The blue check used to mean something. A Blue Check Used to Mean Something Once upon a time, you had to amass a large following and share something worth while to get recognized on social media. Ease of anonymity, and the ability for trolls to sound like a popular social media-lite, prompted social networks to...
Reports are coming out of Apple stating the company is closer to a prick-free blood glucose monitoring system for the Apple Watch. Apple is saying the blood-monitoring device is at proof-of-concept stage and can be brought to market once it’s smaller. The system uses lasers to gauge glucose concentration under the skin. For anyone who...
Last week’s Valentine’s Day was a busy day. Lockheed Martin announced its trained AI named VISTA flew an F-16 for 17 hours in the sky. This was no VR or simulated flight, but a real AI flew a real, airborne plane. This flight represents the first time an AI has piloted a tactical aircraft. VISTA,...
One of the joys of cosplay is the opportunity to “live” out part of a few hours or days as one of your favorite characters. To get lost in a moment when your reality is just that of your favorite fandom. Taking this to heart, the Brooklyn-based MSCHF recently released their cartoon-inspired Big Red Boot...
Aren’t you sick of social media challenges by now? Social media clout car thieves known as the Kia Boys have been posting instructional TikTok videos showing how to steal Hyundai and Kia vehicles using a USB cable. The videos have resulted in hundreds of car thefts and 14 crashes according to the National Highway Traffic...
Mapp’s Modus on Machines Machines don’t thinkMachines can’t thinkMachines are trained on human frailtyMachines reflect human frailty Everyone likes to bask in the wonder and glow of AI. Especially when real life humans can dialog with an AI and read new human-like responses. Rampancy is a word that will soon hit mainstream discourse. For all...
TW This article contains descriptions of sexual exploitation. Alice, the woman featured in this article is an alias. When Alice was 11 years old, she and her friends signed on to the online chat site, Omegle, during a slumber party. Omegle randomly pairs users together in online video chat. A user could be in their...
Bourbon is hot right now. The corn distillate has experienced a resurgence during the pandemic as alcohol taxes were relieved in some states when folks stayed home. Once relegated to good old boys running liquor across southern states, bourbon is experiencing a trendy uptick in demand. Folks who normally like their liquor clear and drink...
My all-time saying in this land of post-modernistic devices has been: Live by the demo. Die by the demo.– William Lee Mapp, III “Toss a coin to your Google, Oh valley of plenty, oh valley plenty…” Because Google’s stock price tumbled 8% after Bard goofed on its response.” To much fanfare, Google announced, Bard, it’s...
Last week, Netflix announced plans to change its password sharing policy among family users. New account sharing protocols listed in the Help Center would require users to verify all devices attached to a specific account. Essentially, Netflix would be checking to make sure users’ devices are all in the same house or attached to the...