A 4-day work week trial was so successful that most companies involved are staying with it.
My only decision would be if a three-day weekend or mid-week day off would be better.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/business/4-day-work-week-results/index.html
An interesting evaluation of why this casual game has become so successful.
The entwining of a mystery story within a fairly common merge game has made a hit.
https://www.apptamin.com/blog/merge-mansion-and-grandmas-secrets-why-is-it-so-effective%E2%8E%AE-case-study/
Yes, this is illegal to use. Question, is it illegal to make? Or to sell?
This very 007 like license plate flipper makes me chuckle, then wonder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KMhqC_drpU
The failures and finally successes of Makers Jake Laser attempt to make a true flying Iron Man suit.
It took him years, and a ridiculous amount of money, but he succeeded using garage level technology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSGaCew0xh8
I have a new definition for “Missing the Boat.” Saturday was the 6th Annual Virtual Reality Day, with talks and seminars. I spent the day playing with swords at a medieval event.
Luckily for me, the talks are all available to watch online.
https://virtualrealityday.org
As a friend said, "What the hail?" An immersive experience of a storm in a spa pool, complete with rain and thunder.
Lay in the water, and enjoy the storm's power with shower and wall-size projector screens.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R7ogHZhTFZA
Original article: https://www.independent.ie/videos/italian-day-spa-simulates-bathing-inside-a-lightning-storm-41912298.html
A bit of Silicon Valley history, there used to be a helicopter commuter service from here to SF.
As a little kid, I watched dad board the computer in Sunnyvale as the first leg of a business trip. I thought it was so cool.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_and_Oakland_Helicopter_Airlines
If you have never seen John Atkinson's work, you are in for a treat!
I especially love the historical ones. And the techie ones too.
https://worldtravelling.com/john-atkinsons-funny-and-witty-webtoons/25/
Artemis mission uses the first super-size booster in decades, but how does it compare to the original Saturn V?
The Space Launch System is not as tall as the old Saturn V, but it launches nearly double the tanager to the moon.
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/how-sls-nasas-new-mega-moon-rocket-compares-to-apollo-era-saturn-v
One of the advantages of no longer working at Meta is the ability to start any VR/AR & UI open-source projects.
Soon you will see a number of these.
To start, would anyone like to join us on a SwiftUI project, modeled after the old MacApp code base, to make it easier to create professional-level (similar to iWorks) macOS & iOS apps? So far, we have 3 people on the project.
Supercars, both in price and performance, may turn to electric.
I would pay to drive this once, but not to buy it.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/business/pininfarina-battista-review/index.html
Electronics ran the Digital Revolution, but it didn’t have to be.
I once designed logic circuits (AND, OR, NOT gates) using air power and a lot of tubing. I was thinking of Steampunk computers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrkiJZKJfpY
Forget Bitcoins invest in nerd comics! This 1967 first Star Trek Comic just sold for $45,600.00.
Someone else calculate the compound interest needed to increase a 12 cent investment 38,000,000%.
https://comics.ha.com/itm/silver-age-1956-1969-/star-trek-1-gold-key-1967-cgc-nm-96-white-pages/a/40208-81416.s
You don’t have to have high-speed ride, or any ride, to create a wonderful amusement park.
My family & I would enjoy a day immersed in the worlds of Studio Ghibli.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/travel/2022/10/31/japan-ghibli-studio-amusement-park-opens-cprog-orig-nb.cnn
Meta has moved from Java to Kotlin, for many good justifications.
As much as I love Swift, the many platforms that use Kotlin is the reason I am currently learning it.
https://engineering.fb.com/2022/10/24/android/android-java-kotlin-migration/
This article explains it! I am attractive to the wrong sorts of critters.
I am right now on the beach, suffering from dozen of bites.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/22/world/mosquito-bite-attraction-smell-scn-trnd/index.html
I am humbled by the number of people reaching out after I explained that Meta had laid me off. Thank you for all the positive thoughts and attention. Let me reassure everyone that while I am disappointed, I am not devastated by this change in our lives. Give me a couple of days, and I will be out searching for a new adventure. Thank you again!
How do I start this letter? I am one of the unfortunates at Meta who has been selected for the layoffs. I had hoped to create great ideas and products here but will have to look elsewhere for this. I still believe in the company's goals and have wanted to work on more releases from them, but the downturn in the tech industry has removed my current chance at this. All the people at Meta have been excellent, and I was with them for too short a time.
Onward to the next Adventure!
This is a bit different, one oversized monitor, but folding vertically.
It saves desktop space and gives you two surfaces to look at.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/16/23308009/geminos-folding-monitor-kickstarter-mobile-pixels
A hand is not the only way to grasp something, as seen by this tentacled-style robot.
I especially like how someone had to think outside the box to develop these ideas!
https://youtu.be/SayuM8E_WaQ
Pop Sci Article: https://www.popsci.com/technology/harvard-tentacle-robot/
For the foreseeable future, I am going to pull back from my Daily Tech Blog. I will continue to post occasionally on the areas that interest me (Apple, VR, Programming, Science, Humor), but I will no longer follow a daily posting. In truth, since I started my new job, I have been late more often than on time. Feeding this daily posting was a way for me to keep current on technology, and there are other ways to do that.
