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Well, that was predictable.
In case you missed it, Time magazine (yes, those things your great uncle still reads) recently had a ridiculous cover about VR. And, because internet, people are having a field-day with it. Per usual, Forbes’ David Thier’s comments on the matter echo my own, so go read his post. Five years from now, this shit …
First United has a glitch grounding all planes, and then the NYSE dives and glitches. Something is obviously up. That chart in the NYSE link is pretty amazing.
Last year was so VR is so next year. This year is so VR is so fail. Take this Re/Code article with the attention grabbing headline of “VR Is Still Not Ready For Primetime”. In the article, the author (who I enjoy reading, btw) posits that VR is only ready for niche consumer adoption. The …
Pretty crazy short clip from the New York Times on the efforts of “Real Doll” creator Matt McMullen to develop convincing robotic dolls with AI and animatronics (the Oculus makes an appearance, but I don’t really get why you need that if you have a real Real Doll).
I mean, this has got to be snake oil, right? Right? But the review claims it works. Huh.
The Shat’s 30 billion kickstarter to pipe H2O from WA to CA hasn’t started yet, but my guess is that it won’t get very far. This blog, however, makes a great point that maybe we should consider the opposing view: instead of sending the water to California, send the crops up to Washington. Side note: This is …
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There’s been a lot of talk recently about AI being super-scary and that it represents one of humanity’s greatest risks. This has been mentioned, with almost hyperbolic sincerity, by Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking. While that might happen someday, the current state of AI is simply not there. Google search, while impressive, isn’t “thinking”. At …
This is a pretty cool squid robot, as squid robots go.