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omgwtfdondake: biggest-gaudiest-patronuses: biggest-gaudiest-patronuses: aejnn: what if you put a fucking alexa dot in a furby and ur like hey alexa play despacito and the furby opened its beak and despacito just started playing you’re a monster who doesn’t deserve electronics i’m going to eat your fucking phone @sketchingchaos @afe0729
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archivesofamericanart: The Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection is fully digitized: https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467 The collection is mostly comprised of photographs and negatives that document artwork produced by artists employed by the Federal Art Project (FAP). The remainder of the collection consists of files documenting FAP activities, programs and projects, such as free art classes and art…
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additivism: ‘Robotic Skins’ turn everyday objects into robots When you think of robotics, you likely think of something rigid, heavy, and built for a specific purpose. New “Robotic Skins” technology developed by Yale researchers flips that notion on its head, allowing users to animate the inanimate and turn everyday objects into robots.
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Alexa wall plugs
wolfliving: *Apparently they don’t talk. They just listen. https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/20/amazons-smart-plugs-put-alexa-in-every-power-socket/ As if having access to Alexa on your phone and in your speakers or even car weren’t enough, Amazon now has a way to put its digital assistant in literally every room of your house. At its press conference in Seattle on Thursday, Amazon unveiled its…
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Carriers to FCC: Americans would totally be happy with throttled, capped wireless at home instead of home fiber
mostlysignssomeportents: Every year, the FCC checks in with the industry it nominally regulates to see whether broadband deployment is going well; if it determines that Americans are getting the internet they need, then it can legally shrug off its duty to regulate the carriers and force them to step up the pace. There’s only one…
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EFF’s Katitza Rodríguez Named One of the Most Influential Latinos in Tech
mostlysignssomeportents: In well-deserved recognition of her digital rights and privacy work around the globe, EFF International Rights Director Katitza Rodríguez was named by CNET as one of the most influential Latinos in technology this year. We’re delighted to see Katitza celebrated for her many years of advocacy on behalf of technology users in Latin America…
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ineeddiversegames: The RAINBOW ARCADE CATALOG will be the first comprehensive introduction to queer gaming history in print. It will contain and present the extensive research behind RAINBOW ARCADE, the world’s first exhibition chronicling over 30 years of LGBTQIA* video games, their developers and players, opening on December 13, 2018 at Schwules Museum in Berlin, Germany.…