Nasa Ames Research Center and Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation drove the early development of Super Computers, and it was all down the street from my house.
Ames had massive wind tunnels, but computers could do it better. That was the idea they developed, and they were right.
Maybe you don’t need a smart phone, PDA or even a screen for mobile computing power.
Reminds me of some of SciFi writers Larry Niven ideas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3V0sqSyXaY
This 1943 education video teaches scientists and engineers to use the best computational technology available at the time: the classic Slide Rule.
Thanks to a remarkable (and strange) chemistry teacher, I learned how to use one in High School.
Colin Furze is a freaking mechanical engineer genius! Take a look at his latest invention.
Seriously, NASA would have paid $$$ for this in the 60s for Astronaut training!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSDtNkKPiDg
The making of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZxNdUx0-Qc
This article suggests that AR & Mixed Reality is better suited for Gaming than VR.
Be sure to check out the videos of projects currently being worked on.
https://www.uploadvr.com/spatial-ops-laser-dance-among-vrs-most-exciting-mixed-reality/
A short but helpful tutorial on SwiftUI @BInding attributes that explain the storage behind property wrappers.
Sarunw's blog is good to scan as often as possible if you are a Swift developer.
MagFest posted this video from a 2023 panel on VR Development I hosted.
It is always good to have friends who are smarter than you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGYFLJ9YlIY
List of MagFest VR talks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5389I84EKb5n807B9KkTxcN0WlfmGfvl
Here are ten uses case of VR/AR, some we have now, some maybe in the future.
Too many of these were mock-up instead of real things.
According to WSJ, Apple will be shipping a journaling app for iOS. I could use it!
I currently use a couple ones for this, it would be nice to have consistent App across Mac & iOS.
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/04/21/apple-launching-journaling-app/
After 25 years, Netflix will be retiring its DVD service.
Over the years, over 5 Billion little Red Envelopes have been mailed. I know I must have had 1000!
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/18/1170740799/netflix-ends-dvd-by-mail-service
Announcement: https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-dvd-the-final-season
Using ChatGPT, Stanford/Google researchers created an RPG where AI-controlled characters interact with each other.
Users can watch the characters use natural language to interact with each other, with their goals and desires.
The academic paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03442.pdf
The Department of Collective Behaviour of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior has created Augmented Reality environment for Locust.
Should I say that again?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRIBVykhpC4
Ignore the brain-computer interface if you are skirmish.
Apparently, the EV motor can sometimes affect the reception of AM radio. The auto makers solution? Remove the radio.
Local news/traffic/weather are all reasons to keep AM Radio!
You want to take a walk with yours friends, but I don’t want leave air conditioned comfort of your office? Here is a solution.
For me, I would say go for a walk at the Shopping Mall.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90868909/so-long-treadmill-desks-meet-the-walking-room
video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2cixBsIe5yg
A programmer tried to teach an AI to tell a joke
1) After hearing the joke, the AI said, "This is why we want to kill you."
2) After the first joke, the AI said "I think I’ll stick to my day job of taking over the world."
3) So far, it hasn't worked out.
(These punchlines was generated using https://punchlines.ai)
MagFest has posted one of the panels I moderated in 2023, on the Future of VR.
We had great people bringing their knowledge to the table here, and on other panels. I hope we do it again next year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V40tUIladJU
The Key to future AR hardware is Communication, according to Apple’s CEO.
“AR is fundamentally about bringing people together.” I hope so!
https://www.theverge.com/23667912/tim-cook-apple-ar-vr-interview-gq
I may purchase this kit to see how the software’s AR User Interface works.
It might be the correct physical and virtual mix to teach electronic circuitry. Congrats, they focus on the use, not the tech!
The verdict is out on a lot of things regarding Musk releasing Twitter Algorithm to Open Source.
Here is just one view.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/31/23664849/twitter-releases-algorithm-musk-open-source
Here is a review, with comments, on Meta’s upcoming Direct Touch” hand-tracking interface.
Two thoughts, I still miss the physicalness of touching things like keyboards, and you will get a lot of muscle fatigue (Gorilla Arm).
General Motors will drop Apple CarPlay & Android Auto from their Electric cars.
CarPlay has quietly become a requirement for new cars, so this feels like a significant setup for GM's customers.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/01/business/gm-apple-play-evs/index.html
Cliff Stoll, famed author of The Cuckoo's Egg, tells the story how he started his Klein bottle business.
Years ago, I purchased several of Cliff’s creations, including the Bottle, and had the nicest correspondence with him. He is really is great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k3mVnRlQLU
Ps. This is not a prank. Here is his website: https://www.kleinbottle.com
What's in a name?
One employee at a computer security company had the name is M. Alware. His e-mail address is malware@company.com. • His-boss’s name is R. Stone. His e-mail was stoner@company.co.in. • His coworker’s name is James Arthur Pan. Every other permutation of the name was taken (e.g., jpan, jamesp), so he was stuck with japan@university.edu.
