2nd law of thermodynamics is what makes destructiveness so costly. It is much easier and cheaper to destroy than to build or rebuild. The Trump administration is devaluing the United States at an alarming rate.
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jgbmlg commented on A new experimental Google app for Windows blog.google/products/sear... · Posted by u/meetpateltech
This feels like a departure from Google’s usual approach. On desktop, Google has historically pushed everything into the browser, especially Chrome where they enjoy massive market share. Aside from some experiments in the 2000s like Google Desktop, they have not really released native Windows apps in the past decade.
Mobile is different, Google has plenty of native apps on Android and iOS. But on desktop almost everything has been browser based such as YouTube, Gmail or Docs. Personally, I would love to see something like a native YouTube Music app similar to Spotify instead of being locked into a browser tab.
I think part of this shift comes from the pressure of modern native apps like ChatGPT’s desktop client. With a quick shortcut like Alt+Space you instantly open a search/chat box, that kind of OS level integration is not possible with a browser or even with PWAs.
So while this might look like a small product announcement, I see it as a bit of a paradigm change for Google.
I still use Google desktop on a dedicated computer to search our local network. Its been running since about 2008.
jgbmlg commented on Welcome to the Era of Experience [pdf] storage.googleapis.com/de... · Posted by u/Siah
It's ironic that machine intelligence is advancing during an era when human intelligence is declining.
jgbmlg commented on Explore the Egyptian Tomb of Queen Meresankh III my.matterport.com/show?m=... · Posted by u/jgbmlg
Matterport, Inc., a spatial data company which digitizes things and parts of the world. Like Denver's Union Station https://matterport.com/discover/space/Jbp8eZ5kqg3
The inside of the Korea Train Express' Bullet train. https://my.matterport.com/show?m=NBZct9s1Eqb
The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum
https://matterport.com/discover/space/aT1yz1u7Pqz
You can unintentionally spend a lot of time on their sites.
Tipping risk of the Atlantic Ocean's overturning circulation, AMOC. Keynote by Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf, Co-Head of Research Department on Earth System Analysis of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Professor of Physics of the Oceans at the University of Potsdam.
jgbmlg commented on ChatGPT to lose voice over Johansson similarity bbc.com/news/articles/c51... · Posted by u/paulpauper
I think a voice more like Harvey Keitel's would be better!
jgbmlg commented on Pomodoro Timer that looks like a kitchen timer juicytimer.com/... · Posted by u/wonger_
For reference, The Pomodoro Technique:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique