If you are consider yourself a Software Engineer, you should really know these names.

If you are consider yourself a Software Engineer, you should really know these names.

And more importantly, you should know why they are significant for what they did.

https://medium.com/the-innovation/the-5-most-influential-programmers-in-computer-science-3fa590edc729

Marvel artist JL Mast has posted numerous 360 VR cartoons to be view on desktop or by VR headset.

Marvel artist JL Mast has posted numerous 360 VR cartoons to be view on desktop or by VR headset.

This is one of the first artists I have seen who has created drawing specifically design to be viewed in all directions.

https://kuula.co/profile/jlmast

Related page: http://mast360.com

A follow-up to the announcement of the Raspberry Pi 400 system, it is NOT selling for $70, everyone is selling it for $100.

A follow-up to the announcement of the Raspberry Pi 400 system, it is NOT selling for $70, everyone is selling it for $100. Also, you can’t buy one, since it is sold out everywhere I could try!

I still want to get one.

https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-400/

I was surprised Apple did not talk about it at this week's announcements, but AppleTV is available on PS4/5 & Xbox.

I was surprised Apple did not talk about it at this week's announcements, but AppleTV is available on PS4/5 & Xbox.

It is not often that Apple writes software for the game console market.

https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/11/apple-tv-app-is-now-available-for-download-on-playstation-4-and-playstation-5/

Tom Brant of PCMag provides an excellent tech review of what makes the M1 chip, also called Apple Silicon, so exciting.

Tom Brant of PCMag provides an excellent tech review of what makes the M1 chip, also called Apple Silicon, so exciting.

Some of the details were explained at Apple’s announcement this week, but Tom explains even more details.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/what-is-the-apple-m1-chip

File this under unintended consequences, Monday stocks for several Video Game & Entertainment Stream companies dropped.

File this under unintended consequences, Monday stocks for several Video Game & Entertainment Stream companies dropped.  The reason?  The possibility of a COVID shot, that would allow people out of their homes, where they are now watching movies and playing tons of games.  I would not have thought of that reaction to the good news.

https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/11/09/why-video-game-stocks-plunged-today/

Apple’s new M1 system on chip is not the first time they did this.

Apple’s new M1 system on chip is not the first time they did this. Years ago, just before the Apple // line was retired, they gave us Mega II custom chip. It was essential an Apple //e system, only needing RAM & 65C02. The //e used an early version of it, but the advanced Gemini version was used on Apple // card for Mac LC product line. It allowed almost all of the immense Apple // software to run on the Mac LC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIe_Card

Mega II chip: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_II