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nairaimporter:
seun Here is my submission. i uploaded it on google drive because it's bigger than 4mb


Note that the input file must be of format .wav not mp3 also, the audio file should be named in.Wav
And it should be placed in the same folder as the program.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8y25uHu4KfzS1h3VDFiWkdseW8/view?usp=sharing


The file is compressed to reduce size. You can decompress using this http://www.7-zip.org/download HTML

I just got tired and had to submit. I have an exam in a few hours time.

I can't find any code in the 7zip file.

The Boerboels look great but the Rott and Doberman (Great Dane??) look skinny. Particularly the Rott since Rotts are supposed to be muscular.

AVONnadozie:
Seun, Is the use of public APIs allowed?

Which public API do you want to use?

President Buhari is a sharp person. He is not an academically inclined person or high intellectual, but he's clever enough to outperform his predecessor and do a decent job. The problem is his age. It finally caught up with him. Source: his youtube videos from 2011 and earlier.

Raw feeding is great if you're sure of the source of the meat. If not, just cook the meat. Personally I trust imported, frozen chicken and turkey that's meant for human consumption. I don't trust locally slaughtered meat (beef, pork, etc). The benefit of raw feeding of meat is not in rawness of the food but the meatiness of the food. Meat retains most of its nutritional value when it's cooked, so just cook it if in doubt.

pmadise:
I feed foetus but not raw. I dried it then subsequently use hot water to prepare the meal. My little pup likes it and evidently so. I don't only like it cos my pup likes it but also cheaper.

Where can I get some of that? Why do you dry it before cooking it? Tnx.

jacob05:
Cc: Seun ... Questions pls.
The input mp3 file for identification...
Is the voice going to be one person or conversation btw 2 or more persons (interview)...
Are we dealing with noise also ( like speech delivered in campaign arena)

There will be just one Nigerian politician talking for 10 seconds or more in each audio clip. I'll try to minimize noise, but I can't guarantee this.

This is simple Computer Science, folks. Just read up on the relevant papers and applicable open source libraries and implement them.

matrix4u:
Am on Linux... Can I join??

Sure, just be sure to use libraries that are open source and cross-platform.

As a sequel to the signature contest, here's a more challenging contest for programmers who are true computer scientists:

Write a program that will read a sound recording (mp3 format) containing at least 10 seconds of a Nigerian politician talking, and then print "Yes" to the console if the person speaking in the sound recording is President Buhari, and "No" if the person speaking is not President Buhari.

You can use any common programming language that runs on Windows 7/8/10. Use only open source libraries that I can compile on Windows.

The prize is 50,000 naira and I will award it to the first contestant whose code achieves a high level of accuracy (~90%).

Good luck!

bomsy1:
Happy to participate......
my copy has been attached for your scrutiny..

Congratulations, you won! Fantastic entry! Can you explain how it works? I've sent you a PM about how to claim your prize.

jacob05:
Version 2 released

FIxed necessary issues (I think )..

Cc: Seun for your review
Updated: 5:53pm

This is certainly an improvement though not perfect. Alas, it came too late. Kudos to you for the admirable effort. It's the 2nd best entry!

Actually it's probably 16.

6.

I have found the winner!

How can we discuss so many issues in one thread with any level of seriousness?

https://www.nairaland.com/editprofile <-- go there.

That should definitely not be happening. Can you show me an example of such a thread?

basbone:
Abeg oh! Why you no include .Net languages

Included.

I've decided to double the prize to encourage the contestants to improve their entries. The winner will get 20,000 naira (instead of 10k).

rahdio:
An attempt. Got lazy towards the end. Where Seun?? Winner don show na.
jacob05, congrats..

Interesting entry, but:
1) The animation is better than jacob05's, but it looks like someone using a pen to draw straight lines connected to each other, not curves.
2) There is no anti-aliasing. All pixels are either black or grey. Anti-aliasing makes lines and curves smoother by adding shades of grey.
3) You maintained a constant aspect ratio regardless of the size of the box, but it is different from the aspect ratio of the original signature.

jacob05:
"My Solution" ... File Attached ... (Jacob05.zip)

Cc: Seun for your review

Good attempt, but you got three things wrong:
1) The animation looks like someone drawing a short lines in quick succession rather than actually drawing smooth curves with a pen.
2) There is no anti-aliasing. All pixels are either black or white. Anti-aliasing makes lines and curves smoother by adding shades of grey.
3) You didn't maintain the proper aspect ratio for the signature. Depending on user input, the output can be too fat or too skinny (pics).

I'll announce the winner this afternoon. Apologies for the delay...

You should not be ashamed of your faith, sir. You knew what was going to happen if you clicked yes, and you clicked it. Case closed. Cheers!

Where can one get red wiggler worms in Nigeria? I want to use them to dispose organic wastes in an environmentally friendly way.

Please post pictures...

seunthomas:
If yes pick your language of choice. Also do you want the signature generated animated like a person signing the signature?

Yes, it should be animated but you dont need to show the person signing it or the pen. The pen should just be a dot.

What's the source?

softysparky:
Not Nigerian psychiatrist. I don't want them asking who broke up with me.

The psychiatrists at the hospitals that specialize in Psychiatric medicine are good. Psychiatrists are not psychotherapists. They are real doctors.

Nice!!