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Weekly Links, 12/27/2024
https://kk.org/thetechnium/weekly-links-12-27-2024/
Published: December 27, 2024 23:52
Interesting shift that seems to be happening in the US as “crunchy” organic, home-made vibe shifts from lefty to righty. I embrace this widening. How the Right Claimed ‘Crunchy’ The principles outlined here are basically the ones we use for … Continue…
Weekly Links, 12/6/2024
https://kk.org/thetechnium/weekly-links-12-6-2024/
Published: December 6, 2024 23:01
Hook a bar code scanner to a speaker and then make music from bar codes. Playing Music With Barcode Scanners I am leaning into JOMO instead of FOMO. JOMO is the “joy of missing out.” Started as a church movement. … Continue reading →
Weekly Links, 11/01/2024
https://kk.org/thetechnium/weekly-links-11-01-2024/
Published: November 1, 2024 22:01
China is aiming to put humans back on the moon within 3-4 years from now, years before the US returns humans to the moon. That will be a huge pychological blow to Americans. With Dreams of a Lunar Outpost, China … Continue reading →
Weekly Links, 10/04/2024
https://kk.org/thetechnium/weekly-links-10-04-2024/
Published: October 4, 2024 23:20
This 2-minute podcast created by Google NotebookLM AI is worth listening to for it’s brilliant imititation and creatitivity. The NotebookLM hosts realizing they are AI and spiraling out is a twist I did not see coming
Weekly Links, 09/20/2024
https://kk.org/thetechnium/weekly-links-09-20-2024/
Published: September 20, 2024 21:06
One showcase for AI gen video is to re-make trailers of famous sci-fi films. Here is the Fifth Element from the 1950s. The Fifth Element – 1950’s Super Panavision 70
Weekly Links, 08/30/2024
https://kk.org/thetechnium/weekly-links-08-30-2024/
Published: August 30, 2024 20:38
I found myself in great agreement with the advice in this crisp essay on why you should quit your job, particularly a good job, and encourage productive leisure. Quit Your Job
Weekly Links, 07/05/2024
https://kk.org/thetechnium/weekly-links-07-05-2024/
Published: July 5, 2024 21:32
Read this excellent summary of the state of the art in fusion energy: why progress has been slow and why it may now speed up. Or not! Highly recommended. Will We Ever Get Fusion Power?
Weekly Links, 06/28/2024
https://kk.org/thetechnium/weekly-links-06-28-2024/
Published: June 28, 2024 20:21
The Author’s Guild — who should love libraries and readers — should also side with the Internet Archive Library Lending program to support their readers. @authorsguild 500,000 Books Have Been Deleted From The Internet Archive’s Lending Library This is a ……
Weekly Links, 06/14/2024
https://kk.org/thetechnium/weekly-links-06-14-2024/
Published: June 21, 2024 22:16
Fantastic explanation of why AIs are NOT going to cause massive unemployent, post by Andrew McAfee @amcafee The Robots Won’t Cause Massive Unemployment This Time, Either
Weekly Links, 06/07/2024
https://kk.org/thetechnium/weekly-links-06-07-2024/
Published: June 7, 2024 22:13
The decade that most people believe to be the peak of “the best times” will usually work out to be the decade they were 11. I’ve seen this all over the world, but here is data from the US: America’s … Continue reading →
Weekly Links, 05/31/2024
https://kk.org/thetechnium/weekly-links-05-31-2024/
Published: May 31, 2024 22:11
Here is a great use for AIs: Feed audio / text into the program and get out sign language. SignLLM: Sign Languages Production Large Language Models