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Spelled the Same, but Opposite?

I just had my mind blown by the English language, yet again.   There’s actually a word whose opposite (or close to it) is the same word, spelled the same, but pronounced differently.  That word is: resigned.  “Jon resigned his position on the basketball team.” vs. “Jon resigned his contract with the team for one more …

July 26, 2010 – 13:25 | By dariusz | Posted in Personal Stuff | Tagged , | View Comments

How Google is advancing the state of image search

If you’re interested in the state of the art of large domain (internet) image search, then undoubtedly Google comes up over and over again. Google Image Search, with its simple interface and reasonable results, is the de-facto consumer-grade image search engine. Offerings from competitors are actually a little more feature rich, especially the MSN Live …

April 30, 2008 – 22:11 | By dariusz | Posted in User Experience | Tagged , , | View Comments