Only tangentially discussing Linux, this guide discusses the open source software and Free Software that can be used with a Linux operating system or, for that matter, any Unix system. Various applications and pieces of software are described in sections devoted to networking and communications, privacy and security, miscellaneous applications, music and audio, graphics and photography, video. URLs are provided for where the software may be obtained. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Multitool Linux: Practical Uses for Open Source Software

Computers & Technology

Curtis, Peter

Anderson, Jeremy

Murphy, Steven

Schwarz, Michael

Operating Systems

Addison-Wesley

The age of the rococo;

Pall Mall Press

THE AGE OF THE ROCOCO

Praeger Publishers

Real-Time Shadows

Important elements of games, movies, and other computer-generated content, shadows are crucial for enhancing realism and providing important visual cues. In recent years, there have been notable improvements in visual quality and speed, making high-quality realistic real-time shadows a reachable goal.\nReal-Time Shadows is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of real-time shadow techniques. It covers a large variety of different effects, including hard, soft, volumetric, and semi-transparent shadows.\nThe book explains the basics as well as many advanced aspects related to the domain of shadow computation. It presents interactive solutions and practical details on shadow computation. The authors compare various algorithms for creating real-time shadows and illustrate how they are used in different situations. They explore the limitations and failure cases, advantages and disadvantages, and suitability of the algorithms in several applications. Source code, videos, tutorials, and more are available on the book’s website www.realtimeshadows.com.

Eisemann, Elmar

Assarsson, Ulf

Wimmer, Michael

Computer Science

A K Peters/CRC Press

In the aftermath of the American Revolution, the friendship between Virginians Thomas Jefferson and James Madison became one of the most important political collaborations in American history. This study examines the origins and evolution of their partnership, placing it within the context of US–British relations following the Revolution and analyzing how their relationship affected early republican politics.

Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the British Challenge to Republican America, 1783–95

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Lexington Books

Important elements of games, movies, and other computer-generated content, shadows are crucial for enhancing realism and providing important visual cues. In recent years, there have been notable improvements in visual quality and speed, making high-quality realistic real-time shadows a reachable goal. Real-Time Shadows is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of real-time shadow techniques. It covers a large variety of different effects, including hard, soft, volumetric, and semi-transparent shadows. The book explains the basics as well as many advanced aspects related to the domain of shadow computation. It presents interactive solutions and practical details on shadow computation. The authors compare various algorithms for creating real-time shadows and illustrate how they are used in different situations. They explore the limitations and failure cases, advantages and disadvantages, and suitability of the algorithms in several applications. Source code, videos, tutorials, and more are available on the book’s website www.realtimeshadows.com.

If you have ever driven by a building and wondered what has happened within its walls, you know what drives Abandoned Arkansas. Every day neglected structures are on the verge of being demolished or in desperate need of renovation. Join Michael Schwarz, Eddy Sisson, Ginger Beck, and James Kirkendall through the forgotten history of the Natural State, from the Majestic Hotel in Hot Springs to Dogpatch USA, an abandoned theme park once loved by thousands. Travel to decayed places around the state and bear witness to the vandalism, weathering, and slow death of countless historic buildings. It's simultaneously heartbreaking and captivating. Through historic documentation, these photographers hope to immortalize the stories of the places they visit beyond the building's finite lifespan, and to preserve an echo from the past. To see over 150 locations and more photos from abandoned places around the state, please visit AbandonedAR.com

Abandoned Arkansas

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

America Through Time

They can be found down a back road, hidden off a two-lane highway, in a disappearing small town, or in a city--you never know what abandoned locations you will discover when exploring the vast landscape of Oklahoma. Join the Abandoned Oklahoma team as they tell the story of the school bell ringing for the last time at Dunjee School in Spencer, Oklahoma; the closing of the roadside treasure W. S. Kelly Merchandise in Cogar, Oklahoma; and the end of an era for Lindley Hospital in the town of Duncan. The story of the last laps around the Tulsa Speedway and the final days of the mysterious Abundant Life Building in Tulsa are told through research, personal experiences, and beautiful photography. There isn't much time hasn't touched and the answers to the questions behind some of Oklahoma's most talked about abandoned locations will be found within the pages of this unique publication.

Abandoned Oklahoma: An Echo from the Past (America Through Time)

In den letzten Jahren hat sich gerade die Zeit-Frequenz-Analyse mit der Signaldarstellung in Frames, der Kurzzeit-Fourier-Transformation, der Wavelet-Transformation und der Wigner-Ville-Verteilung zu einem der wichtigsten Gebiete in der Signalverarbeitung entwickelt. In diesem Buch werden diese Methoden ausführlich und mit dem nötigen mathematischen Hintergrund dargestellt. Der zweite Teil des Buches widmet sich den Schätzverfahren. Hierzu werden die Begriffe der Schätztheorie einleitend vorgestellt und in eigenständigen Kapiteln die Verfahren der Parameterschätzung und der Zustandsschätzung ausführlich beschrieben. Die vielen Beispiele aus verschiedensten aktuellen Anwendungen machen dieses Buch so anschaulich.

Signalverarbeitung: Zeit-Frequenz-Analyse und Schätzverfahren (German Edition)

Kiencke, Uwe

Weickert, Thomas

De Gruyter Oldenbourg

An important consideration for energy-efficient buildings is their primary energy requirements over the entire life cycle. How to determine this? What integrative factors influence the performance of a healthy and sustainable building? This, while it may be important for clients and architects to know, is frequently not very transparent. This book has been written to assist with clarifying target criteria and expanding horizons when it comes to ecological buildings. It is meant as a handbook and source of reference for clients, architects, planners and building operators, to provide them with pertinent information about their design, construction and operation: how to do this in the most energy-efficient and economical manner? Also, there is feedback and documentation about prominent buildings like the Hamburg Dockland or the Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg in Stuttgart. They provide excellent architectural examples for detailed construction and design solutions. Further, there are insightful interviews with architects and clients about many important buildings, which help turn this book into an integrated source of reference for sustainable architecture. - A Guideline for Planning, Construction and Operation of sustainable Buildings - A source of reference for clients, architects, planners and building operators - Innovative architectural examples with sustainable concepts and design

Green Building: Guidebook for Sustainable Architecture

Business & Money

Bauer, Michael

Mösle, Peter

Economics

Springer

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