IMG tech Stakeholders - Intel and Apple

Just last week while digesting the news that Intel has vastly increased their stake, comes the news today that Apple has increased their stake in IMG tech to 9.5%.

Interesting moves. Interesting times.

MJ no more !

The "..they dont really care about us..." man is no more..

.NET MF porting kit now open source !

The .NET Micro Framework is now "Open" !! This is the first time I am actually seeing MS opening up.

Note: Open==Porting kit itself is open with source code, not just the SDK, you can port to any platform in theory....

Natal, and DX11

Two of the coolest stuff on earth I am dreaming of, got unveiled last week. Microsoft's Project Natal, and DirectX11 on ATI. Looks good.

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=18723

GL to GLES converter announced

http://code.google.com/p/gl-wes-v2/

Good for Pandora, the OMAP3 based gaming platform, Enjoy.

Multi-texturing with SGX

For really creating a captivating visual effect with opengl, you need good tools to work with that will spew out vertices of increasing number. However, without any mesh editor tool and only with a bitmap creator, opengl still can be used for creating great art.For really creating a captivating visual effect with opengl, you need good tools to work with that will spew out vertices of increasing number. However, without any mesh editor tool and only with a bitmap creator, opengl still can be used for creating great art.
Multi-texturing allows creating effects life the one attached here. Shader code for the button/spidra is below. The rest of the code is not posted here. Note the absence of any lighting related stuff !! Try it out on Beagleboard or OMAP3530 EVM.

// Fragment and vertex shaders code char* pszFragShader = "\ uniform sampler2D sTexture; \ uniform sampler2D sTexture1; \ varying mediump vec2 TexCoord; \ varying mediump vec2 TexCoord1; \ mediump vec4 colour1;\ mediump vec4 colour2;\ void main (void)\ {\ colour1 = texture2D(sTexture1, TexCoord1);\ colour2 = texture2D(sTexture, TexCoord);\ gl_FragColor = colour1 * colour2;\ }"; char* pszVertShader = "\ attribute highp vec4 inVertex;\ attribute mediump vec2 inTexCoord;\ uniform mediump mat4 chvMatrix;\ uniform float offset;\ uniform float offset1;\ varying mediump vec2 TexCoord;\ varying mediump vec2 TexCoord1; \ void main()\ {\ gl_Position = chvMatrix * inVertex;\ TexCoord = inTexCoord - vec2(offset,offset);\ TexCoord1 = inTexCoord - vec2(offset1,offset1);\ }";

On Math and Financial Theories, and the future of mankind, and others

From http://finance.yahoo.com/insurance/article/107029/Business-Musings-From-Woodstock-for-Capitalists
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Messrs. Buffett and Munger on Math and Theories
Messrs. Buffett and Munger made clear their complete disdain for the use of higher-order mathematics in finance.
"There is so much that's false and nutty in modern investing practice and modern investment banking, that if you just reduced the nonsense, that's a goal you should reasonably hope for," Mr. Buffett said. Regarding complex calculations used to value purchases, he said: "If you need to use a computer or a calculator to make the calculation, you shouldn't buy it."
Said Mr. Munger: "Some of the worst business decisions I've ever seen are those with future projections and discounts back. It seems like the higher mathematics with more false precision should help you, but it doesn't. They teach that in business schools because, well, they've got to do something."
Mr. Buffett said: "If you stand up in front of a business class and say a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, you won't get tenure....Higher mathematics my be dangerous and lead you down pathways that are better left untrod."
Mr. Munger on the Future
"As I move close to the edge of death, I find myself getting more cheerful about the economic future," Mr. Munger said.
Mr. Munger sees "a final breakthrough that solves the main technical problem of man," he continued.
By harnessing the power of the sun, electrical power will become more available around the world. That will help humans turn sea water into fresh water and eliminate environmental problems, Mr. Munger explained. "If you have enough energy you can solve a lot of other problems."

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