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Craziest part of the dolphin story is before he got the NASA funding and subsequent debauchery. In the 50s when he started to study them, he learned that you cannot open up their b…

Reread this within the last 3 months. Read originally as the first book in my Industrial Design coursework.

This has been a self-deprecating joke in SW Louisiana since at least the 1970s. But an oil rich Acadian and "hollow statue" said in a Cajun accent.

Once again, see Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge. Foresaw exactly this. Written in 2006, takes place in 2025.

Really, the original vision 20+ years ago (i.e. Rainbow's End), was that the user would have an overlay of the world they wanted to live in. Where your pub might appear to you to b…

> says that it's easier to change the world by inventing new technology than through democracy It had a better ring to it to me when Buckminster Fuller said essentially this. He wa…

My understanding was that they don't shut immediately upon touch to avoid false positives (leaves, water droplets). They only close up a second touch (something alive). They actual…

Was on a team that was trying to sell AltaVista a social media presence (before facebook/myspace/etc). Our people were mostly using Google, but we still wanted the client. One of t…

As the owner of a Juno 106, I can't disagree. In the 90's, to me, it was Panasonic video gear that I found amazing. Had to take apart a couple of toughbooks tonight, and they are g…

What I remember is the big box book stores coming to town and putting the independent and smaller stores out of business. While I did appreciate having access to stacks of modern c…

Gratuitous Beastie Boys homage: "Gratitude" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdJ5e70Q8mw

Something I discovered looking back at some old sites: "pages" defined by URL params don't always make it into the Wayback Machine.

The only Apple product I still have is a 2010 ipad 1. Only use it as a clock, violin tuner, and workout timer, but am amazed it's still going like an old volkswagen.

I wonder if Paul remembers that his company (Apple Corp.) had several trademark lawsuits[1] against Apple Computer over the name. Which is why System 7 had a alert sound called "so…

So, Google's browser says downloading a tool to download files from Google's servers is "Suspicious"? Not surprising.

^This. A large % of jurisprudence is in just trying to keep up with how tech disrupts society.

Reminds me of Motown's James Jamerson [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jamerson

I thought the AR UI in "Rainbow's End"[1] made more sense than hand gestures: with digital clothing, all of our movements become controls. And we each train our inputs according to…

I only use authenticator with an old phone next to my work computer. No sim card, minimal apps. Don't do work apps on my main phone, especially InTune.

>> Abstractions often really do speed up production, but you pay the price in maintenance later on. > What? I don't know what this means. Good abstractions allow us to better maint…

Not sure on their reasoning, but subtitle files _are_ an attack vector: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-one-batt... https://mashable.com/article/subtitles-hacke…

Standardized selectors was the big use case for me

I do as well, and agree 100%. Funny story, the lead on our Eastern European team told me a while back that he had to tell his team: When the North Americans ask at the beginning of…

I've had my domain and some business ideas ready for 20 years now (since Rainbow's End). Still waiting for the ecosystem to mature a little more and the "early" movers to consolida…

They also try to do it by design: The Menil Collection in Houston keeps their storage on the top floor to avoid damage from Hurricane flooding.