New Monitor My trusty Samsung Syncmaster monitors from 2009 started to show their age and even though I managed to repair one of them three years ago, it started to show intermediate blackouts again. This time I accidentally ripped off a solder pad from its circuit board when at … | Continue reading
One of the best filmmakers of all time, Francis Ford Coppola, hasn’t had a major theatrical release in almost 30 years. Instead, the man behind The Godfather, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now has been making weird art films and his very own wine. And you know what? That sound … | Continue reading
EFF is an organization of lawyers, technologists, policy professionals, and importantly–full-time activists–who fight to make sure that technology enhances rather than threatens civil liberties on a global scale. EFF’s activism team includes experienced issue experts, master comm … | Continue reading
It’s deja vu all over again. Boeing’s long-anticipated Starliner mission has been postponed for a second time due to a newly discovered issue with the spacecraft’s service module. Read more... | Continue reading
ChatGPT's latest upgrade means the voice assistant can now respond to audio, text and visual inputs in real time. The new chatbot, named ChatGPT-4o, will be rolled out to alpha testers in the coming weeks. | Continue reading
Heinlein leans into Einstein's theories (with a twist of telepathy) in this tale of twins and space travel. The post Of Relatives and Relativity: Time for the Stars by Robert A. Heinlein appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
It's a matter of time The post The Things You Don’t Like About Hades 2 Are Good, Actually appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
In just one week, you’ll be able to stream Dune: Part Two on Max—and considering how well Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel based on Frank Herbert’s legendary story did at the box office, it’s likely not going to be your first time watching it. Read more... | Continue reading
Every time I publish an article or post something on LinkedIn pointing out the economic folly and inevitable cul-de-sac of hydrogen-for-energy, commenters drag out new examples of bad hydrogen schemes, whether as ideas they think are proving my point or examples that disprove my … | Continue reading
I have been a begrudging user of Telegram for years simply because that’s what all the other furries use. When I signed up, I held my nose and expressed my discontent at Telegram by selecting a username that’s a dig at MTProto’s inherent insecurity against chosen ciphertext attac … | Continue reading
I spend my time doing things online. I design and code websites for clients, I make websites for friends, and I start—and almost always shut down—all sorts of weird side projects. It’s easy to take this online life too seriously. If you go online you’ll immediately find people di … | Continue reading
Steve Troughton-Smith details all the ways iPadOS lacks… and not for the first time: You can summarize every iPad review for the past decade: iPad hardware is writing checks that its OS simply can’t cash. … | Continue reading
It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year—when instead of going out into the blazing heat of summer, we can stay inside where it’s nice and cool, read a bunch of comics, and still get the seasonal best of both worlds thanks to DC’s annual celebration of cake in all its beef … | Continue reading
The Dahlia growing in my garden bed helped frame this photo, which I greatly liked. I am lucky to live in nature and see such beauty evert time I leave the house. | Continue reading
My two books are complementary—reading one isn’t a substitute for reading the other. But if you only have time for one book about learning, I’d recommend Get Better at Anything. It offers a broad range of practical advice for learning and improvement, while drawing on a deeper ba … | Continue reading
The Looking Glass Factory has launched two new spatial displays for creative professionals "who demand cutting-edge visualization tools for developing, presenting, and interacting with 3D digital images, video and applications in real time." Continue Reading Category: Technology … | Continue reading
This summer, it’s time to return to Westeros. House of the Dragon season two is coming to HBO on June 16 and the latest trailer just dropped. In it, there’s plenty of drama, intrigue, old characters, new characters, and yes war is coming. Read more... | Continue reading
Sylas K. Barrett discusses chapters 26 and 27 of Robert Jordan's Winter's Heart. The post Reading The Wheel of Time: Elayne Goes on the Attack in Winter’s Heart (Part 18) appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
From time travel to arcane research, experimentation can lead to the most surprising results... The post Five SFF Stories Featuring Experiments With Unexpected Outcomes appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
My wife and I have had four dogs over the course of our three and a half decades together. Whenever I have made the mistake of pulling on any of their leashes, they have all pulled in the opposite direction, every time. Believe me, left to their own devices, they always want to g … | Continue reading
Army Major and Pentagon Officer Resigns Over US Support of Gaza Genocide | Truthout Another Biden administration official has resigned over the U.S.’s unconditional support of Israel’s genocide in Gaza — this time a senior officer in the U.S. Army who also served as an intelligen … | Continue reading
The last time Lego ventured there and back again to its Lord of the Rings line, we found ourselves at the House of Elrond, a bastion of all that is good in Middle-earth as Rivendell became the first Lord of the Rings set after years of absence. Now, a year later, the brick-builde … | Continue reading
Sometimes the internet and gaming is just pleasant and wholesome for a short time and this might just be one… Continue reading Microsoft Flight Sim pilot attempts to recreate historic Hindenburg flight to the USA – all 50 hours of it – and you can track her progress The post Micr … | Continue reading
With manufacturers around the world starting to end production of their iconic internal-combustion-engined automobiles, it might be time to start thinking about one last snarling beast to take into the EV wilderness with you … and this car presents as a contender for several reas … | Continue reading
I've been meaning to try out Astro DB and I have a little project I need to make for our school, but I don't have a lot of time. Here's a real-time live blog of my progress. Start: I've made Astro sited before (this website is one), but never with SSR, Astro DB and not on Vercel[ … | Continue reading
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2024 Chunk of time to be lost: We're losing a chunk of time today. We won't be posting until this afternoon. | Continue reading
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor – the horde-shooter version of DRG, not the regular old FPS variety is getting a second… Continue reading Deep Rock Galactic Survivor gets a second update, and the monsters are fighting back big time The post Deep Rock Galactic Survivor gets a second … | Continue reading
Nellie Bowles wasn’t always the TGIF queen you know and love at The Free Press. In fact, Nellie was, for a very long time, deeply embedded in the progressive left. Before Bari and Nellie met—and fell in love, blah blah blah—in 2019, Nellie was nothing short of a media darling. Sh … | Continue reading
Sega and Atlus revealed some more info for its upcoming RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio, the new game from Studio Zero comprised of veterans of the Persona series. Metaphor: ReFantazio is taking a page from Persona in that there’s a calendar and time system. The protagonist enlist thems … | Continue reading
Toast gets cold fast. I’m reminded of this nearly every morning after I toss a couple scrambled eggs onto a plate and then mindlessly chomp into the cold and crumby jam-smeared bread that’s been lying around for a couple minutes. Do you have issues like I have issues? Hands up if … | Continue reading
This is quite a timely post as the musical Dear Evan Hansen has run its course for the time being. It ended its Broadway run in 2022 and its touring run in 2023. In fact, our family caught one of the tour’s final shows last summer. But I soldier on. 😆 I first saw the show … | Continue reading
Discuss in pairs Hand signals for remaining time needed No straight questions Diminish responsibility Hand down, not hands up | Continue reading
These birds gave me a hard time. Like I said in the video of my Studio Visit with Jon, they inspired my new quilt when I gave up making them. I put them aside last week, but this morning I brought them out again. I took most of them apart and started over. Somehow this... Read En … | Continue reading
A month ago, I spent some time assembling statistics on major geographies’ split of domestic freight tonnage across different modes: road, rail, and water. I was surprised to find that road freight was so much more dominant in Europe than rail compared to other major geographies. … | Continue reading
My posse grew larger today; Zinnia wanted to join Zip (Zud) and me and walk around the farm as the clouds gather. I love my farm photo journals at dusk; it seems like a beautiful time here, and it’s always something to photograph. I’m never alone out there. (And yes, that is a Ta … | Continue reading
OpenAI unveiled GPT-4o on Monday, showcasing the real-time audio features that make it seem like Spike Jonze’s film Her is now becoming a reality. Just like in the movie, OpenAI gave ChatGPT a dynamic, friendly, and arguably flirty, voice that truly sounds just like a human. I’m … | Continue reading
Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: Genuinely ashamed how much time was wasted on this. Today's News: | Continue reading
A recent Bluetooth connection between a device on Earth and a satellite in orbit signals a potential new space race—this time, for global location-tracking networks. Seattle-based startup Hubble Network announced today that it had a letter of understanding with San Francisco-base … | Continue reading
Last weekend, a strong geomagnetic storm resulted in an aurora being somewhat visible where I live in southeastern Michigan. This is unusual! I didn’t have that much time to prepare for it, but I wanted to share my photos (the Flickr album is embedded above) and note what worked … | Continue reading
The summer movie season is here—and, before we dive into what’s in store for 2024, let’s turn the clock back 40 years to one of the best summers of all time: 1984. *Jumps in Time Machine* Read more... | Continue reading
Ina Fried, Axios: OpenAI Monday announced a new flagship model, dubbed GPT-4o, that brings more powerful capabilities to all its customers, including smarter, faster real-time voice interactions. The presentation was broadcast live and it is worth watching, particularly the last … | Continue reading
OpenAI's ChatGPT platform just became a whole lot more interactive, with the launch of GPT-4o. This "flagship model" analyzes audio, visual and/or text input, providing answers via a real-time conversation with a very human-sounding AI agent. Continue Reading Category: Technology … | Continue reading
OpenAI unveiled GPT-4 Omni (GPT-4o) during its Spring Update on Monday morning in San Francisco. Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati and OpenAI staff showcased their newest flagship model, capable of real-time verbal conversations with a friendly AI chatbot that convincingly spe … | Continue reading
Latte done, now what. 10:27, and already. Time isn’t stopping and neither is this writer. This is enlivening […] | Continue reading
GPT-4o demo shows new AI model singing a bedtime story, detecting user's facial expressions. | Continue reading
5-13-24 Home. 09:07… time to build. Latte and a quiet loft. Communicating with Nurse, driving out there a […] | Continue reading
Listened to Motivated by play with Annie Sexton (Changelog & Friends #43) Post details Annie Sexton has been on quite a journey since she was last on the show back in early ‘22. On this episode, Annie takes us on that journey, shares her new-found perspective & tells … | Continue reading
Doctor Who is one of the most malleable shows on Earth. Its heroes change every few years, its titular one literally transforms into someone new. Every week a different time, a different space, a different tone—and a new chance to deliver a story that’s also wildly malleable in q … | Continue reading