Aurel Manea
The camera of the future is already here.It’s called a smartphone.But it is not the camera photographers actually want.Smartphones have already won the imaging race. They won through scale, billions […] The post The Camera of the Future Already Exists. It’s Called a Smartphone. appeared first on...
Aurel Manea
Exactly ten years ago, I decided to make a virtual reality application. I did not know Unity. I did not know C#. I learned enough of both in approximately two […] The post The Story on how 10 Years Ago I Built Romania’s First VR App appeared first on Dystalgia - Aurel Manea Art.
The Grey Literature
Dear Marie-Gabrielle Ménard, Like many Canadians, I've spent this summer watching videos of locomotive engines engulfed in flames, while our skies have been stained orange for days by wildfire smoke. Ask anyone from Lac-Mégantic, Lytton, or Fort McMurray. Whether through transporting fossil...
Aurel Manea
Ani la rand ne-am spus o poveste foarte clara. “Cand un AI va putea purta o conversatie imposibil de distins de cea a unui om, atunci vom fi ajuns la […] The post Uite de ce suntem o specie de cacat si nu ne vom schimba niciodata appeared first on Dystalgia - Aurel Manea Art.
Aurel Manea
A few days ago I published an article about a workflow capable of generating an effectively infinite number of consistent scene images using nothing more than a text description. The […] The post From Infinite Scene Images to Infinite Comic Books (ComfyUI first comic book generator from a simple...
Aurel Manea
Exploring the divine: What is God? The post What is God ? appeared first on Dystalgia - Aurel Manea Art.
The Grey Literature
Spoilers for Backrooms (2026). You've been warned. Also, I use some cuss words. In the following, I'm going to tell you why my first reaction to Backrooms (2026) was "This is all about AI, wasn't it?" The opening and closing monologue from Backrooms (2026) is a perfect description of the...
admin
Exe: 001_hello.zig // // Oh no, this is supposed to print "Hello world!" but it needs // your help. // // Zig functions are private by default, but the main() function // must be public. // // A function is made public with the "pub" statement like so: // // pub fn foo() void { // ......
The Grey Literature
The Rt. Hon. Mark Carney, P.C., M.P.Prime Minister of Canada The Hon. Evan Solomon, P.C., M.P.Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Dear Prime Minister Carney and Minister Solomon, I write with concern about the direction of the forthcoming National AI Strategy, as...
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Print: pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void { // In order to do I/O operations need an `Io` instance. const io = init.io; // print 1 var stdout_buffer: [1024]u8 = undefined; var stdout_file_writer = std.Io.File.Writer.init(std.Io.File.stdout(), io, &stdout_buffer);...
The Grey Literature
Dear Marie-Gabrielle Ménard and Marc Miller, I am writing as a constituent regarding the federal government's consideration of youth social media restrictions, currently under review by Minister Miller as part of a forthcoming online harms bill. I share the concern that motivates this...
The Grey Literature
To: evan.solomon@parl.gc.caCc: marie-gabrielle.menard@parl.gc.ca Subject: Proposal for Clear Legal Accountability and Transparency Framework for AI Systems in Canada Dear Evan Solomon,(Cc: Marie-Gabrielle Ménard, my MP) I am writing to urge you, in your capacity as the Member of...
Michael / Chgowiz
Merry Christmas, Happy Yule, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa — and Happy New Year to you. I’m still alive and kicking, although life has been kicking me around more than usual. 2025 has been rough. I’m hoping 2026 has better days to come.
The Grey Literature
I'm going to assume that the reader is an Emacs user and skip over a bunch of intro stuff. The reason you might want this is because sometimes the default behaviour of Emacs produces a window where the split is vertical and that makes the text unreadable or just against your preferences, or a...
Alberti's Window
I recently came across a list that I have been compiling a list over the years, which indicate the number of children that artists had. It seems like I am so busy with two kids that it is difficult to get much work done! I can’t imagine how some of these artists were able to focus on their work in...
The Grey Literature
When large language models (LLMs) get something factually wrong or make something ridiculous up, everyone makes fun of it online. Gemini told everyone to put glue on their pizza! (Hilarious!) A corporate chatbot invented a company policy that doesn't exist! (Uh oh!) There's gotta be about a...
The Grey Literature
I'm assuming you already know what mu4e is and how to edit your ~/.emacs file, otherwise you wouldn't be interested. I put the following in my ~/.emacs, and it works for me! (setq mu4e-compose-signature-auto-include nil) ;; Signature above reply: (defun message-insert-signature () nil)...
The Grey Literature
Welcome back to Sewing with Garak, where we'll be sewing the future of fashion together (cyberpunk, queer, adversarial to straight aesthetics) on a sewing machine provided to me by the local socialist utopia (the public library). I'll skip to the end and show you the finished product, and then...
The Grey Literature
I've listened to a whole bunch of people giving their takes on why Trudeau fell from grace. Was it the carbon tax? Invoking the Emergencies Act? SNC Lavelin? Trump? And a lot of them lack basically any context. So here's my take on the rise and fall of Trudeau and why he's resigning now in...
Jackson Gabbard
Update 5 June 2025: Someone shared this post on Hacker News and it made the homepage: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44180126Across the last six months, I’ve been making my way through the practical reality of Cord not working out. I was the co-founder and invested more than 4 years of my...
Digidave
The rise of the “creator economy” has allowed individuals to make a living by creating and sharing content online. At the crux of this profession is the concept of “1,000 true fans,” first coined by Kevin Kelly in 2008, which states that by cultivating a base of 1,000 dedicated fans willing to...
Digidave
The future will have colors. Of that, I’m sure! It’s the year 2040 and our newsroom is as silent as ever. The proprietary AI we license “GA-Net” does most of the daily grind stories. I honestly forget what it’s like to do the sports score, Wall Street-score, obits and other run-of-the-mill...
Digidave
If you want to tell a narrative, you may need a narrator. It’s one of the oldest storytelling tools that exist. As storytelling becomes enhanced through technology so too will our narrators. We’re increasingly comfortable engaging with fictional digital personas like Alexa and Siri to get...
Digidave
Originally published in Nieman Lab 2022 Predictions “What Web 3.0 represents is an Internet where private digital property is finally realized. Safe and secure property rights are the basis of any thriving marketplace.” In 1997, an astute prediction would have been that, in five or ten...
Digidave
Originally published in What’s New in Publishing by David Cohn I often refer to the journalism community as a diaspora. Like the Jews in the biblical story of Moses, we’ve left. Most people know the basics of the story; After 10 miraculous events the Jewish people grabbed unleavened...
Digidave
Originally published at Poynter by David Cohn Glossy brands are situated for an increase in digital shopping, but it isn’t just for them. Local media organizations can offer their own twist. In this Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, photo, co-owner Daniel Franzese poses for a photo at “The Winston Box”...
Digidave
First published at Journalism.co.uk Many companies are embracing ‘startup thinking’ to launch their own products and a growing number of journalists are going solo. Here are the top lessons I have learned during my career in research and development – usually referred to as R&D – where most...
Digidave
First published at What’s New in Publishing, written by me. They say necessity is the mother of invention. It’s a truism that can be traced back as far as Plato, who said in The Republic, “Our need will be the real creator.” Pretty much anyone who has lived through COVID-19 would trade the...
Digidave
First published at Nieman Reports, written by me. The media’s first step into blockchain may be a dead end, but what grows out of it could have impact In this photo illustration, a NFT (Non-fungible token) logo seen displayed on a smartphone. Photo by Rafael Henrique / SOPA Images/Sipa USA...
SSilver2k2
Hey All, Sticking to my new years resolution. Another week, another post. This was kind of a rough week, as it’s the first week of classes. My team just released a new version of our software, on a new platform, with new automation tools, but there’s only so much testing you can do before you...
SSilver2k2
For anyone that knows me, Dance Dance Revolution and StepMania were a large part of my life years ago. It’s how I lost a ton of weight. 6 years ago was my first attempt to get StepMania running on a Raspberry Pi…and it was a horrible experience. Today I’m proud to say that StepMania runs...
adrianbye
As I’ve spent the last few months learning how to run a wordpress installation, I want to propose a suggestion I think is sorely missing. We need a wordpress movement supporting #nocoding. I’m not a developer. I draw the line for wordpress when it comes to writing code. Thats when I’m out. This...
adrianbye
Living in Central China without speaking Chinese, I frequently use Google Translate. At times it works incredibly well, other times it makes no sense. I see this because of the confusion in simple chat messages to Chinese people. In the last few weeks I figured out a way to get much more...
adrianbye
My friend Jimmy Moore recently published a book named “Keto Clarity”. If you’re looking to lose weight, this is a great book to get. http://www.amazon.com/Keto-Clarity-Definitive-Benefits-Low-Carb-ebook/dp/B00MEX9B4C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407980120&sr=8-1&keywords=keto+clarity Jimmy...
adrianbye
I’m finding I have recurring debates with people about Lean Startup processes. People who haven’t internalized the process tend to strongly discount it or assume they understand it. Usually they don’t. I’ve been working with starting businesses since 2001. All through that time I had been...
adrianbye
Recently, Yifu Guo and Alec Liu both independently recommended I read the book “The Power of Habit”. I’d been telling them how I’ve developed poor habits over the past few years. The book contains a fascinating story about how a woman made a simple decision to stop smoking.. And how that...
adrianbye
I’ve noticed this problem for the past 10 years now, that a VOIP or Skype call will work fine.. and then start to have problems.. Static will show up on the call.. Or it will get incredibly choppy.. Or even disconnect. What is most likely happening is that your local internet provider (whether...
adrianbye
Here’s the links to my amazon jungle content. What most people like is this photo set: http://photos.adrianbye.com/Americas/Life-With-Indigenous-People-In/29395663_pdGtHG#!i=2509063588&k=Vws3rqZ I made a nice video: https://vimeo.com/67421074 Some interesting sounds from deep inside the...
adrianbye
I’m going to write the full story of what happened and how I handled this situation, in case any of you are ever in similar circumstances. On the second last day of my trip to the amazon, I started to feel funny. My eye looked like this: It didn’t look that bad. But I felt … Continue reading...
adrianbye
A few weeks ago I made this post about going to the amazon to spend time living with indigenous indians. They’re pretty disconnected from the business world – or are they? To get there required flying to Leticia (pop 30,000), a city in the south of Colombia. This city is at the bottom tip of …...