013 - The Future of Fast Food
Internet Explorer 11 is not so future in my book.
While I’m not a food blogger, I’m happy to support Plant Power’s
Roman Kudryashov
I asked GPT-3 for the question to “42”. I didn’t like its answer and neither will you.
With growing excitement, I typed the prologue into the console:
Why is there something rather than nothing? How is it possible for Universe the exist?
Forced Updates, Microsoft Edition
I stepped away from my computer for dinner, halfway through writing a story for The Verge. When I got back, I couldn’t believe my
AI Camera Ruins Soccer Game For Fans After Mistaking Referee's Bald Head For Ball
The AI camera appeared to mistake the man's bald head for the ball for a lot of the match, repeatedly swinging back to follow the
A History of SABRE Airline Software
The trajectory of air travel changed after a chance meeting between the president of American Airlines, and an IBM salesman — on an American flight.
IBM,
Captchas Don't Prove You're Human
Captcha images don't prove you're human, they prove that you're American:
Taxis in my country are generally black. I’ve watched enough movies to know
Hacked Billboards Can Make Teslas See 'Phantom Objects,' Causing Them to Swerve or Stop Abruptly
Street signs are designed for people, but more and more car "vision" systems are relying on them for their own guidance. Is there a point
Co-op is using facial recognition tech to scan and track shoppers
Every time someone enters one of the 18 shops using the tech cameras scan their faces. These CCTV images are converted to numerical data and
Some onions are too sexy for Facebook
There are regular onions, and then there are onions too sexy for Facebook, a Canadian seed and garden supply store recently discovered.
The Seed Company
How does data blunder affect battle against Covid-19?
Many Covid cases were initially missed or under-reported due to... spreadsheets and file size limits:
This glitch meant that 15,841 cases between September 25
Drift and Degradation: On Preserving Digital Media
Much of our known history is told through artifacts that we have left behind. We know about how objects and records that are preserved – intentionally, accidentally, or otherwise - drift in meaning over time. How does digital media drift and degrade?
Roundup 007, August 2020
Lots of items this month that caught my eye.
Dear Google Cloud, Your Deprecation Policy is Killing You
https://medium.com/@steve.yegge/dear-google-cloud-your-deprecation-policy-is-killing-you-ee7525dc05dc
Steve