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Extracting a video clip with ffmpeg

I always seem to forget this and never get the same source when I google for it, so this is really just for me: ffmpeg -ss [hh:mm:ss start time] -t [hh:mm:ss duration of clip] -i source-file.avi -acodec copy -vcodec copy … Continue reading →

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Arthur Benjamin’s Formula For Changing Math Education

I am speechlessly in agreement with this. I’ve ranted about math education before. There’s something just so effective about his three-minute stated solution to the problem. I dig it. I never use calculus, but statistics? Easily on a weekly basis.

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Inserting video content into a LiveJournal comment

Yesterday I was looking for good instructions on inserting video content into a LiveJournal comment (for someone else) and couldn’t find any. So, after being successful, I felt it my geek duty to write up my directions in case, some … Continue reading →

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Math Education: An Inconvenient Truth

I’ve been sitting on this post for a solid two months. I left it out of my baffle-clearing the other day because these thoughts are something I want to keep in text rather than being lost to the ether of … Continue reading →

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