tech, startups, internet
Photoshop’s new feature.
It’s called Generative Fill and it looks powerful. This is a set of tweets with videos. I think “The Construction of a Neon City” is great. ~ learn more
tech, startups, internet
The secret history of Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and OpenAI.
Everyone loves some good gossip about tech celebrities, right? ~ learn more
tech, startups, internet
Bet-the-company ideas.
“The big late-stage pivots tend to look too early from the outside and to feel too late from the inside.” ~ learn more
fun facts
Why octopuses are building small “cities” off the coast of Australia.
They were thought to be loner animals, but the evidence to the contrary is growing. “The researchers also got a lot of footage of what can only be called octopus evictions. One octopus would reach into a burrow and pull […]
fun facts
Pygmies stay short to live longer.
I had to look up the definition of a pygmy: “In anthropology, pygmy peoples are ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short.” New research from Cambridge University anthropologists suggests an interesting reason for their shortness. “Their survival as a […]
fun facts
On the literary roots of Die Hard.
I had no idea that the spectacular Bruce Willis movie has origins in a book. This was a fun origin story! ~ learn more
on the blockchain
SEC files charges.
First they filed charges against Binance, and then against Coinbase the next day. They’re miffed about the exchanges not registering with them, but also did not make any reasonable form of registration available to them. I expect plenty of expert opinions and commentary […]
teaching the kids
Why nerds are unpopular.
“I know a lot of people who were nerds in school, and they all tell the same story: there is a strong correlation between being smart and being a nerd, and an even stronger inverse correlation between being a nerd […]
under the microscope
Researchers find a sucralose (the stuff in Splenda) metabolite damages DNA.
“They found that the chemical was clastogenic; that is, it directly caused DNA strand breakages. If left unrepaired or improperly repaired by the body, damaged DNA strands can lead to cancer. And their testing showed that sucralose-6-acetate negatively affected human […]
to your health
Who really needs a continuous glucose monitor?
This article from AARP covers the increasing adoption of this technology for wellness rather than diabetes management. It’s relatively balanced. ~ learn more