Communications: Alfred Vail, not Samuel Morse, likely invented “Morse Code”
Alfred Vail, not Samuel Morse, is the likely inventor of the "Morse Code".
Business: “Borderless” workers are now hip
"Borderless talent" may have multiple meanings, but mostly that tech work will be mostly done where it is cheapest to do it. If you can do your job "remotely", then…
Connections with James Burke – is back
Connections on Curiosity Stream I think he is 90 years old now – double wow. Amazing.
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Innovation: Robotics is happening far faster than most realize
We are going to see advanced automation via even humanoid robots. This is an amazing bit of engineering. Last Saturday I stopped in an ordinary Asian Bistro restaurant – and…
Automation: Laser system removes weeds from field
Watch: Lots more automation to come as the population decline is addressed through increased mechanization and decreased need for labor.
Wireless: Apple’s iPhone 14 to support satellite-based text messaging
Source: Apple’s satellite plans just sent this stock on a wild ride The iPhone 14 will support text messaging via GlobalStar satellites, and the text service will be free during…
So other than that, lockdowns were an overwhelming success, right?
In 1915, chemistry lost its innocence when mustard gas poisoned British troops in Ypres, Belgium. Physics lost its innocence in 1945 amongst the radioactive rubble of Hiroshima, Japan. Public health…
Chuck Yeager on taking kids flying
https://twitter.com/GenChuckYeager/status/1365052647271759879
IOT, Covid: Smart Watch fitness trackers may help predict Covid-19 infections and outbreaks
Combines self reported data and information such as heart rate, from fitness trackers and smart phones to identify potential Covid-19 infections: Source: Early results from DETECT study suggest fitness trackers…
“Low code” app development surges amongst pandemic
The shift to remote work has led some companies to come up with quick digital solutions for tasks that have become hard to tackle during the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Emptying…