For the first time since COVID, I will be giving one of my historical beverage talks on the History of Tea at NovaLabs makers group in February.
For those who never tried Tea, this is a great way to try out different types. For those who already love Tea, come learn more. For a coffee drinker, come over to the other side, and try the most popular drink in the world. And for anyone who loves history, please join us and have fun!
https://portal.nova-labs.org/event-5077633
Once electric cars were a valid option, then things changed.
This article explains how the use of electric cars in 1900 disappeared, and it is too simple to say gas cars used unfair business practices.
https://ethical.net/transport/we-had-electric-cars-in-1900-then-this-happened/
I wish Apple would release more videos like this, showing how tech can be used now and in the future to improve one's life.
Many people, including myself, were inspired by the original “Knowledge Navigator” videos of 1987.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenaquino/2022/11/30/apple-releases-accessibility-centric--short-film-the-greatest-highlighting-disability-in-tech/
The Greatest Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sX9IEHWRJ8
Youtube Channel “Data is Beautiful” gives us a, well, a beautifully animated timeline of the most popular messaging apps for the past 20+ years.
It is interesting to see old friends arrive and then disappear into the dust of digital history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg06i23MXss
Apple announced its pick for best app of the year, and #1 is a photo-sharing app for friends.
Look at the list; these are all good Apps with great, refined features, but not new ideas. Innovation in design is good, but we need innovation in use too.
https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1647007359
This new software algorithm can now play Stratego, previously Human only game.
This is significant because Stratego is different; the game involves partial knowledge (fog of war), which was previously difficult to compute.
https://www.popsci.com/technology/ai-stratego/
