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Brandon Lyon

2017-08-29

Finally Amazon adds multiroom audio control https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/29/amazon-multiroom-audio-control-echo/

Amazon adds multiroom audio control to Echo devicesAmazon is also working with companies like Sonos to bring Alexa control to outside speaker systems.

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by:Brian Matis2017-08-29

@Brandon:

Alas I've never lived in a place large enough that a Sonos system would be a better solution than turning up the volume loud enough to be heard in the few small rooms I have.

Yeah, pretty much the same here. It would have been handy for a few parties, but at only ~1/year, it was hard to justify a Sonos vs. the "good-enough" approach of turning up the volume.

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by:Sina May2017-08-30

One of the perks of moving back East, we can actually afford real estate now ;)

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Kat Donegan

2017-08-08

What technology do you think is a fad that won’t last?

I like Apple products but Airpods and the touch bar on their latest MacBook are those fads that won't last.

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by:Kat Donegan2017-08-08

I'm totally speaking hypocritically because I like my Apple machines. I understand their need to stay relevant but I have a feeling it will catch up to them if they don't come out with something revolutionary.

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by:Brian Matis2017-08-08

Yeah, I hear you on that! For such a long time they were the underdog and that helped them be really scrappy and daring. But now that they're such a powerhouse, there's a lot of fear that they could become like the Microsoft of old...

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Christopher Rourke

2017-07-07

Came across this on Wired today:
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-will-make-forging-anything-entirely-too-easy
I highly recommend following the "Watch" link within; it leads to a video on YouTube of one of the researchers from Stanford editing a video of George W. Bush to insert new facial and speech expression in real time using an off-the-shelf webcam.

Artificial Intelligence Will Make Forging Anything Entirely Too EasyOpinion: The world of truth is about to be upended by AI technologies.

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by:Brian Matis2017-07-07

Yep... We're going to need entirely new techniques for determining and maintaining authenticity for things like this. Hey, maybe that can be one of those uses for quantum computing somehow... I'm also thinking blockchain solutions too (even though I really have a pretty weak grasp on blockchain, it does seem like a primary purpose is to help with data integrity.)

Photoshop brought about many similar problems for photography and all sorts of techniques have had to be created to detect when things are doctored.

But really, it's most important to always have a healthy level of skepticism... Even without any sort of editing of a photograph, it's easy to bend the truth just by what you choose to show in the frame!

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by:Ryan2017-07-08

This technology is scary, but it's coming whether we like it or not.

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GlenAJ

2017-06-09

I have a large WAV file that I would like to put on CD's that I
can play on my car stereo.. It is 46.2 MB in size. Roxio will allow
only 24.6 MG, so I would like to split it, using Audacity, then
export the two halves, then burn two disks. .It's been awhile since
I've used Audacity, so I'm asking for advice.

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by:Andrew Leniart2017-06-13

Glen, is the trial fully functional or did you need to purchase? Just had a look at their home page and it looks quite comprehensive. I hesitate installing it if it doesn't allow saves in the trial to give it a decent run before buying though?

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by:GlenAJ2017-06-13

I used it free several times. I will not buy it. I have completed my objective.
Case closed. Thanks for your concern. Glen

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Mikkel Sandberg

2017-05-31

Episode 5 of my tabletop RPG podcast, Friend Quest, is out now: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hr78b-6b534d

Ep 5: Coffee Break
This week, we’re going to slow things down a bit with a trip to the local coffee shop. Come on in, grab a drink, make yourself comfortable, and prepare to be transported away on the sweet, sweet sound waves of Friend Quest. Leon is melodramatic, Talkon is agreeable, Bea is a skeptic, …

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Mikkel Sandberg

2017-05-24

Episode 4 of my tabletop RPG podcast, Friend Quest, is out now: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-cqxbx-6b234b

Ep 4: Riot! at the Opera (Part 2)
Our friends can’t seem to stay out of trouble; one of these days it may be the end of them. Hopefully they can survive this riot long enough to figure out what’s going on in this crazy town. Or...buy a sandwich perhaps? Talkon stabs a dude, Leon gives a series of compelling speeches, Bea …

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Mikkel Sandberg

2017-05-17

Friend Quest, Ep. 3: Riot! at the Opera is out now! Give it a listen: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-x29hf-6add37

Ep 3: Riot! at the Opera (Part 1)
Alright, things are really kicking off now! No more prologue, no more training wheels, and no more mistakes dammit! (Some of those statements are definitely, definitely not true)
But this episode does mark the start of the larger adventure that our friends are beginning. So prepare to be drawn …

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Mikkel Sandberg

2017-05-03

I’ve started a podcast with some friends, called “Friend Quest.” In it, we play tabletop RPGs, and we’re currently going through a Pathfinder adventure (with me as GM). The first episode is up now on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/friend-quest/id1232062366?mt=2
New episodes will be out every Wednesday. If it’s not too much trouble, please leave a rating and review.