Thursday, May 31, 2018
Wearable Technology and AI
Wearable Technology and AI Combine to Predict the Onset of Health Problems:
Introducing the Microsoft Edge DevTools Protocol
Introducing the Microsoft Edge DevTools Protocol
https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2018/05/11/introducing-edge-devtools-protocol/?MC=WebDev&MC=JavaScript&MC=Java&MC=Testing&MC=MobileDev
https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2018/05/11/introducing-edge-devtools-protocol/?MC=WebDev&MC=JavaScript&MC=Java&MC=Testing&MC=MobileDev
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Employee Monitoring
From Grauniad of the UK
Suspension of disbelief
The mere idea that it might be completely normal for an employer to implant microchips into members of staff to better monitor them -- that very idea is extraordinary. And, of course, the said employees are all volunteers! 😁
Why not brand them with the company logo on their buttocks, while we are at it?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/14/is-your-boss-secretly-or-not-so-secretly-watching-you
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From microchip implants to wristband
trackers and sensors that can detect fatigue and depression, new technology
is enabling employers to watch staff in more and more intrusive ways. How
worried should we be?
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Robot News
From Grauniad of the UK
One would have thought there were more than enough people around...
What's better: doing all your banking on line, or going into a branch manned by robots and equipped with machines?
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/may/14/shanghai-robot-bank-china-worlds-first-human-free-branch-construction
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Industrial robot Unmanned dumplings factory
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Friday, May 11, 2018
Jumping Robot
BBC
What bothers me is that he doesn't have a head. They could stick a plastic head on top of the robot -- Larry or Mo or Curly, for instance. Or the head of a wild boar, grinning, as he jogs past you: unforgettable.
The humanoid robot by Boston Dynamics is seen running through a field and jumping over a log.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-44089636/atlas-the-robot-shows-off-running-skills
Atlas the robot shows off running skills
What bothers me is that he doesn't have a head. They could stick a plastic head on top of the robot -- Larry or Mo or Curly, for instance. Or the head of a wild boar, grinning, as he jogs past you: unforgettable.
The humanoid robot by Boston Dynamics is seen running through a field and jumping over a log.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-44089636/atlas-the-robot-shows-off-running-skills
Atlas the robot shows off running skills
When Robots Talk
From Grauniad of the UK
Hopefully, before long, people will be able to send their humanoid robot double into work, and no one will notice the difference...
And, if the dinner date is nothing to look forward to, the Replicant can go along and stand in for Master.
What a bright AI-enabled future.
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"I was asking Roger a question and he sounded, somewhat robotic."
"Robotic? You mean, more than usual?"
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/08/google-duplex-assistant-phone-calls-robot-human?
Monday, April 23, 2018
Soon, in a pizzeria near you
CALLER:
Is this Gordon's Pizza?
GOOGLE:
No sir, it's Google Pizza.
CALLER:
I must have dialed a wrong number. Sorry.
GOOGLE:
No sir, Google bought Gordon’s Pizza last month.
CALLER:
OK. I would like to order a pizza.
GOOGLE:
Do you want your usual, sir?
CALLER:
My usual? You know me?
GOOGLE:
According to our caller ID data sheet, the last 12 times you called you ordered an extra-large pizza with three cheeses, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms and meatballs on a thick crust.
CALLER:
OK! That’s what I want.
GOOGLE:
May I suggest that this time you order a pizza with ricotta, arugula, sun-dried tomatoes and olives on a whole wheat gluten-free thin crust?
CALLER:
What? I detest vegetables.
GOOGLE:
Your cholesterol is not good, sir.
CALLER:
How the heck do you know?
GOOGLE:
Well, we cross-referenced your home phone number with your medical records. We have the result of your blood tests for the last 7 years.
CALLER
Okay, but I do not want your rotten vegetable pizza! I already take medication for my cholesterol.
GOOGLE
Excuse me sir, but you have not taken your medication regularly. According to our database, you only purchased a box of 30 cholesterol tablets once, at Drug RX Network, 4 months ago.
CALLER:
I bought more from another drugstore.
GOOGLE:
That doesn’t show on your credit card statement
CALLER:
I paid in cash.
GOOGLE:
But you did not withdraw enough cash according to your bank statement.
CALLER:
I have other sources of cash.
GOOGLE:
That doesn’t show on your last tax return unless you bought them using an undeclared income source, which is against the law.
CALLER:
WHAT THE HECK?
GOOGLE:
I'm sorry, sir, we use such information only with the sole intention of helping you
CALLER:
Enough already! I'm sick to death of Google, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and all the others. I'm going to an island without internet, cable TV, where there is no cell phone service and no one to watch me or spy on me.
GOOGLE:
I understand sir, but you need to renew your passport first. It expired 6 weeks ago.
Is this Gordon's Pizza?
GOOGLE:
No sir, it's Google Pizza.
CALLER:
I must have dialed a wrong number. Sorry.
GOOGLE:
No sir, Google bought Gordon’s Pizza last month.
CALLER:
OK. I would like to order a pizza.
GOOGLE:
Do you want your usual, sir?
CALLER:
My usual? You know me?
GOOGLE:
According to our caller ID data sheet, the last 12 times you called you ordered an extra-large pizza with three cheeses, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms and meatballs on a thick crust.
CALLER:
OK! That’s what I want.
GOOGLE:
May I suggest that this time you order a pizza with ricotta, arugula, sun-dried tomatoes and olives on a whole wheat gluten-free thin crust?
CALLER:
What? I detest vegetables.
GOOGLE:
Your cholesterol is not good, sir.
CALLER:
How the heck do you know?
GOOGLE:
Well, we cross-referenced your home phone number with your medical records. We have the result of your blood tests for the last 7 years.
CALLER
Okay, but I do not want your rotten vegetable pizza! I already take medication for my cholesterol.
Excuse me sir, but you have not taken your medication regularly. According to our database, you only purchased a box of 30 cholesterol tablets once, at Drug RX Network, 4 months ago.
CALLER:
I bought more from another drugstore.
GOOGLE:
That doesn’t show on your credit card statement
CALLER:
I paid in cash.
GOOGLE:
But you did not withdraw enough cash according to your bank statement.
CALLER:
I have other sources of cash.
GOOGLE:
That doesn’t show on your last tax return unless you bought them using an undeclared income source, which is against the law.
CALLER:
WHAT THE HECK?
GOOGLE:
I'm sorry, sir, we use such information only with the sole intention of helping you
CALLER:
Enough already! I'm sick to death of Google, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and all the others. I'm going to an island without internet, cable TV, where there is no cell phone service and no one to watch me or spy on me.
GOOGLE:
I understand sir, but you need to renew your passport first. It expired 6 weeks ago.
Printed Squid Drones
US Army Is Developing Stealthy 3-D Printed Squid Drones:
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-army-developing-stealthy-3d-printed-squid-drones-25498
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Ancient Paper Art, Kirigami, Poised to Improve Smart Clothing
New research shows how paper-cutting can make ultra strong, stretchable electronics
http://www.labmanager.com/news/2018/04/ancient-paper-art-kirigami-poised-to-improve-smart-clothing?utm_campaign=Newsletter_LM_Monitor_2018&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62033794&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_61OA60uYPv53gO_DtqB-uBIPkCcOUB1MOU8LZNdsUHI6maW2_Ynw0nYnM7SgE-8cVfPJvONfmuVMbFS2c920wcT6d0xilP-SMAirrm-Xb466iIT8&_hsmi=62033513#.Ws-xSi7wZhE
And the original paper:
http://www.labmanager.com/news/2018/04/ancient-paper-art-kirigami-poised-to-improve-smart-clothing?utm_campaign=Newsletter_LM_Monitor_2018&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62033794&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_61OA60uYPv53gO_DtqB-uBIPkCcOUB1MOU8LZNdsUHI6maW2_Ynw0nYnM7SgE-8cVfPJvONfmuVMbFS2c920wcT6d0xilP-SMAirrm-Xb466iIT8&_hsmi=62033513#.Ws-xSi7wZhE
And the original paper:
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Free Microsoft Training: Developing Intelligent Bots from Zero to Hero
Free Microsoft Training: Developing Intelligent Bots from Zero to Hero
https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/developing-intelligent-bots-from-zero-to-hero-17797?l=MzJTnlC6D_2605192810
https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/developing-intelligent-bots-from-zero-to-hero-17797?l=MzJTnlC6D_2605192810
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About Me
- Babak Makkinejad
- I had been a senior software developer working for HP and GM. I am interested in intelligent and scientific computing. I am passionate about computers as enablers for human imagination. The contents of this site are not in any way, shape, or form endorsed, approved, or otherwise authorized by HP, its subsidiaries, or its officers and shareholders.