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Listening pleasure
I was reminded by an article in an old copy of the FT’s HTSI (How To Spend It) magazine about the diversity of what listening pleasure means to different people. Aural wallpaper For many of us, the personal equivalent of muzak masks distracting sounds in the neighbourhood or the odd sounds emanating from the heating…
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RISC V + other news
RISC V There is heat starting to generate (finally) behind RISC V: Marvell founders back data centre RISC-V chiplet startup | EE News Europe and Apple is doing their due diligence with a RISC V code port: Apple is Reportedly Designing Various Embedded Subsystems across all Operating Systems using RISC-V – Patently Apple – is…
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25 technologies
25 technologies that have come to prominence during the past quarter century and have changed the world. CNET came up with their own list. That inspired me to take a run at it and make my own list of 25 technologies. CNET’s list My list Apple iPhone SMS and instant messaging Wi-Fi Wi-Fi IoT (internet…
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Bush TR 82 – throwback gadget
Whilst you might not know the Bush TR 82, if you were from western Europe you’ll recognise its style immediately. Post-war Britain In the post-war era Bush Radio Limited tried to fill consumers demands for entertainment. There were radios that would sit on a sideboard and would have the presence of a TV set. Many…
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US military right to repair + more
Here’s One Reason the US Military Can’t Fix Its Own Equipment – The New York Times – the irony of the US military being restricted by US legislation and lack of ‘right to repair’. US military withdrawal from R&D hasn’t help things either. DARPA does pure research, but the focus on COTS (commercial off the…
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The spirit of halloween & things that made last week
New York public transport gets into the spirit of Halloween. Halloween in the US is based on the Irish traditions, but the US spirit of Halloween that have been expanded and adapted to the new world over time. More here – MTA Making Subway Scarier Than Usual This Month – Gothamist – to be fair you…
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Bullet time + more things
Bullet Time – Logic Magazine – Bullet comments, or 弹幕 (“danmu”), are text-based user reactions superimposed onto online videos: a visual commentary track to which anyone can contribute. Started in Japan, but popularised massively in China. When a beloved character dies in a web series, a river of grieving kaomoji (╥﹏╥)—a kind of emoticon first…
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Vein verification + more things
Hackers Make a Fake Hand to Beat Vein Verification | Motherboard – another biometric standard weakens. The big question is the cost of the hand versus the benefit gained fooling vein verification. I am quite impressed by the vein verification hack. More on biometric authentication here. 9 Chinese Fashion Labels to Watch in 2019 |…