Published 20 Feb 2023
Michael, Michael and Andy start things off for this edition of Games at Work with a follow up listener link on ChatGPT drawing a self portrait. Is it a chin or is it a frown? You decide!
The co-hosts then launch into a discussion on the new Bigscreen Beyond personalized VR headset. Next, they discuss Snap’s ray tracing technology to enhance their AR experience to enable even more realism.
Then, there’s a post about an Atari 510 pen plotter used to create a cursive Apple “hello” and the famous Macintosh Picasso line art. This is followed by an ingenious implementation of Windows running on a floppy disk. Check out the show notes below to see these creative implementations. Geoff Green writes an amusing gasoline car review from the perspective of a world where nearly all cars are electric. This reminds Michael M of the Andy Griffith monologue “What it Was, Was Football”. Michael M was inspired by this and wrote a version of the monologue for basketball in 2013.
The case of Gonzales vs Google which is before the US Supreme Court draws the attention of the cohosts as well. This case raises significant implications about how Section 230 may be considered in the future. Articles from the MIT Technology Review and the EFF delve into the subject in detail.
Rounding out this week’s episode are articles on sustainable building using materials readily available on the surface on the moon, and the theft (and subsequent recovery) of 200,000 stolen Cadbury Creme Eggs in the UK.
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Selected Article Links
The Blog of Ed Ross: ChatGPT draws a self portrait
New Tech
The Verge article: VR’s $999 Beyond headset is custom-made to fit your face
TechCrunch article: Snap introduces ray tracing technology for its AR lenses to enhance realism
Snap newsroom press release: Snap Introduces Ray Tracing Technology
Old Tech
Mac Picasso 👩🎨 plotted on my custom #Atari 510 #PenPlotter
#GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding #MastoArt #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac
Can you run windows ON a floppy? This is mostly for the lulz. I designed a snap fit case for adafruit’s pyportal dev board in the shape of a floppy disk 💾 #3dprinting #adafruit #circuitpython
Geoff Greer post: Gasoline Car Review
energy.gov article: The History of the Electric Car
BBC TWO The Secret Genius of Modern Life episode 4: Electric Car
Wikipedia article: What It Was, Was Football by Andy Griffith
End of the Internet as we know it?
MIT Technology Review article: The Supreme Court may overhaul how you live online
Electronic Frontier Foundation article: EFF Tells Supreme Court: User Speech Must Be Protected
Regolith & Cadbury Creme Eggs Crime
Ars Technica article: Blue Origin makes a big lunar announcement without any fanfare
Wall Street Journal article: U.K. Man Stole Nearly 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs
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Such a fun episode, Michael & Andy! Loved your discussion on Life by You.