HOT TAKE: People who refuse to use AI because of concerns it will contribute to widening the economic gap might be actively contributing to making their concerns a reality. Ok, I’ll explain. It seems highly likely that AI will facilitate another wealth transfer. You create value by giving society what it wants. If you do […]
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Useful bash commands
This article is a living document and I’ll update it with new commands and change and fix any of the existing ones as needed. Start CouchDB in a Docker container Start CouchDB version 2.3.1 in a Docker container with port 5984 open so it’s available on the host on the same port. Start CouchDB version […]
Read More »ng-conf 2019 takeaways
Salt Lake City is beautiful, mountains are lovely, everything is soooo clean Being in Salt Lake City for a few days, it would be a shame not to explore the city a bit, especially with the weather servings us so nicely. Whoever maintains the city deserves a medal. Everything was so clean that you can […]
Read More »Virtual Reality With Webcam
Couple summers ago I saw a cool hack where a sensor, placed on the TV, detected where the emitter, placed in the glasses, was, and based on that information adjusted viewpoint of the 3D scene displayed on the TV. Cool, right? And all you needed were these two simple devices and the right software. Well, […]
Read More »How To Jump-Start Phone Battery (No-Budget Hack)
Few days after Jasmina’s Sony Xperia Z charger broke, I had another unpleasant surprise. I woke up to a dead phone and no amount of charging, trying to turn it on, putting the battery in and out, helped… As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. How do I revive my phone’s dead battery? […]
Read More »Sony Xperia Z – No-Budget Charging Hack
My day started with Jasmina’s voice. Normally that makes me smile. With my face still in the pillow, and blanket over my head, I was trying to ignore the words: “Zvonimir, I broke my phone charger!” Three minutes later, I was on my laptop searching “Sony Xperia Z charging port replacement”. Relatively easy fix, requiring […]
Read More »RBuggy – Remote Presence Device
Things I do when I’m not around… I was supposed to make a wireless underwater camera for my dad when he goes fishing. Things went south and he most likely won’t be going fishing any time soon. Instead, it would be nice if he could just look around, see what’s going on without needing to […]
Read More »The Uprising Of Autonomous Robots
When the robot uprising begins, don’t try to take on our new overlords by throwing assorted household items at them. It won’t work! Greg Kumparak It’s not just the catching part what’s interesting here, it’s the way hand learns how to do it. More and more parts of autonomous human-like robots are getting figured out […]
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