Before Facebook became synonymous with social networks, the concept was illustrative for showing how any group of people relate. Think string connecting pictures on police bulletin board. Here is an interactive site showing connections of famous people.
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The human networks of famous people
Before Facebook became synonymous with social networks, the concept was illustrative for showing how any group of people relate. Think string connecting pictures on police bulletin board. Here is an interactive site showing connections of famous people.
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AI glasses kinda suck
At some point AI glasses will be a worthwhile device, right now, they still kind of suck at doing things correctly. Such a true for any new technology, but this year amount of money and hype putting into these kinds of devices, a healthy amount of skepticism it’s worthwhile. So what do my miraculous sunglasses…
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Russians surrendering to robots in Ukraine
Russians surrendering to robots in Ukraine. Nice harbinger of doom.
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AI hasn’t earned its social and political capital
Nilay Patel of The Verge makes the case that AI hasn’t earned its social and political capital because technologists confuse application of technology and law governing society.. But law isn’t actually code, and society and courts aren’t computers. I have to remind our fairly technical audience on Decoder and at The Verge all the time…
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Video game company gets fan mail
Pictures, wedding invites, dead flies. All things sent to Panic after playing their games. Since mid-2024, Panic had been receiving bundles of mail from players of several Panic-published games, including the British comedy Thank Goodness You’re Here and the South American adventure Arco, as well as users of the Playdate. The mail has arrived in…
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Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready – Masters of War
In 1992, Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready delivered an amazing performance of Bob Dylan’s Masters of War.
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An AI Business
Andon Labs launched an experiment–a storefront in San Francisco run entirely by AI. The store is named Andon Market and the AI’s name is Luna. But entering the store, you might ask “what is so AI about it? There are human employees here”. Yes, they are here because Luna knew that she needed them, so…
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Follow the Mars Curiosity rover
Part map, timeline, and image archive, https://www.rovers.land puts a fun interface together to view the Mars Curiosity rover.
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Movievia, find something to watch
Movievia isn’t the first interesting experiment where the site offers lists and a series of questions to suggest what to watch next.
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Artemis II crew names moon crater ‘Carroll’ after Nasa commander’s late wife