Category: Tech
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Arduino, Qualcomm, Enshittification
I use Arduinos in many projects, including robotics. Recently, Qualcomm acquired Arduino. It did not take long for Qualcomm to update its Terms of Service to dramatically shift from one of the most open source platforms to a highly restricted one. Here is a link to a reddit post that describes the current situation pretty…
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Adventures in Computation: Stephen Wolfram’s Vision of the Future
I have always been interested in computation and information, which attracted me to this book. I found Adventures of a Computational Explorer, interesting, though Wolfram’s style and egotism wore thin after a while. Towards the end I found myself skimming more than reading. Though the various software programs he developed seem effective enough, I am…
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Exploring the Evolution of Information in James Gleick’s Work
I have found “information” fascinating. It seems to tie everything together. That is what attracted me to The Information.
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Open Courseware Sites and AI
I am studying Python and part of my studies are in open courseware, particularly Harvard (CS50) and MIT. In studies outside open courseware I have been using ChatGPT when I get stuck. The open courseware sites have strict anti-cheating codes of conduct. I am not pursuing a certificate in any courses. I am trying to…
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Tech Independence
Listened to an episode of the Tim Ferris podcast with an interview with Derek Sivers. https://tim.blog/2023/04/21/derek-sivers/ Derek talked about Tech Independence and provided a list of tasks to acquire it. https://sive.rs/ti I found it intriguing and went through the steps. I am now in the Troubleshooting steps. Learned a bunch, but not there yet.
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Planer Stand
This afternoon, I designed my first project from scratch using Fusion 360, a stand for my planer. I found a design I liked from a You Tuber, Daniel Demir (video at Thickness Planer Stand). I modified Daniel’s design dimensions to my needs and lost myself for a few hours in the design. The design is…
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Gunpowder
3/9/2022:I was reading in The Knowledge about making gunpowder. When I was a teenager my friends and I dabbled in explosives. There was a factory store in a neighboring town called Scientific Glass, which sold all kinds of laboratory supplies, including chemicals. We would ride our bikes to the store and purchase chemicals and equipment…
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Pixel 6
3/9/2022:I just ordered a Pixel 6. I also looked at the Samsung Galaxy, but the Pixel seemed to be a better deal. As I was ordering I noticed that the security update guarantee was now five years from the date the unit was first sold, not three like my Pixel 2. Not perfect, but better.
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Tablet Reading v. Physical Books
3/7/2022:I was listening to a Huberman Labs podcast and the host, Andrew Huberman, made a comment that you retain more information from a physical book than an electronic device, like a cellphone. It had to do with the size of the image and that looking at such a small area to read in interferes with…
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