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ASCII Artwork - Random Thursday: The ASCII Edition
Header graphic generated by Text-to-Art feature of asciiart.eu

I’ll bet you haven’t thought about ASCII art in ages.

Published Thursday, 27 June 2024, 13:29
Categorized as Art, Design, History, Random Thursday, Tech... Tagged ASCII artwork, comptometer, Silent 700, typewriter art

iPhone Tips (#2)
I learn something new every day..or at least every decade.

AI-generated image
Think AI is hot stuff? Think again. This is supposed to be a steampunk version of an iPhone.

Think you know everything there is to know about your iPhone’s features. OK, maybe you do. I didn’t, so humor me, please.

Published Thursday, 23 May 2024, 21:06
Categorized as AI, Apple/Mac OS..., Technology Tagged iPhone, tech tips

Gigapixel: AI Done Right
There are some AI applications that border on magic.

AI is everywhere, in everything, all the time, or so it seems, and the common thread is that it’s underwhelming. Fortunately, there are some exceptions.

Published Thursday, 16 May 2024, 15:52
Categorized as AI, Photography Tagged Affinity Photo 2, Gigagpixel AI, photography

Making a Mesh of Starlink
Starlink's new wifi mesh routers are cool...and expensive.

AI-generated brightly colored circuit board

Wherein I describe an expensive-yet-successful solution to a problem that may or may not have existed.

Published Sunday, 5 May 2024, 14:52
Categorized as Tech... Tagged Starlink mesh router, wifi

Drone Autopsy
Ever seen the innards of a drone? Avert your eyes if you're queasy.

My drone turned out to be a total loss. I went in search of the technical reasons, and got more than I bargained for.

Published Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 15:45
Categorized as AI, Technology, Uncategorized Tagged drone, post-mortem

Serpentine Seasons Greetings…
...or, Snakes on a Sleigh!

Photo: Pierre the Palmetto Bluff (SC, USA) alligator

A Christmas Eve request from a neighbor turned into a quite interesting encounter.

Published Wednesday, 27 December 2023, 12:01
Categorized as AI, Society & Culture, Wildlife - Snakes Tagged ChatGPT, corn snake

What Happens If AI’s “Food Sources” Disappear?
Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to shut down the data sources they depend on.

Image: HAL 9000
I'm Sorry Dave, I'm Afraid I Can't Do That

There’s a credible scenario where AI-enhanced search engines could ultimately present fabricated results. Does that worry anyone?

Published Saturday, 16 December 2023, 7:15
Categorized as AI Tagged ChatGPT, LLM, Search Generative Experience

AI & the World Series

AI-generated black and white image of a rattlesnake attacking a baseball player
AI-generated image; Not to scale

Since I know nothing about baseball, I enlisted a couple of AI engines to help. I now know less than before.

Published Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 12:47
Categorized as AI, Sports Tagged AI, ChatGPT, Gencraft, Text-to-Image Generator, World Series

Debunking a Fake Photo

Photo: Contrails at sunrise, Horseshoe Bay, TX
Some amazing sunrises are made more so by...people!

I’ve written a thousand words explaining why a photo isn’t what it seems…and why it matters.

Published Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 14:57
Categorized as AI, Internet, Photography, Wildlife - Snakes Tagged copyright, photo manipulation

Starlink: A Happy Ending

Photo: Starlink antenna on our roof

We went from giving up on Starlink to using it in just a matter of a few days, thanks to a company in Austin.

Published Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 19:29
Categorized as Internet, Tech... Tagged low earth orbit, satellites, Starlink

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