Driverless Christmas
Despite my silence for the last few of weeks, rest assured that I have not been asleep at the wheel… Greetings First off, Merry –… Read More »Driverless Christmas
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“Was it worth it?”
“It was worth it” isn’t the same thing as “It was a success” or even “It went according to plan”. Failure can still be worth… Read More »“Was it worth it?”
On the shoulders of
Through ardour, equal them But remember the little people It goes without saying that we are standing on the shoulders of giants. We (and said… Read More »On the shoulders of
The Great Rodent Driving Experiment; or, Maserati
Attentive readers of the article I shared yesterday will have noticed Ted Chiang’s mention of a 2019 experiment in which “researchers taught rats how to… Read More »The Great Rodent Driving Experiment; or, Maserati
Driverless Crocodile’s Jakarta Foods Bingo
This is not a list of well-known classics, but rather a collection of flavours and textures less-familiar to most Western palates… Descriptions are deliberately obscure:… Read More »Driverless Crocodile’s Jakarta Foods Bingo
More than finishing the task at hand
There is a nobility inherent in getting a job done. Beyond this, as you work, how are you…
Discounting the future less
A bird in the hand In the absence of a conveniently pithy definition from elsewhere on the internet, to discount the future means to place… Read More »Discounting the future less
Design matters (23): Aqualisa shower control bar
A shower control needs to give easy-to-interpret and unambiguous information to the user so that they intuitively know: Aqualisa is a good brand, but this… Read More »Design matters (23): Aqualisa shower control bar
A good solution
All else being equal, a good solution: All else is never equal, of course. But every time you make a trade off in one of… Read More »A good solution