techno stuff
I put this together in about an hour. I actually thought I might win the pitch competition, but not this time. I’m on the fence about whether to pursue it. The timing is a bit off. I’m bummed that I didn’t win the prize money to pursue building it. Maybe next time.
Title: The Children’s Crusade by ChatGPT with prompts by CD Damitio Act 1: Lost Childhood Scene 1: (Scene opens in Oakwood, a small town in a first-world country. We see a group of right-wing propagandists discussing their plan to promote child labor in order to boost the economy. They are gathered in a dimly lit…
Aloha friends, I’m glad to be able to focus on positive changes to our future – there’s a link at the bottom that explains why the picture above is a happy one. Each week, I’ll send out a few links and maybe some thoughts on what is happening in the realms that interest me…
Just some quick updates that don’t necessarily have to do with a fixed impeachment trial. 1) When Apple wanted to protect user data by encrypting backups- the FBI and the U.S. justice department put the quabbash on the idea. Why? Because they are already looking at your data and full encryption would have closed that…
A few years ago – I set up a bitcoin wallet, but I didn’t really have $100 to spend on something that was probably going to be replaced by something else – I saw the value proposition of Bitcoin, but the interface and use was too clunky. I set up my antique shop to accept…
I woke up an hour and a half ago ready to write a review of a book I just finished reading. I came downstairs, made a pot of coffee, and turned on my computer. It came on just a bit slower than usual, but finally, there was my writing screen. I clicked on it and…
What can I say? Just that this is brilliant in so many ways…see more at Frenchmaidtv.com
Tidal power systems have been under investigation for many years. The earliest method to generate power was with ‘barrage’ systems, which required the construction of dams across inlets and bays. Gates in the dams allowed the basin to fill during high tide, then the gates would be closed, and the basin would be allowed to…
This is an amazing article…think the ball point pen is recent, try 900 AD, think the Wright Brothers were the first to fly…you have to go a lot earlier than that. think Muslims are barbaric people who know nothing but fighting for 2000 years…think again…and then be thankful that the Dark Ages of Europe coincided…
from Wired The tiny brick library in Leonardo Da Vinci’s hometown is putting 3,000 pages of the genius’ work online in a high-resolution, searchable archive. The Leonardian Library in Vinci, Tuscany, is making the Madrid Codices and the Codex Atlanticus — two collections of scientific and technical drawings — available as a free digital archive…