High tech is high tech, even in the 13th Century.
Being a medieval reenactor, I knew about Treadmill Cranes but have never seen one in operation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk9v3m7Slv8
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
I agree, I agree, I agree.
I agree, I agree, I agree.
When I went back to get my BS & MS ten years ago, there were more women in my classes than men. Why am I not seeing more of them?
https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63033078.amp
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
I am not going to put any comments before this post. Just read the article by Meta VP Nick Clegg!
I am not going to put any comments before this post. Just read the article by Meta VP Nick Clegg!
https://nickclegg.medium.com/data-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-and-how-misunderstanding-it-is-fracturing-the-internet-e56e278643a7
Sunday, September 25, 2022
James Earl Jones has officially retired from Star Wars, but the electronic version of his voice will live on.
James Earl Jones has officially retired from Star Wars, but the electronic version of his voice will live on.
Voice AI company Respeecher will create his voice for all future projects. Possibly for decades, so electronic immortality!
https://screenrant.com/star-wars-james-earl-jones-darth-vader-retirement/
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Saturday Tech Joke
Best definition of Autocorrect
It helps if you imagine auto correct as a tiny little elf in your phone who’s trying so hard to be helpful but is in fact quite drunk.
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Virtual reality artist Anna Zhilyaeva creates a VR portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II
Virtual reality artist Anna Zhilyaeva creates a VR portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II
Thank you Anna for sharing this work.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/annadreambrush_queenelizabeth-queenelizabethii-rip-activity-6974002416031539201-nKcS
Watch the video of a bike with two half wheels!
Watch the video of a bike with two half wheels!
Never tell an engineer that something can’t be done. Better yet, do tell them, so they do it anyway!
https://interestingengineering.com/video/youtuber-bike-two-half-wheels
Direct link to videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX3A7GLtFqM
I am not ready to give up Protocols, but these alternatives are fascinating.
I am not ready to give up Protocols, but these alternatives are fascinating.
Closures, Generics, Enums & Classes, used in a different way.
https://www.swiftbysundell.com/articles/alternatives-to-protocols-in-swift/
Read Digest doesn’t exactly scream high tech, but I think this list of Email Etiquette was surprisingly useful.
Read Digest doesn’t exactly scream high tech, but I think this list of Email Etiquette was surprisingly useful.
Every new form of human interaction calls for new manners, but this takes time.
https://www.rd.com/list/email-etiquette/
Sunday, September 18, 2022
Current appearance of Hanger One, Moffitt Field, Sunnyvale, CA.
Current appearance of Hanger One, Moffitt Field, Sunnyvale, CA.
After posting photos of my recent visit to Hanger One at Moffett Field, I been asked who is in charge of the repair: the answer is Google.
After posting photos of my recent visit to Hanger One at Moffett Field, I been asked who is in charge of the repair: the answer is Google.
The skeleton appearance of the dirigible hangers is due to the decontamination requirements. They will be covering shortly.
Anupam Chugh has been posting a series of articles on Apple Machine Learning APIs, well worth reviewing!
Anupam Chugh has been posting a series of articles on Apple Machine Learning APIs, well worth reviewing!
Computer Vision, Core ML, Reality Kit, Natural Language; these are all bleeding edge technologies.
https://anupamchugh.medium.com/ml-and-ai-in-ios-my-series-of-articles-8519a080cd59
Saturday Tech Humor
I was having trouble with my internet connection at the farm, so I moved my modem to the barn. Now I have stable wifi.
What do you call the device that controls the bells in Norte Dame? Quasi-modem
In order to understand recursion you must first understand recursion. (Ok, that one was cheap).
Jean-Louis Gassée speculates that Apple will switch from a computing company to a service one.
Jean-Louis Gassée speculates that Apple will switch from a computing company to a service one.
He points out that most of the speculated “Next Big Things” people are talking about probably won’t happen.
https://mondaynote.com/apples-next-big-thing-a-business-model-change-e9b0145500c9
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
i.vikas explains Swift Attributes; both Declaration Attributes & Type Attributes.
i.vikas explains Swift Attributes; both Declaration Attributes & Type Attributes.
Specific attributes appear all over modern Swift apps, so it is a good idea how they can affect the code.
https://medium.com/@i.vikas/improve-code-readability-and-efficiency-by-using-attributes-in-swift-5843ed2440e0
3.5 Inch Floppy Disks is technology worth remember!
3.5 Inch Floppy Disks is technology worth remember!
VWestLife reviews what made these Diskettes popular for 20 years. An impossibly long time in tech world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJCMzdzh4Tw
Sunday, September 11, 2022
Saturday Tech Humor
A father found a way to make the family come closer.
He just unplugs the modem, then the rest of the family are all running into the living room to see what the hell is going on.
This trick did not make a high Galaga automatic score, but it turned off the bombs the bugs dropped on you.
This trick did not make a high Galaga automatic score, but it turned off the bombs the bugs dropped on you.
From very ancient history, Galaga was possibly my favorite coin-op alien invader type of game. I am glad I didn’t know this trick then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRw1686xBlA
Friday, September 9, 2022
An interesting technical twist, Apple's new M1 chip runs classic arcade games emulator better than any PC intel machine.
An interesting technical twist, Apple's new M1 chip runs classic arcade games emulator better than any PC intel machine.
Using the emulator tool OpenEmu, you can get a blast from the past, assuming you can find copies of the old ROMs.
https://www.popsci.com/diy/openemu-setup/
Thursday, September 8, 2022
I did not know that recently Scientists have discovered a new Continent, even if it is mostly submerged.
I did not know that recently Scientists have discovered a new Continent, even if it is mostly submerged.
Zealandia, the 8th continent, is 94% underwater but was once part of the supercontinent Pangea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v10-KXSzxE
Details: https://www.businessinsider.com/maps-reveal-eighth-continent-zealandia-underwater-2020-6
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
An artist won a prize in a small digital art contest. One problem was he used an AI program to help him draw the image.
An artist won a prize in a small digital art contest. One problem was he used an AI program to help him draw the image.
We will see more of this as tools get better. I propose a solution of having this type of art in its own category.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/03/tech/ai-art-fair-winner-controversy/index.html
Other comments regarding this: https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/ai-art-wins-top-prize-and-scorn-5975162/
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Ps. A YouTube video with all my photos from DragonCon 2022 will be up in a couple days!
Ps. A YouTube video with all my photos from DragonCon 2022 will be up in a couple days!
Retro Tech Time, remembering the failure of the original Laser Disk.
Retro Tech Time, remembering the failure of the original Laser Disk.
No one was sure why they were superior to existing tech. Either to early or to late.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TClRRMFZ7Sw
Original History of Laserdisc video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg8tK1LpLS8&t=0s
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