Google’s Self-Driving Car Test…filmed in Morgan Hill!!!
I’d recognize that shopping center/Taco Bell/East Dunne Ave anywhere!
(PS - this video is really cool. If this technology ever because truly available…well that’s crazy)
Matt & I’s new desire? To own the Breville One-Touch Tea Maker.
“Having google on your phone is like having a drunk know it all in your pocket. There’s no time for mystery or wonder.”
(Source: tennisballer)
Matt bought a laptop aka we can now Skype from bed!
Internet changing how people recall facts, study suggests
In the study published yesterday, researchers used a series of simple experiments to demonstrate how our minds have adapted to having search engines on our computers and smartphones. When research subjects believed that statements they typed on a computer were saved, they were more likely to forget the phrases than those who believed the material was deleted. When the participants typed a series of quirky and engaging facts - that an ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain, for example - they tended to forget the facts and instead remembered the mundane names of the folders they had saved the facts in.
Super duper interesting article about our memories and how the internet has changed it.
Cruise control still boggles my mind
By some miracle,
Toshiba got the necessary part in a week instead of a month and now I have my laptop back! “We can’t rush parts” my ass.
It feels weird. Oddly large. But more beautiful than before!
Thank goodness this saga is over
Thank goodness for smart phones
I’m mailing my laptop into Toshiba in a bit so they can fix all the problems. It’ll take 14 days at most to get it back, I believe.
The only thing I’m really sad about is not being about to keep watching LOST with Matt. I am 12 episodes in and I am totally hooked - even though I couldn’t sleep last night cause fucking Ethan kept popping up into my dreams and freaking me out.
This happened last night. I was just pushing the screen back a bit more, but my finger was between the screen and frame and next thing I know I heard a crack and boom - the screen got messed up.
I’m still under warranty and needed to send my laptop for a headphone issue anyways so it’s not too big of a deal. It’s just annoying. Gotta go to Best Buy today to get an external hard drive (finally) and then I’ll send it off tomorrow.
The worst part about emails:
Coming up with a subject
This Watson software/computer is absolutely-mind-blowingly amazing. The guys on Jeopardy don’t stand a chance.
Chrome: Minimalist for Google Calendar
This little extension (as well as its Minimalist for Gmail brother) is the most amazing thing ever.
It transformed my Google Calendar from this:
to this:
My laptop screen is only 13.3” so I need all the space I can get. And as you can see, I’m fairly OCD about my calendar so it’s nice to have the bigger squares to work with.
If you use Gmail/Google Calendar and have Chrome, I HIGHLY recommend this extension.
Explaining the Magic Yellow First-Down Line
“It takes lots of computers, sensors, and smart technicians. Long before the game starts, technicians make a digital 3-D model of the field, including all of the yard lines. While a football field may look flat to the naked eye, it’s actually subtly curved with a crown in the middle to help rainwater flow away. Each field has its own unique contours, so before the season begins, broadcasters need to get a 3-D model of each stadium’s field.”
This is my new alarm ringtone. Needless to say, it’s fucking amazing. I want to fall back asleep so I can wake up to it all over again.
