Eight Hour Foundation believes people need social interaction through social play.

Eight Hour Foundation believes people need social interaction through social play.

By providing standards and SDK for Game Developers, Publishers & Hardware Manufacturers, 8Hours hope to create a world where tech “game nights” are possible.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/14/tech/cars-future-tech/index.html

Raluca Budiu of the NNGroup take on ways to signify Required vs Optional fields on a form.

Raluca Budiu of the NNGroup take on ways to signify Required vs Optional fields on a form.

I had not realized how many ways have evolved over time, this is a well put together article exploring the choices. 

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/required-fields/

People still get confused over lossless vs lossy, and understanding the Algorithms behind JPEG.

People still get confused over lossless vs lossy, and understanding the Algorithms behind JPEG. 

From 1st issue of Parametric Press, an online magazine showcasing the interactive capabilities & power of dynamic media.

https://parametric.press/issue-01/unraveling-the-jpeg/

No tech posting today. Go enjoy the holiday and have a wonderful time!

No tech posting today. Go enjoy the holiday and have a wonderful time!

CNN shows video of Ford robot delivery truck with a robot to drop package off at your door.

CNN shows video of Ford robot delivery truck with a robot to drop package off at your door.

The technical interesting part is the “brains” and “eyes” of the robot are in the truck, making it much easier to build the robots body.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2019/05/22/ford-autonomous-delivery-robot-orig.cnn-business/video/playlists/business-robots/

TensorFlow is one of the most popular deep learning engines, and now you can invoke it from Swift

TensorFlow is one of the most popular deep learning engines, and now you can invoke it from Swift

The SDK, Documentation & Samples are all available on the TensorFlow website.

https://www.tensorflow.org/swift

Video seminar on TensorFlow Swift: https://youtu.be/s65BigoMV_I

Just because it is technically possible, is it ethical? Sometime the answer is no!

Just because it is technically possible, is it ethical? Sometime the answer is no!

The designed of DeepNude, a ML based web service that creates realist nude photos of real people, pulls the service.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/27/tech/deepnude-naked-women-ai/index.html

One time, I turned down full time employment for a company, that created software that was excessively intrusive. I have never regretted it.

ps. This posting was late one day, sorry.