What Google isn’t telling us about its AI demo
The boys have always been really good at demonstrating the future … but making it a reality is tough.
Google Glass anyone?
The respect of personhood vs the respect of authority
R E S P E C T
Great points. No. Excellent points.
Did China Just Bribe Trump to Undermine National Security?
Yes. Yes they did.
.. and all American citizens are complicit.
A Senator on the US House Science, Space and Technology Committee
”Every time you have that soil or rock or whatever it is that is deposited into the seas, that forces the sea levels to rise, because now you have less space in those oceans, because the bottom is moving up,"
See that finger? That’s for you Ajit. Now go and slink off back into the slime you came from.
Next stop. The House.
You feeling good Ryan?
If you feel inspired - please share this link
.. into your stream - so that as many people see it as possible.
I am closed to done with LinkedIN … it was going downhill before the softies bought them - now their customer satisfaction must be on par with Skype.
Aaaahhhhh
The power of the blog, even if it is on Medium
It’s a piece by SF mayoral candidate Jane Kim … calling the SF Chronicle out on their attempted hatchet job.
One of her questions back:
”Why didn’t you fact check the false assertions contained in these questions against publicly available information before contacting me or choosing to move forward with this story?”
Which resulted in them not runing with the story at all …. this is their response
Oliver North - President elect of the NRA speaks volumes .. and then he turns it up to 11 …
NRA President-elect Oliver North smears Parkland survivors as criminals
Thankyou for the warm welcome Portland.
First words ‘spoken’ to me came from a screaming man in a car who was angry that I had pulled off the road to check a map.
Apparently I was using a delivery vehicle space.
Had he been a delivery man, I might have understood.
”China and Russia have spent years attempting to convince countries that they are stable and preferable alternatives to the U.S.; Trump made a compelling case for them in a single press conference.
Peak Corbyn? You What? Jeremy Corbyn will be the next Prime Minister!!!!!!!!!!!
What say you UK peeps?
There’s a new sandwich named for our ‘esteemed’ President, here’s how you make one …
- White bread
- A lot of Baloney
- Russian dressing
… and to top it off …
- A little pickle
When you have absolutely nothing and see the potential of something ‘just a boat ride away’ …
The irony is palpable
Politico reporting how Seattle, San Francisco et al are too expensive to live in because highly paid tech people are arriving and pushing up the prices.
Those same tech people are very quick to preach that the Future of Work is virtual.
Is it that what is good for the goose is not good for the gander?
The Echo Chamber
Great read - and spot on …
“And this leads to my second reaction, which is the deepest impatience and frustration with IndieWeb itself for having developed tools to very literally revolutionize the web, but then continuing to not strive for a level of public visibility beyond that of model-train enthusiasts, perhaps, or ham-radio clubs. Smart, motivated people gathering regularly in the shared pleasure of their craft, with these quiet gatherings having negligible effect on the world at large.
I really want to work out how to elevate the conversation and get to a wider audience …. the challenge I think is that we don’t have sufficient weight / experience of people in the community that understand how to Cross The Chasm.
How it should be done - courtesy of NordVPN.
