Updated April 30, 2024, from Glen Ellyn, IL USA Family Make annual family photo albumsPrint photo albums are so great, but they also take so much time selecting the images and laying them out. I would still like to work…
Via marca However, he does argue that in the near future there will only be three jobs that will be “immune” to AI, stating that the only ones that will ‘resist’ this new wave of technology will be energy-related jobs,…
Stumbled upon a striking visual parallel: an Ancient Egyptian funeral shroud & the Master Control Program from 'Tron'. Both showcase faces at their core but are centuries apart in creation. One rooted in the past, the other in digital dystopia.
It’s already a bit obvious that the character in the background of this painting is painted by someone else. But now AI has confirmed it by analyzing the microscopic patterns of the brushstrokes, along with the color palette and shading.…
This scrap of writing/drawing by Michelangelo was expected to sell for between $6,000 and $8,000. It sold for $201,600. The small work depicts a block of marble, with the word “simile,” or “similar” in English. It is believed to have…
Wow. That’s a price hike. My Evernote subscription jumped from $63.99/year to $113.99/year. Last year people have been complaining about the price hike, I was getting prepared to leave Evernote, but then I checked my subscription price, and saw it…
In the year 2000, I bought a homemade Cabbage Patch Mr. T doll from a new-ish site called eBay. Now, he sits as the bodyguard to the bedroom of my 4-year-old and 7-year-old daughters.
4/2/24 is the first palindrome day of 2024. It's also National Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Day. You can make a PBJ into a palindrome sandwich. It's all about the order of how you apply the peanut butter and jelly.
Ever find yourself hitting the brakes on your social media scroll the second you are tricked? You’re not alone. April Fools Day transforms my usual social media dive into a no-fly zone. It sets me on edge questioning the validity…
I can’t stop thinking about this image of a Black Hole. It very much looks like some sort of logo, but I can’t figure out which logo. Chat GPT tells me it looks like the Firefox logo. But no, it…
Ever wonder about the connection between creativity and chocolate? 🍫 My latest blog post dives into how a year without chocolate might have impacted my blogging and creativity.
Imagine having a bullet list of your favorite artworks at the Art Institute, ready for your next visit. Plus, get alerts on display changes. I might actually be able to write a program that does this.
Observing the fluctuations in soil temperature can be intriguing, as the soil acts as a record keeper of recent climatic events. Which makes sense, the soil absorbs the rain. The soil absorbs the cold. It absorbs the heat.
When working on a computer, and you are doing repetitive work like saving a bunch of files in a particular rhythm, do you sometimes feel like your keyboard is a sort of musical instrument?
