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Steve Eddins
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Retired from MathWorks, following 30 years of image processing and MATLAB software development.

French horn amateur enthusiast.

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This is great because you can cast a HUGE name and he only works one day an ep while sitting in the jacuzzi
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He’s the best sleuth there is, but thanks to the crippling emotional damage inflicted by the murder of his wife, he’s unable to leave his hot tub. Thanks to the help of his faithful assistant in both finding clues and inviting suspects, he catches killers. J’ACCUZZI, coming this fall to ABC
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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New blog post: Getting forScore Back into Full-Screen Mode in iPadOS 26

How to get forScore back into full-screen mode, and other info regarding window and multitasking changes in iPadOS 26.

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January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Imagine this in a trial.

Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing

Declaration filed in federal court:

"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:

"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."

and

"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."

Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.

Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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New blog post: History of Image Display in MATLAB, Part 4: 1993-1997, IMSHOW, TRUESIZE, and Image Display Size

The challenge of displaying images in MATLAB when your early 1990s computer monitor just didn’t have enough pixels.

#matlab

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History of Image Display in MATLAB, Part 4: 1993-1997, IMSHOW, TRUESIZE, and Image Display Size | Harmonic Notes
The challenge of displaying images in MATLAB when your early 1990s computer monitor just didn't have enough pixels.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Amen.
astrokatie.com Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jun 19
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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A bunch of US government accounts joined Bluesky last night, just before the No Kings rallies today. On Twitter, these accounts are known for using quote posts to direct their MAGA followers to harass people online. Use this list to block them all. Do not engage. Use “detach quote” if needed.
October 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Front and back
October 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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New blog post: Improved Registration Algorithm for IMREGCORR

Substantial improvements for function IMREGCORR, which registers image pairs using similarity, rigid, and translation transformations.

#matlab

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October 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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The four Nazgûl pursuing Gandalf forsake the chase and turn back south. Three ride for the Last Bridge to prevent the Ring from crossing it.

The land is growing rocky, so Gandalf sends Shadowfax back to Rohan. The wizard sets out on an eleven-day hike through the Ettenmoors.
October 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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New blog post: Using AirPods Pro for Hearing Protection

A report from a horn pro, and my own experiments, about using AirPods Pro 2 or 3 for hearing protection in orchestra.

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Using AirPods Pro for Hearing Protection | Harmonic Notes
A report from a horn pro, and my own experiments, about using AirPods Pro 2 or 3 for hearing protection in orchestra.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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New blog post: iPad Recommendations for Use with forScore

Considerations and recommendations for choosing an iPad model for use with forScore.

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iPad Recommendations for Use with forScore | Harmonic Notes
Considerations and recommendations for choosing an iPad model for use with forScore.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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New blog post: Making a Simple Two-State Map with Landmarks

Using MATLAB and Mapping Toolbox to make a simple map of two states with some point and path landmarks.

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#matlab
September 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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New blog post: forScore Interface Changes

forScore version 15, released at the same time as iPadOS 26, has significant interface changes motivated by Apple’s new iPad menu and windowing changes.

Check it out before your next rehearsal or concert

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#forscore
September 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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New blog post: News, Newsletters, Social Media, Email Inboxes, and RSS

Using new apps and an old technology (RSS) to cope with an increasingly fragmented flow of news and information.

Inspired by @molly.wiki.

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News, Newsletters, Social Media, Email Inboxes, and RSS | Harmonic Notes
Using new apps and an old technology (RSS) to cope with an increasingly fragmented flow of news and information.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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New blog post: "Image Processing Example: Processing a Lake Image"

Creating a two-color thumbnail lake image from original GIS image with extraneous details.

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#matlab #imageprocessing
Image Processing Example: Processing a Lake Image | Harmonic Notes
Creating a two-color thumbnail lake image from original GIS image with extraneous details.
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September 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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New blog post: "History of Image Display in MATLAB, Part 3: 1993, Image Processing Toolbox 1, and IMSHOW"

The new toolbox supported more image display models (beyond indexed images).

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History of Image Display in MATLAB, Part 3: 1993, Image Processing Toolbox 1, and IMSHOW | Harmonic Notes
Image Processing Toolbox version 1, the first appearance of of IMSHOW, and the introduction of more image display models.
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September 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Read this book!
damienkanerigden.com Damien Kane Rigden @damienkanerigden.com · Aug 28
My review of “The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)” by @astrokatie.com

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Read this book!

#booksky
Being clever enough to be a scientist is impressive enough on its own. Being able to explain science in a way that is approachable and entertaining is an entirely different skill (I’m talking Hawking, Nye, Sagan). But being able to to talk about science, and in doing so cause the reader to snort their coffee out of their nose in laughter is a skill reserved for a select few.
August 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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I read about this and had to try it myself. This is a screenshot of my phone after running the search “oreo spelled backwards” directly on Google. Check out the “AI” response.
Screen shot of results for Google search “oreo spelled backwards.”
August 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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New MATLAB blog post: "History of Image Display in MATLAB, Part 2: 1990, MATLAB 4, Handle Graphics, and the IMAGE object"

#matlab #imageprocessing

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History of Image Display in MATLAB, Part 2: 1990, MATLAB 4, Handle Graphics, and the IMAGE object | Harmonic Notes
MATLAB 4; Handle Graphics and its influence on modern MATLAB design; the original IMAGE object and its strengths and limitations; the first MATLAB default image.
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August 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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New blog post: "History of Image Display in MATLAB, Part 1: Before 1990"

A brief summary of the early years of digital image processing, and of early versions of MATLAB before 1990.

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#matlab
History of Image Display in MATLAB, Part 1: Before 1990 | Harmonic Notes
A brief summary of the early years of digital image processing, and of early versions of MATLAB before 1990.
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July 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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New blog post: "Mid-Phrase Brain Freeze"

In a recent chamber music dress rehearsal, my opening phrase was a train wreck. Mental rehearsal before the performance was my fix.

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#frenchhorn
Mid-Phrase Brain Freeze | Harmonic Notes
In a recent chamber music dress rehearsal, my opening phrase was a train wreck. Mental rehearsal before the performance was my fix.
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July 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM