The Virtual ][ emulator for the Mac has announced support for the classic Apple //c. Talk about a way back machine!
I was actually part of the Apple //c test team, working on the compatibility of the computer with printers & modems.
https://www.callapple.org/emulation/virtual-ii-emulator-updated-10/
Direct link to the emulator: https://www.virtualii.com
First, notice the date of posting. April 1st! The video is a bit of humor, not an actual product announcement from Tesla.
It does bring up some interesting technical possibilities for the Future. Telling your car to drop you off and drive around waiting for you instead of parking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn1uzAJk-6o
Piece of Professional advice: Never do something that makes the Company create a rule named after you.
It was not that long ago that Apple & Google were “under scrutiny” for restricting any apps in the store. Now they are in trouble for not being strict enough?
To make a parallel, why doesn’t the US Post office get in trouble for their use in Mail Fraud?
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/28/23282297/apple-google-cryptocurrency-app-scams-trading-investors-senate
Meta earning was lower than expected.
Their earnings was 13 cents less than expected. They only made $28.82 billion.
Ok, now read only the last 3 words. They "made $28.82 billion".
I am not worried.
This announcement would have been more fun if the Lego replica was an actual functional 2600.
This shows the nostalgia people feel for their first computer and/or gaming console.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/07/recapture-the-fun-of-the-1980s-game-crash-with-legos-240-atari-2600-replica/
For the first time, an official licensed animatronic robot Yoda is available for the true fans!
Garner Holt Productions has been creating animatronics for parks, floats & museums since 1977, including some of the most famous Disney Attraction. His list of accomplishments is impressive! The guesstimates of the final price should be around $100K.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDx2YQoBBt0
Garner’s Website: http://www.garnerholt.com/
Original CNN Posting: https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/07/26/animatronic-lifelike-baby-yoda-star-wars-comic-con-orig-ht.cnn-business
Not every Font can be as famous or successful as Helvetica. Case in point, the obscure Calibri font.
After 14 years of non-fame, Microsoft will be retiring this non-successful typeset.
https://uxdesign.cc/calibri-the-font-that-avoided-cult-status-d56e55accc88
Georgetown University Wargaming Society (GUWS) has posted a facinating series of videos on Game Design.
This video by game designed Volko Ruhnke show how to use GMT Games’ COIN system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbfLZE_NTRI
Sometimes the simplest things take a long time for someone to think up. Why wasn’t coauthoring part of the original design?
Twitter will start to allow two people to tweet together.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/7/23198195/twitter-cotweets-feature-co-author-tweets-test
A bit of Computer History didn’t Sell for as much as I expected.
There are not a lot of Apple 1 left, Roger Wagner, an old acquaintance from the early days of Apple ][, sold his historic Apple 1 for less than I expected. Similar ones had sold for mid $100,000 a few years back.
https://www.cnet.com/culture/apple-i-computer-sells-for-14000/
I was visiting my grandson new apartment the other night when I asked him if I could borrow his newspaper.
“Gramps, I don’t waste my money on newspapers. Just use my MacBook Pro."
He was right. I can tell you this: That roach never knew what hit him.
From the Youtube channel Asianometry, here is a fascinating bit of history about why the Russian Computer Industry failed.
While the US consistently pioneered most computer tech, Russian had an upcoming program during the early years. Then it disappeared.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnHdqPBrtH8&t=8s
A quick explanation of the FixedSize modifier of SwiftUI
Thanks to Arc Sosangyo for the posting!
https://blog.devgenius.io/swiftui-tutorial-working-with-fixedsized-modifier-91a1676a7941
VR Expert Ghost Howls talks with immersive director Mary Matheson about the future of 360 films.
Some very interesting insights about storytelling in XR.
https://skarredghost.com/2022/07/01/mary-matheson-storytelling-vr-360/
Masterclass on VR Storytelling at MIAT: https://www.miat.tech/courses/immersive-storytelling-masterclass-bootcamp/
New Algorithm to convert an image into a 3D model, with shape and texture.
Károly Zsolnai-Fehér's Two Minutes Papers are always great to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19gzG-AsBNU
Article Link: http://rgl.epfl.ch/publications/Vicini2022SDF
From the WWDC Notes site, the new Swift Async Algorithms package gives us better control of timing.
The ContinuousClock & SuspendingClock provides two tools to measure time within an app.
https://www.wwdcnotes.com/notes/wwdc22/110355/
Swift Extension to existing classes/structure is a way to fill in missing gaps in their function set.
Thanks to Normi for his personal list of useful extension to Swift.
https://levelup.gitconnected.com/swift-useful-extensions-part-1-e69d512854e8
His follow up article gives some extensions specific to UIKit: https://medium.com/gitconnected/swift-useful-extensions-part-2-c9c7836e64ee
This year's Apple Design Awards are always worth reviewing.
They are some of the most visually stunning Apps I have seen in a while.
https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1623414390
Jordan Guggenheiim of OkCupid explains how to use Swift Packages to improve compile times.
Splitting your code into efficient packages helps your performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvbBmu--jL8
For some people in the 1990s, Hacking AOL was their first taste of programming.
While many “Pros” were destructive, others were a way to extend the AOL client’s capability.
https://github.com/readme/featured/aol-programming-culture
iOS Academy gives us a review of the new features of Xcode 14
I like to see what other people thought of WWDC and what tool changes were significant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8WY_xA70Ps
A modern iPhone vs. the 1960 Apollo Module Computer, you might be surprised who would win.
Yes, it was primitive, small, and slow, but it did one task amazingly well!
https://interestingengineering.com/in-defense-of-the-apollo-programs-guidance-computer
Simulation Evolution on a Computer? Two Minute Papers tells us how.
More than Genetic Algorithms, this paper learns why some answers are better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ubtHxj1UA
Interesting article by Jane le Roux pointing out the many existing products & companies effected by the WWDC announcements.
If Apple adds a feature that makes your product obsolete, what then?
https://medium.com/swlh/apple-just-wrecked-15-startups-in-less-than-1-hour-ca1593b2ca7f
DC iOS talk gives us a review of using Async/await with SwiftUI.
Thanks to Vincent Pradeilles for this presentation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96VWD1o8VNQ
