Gordon Moore, famed for Moore’s Law, passed away last week.

Gordon Moore, famed for Moore’s Law, passed away last week.

He saw a lot of tech trends over the years, and discovered patterns in them.

https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1611/gordon-moore-intel-co-founder-dies-at-94

There is “Dissent” within Apple regarding there Glasses? I would be surprised if there wasn’t.

There is “Dissent” within Apple regarding there Glasses? I would be surprised if there wasn’t.

Ignoring the scaling back on the Metaverse of VR we are seeing everywhere, all Apple products have had internal disagreement, including Mac & iPhone.  You think the old Mac building had a Pirate flag outside because everyone liked GUI?

https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2023/03/apple-xr-forecast.html

We should have a funeral for the in-person WWDCs. Apple announced this year almost all online format.

We should have a funeral for the in-person WWDCs. Apple announced this year almost all online format. 

I understand why they will only have a one-day event out of the entire week of June 5-9, but I will miss the larger gathering of developers.

https://developer.apple.com/wwdc23/

GameInformer declared that 2016 would be the “Year of VR”. Would you agree?

GameInformer declared that 2016 would be the “Year of VR”.  Would you agree?

The page has the articles from then, it is interesting, and maybe a tad depressing, to see their predictions of success.

https://www.gameinformer.com/vr

Music, History, Technology. Leave it to Ben Franklin to make a new modern musical instrument based on the mechanical technology of the time.

Music, History, Technology. Leave it to Ben Franklin to make a new modern musical instrument based on the mechanical technology of the time.

I had never heard of a Glass Armonica until recently. Here is an excellent demo of this gadget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEKlRUvk9zc

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_harmonica

I do not usually follow Bill Gates's blog, but luckily this one was forwarded to me.

I do not usually follow Bill Gates's blog, but luckily this one was forwarded to me.

“I’ve been thinking a lot about how AI can reduce some of the world’s worst inequities” - I hope this is true.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/age-ai-has-begun-bill-gates/

“A visual look and explanation of common pathfinding algorithms.”

“A visual look and explanation of common pathfinding algorithms.”

This is not just game play, there are so many non-game uses of these techniques. It is also great example of educational animated video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC-nBgi9r0U