estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
Perseverance is running on none other than a PowerPC 750, a single-core, 233MHz processor with just 6 million transistors that’s most famous for powering the original “Bondi blue” iMac from 1998. https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2021/3/2/22309412/nasa-perseverance-mars-rover-processor-cpu-imac-1998
Here's how the explosive rise of Zoom is creating big opportunities for startups, which are raising millions to build apps and integrations
*by me*
Is Zoom a big enough platform to support an entire app ecosystem? Sure, say investors, analysts, and startup company execs. But within limits.
(paywall)
https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-creating-new-opportunities-integration-app-developers-2021-3
"Mindestabstandsregelung" – German for social distancing. Fitting for the word itself to be six feet long. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-words-pandemic-long/2021/02/26/6f73330e-7835-11eb-9489-8f7dacd51e75_story.html
On today's set list for "Music to Edit by"
Are we not wise enough to give all we are
Surely we're bright enough to outshine the stars
But human kind gets so lost in finding its way
But we have a chance to make a difference til our dying day
Scientists in Europe have leveraged cutting edge OLED technology to produce a first-of-a-kind tattoo that could be used to monitor different metrics of physical human performance, the freshness of food, or even prevent sunburn. https://newatlas.com/wearables/first-light-up-oled-tattoos-track-health-food/
"The drone sprayed a cleaning solution that, according to its manufacturer, will protect surfaces from germs, including the coronavirus, for more than 30 days." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/sports/baseball/don-wakamatsu-drone-coronavirus.html
YAY FOR ME!
Over 50,000 additional COVID-19 vaccine appointments are opening today, March 2nd, at 12pm for individuals ages 55+ on the AZDHS website. These appointments will be at State Farm Stadium in Glendale and Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
The Misogynist Dinner of the American Chemical Society, privately circulated pamphlet from an ACS dinner that prohibited women from attending, August 27, 1880 https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/6q9i1vh
"They’re among the wisest animals because they’re spontaneous and playful and content with whatever life presents them. And they’re too immersed in the present to worry about what might happen in the future." https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/21536524/cats-dogs-feline-philosophy-john-gray
"What research in psychology tells us is that, to the extent that our wellbeing can be influenced, it’s most reliably done by working on aspects of our inner worlds and behaviour." https://psyche.co/ideas/sprinkle-a-little-ancient-philosophy-into-your-daily-routines
My Amazon review of the Peugeot Paris Electrique Electric Pepper Mill: 5 stars
We never regret our luxuries.
https://amzn.to/3uLIx26
"So what do we do? We can become more intentional and thoughtful about how we are designing our online experiences and be mindful of who is being left out." https://www.fastcompany.com/90608567/7-tangible-ways-to-make-vaccine-websites-more-accessible
During the 1980s the BBC ran the Computer Literacy Project exploring the world of computing. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-56098808
A new study from Stanford University is investigating the very modern phenomenon of "Zoom Fatigue." The research suggests there are four factors that make videoconferencing so uniquely tiring, and some simple solutions that could reduce exhaustion. https://newatlas.com/telecommunications/zoom-fatigue-video-exhaustion-tips-help-stanford/
At one point, Washington Pie was so popular that shallow, round baking pans were called “Washington Pie plates.” https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-washington-pie
"This is the story of the engineers who keep the cloud running, and how they created their own culture of empathy when nobody else cared."
https://www.protocol.com/enterprise/oral-history-hugops
With any workflow problem, the aim is to work as efficiently as possible – not in a “buzzword” way, but in the sense of making life easier for everybody. I learned this philosophy from R. Buckminster Fuller, as I wrote about in 2015. https://www.druva.com/blog/buckminster-fuller-taught-user-experience-customer-support/
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017