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The Unity of the ring, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#45)
Super nice week where the only screen I used was the one protecting me from the sun. Ran a half-marathon using summer clothes, ate paella and empanadillas de pisto, saw family and friends. I read a couple books and saw some movies, too. I call it a win. Just a couple links that I could … Leer más
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Mistborn videogame? Asimov’s genius, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#44)
Writing this from the airport, on my way back home to spend a few days with the gang! Busy week, but with cool stuff to share. Let’s start: October’s best science images from Nature Another month, another astonishing compilation of science-related pictures. While I have been following the news from La Palma, I did not … Leer más
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Recycling masks, detective dogs, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#42)
Crazy week for many reasons, so do not expect a lot of content. Anyway, let’s go ahead: Covid-19: bad for your lungs in many different ways I am not gonna introduce the pandemic to anyone, but maybe some of you did not realize that besides the direct health issues that the virus brought, problems on … Leer más
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The Amazon’s gambit, China’s pre-criminals, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#41)
Not many news this week (mainly due to having so little time to read), but quite interesting topics. Let’s start! This is nice. I will sell it from now on Something I’ve heard many times before, but now with some exhibits. If you are selling something on Amazon and have quite some success, prepare to … Leer más
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More Bezosism, Nixon deepfakes, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#40)
Quite a lot going on this week. Massive leaks, Nobel prizes, deepfakes, Facebook being shamed everywhere… let’s start. Can you tell the difference? Does it really matter? Cool technology being shown by the people at MIT. Of course, deepfakes are not something new, and this one in particular is not over the top in quality … Leer más
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Apple being Apple, TikTok research, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#39)
Autumn is arriving, but we still have some sunlight every now and then. In any case, morning runs below 10º are common already… winter is coming. Research culture, and how to improve it Really nice couple articles on how research works nowadays, and which are some of the points we should try to improve to … Leer más
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Netflix and the chocolate factory, AI controlling funding, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#38)
So, this week we have quite a lot of different stuff. Let’s get to it. Could you please stop doing that Is Netflix going to destroy some of the best books ever written? My bet is a big yes. At least I hope Dahl’s family will enjoy the money… Netflix Acquires Roald Dahl Story Company, … Leer más
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Facecrap, Bezosism, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#37)
Really packed week, so let’s start right away. Another year, another amazing contest of scientific photography. I particularly liked the third place, though all the images are really impressive. 2021 PHOTOMICROGRAPHY COMPETITION, on nikonsmallworld Nintendo being Nintendo Honestly, I thought that after 4 years they were not going to add bluetooth support for headphones, even … Leer más
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Some thoughts on the Apple vs Epic trial results
Last week we saw the result of the Epic vs Apple trial. As expected, most of the stuff that was discussed on the lawsuit was rejected, and the judge gave Apple a pass on almost all of the accusations (also, Epic will have to pay a lot of money due to breaking contracts with Apple). … Leer más
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Some thoughts on the Protonmail case
This week there has been a lot of buzz about the fact that Protonmail (a mail provider that sold privacy above everything) tracked the IP of a climate activist and provided it to the french police, after it was requested. Of course, many people claimed that privacy should be above everything, and that Protonmail has … Leer más
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Ig Nobels, crypto Salvador, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#36)
Another week, another batch of cool news. Let’s start. 2021 Ig Nobels are here And there is a lot of curious stuff going on! I particularly liked the Economics, Chemistry, and Physics prizes, because they hold interesting science behind the shocking titles. I hope this is the last year they have to do the ceremony … Leer más
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Giga-voxel multidimensional fluorescence imaging combining single-pixel detection and data fusion
Some time ago I wrote a short post about using Data Fusion (DF) to perform some kind of Compressive Sensing (CS). We came with that idea when tackling a common problem in multidimensional imaging systems: the more you want to measure, the harder it gets. It is not only the fact that you need a … Leer más
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Streamer anxiety, the cookies are back, iPrivacy, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#35)
Back from summer holidays (that was short), and a lot of interesting stuff to post. Let’s go! Designed in California, Assembled in China, Purchased by You, Owned by Us. A very interesting piece by Snowden on the recent changes to privacy done by Apple. I could not help but read tons of articles on how … Leer más
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The Facebookverse, QR privacy, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#30)
I am writing this at 22:30 and its 30º with ~80% humidity. So yes, I am finally back in Spain after one year without visiting. Not sure if the following weeks there will be any updates, but let’s keep the ball rolling while we can. Ready Facebook One If you like cyberpunk there is a … Leer más