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[challenge entry] I always knew I'd find a use for this £5k worth of software
My boss will be really happy!

From the Office Art challenge. See all 328 entries (closed)

(JuanTheMan "hair-color:#FF6600", Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:53, archived)
# Cor!
High quality this morning!

It simply cannot last

*2nd click of the day*
(I helped save b3ta! Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:54, archived)
# This deserves a
*click*
(I helped save b3ta! theoriginalsteve <this space intentionally left blank>, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:55, archived)
# must be one complex formula...
Woo!
(I helped save b3ta! pzyko Query failed., Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:55, archived)
# yay!
nings all

exam no. 3 today
(I helped save b3ta! its_hatorah_bitch is b3ta the devil you know on, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:56, archived)
# nings
oh dear
(I helped save b3ta! bilbobarneybobs I'll be 14 in b3ta years soon., Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:57, archived)
# so?
did you enjoy my fair country?
(I helped save b3ta! Aphex The Mink Snackless, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:58, archived)
# good ning and good luck
how many more you got to go?
(I helped save b3ta! Prof UnderCover evitable, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:57, archived)
# 3rd one this afternoon
and one more after that
(I helped save b3ta! its_hatorah_bitch is b3ta the devil you know on, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:05, archived)
# good luck
I 'ope it goes well
(I helped save b3ta! Prof UnderCover evitable, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:07, archived)
# EXAMS!
*cowers*
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:57, archived)
# Golly gosh
good luck with the aforementioned eggs-n-ham
(I helped save b3ta! Droog is too orangey for crows, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:00, archived)
# ta muchly :)
(I helped save b3ta! its_hatorah_bitch is b3ta the devil you know on, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:06, archived)
# Blimey.
That's woo.

I would click it, but it might get above mine. Arses. The dilemna.

*closes eyes*
*clicks*
(I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:56, archived)
# that will be getting clicked
because I like it, and the facility exists to express this 'like' through the click of a link. Isn't technology dull!?
(I helped save b3ta! Prof UnderCover evitable, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:57, archived)
# cor!
so maths is fun!

NB - merkans - its maths not math!
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:57, archived)
# Correctamundo
It is *Maths*, it was Maths and it always will be *Maths*. Math - pah.
(JuanTheMan "hair-color:#FF6600", Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:00, archived)
# I spit on math
(I helped save b3ta! Droog is too orangey for crows, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:02, archived)
# it's going to get pretty messy in here if we
all start spitting en masse
(I helped save b3ta! Prof UnderCover evitable, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:04, archived)
# yeth and I'm only thixthteen etc.
(I helped save b3ta! Droog is too orangey for crows, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:08, archived)
# nice big breaths
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:19, archived)
# MATH not masse
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:08, archived)
# I thought you could only look down
(I helped save b3ta! Prof UnderCover evitable, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:11, archived)
# I'm standing on a chair
and have am using a broomstick to type with
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:17, archived)
# hurrah for MATHS!
(I helped save b3ta! The Coast Of Yemen, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:58, archived)
# MATHS! is the new SCIENCE!
(I helped save b3ta! Droog is too orangey for crows, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 9:59, archived)
# can they not do a co-op?
(I helped save b3ta! wjh31, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:14, archived)
# SCIENTHS!
(I helped save b3ta! The Coast Of Yemen, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:21, archived)
# Big Breaths?
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:30, archived)
# i prefer sainsburys
(I helped save b3ta! its_hatorah_bitch is b3ta the devil you know on, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:29, archived)
# I just love stuff
That's more better than other stuff and this is more better than some other stuff.
(I helped save b3ta! Marty McFly can't grate cheese without getting angry, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:00, archived)
# This is breathtaking
and worthy of many clicks
(I helped save b3ta! Droog is too orangey for crows, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 10:01, archived)
# Wow that's a bit good
I'm still struggling to plot a CDC. I'm sure I had it saved somewhere but seem to have deleted it.
(I helped save b3ta! thistle, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 11:11, archived)
# yay
the best yet!
(It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday!It's my b3taday! Squiggy Alloria makes theme parks., Tue 5 Jun 2007, 11:21, archived)
# I considered doing something similar using Surfer
but I'm glad I didn't because it wouldn't have been as good as yours!
(I helped save b3ta! M3rx likes the Asian ladies, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 11:38, archived)
# matlab abuse
this is brilliant! so good infact im interested as to how you did it, could you post the code?
(markqfmd, Tue 5 Jun 2007, 17:57, archived)
# Cheers, I'll post it soon.
It's fairly simple really 'cos Matlab does all the hard work. Basicly, make a monochrome low-res (eg 128pix long) image in paint/Gimp, etc - i.e. black text (bold works good) white BG. Save it as BMP or similar.
You can then open in Matlab using imread(). There's a bit of jiggery-pokery to convert the numbers before plotting with mesh(), then it's just fiddling around with view angles. Matlab is ace! And 20yrs ago I failed maths at A'level with a 'U' grade. It'll be tomorrowish B4 I can post.
(JuanTheMan "hair-color:#FF6600", Tue 5 Jun 2007, 18:16, archived)
# Hell's Bells. I'd better get back to work now.
Original image: (after editing so that lightest = highest points)


Super happy enhanced fourier transform of Robbie Williams's song: "Angels".


% Matlab code for useful happy work (JuanTheMan)
[X,m]=imread('domo.bmp'); % load image

% next, flip upsidedown (matlab quirk) and take every second point in image
x=flipud(double(X(1:2:141,1:2:141,1)));
% convert char to double (we're just using single colour channel (1 = red)
% 141 is image size. you could skip 3 or more places for big images

n=randn(size(x))*10; % generate some noise
f=find(x < 30); % find places where current image is low brightness
x(f)=x(f)+n(f); % add jaggedy background noise

m=mesh(x); % plot
colormap hot % copper is good also
shading interp % looks good
set(m,'facecolor',[0.68 0.45 0]); % colour inbetween mesh
view(-12,65) % set view angle
axis off % get rid of nasty axes
set(gca,'projection','perspective'); % looks better than orthographic
(JuanTheMan "hair-color:#FF6600", Wed 6 Jun 2007, 10:13, archived)