One of the joys of owning a smartphone is installing camera apps on it so that you can take crummy photos and then make yourself look like Monet or Chuck Close without having to boot up Photoshop. I’ve been playing with a few apps recently (beyond the granddaddy of ’em all, Instagram), thought I’d share… Continue reading Cameratastic
Category: Technology
Drones as a Service
Drones. Not just for the military any more and coming soon to a neighbourhood near you. As a service.
Algorithms Without Feeling
I was playing around with the Google Maps API’s Autocomplete today. This is the feature that lets you type something like “Vancouver” and turn it into the corresponding city. As you type each letter, it guesses what place you’re looking for. Google, being Google, has put a remarkable amount of intelligence into making this work.… Continue reading Algorithms Without Feeling
Throwing Light
I turned a Tom Dixon etch into an LED-based light.
What Does 1 Month Of Tweets Look Like?
There are no shortage of visualization tools to help you understand your tweet stream. I’d like to add another one: the paper trail. For the past month I’ve been printing my tweets. It’s an experiment and an admittedly narcissistic pursuit. Here’s what makes the magic happen; it’s an Adafruit Internet of Things Printer: It’s a… Continue reading What Does 1 Month Of Tweets Look Like?