The default Windows 10 wallpaper is a real photo
… sort of. See very interesting video below. More here.
May 2024
Quality as a function of quantity: the prolific D.W. Griffith
According to IMDB, D.W. Griffith (1875-1948) directed 518 films between 1908 and 1931 Wikipedia – D.W. Griffith filmography Scenius Arthur Marvin, brother of Henry and… Read More »Quality as a function of quantity: the prolific D.W. Griffith
Not long ago; or, Little by little (11): Hot feet on hot days
Oh, when the sun beats down and burns the tar up on the roof,And your shoes get so hot you wish your tired feet were… Read More »Not long ago; or, Little by little (11): Hot feet on hot days
Eye on AI: Platonic banana trouble
Wandering Generalities The individual clips are remarkable and jaw-dropping for the technology they represent, but the use of the clips depends on your understanding of… Read More »Eye on AI: Platonic banana trouble
Eye on AI: Shy Kids, airhead slot machine
The short film below was made entirely by OpenAI’s Sora people putting a lot of hard work and ideas into Open AI’s SORA. SORA is… Read More »Eye on AI: Shy Kids, airhead slot machine
Vectors of trust
Trust is one of the foundations of team performance and harmony, but it isn’t often unpacked in detail. Values, personality and personal history, culture, learned… Read More »Vectors of trust
How important this is to you…
… does not necessarily reflect how important it is (or should be) to the world at large. See also: Eyes. Sawdust. Planks.
Hannah Arendt on the abolition of distance, abstraction and alienation
He found the Archimedean point, but he used it against himself; it seems that he was permitted to find it only under this condition. Franz… Read More »Hannah Arendt on the abolition of distance, abstraction and alienation