davemark

davemark, 8 days ago (edited 8 days ago) to ai

OpenAI's demo of "GPT 4o" (link below) is astonishing. The demo itself starts at about 9 minutes in.

Can't help but think about Siri and how high the bar is for Apple.

26 days until WWDC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQacCB9tDaw
#AI #OpenAI #GPT4o #Apple #Google #Siri

davemark, 9 days ago to apple

On M4 iPad Pro "bend protection":

"Apple's senior VP John Ternus reveals that Apple has added a new protective "cowling" over main logic board...not only helps with heat dissipation, but also "effectively creates a central rib that runs through the whole thing and tremendously improves the stiffness"

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/14/ipad-pro-structural-design-avoid-bendgate/
#Apple #iPad #iPadPro #M4

davemark, 9 days ago to apple

From M4 iPad Pro review by @joannastern

"iPadOS is far less capable than macOS"

"It's like having the power of a Ferrari, but driving it on a golf course"

Read the words, watch the video. My 2 cents, I wish I could run macOS on that M4 Apple Silicon, or get an iPadOS redo.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/ipad-pro-vs-macbook-the-great-apple-laptop-tradeoff-3304323d?st=90tzwcjmrv8pb9n&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
#Apple #iPad #M4 #Mac #macOS

davemark, 9 days ago to apple

Apple:

"users will now get an “[Item] Found Moving With You” alert on their device if an unknown Bluetooth tracking device is seen moving with them over time, regardless of the platform the device is paired with"

This is Apple and Google partnering to detect tracking devices.

Works on iOS 17.5, Android 6.0+ devices.

https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2024/05/apple-and-google-deliver-support-for-unwanted-tracking-alerts-in-ios-and-android/
#Apple #iOS #Android #Google

davemark, 10 days ago to apple

Apple naming 100 "greatest albums ever made"

Here's 100-91:

100. Body Talk, Robyn
101. Hotel California, Eagles
102. ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott
103. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine
104. Pure Heroine, Lorde
105. Confessions, USHER
106. Untrue, Burial
107. A Seat at the Table, Solange
108. Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator
109. Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, George Michael

I like "best album" lists, cause there's always something new to me...

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-music-celebrates-the-launch-of-inaugural-100-best-albums-list/?1715605182
#Apple #AppleMusic

davemark, 10 days ago to cooking

Anyone out there a fan of air fryers?

Went to a dinner last night, folks were raving about their air fryers. This something worth exploring? A fad?

I'm particularly interested in cooking veggies, like broccoli, zucchini, etc. This better than roasting in an oven?

#Cooking #AirFryer

davemark, 10 days ago to TierraSapiens

Fantastic alternative to a tripod.

Follow link, scroll down to the GIFs to get a sense of this thing.

Pricy, but if video/photography is your thing, this is 🔥

https://edelkrone.com/products/standplus
#Video #Photography

davemark, 11 days ago to news

Final demolition today on the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Sad.

But progress towards a new bridge and reopening the span.

Good luck @mlanger, hope you make it out in time.

https://mastodon.world/@mlanger/112427539603787665
#News #Baltimore #Infrastructure

davemark, 11 days ago to movies

On Warner Bros (Greta Gerwig?) filing a copyright takedown on this patriarchy discussion:

"you made the fucking movie to get a message across and to get people talking and someone posts a thoughtful video essay about the central issue of the film and you fucking take it down?"

https://kottke.org/24/05/patriarchy-according-to-the-barbie-movie
#Movies #Copyright #Patriarchy

davemark, 12 days ago to art

The original of this New Yorker cartoon sold (last year?) for $175K.

Amongst my all-time-favorites, the caption comes up a lot.

See also, "the Turing test".
[Via Kottke.org]

https://news.artnet.com/market/new-yorker-cartoon-highest-price-auction-2381602
#Art #Cartoon #Comic

davemark, 12 days ago to apple

"The decision came after the executives Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea spent weeks testing ChatGPT. The product’s use of generative artificial intelligence, which can write poetry, create computer code and answer complex questions, made Siri look antiquated"

Amazing to me that it took 3 wks of ChatGPT to convince Apple that Siri was "antiquated".

Whole bunch of folks have been screaming this from the rooftops for years. 😐

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/business/apple-siri-ai-chatgpt.html
#Apple #Siri #AI #ChatGPT

davemark, 12 days ago to movies

FANTASTIC bit of video: 🍿🔥

• An homage to the Montblanc pen

BUT WAIT:

• It's done by Wes Anderson and friends
• Filled with Anderson's amazing style and movie making technique
• Clever as hell

Wonderful...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUSRyAha37w
#Movies #Pen #Film #Photography

davemark, 12 days ago to apple

Your iPhone Low Power Mode automatically kicks in when your battery is down to 20%.

You can change that number,

Here's how...

https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/set-iphone-low-power-mode/

#Apple #iPhone #Battery

stux, 12 days ago to random

It's not done yet but I'm getting closer :ed_grin:

Like in the Helldivers game I want the "dismemberment" aspect with enemies, for now only bots but i also have bugs soon :blobcatgiggle:

Still a lot of work but it's a start :blobcatgamer:

Player can smash pieces of bots that fly off. My game dev project in Unreal 5

davemark, 13 days ago to streaming

The bundles are coming:

• Disney+, Hulu, Max mash up their original content with content from ABC, Fox, TNT, TBS, CNN, Discovery Channel, Food Network, & more

• ESPN, Fox Sports, Discovery are combining forces for a sports channel bundle

So we went from cable bundles, to cord cutting, to paying for internet and more bundles.

This does not feel like a win for consumers. More like a shuffling of the deck.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/08/disney-warner-bros-discovery-bundle-streaming-services.html
#Streaming #Sports