A booster from Apollo 12 is own a highly chaotic 3-body orbit between the moon, the earth and the sun!
Occasionally hitting the L2 spot, the piece of space history is sometimes far out and sometime nearby. A fascinating bit of orbital mechanics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLefsklLkqQ
We lost the VOID in NoVA, but soon will be gaining SandBox VR game space!
SandBox has different Intellectual Properties, including Star Trek Discover & Deadwood scenarios. Their technology includes haptic feedback, VR weapons, and specialized hand & foot tracking.
https://wtop.com/business-finance/2023/01/vr-gaming-venue-coming-to-tysons/
This may be the most creepy and functional robot I have ever seen. I luv it!
Ignoring the spider legs, having a light randomly move thru the house would give me images of a haunted mansion!
When I say I will fix that bug, I mean I will fix it ASAP.
There is no need to bug me about it every six months.
Before microcomputers, we had minicomputers (they didn’t take up an entire room). The most important one was the DEC PDP 11 series.
My first assembler experience was programming the PDP 11-3; my entire department timeshared a PDP 11-70.
New technology, new interpretation of Laws, usually with a slight lag behind. Case in point, ChatGPT.
My favorite law YouTube blogger Legal Eagle explains some fundamental issues (No AI can’t own the copyright).
Boston Dynamic is at it again, with more Robotic Shenanigans. This time, a bit of Fetching & Parkour.
I will be more impressed when this is not a pre-programmed path. One where the robot is given a command and uses AI to figure out how to move things around to make his task more manageable.
Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/-e1_QhJ1EhQ
Rumors have it Apple's MR glasses are in some developer's hands.
Unfortunately, the same rumors say the release has been delayed to next fall.
https://uploadvr.com/apple-mixed-reality-headset-third-party-developers/
The Video Game History Foundation's goal is to preserve, celebrate, and teach the history of video games.
This video was from a panel from last year's MagFest, east coast music, and gaming festival,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVk3icJ7koE
Foundations website: https://gamehistory.org
A friend learned COBOL and received a codebase where the last change was done in the 90s. By his mother!
That’s not how inheritance is suppose to work in programming.
<rimshot>
Here is one person’s view on the investments the 5 big tech companies are putting into AI. And where they want to go.
Thanks to Ben Thompson and his newsletter on technology.
Whatever happened to Sun Microsystems? Watch this for the answer.
I had not realized how large Sun was, at its peak with a value of $140 Billion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1TsVW4P5DI
Apparently my History of Tea class at NovaLabs sold out first day. It only had half dozen spaces in room they assigned me, so they are moving it to larger room. Still not a lot of space, so if you want to sign up, check it out ASAP.
I have Quest Pro in an unopened box for sale. It turned out my project did not need two of these devices. I will sell it at a discount if anyone is interested.
Thanks!
As this article says, “do you know how virtual reality can be used in education?”.
It is good to see real-world examples of the actual uses of VR in the classroom.
https://www.classvr.com/blog/5-best-virtual-reality-in-education-examples/
I always love when technology and theater combine. Here is a 360 virtual set created for the musical Shrek.
Recently, I interviewed with the company that produced the software used in this show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INcc9yWd0QE
While I have had some interesting mobile/desktop positions appearing, more and more I realize I want to move into AR/VR Development. If anyone knows or has such a position for an experienced SWE, please forward my information to them!
Thank you!
Always good to learn more tools! Aran Davies gives us a list of apps for VR programming.
I am surprised he missed Unreal, but I was not aware of some of the other ones.
https://www.devteam.space/blog/10-great-tools-for-vr-development/
“You don’t have to pass parameters if every variable is a global variable.”
This statement should be taken out and shot and burned!
Everyone knew this type of tech was coming, will good Text to Voice replace Voice Actors?
In the future, using deep fake, will real actors be replaced by virtual ones?
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/apple-taps-ai-to-narrate-audiobooks-5519644/
ZDNet talks about what VR/AR was seen at CES 2023.
VIVE XR Elite ($1100) & TCL RayNeo X2 ($400) are especially noteworthy.
The Georgetown University Wargaming Society is having an online presentation on Wargaming UX.
“Akar Bharadvaj will give a quick primer on UX design best practices and discuss implications for wargame design”
I completely missed the announcement of the Mars Insight Lander failing due to much dust on solar panels.
The mission did not fail, it ran for four years, twice as long as originally planned.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-mars-lander-insight-falls-silent-4-years-rcna62841
Here is a trivia question to stump your friends. Ask them when the last Civil War Widow died. The answer is 2020.
According to Wiki, four widows, all entitled to Civil War Army Pensions, survived til the 21st century.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/last-surviving-widow-civil-war-veteran-dies-101-180976702/
Wiki entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War_widows_who_survived_into_the_21st_century
Come join us at MagFest 2023! Our first ever VR Social will be tonight at 11:30 pm. Come and be social!
Come for the VR, and stay for the fantastic historical game arcade & computer museum.
Come join us at MagFest 2023! Next up is the Stories and Trends in VR dev panel Panel (moderated by yours truly).
Come for the VR, and stay for the fantastic historical game arcade & computer museum.
Come join us at MagFest 2023! Next up is the VR In Education Panel (moderated by yours truly).
Come for the VR, and stay for the fantastic historical game arcade & computer museum.
This may be the most detailed leak on Apple proposed AR glasses I have yet to see. I hope it is true.
Sadly very limited details on software design, which makes it hard to prepare for.
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/01/03/report-reveals-wave-of-features-for-apple-headset/
Wow, Meta got slammed by another EU fine. Yes, it is excessive.
Focused ads are actually a feature I prefer. If they show me products, I prefer they be ones I might be interested in. Yes, make this a settable feature, but make the default On since this provides service to their users.
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/metas-ad-business-slammed-by-eu-5516068/
Now that the holidays are over, I will be actively seeking a new position. For those who do not know, I was part of the Meta layoffs at the end of November. I am looking for a good MacOS/iOS/VR/AR adventure. I tried searching during December, but it was only possible once everyone returned to work after the New Year. Feel free to contact me!
Understanding Quasi-Periodic and Penrose patterns, relating to a Pentagrid.
I have said it before, but I will say it again. How come I never had math classes that explained things this well!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eqdj63nEr4
Penrose Generator (Have fun!): https://aatishb.com/patterncollider/
Original 1981 Paper explaining these concepts: https://www.math.brown.edu/reschwar/M272/pentagrid.pdf
Sound can be as distinctive a brand logo as artwork—case in point, the Mac startup sound.
This is a fascinating bit of computer history. In comparison, I remember when we introduced the Instant Message sound for AOL/AIM. It amazed us how iconic it became and so quickly.
https://www.popsci.com/technology/what-the-ear-hears-and-doesnt-richard-mainwaring/
Who is going to MagFest this weekend?
I will be moderating several VR talks, so please come by and say hi!
https://super.magfest.org
Happy New Year! Here is what we can expect to see from Swift in 2023.
On the list that I would like to see are Macros & C++ Compatibility. What do you want?
https://itnext.io/swift-language-project-in-2023-b964515f4764
Ps. According to Blogger, I have had over 2300 tech post over the past few years! I had not realized this; time does fly by.
