Tag: technology
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Google is doing some weird shit with their photo processing
I have a Pixel 7a. I’ve been using it since May 2023 and I’ve noticed selfies taken with this phone were a bit odd. In some pics it looks like I’m photoshopped into the scene rather than a natural photo. Today I think I pinned it down. It’s a combination of processing and Top Shot.…
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Sats and Sounds Episode 3 – 2023.09.04
I’m not a DJ and I never played one on TV. Never the less, I launched a new web site and podcast called Sats and Sounds. Every week I play three songs that are Value4Value enabled. It’s a quick hit three track listen with independent artists you may not have heard before. They’re songs I…
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Automated drive-thru bot will eventually eliminate thousands of jobs
Michael Cato, the COO of a Hardee’s Franchise in Maryland, says AI-driven drive-thru technology will not be replacing any crew members in their franchise. Here’s the quote, “We have no intention of cutting labor.” When listening to his interview in the Wall Street Journal, he says the technology will help because they are short-staffed. Automated…
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Is YouTube Premium worth $14 per month?
Everyone knows subscriptions are out of control. I feel like block of ice being chipped away by hoards of people wanting an ice cube for their drink. This feeling is made worse by inflation melting my ice block allowing larger chunks with every strike. YouTube is bringing more heat by bumping their subscription to $14/month.…
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Mass killing by e-bike in NYC
This should make people think twice before allowing e-bikes to be stored in bike shops below apartments. What we desperately need are common sense e-bike control laws. Four people are dead and two more are critically injured after a fire broke out at an e-bike store in Lower Manhattan early Tuesday morning, New York Fire…
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Apple creates a strap-on… for your head. No… not that head.
Apple today announced the Apple Vision Pro. Another giant set of goggles to strap-on over your eyes all for the low low price of $3,500.00. I thought the failure of Google Glass, Microsoft Hololens, and Meta’s Oculus (now Quest I guess) should have shown Apple that no normal person wants to wear giant goggles around…