Category: Technology

  • Science – New Research Suggests Dark Energy Might be the Reason Time Runs Forward

    Perhaps travelling back in time will become part of our reality, if has not already happened. “It’s one of those things that we take for granted—time moves forward and never backward. But did you ever stop to wonder why it moves in one direction, as opposed to the other? The question continues to stump physicists.…

  • Science – Understanding A 10 Dimensional Universe

    A summary of the proposed 10-dimensional universe and theory suggests at each. Full article is here: https://futurism.com/understanding-10-dimensional-universe/ First dimension – length Second dimension – height Third dimension – depth Fourth dimension – time Fifth dimension – we would see a world slightly different from our own that would give us a means of measuring the…

  • Technology – Security Issue Impacting Most Electronic Devices – Meltdown and Spectre

    Computer researchers have recently found out that the main chip in most modern computers—the CPU—has a hardware bug. It’s really a design flaw in the hardware that has been there for years. This is a big deal because it affects almost every computer on networks, including workstation and servers. This hardware bug allows malicious programs…

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  • Article – The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI

    Article from MIT Technology review.  It seems we will need to develop AI to control and understand AI. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604087/the-dark-secret-at-the-heart-of-ai/ Intelligent Machines The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI No one really knows how the most advanced algorithms do what they do. That could be a problem. by Will Knight April 11, 2017

  • Travel Applications – From Worldmate to TripIt

    Since 2010, I have been a devoted user of Worldmate for managing travel plans and itineraries.   Despite limitations and few and far between updates, I used the website often and had the app installed on all mobile devices.  So when I logged in yesterday and discovered that the service was being discontinued in March,…

  • Poem – A Prelude (Beyond Now, Infinite Outcomes Merged Into Singularity)

    We create machines from the technology we discover and in the pursuit of higher knowledge we imbue our intellect, instincts, and capacity to explore and wonder into these machines. And we wonder what could go wrong. In a dystopian future… At what point does a thing pass over a human defined line and become a…

  • Video – Perfect Drone Crash and Over the Trees

    A beautiful day to capture an autumn skyline above the clouds and crashing into a tree at 15mph.

  • Drone Review of Autel and DJI

    I have been flying the Autel Robotics X-Star Premium for over a month now. During that time, I have crashed, missed landings, made landings, taken beautiful videos over the top of a northern pine forest, and dealt with the nuances of a new product. Here are some of my thoughts so far. For the cost,…

  • Drone Resources and Websites

    I have spent a few hours with learning and flying a drone, crashing a into trees a couple of times, and missing the manual landing more than hitting the pad.  All of this is get practice and build skills for eventual commercial piloting (more information below).  I have found the Autel Robotics drone to be…