:07:38.426+01:002010-01-06T07:07:38.426+01:00This is funny. Hey, what is your job? It sounds li...This is funny. Hey, what is your job? It sounds like you speak English in it...<br /><br />Thanks for the comment -- I need support doing NaBloPoMo! I few comments, even on the lamest posts, are great!<br /><br />Have a good day.Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-76076639711975931252010-01-04T22:35:39.054+01:002010-01-04T22:35:39.054+01:00Near-Utilitarian-Release-By-Seals
Nerdy-Ubiquitou...Near-Utilitarian-Release-By-Seals<br /><br />Nerdy-Ubiquitous-Randomization-By-ScienceBrandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525683938088667396noreply@blogger.com