“it’s not career achievement, money, exercise, or a healthy diet” that makes you happy; it is a Social Fit Life!
“We need others to interact with and to help us.” I am unsurprised, but I like how the article gives a specific checkpoint to review.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Monday, February 27, 2023
A personal announcement today: I have accepted a new position with Sherpa 6
A personal announcement today: I have accepted a new position with Sherpa 6, a team supporting Soldiers on the battlefield with technology innovation. This will be a new development area for me, so I am excited to work with my new team. I start next month after I return from a short vacation. Thank you to all my friends for the encouragement while searching for the right place.
Sunday, February 26, 2023
How about a new version of the classic Turing test to “exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent” by writing SciFi humans would like?
How about a new version of the classic Turing test to “exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent” by writing SciFi humans would like?
We knew this was coming; AI generated story. So how can we identify human creativity vs. AI generation? And does it make a difference?
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/24/1159286436/ai-chatbot-chatgpt-magazine-clarkesworld-artificial-intelligence
Related article: https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/25/23613752/ai-generated-short-stories-literary-magazines-clarkesworld-science-fiction
Saturday, February 25, 2023
“A short documentary on Conway's Game of Life, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its original publication on the October 1970 issue of Scientific American.”
“A short documentary on Conway's Game of Life, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its original publication on the October 1970 issue of Scientific American.”
The video show show to create logic gates, leading to a Turing complete computer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk2MH9O4pXY
Saturday Tech Humor
I don’t want to say the computer was old, but its IP number was 1.
Old programmers never die. They just branch to a new address.
When I die, I want my headstone to be a WiFi hotspot. That way, people will visit more often.
Friday, February 24, 2023
Bloomberg has reported that Apple has made “notable progress” on adding sugar level monitoring from the Apple Watch.
Bloomberg has reported that Apple has made “notable progress” on adding sugar level monitoring from the Apple Watch.
A non-invasive monitor (no skin pricking for blood) has been the “holy grail” of medical equipment. Whoever creates one will make Billions. 10% of the country has diabetes in one form or another and could benefit from this breakthrough.
Bloomberg Original article (Behind pay wall): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-22/apple-watch-blood-glucose-monitor-could-revolutionize-diabetes-care-aapl
Thursday, February 23, 2023
“The Early History of Hacking Deserves to be Remembered”, so says the History Guy, one of my favorite Youtube channels.
“The Early History of Hacking Deserves to be Remembered”, so says the History Guy, one of my favorite Youtube channels.
In Silicon Valley, a Hacker was someone who hacked at his keyboard to write code for the joy of it. I just found out the term was older!
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Want to be a better Swift coder? Read this list from Daniel James and take it to heart.
Want to be a better Swift coder? Read this list from Daniel James and take it to heart.
Every Swift team should make its own list of such conventions and enforce them!
Sunday, February 19, 2023
Meta is provides us free access to an Augmented Reality Playbook.
Meta is provides us free access to an Augmented Reality Playbook.
“…help you get started on your journey into the metaverse and guide you on how you can leverage the power of Augmented Reality to grow your business today.”
https://www.facebook.com/business/m/augmented-reality-playbook
Saturday, February 18, 2023
“Check out the trailer for Tetris, an upcoming Apple original film.” To this day, if I hear the Korobeiniki melody, I see colored blocks in my mind.
“Check out the trailer for Tetris, an upcoming Apple original film.” To this day, if I hear the Korobeiniki melody, I see colored blocks in my mind.
Did you know a revised version of the Tetris theme was created by Andrew Lloyd Weber (under a pseudonym) and became a hit in the UK?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcfbg994fu4
Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umDPSjuHMy8
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Before we had computer-based VR, the pioneer of photo-based virtual reality was Morton Heilig.
Before we had computer-based VR, the pioneer of photo-based virtual reality was Morton Heilig.
His Sensorama was “one of the earliest known examples of immersive, multi-sensory (now known as multimodal) technology”.
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
NVIDIA GTC (GPU Technology Conference) is coming March 20-23, with free Registration now.
NVIDIA GTC (GPU Technology Conference) is coming March 20-23, with free Registration now.
The online conference “Explore Breakthroughs in AI, Accelerated Computing, and Beyond”.
https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Jerry Chang makes a good argument on why some User Interfaces should ignore gravity.
Jerry Chang makes a good argument on why some User Interfaces should ignore gravity.
Alerting the laws of gravity makes it easier for users to manipulate interfaces.
Monday, February 13, 2023
After FTC tried to stop it, Meta completed the purchase of a popular exercise app.
After FTC tried to stop it, Meta completed the purchase of a popular exercise app.
Of all the things to have FTC annoyed, why this one? Some Gov “expert” claimed that Exercise was the #1 important VR app. I heavily disagree. We have yet to see Killer App for VR/AR, and sports apps is a niche product.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/09/meta-acquires-within-despite-ftc-concerns/
Original Trial: https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/20/ftc-puts-zuckerberg-on-the-stand-over-metas-plan-to-acquire-within/
Trial Results: https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/01/report-meta-wins-ruling-against-ftc-to-move-forward-with-purchase-of-vr-startup-within/
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Sunday Thought
At what point in our modern lives did Recharging Station become part of our home plan? My bedroom has one for phones/pads, my family room recharge station for the laptop, another in the basement for the VR headsets, and the garage has one for my power tools. Welcome to the modern Recharger Operated world.
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Beautiful animated video, in ever sense of the word, of the explanation for Chaotic Attractors.
Beautiful animated video, in ever sense of the word, of the explanation for Chaotic Attractors.
Could someone create this type of animation in VR for Quest?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idpOunnpKTo
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Is the future of all computer UI chat-based using AI tools? I really hope not. Human languages are incredibly inefficient and inaccurate.
Is the future of all computer UI chat-based using AI tools? I really hope not. Human languages are incredibly inefficient and inaccurate.
I would rather my request be precise than have even a good AI try to figure out what I meant.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/7/23587454/microsoft-bing-edge-chatgpt-ai
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Secret correspondence of Mary Queen of Scott have been finally deciphered.
Secret correspondence of Mary Queen of Scott have been finally deciphered.
“We have broken secret codes from kings and queens previously, and they’re very interesting but with Mary, Queen of Scots it was remarkable as we had so many unpublished letters deciphered and because she is so famous.”
https://www.popsci.com/science/mary-queen-of-scots-letters-code/
Monday, February 6, 2023
An interesting interview with Marc Whitten, general manager of Unity Create.
An interesting interview with Marc Whitten, general manager of Unity Create.
“The biggest challenge of the metaverse is actually content creation. Not even reuse. Creating 3D content is hard.” I agree!
https://venturebeat.com/games/how-gaming-democratization-will-enable-the-metaverse-marc-whitten/amp/
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Saturday Tech Humor
A programmer started to cuss
Because getting to sleep was a fuss
As she lay there in bed
Looping ’round in her head
was: while(!asleep()) sheep++
Friday, February 3, 2023
Looking back at it, Matthew Ball is right. We expected Virtual Reality to be prevalent by now.
Looking back at it, Matthew Ball is right. We expected Virtual Reality to be prevalent by now.
We are still waiting for VR MVP (“minimum viable product”) and, in my opinion, the Killer App.
https://www.matthewball.vc/all/why-vrar-gets-farther-away-as-it-comes-into-focus
Thursday, February 2, 2023
There is no doubt that laws will have to be amended to handle AI-generated content, but I don’t think this is the right approach.
There is no doubt that laws will have to be amended to handle AI-generated content, but I don’t think this is the right approach.
If a human artist draws in another style, that is not copyright infringement. If they look at another painting, that is not copyright violation either.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
The History Guy reminds me of “Nostalgic History of the Station Wagon”, the Family Van of its day.
The History Guy reminds me of “Nostalgic History of the Station Wagon”, the Family Van of its day.
At the 13:40 point, the 19” long V8 LTD Station Wagon with rear facing seats is mentioned. My dad's wagon was the first car I drove at 95 MPH!
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