Saturday, January 15, 2022

Slovak Design Museum released a translated collection of ’80s text adventures from the region

 “Late last year, the Slovak Design Museum released a translated collection of ’80s text adventures from the region. The games, often programmed by teenagers, capture a moment in history when the first generation of Slovak developers were learning their craft to share among their friends.”


https://www.theverge.com/22882705/slovak-design-museum-classic-game-preservation-1980s


Saturday Tech Humor

Knock, knock.

Race Condition.


Who’s there?


Friday, January 14, 2022

Simon Ng (@simonng) gives us a good real use of SwiftUI Path structure to draw Pie Charts.

Simon Ng (@simonng) gives us a good real use of SwiftUI Path structure to draw Pie Charts.


This example is part of AppCoda’s Mastering SwiftUI book.


https://www.appcoda.com/swiftui-pie-chart/


Thursday, January 13, 2022

Tony Skarredghost really comes through with a fantastic review of CES in regards to AR/VR.

Tony Skarredghost really comes through with a fantastic review of CES in regards to AR/VR.


Tony’s Ghost Howl’s Newsletter is one of my main sources of news for Virtual Reality.


https://skarredghost.com/2022/01/11/best-ar-vr-news-ces-2022/


Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Apparently, I am now a published photographer.

Apparently, I am now a published photographer.


Someone asked permission to use my recent photos, and wrote an article about MagFest using them.


https://popculthq.com/2022/01/12/cosplay-photos-super-magfest-2022/

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

I wish I had this video of 300 drones during Christmas Season, but enjoy it now.

I wish I had this video of 300 drones during Christmas Season, but enjoy it now.


I need to ask my wife if I can have a budget to buy & fly these over my house next December!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-AQoZq8Fbo


Monday, January 10, 2022

I never thought of the ramifications of having the name Alexa.

I never thought of the ramifications of having the name Alexa.

The chart shows the decrease in the popularity of the name, immediately after Amazon's release.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2021/people-named-alexa-name-change-amazon/