tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33729042024-03-18T19:32:51.240-07:00GeekPressTechnology news, shaken not stirred...Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01779998765205366214noreply@blogger.comBlogger20208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-6176755597037413482024-03-18T00:01:00.004-07:002024-03-18T00:01:00.133-07:00ASCII Art And AI<b>"Researchers</b> <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/researchers-jailbreak-ai-chatbots-with-ascii-art-artprompt-bypasses-safety-measures-to-unlock-malicious-queries">jailbreak AI chatbots with ASCII art</a> -- ArtPrompt bypasses safety measures to unlock malicious queries"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-70027348453369801872024-03-14T00:30:00.002-07:002024-03-14T00:30:00.240-07:00Light Posting<b>Admin note:</b> Posting may be lighter than usual for a few days due to external obligations.Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-15022856811585119722024-03-13T00:01:00.000-07:002024-03-13T00:01:00.139-07:00Medieval Eyeglasses<b>"Eyeglasses' Arrival:</b> <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2024/03/eyeglasses-arrival-how-immigrants-transformed-medieval-englands-vision/">How Immigrants Transformed Medieval England's Vision</a>"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-69566516777484092252024-03-12T00:02:00.007-07:002024-03-12T00:02:00.135-07:00Mild Jalapeños<b>"Why</b> <a href="https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2023/05/why-jalapeno-peppers-less-spicy-blame-aggies/">Jalapeño Peppers Are Less Spicy Than Ever</a>". (Via <a href="https://gusvanhorn.blogspot.com/2024/03/four-random-things.html">Gus Van Horn</a>.)Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-29223769939585241032024-03-12T00:01:00.005-07:002024-03-12T00:01:00.130-07:00Free Indirect Speech<b>"How Jane Austen</b> <a href="https://kottke.org/24/03/how-jane-austen-changed-fiction-forever">Changed Fiction Forever</a>"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-54232018516647890622024-03-11T00:02:00.009-07:002024-03-11T00:02:00.142-07:00Submarine As Spaceship?<p><b>xkcd Video:</b> "<a href="https://youtu.be/EsUBRd1O2dU?si=aOPYIku1flHn2eGy">Would a Submarine Work as a Spaceship?</a>"</p><p><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EsUBRd1O2dU?si=aOPYIku1flHn2eGy" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></p>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-16258333591000331382024-03-11T00:01:00.000-07:002024-03-11T00:01:00.130-07:00Game Design<b>"How to</b> <a href="https://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter/how-to-design-a-tabletop-game/">Design a Tabletop Game</a>"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-82661883023733395862024-03-08T01:02:00.014-07:002024-03-08T01:02:00.125-07:00Beautiful Movie Shots<p><b>"The Most Beautiful Shots</b> <a href="https://kottke.org/24/03/the-most-beautiful-shots-in-movie-history">in Movie History</a>"</p><p><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xBasQG_6p40?si=EF08l72IEDm653QI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0uC7-RRdr4U?si=smCm35eTgxdto_Gi" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <br /></p>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-68107282510350905302024-03-08T01:01:00.000-07:002024-03-08T01:01:00.136-07:00Testing AI On The Battlefield<b><i>Time</i>:</b> "<a href="https://time.com/6691662/ai-ukraine-war-palantir/">How Tech Giants Turned Ukraine Into an AI War Lab</a>"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-36304318225970663932024-03-07T01:02:00.003-07:002024-03-07T01:02:00.127-07:00FDA Progress<b>"FDA</b> clears first <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/05/fda-approves-dexcom-otc-glucose-monitor/">over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor</a>"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-91002171868665803342024-03-07T01:01:00.013-07:002024-03-07T01:01:00.126-07:00Museum Specimen CTs<p><b>"Scientists</b> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-03-scientists-ct-scanned-thousands-natural.html">CT scanned thousands of natural history specimens</a>, which you can access for free". (Via <a href="https://twitter.com/debbywitt/status/1765541805712396610">Debby Witt</a>.)</p><p>More information at the <a href="https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/overt/">openVertebrate Project</a>.</p><p><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JALuBzGvV3g?si=nMCRuq2XEg6KD0tC" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></p>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-28440189212904783562024-03-06T01:01:00.006-07:002024-03-06T01:01:00.131-07:00Steve Jobs On AI In 1985<p><b>Video:</b> "<a href="https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1764501269853487242">Steve Jobs on Al in 1985</a>". We are getting pletty close to what he envisioned!</p><p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Steve Jobs on Al in 1985 <a href="https://t.co/BLWUmKX0us">pic.twitter.com/BLWUmKX0us</a></p>— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) <a href="https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1764501269853487242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <br /></p>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-409956614339766722024-03-05T01:02:00.000-07:002024-03-05T01:02:00.135-07:00Rich, Broke or Dead?<b>"Rich, Broke or Dead?</b> Post-Retirement FIRE Calculator: <a href="https://engaging-data.com/will-money-last-retire-early/">Visualizing Early Retirement Success and Longevity Risk</a>"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-33967039873818783702024-03-05T01:01:00.009-07:002024-03-05T01:01:00.135-07:00Veritaseum On Black-Scholes-Merton<p><b>Video:</b> "<a href="https://youtu.be/A5w-dEgIU1M?si=TVMEjUHXYN72isqj">The Trillion Dollar Equation</a>"<br /><br />From the description: "<span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap">The most famous equation in finance, the Black-Scholes/Merton equation, came from physics. It launched an industry worth trillions of dollars and led to the world’s best investments."</span></p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A5w-dEgIU1M?si=TVMEjUHXYN72isqj" title="YouTube video player" width="400"></iframe> <br /></p>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-91320893584292566512024-03-04T01:02:00.005-07:002024-03-04T01:02:00.137-07:00Literal Escape Room<b>"Cambridge academic</b> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-68446843">escapes toilet using eyeliner and cotton</a>"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-20237920057330858722024-03-04T01:01:00.005-07:002024-03-04T01:01:00.129-07:00Failed Ideas For Auto Safety<b>"It's no accident:</b> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/02/its-no-accident-these-automotive-safety-features-flopped/">These automotive safety features flopped</a>". (Via H.R.)Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-63345814712857617392024-03-01T01:02:00.000-07:002024-03-01T01:02:00.128-07:00Hsieh Forbes Column: "E-Cigarettes Can Help Smokers Quit"<b>My latest <em>Forbes</em> column is now out</b>: "<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulhsieh/2024/02/29/e-cigarettes-can-help-smokers-quit/?sh=758e49dd3636">E-Cigarettes Can Help Smokers Quit</a>"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-88431487973475944752024-03-01T01:01:00.012-07:002024-03-01T01:01:00.120-07:00Straight Line East Of Seattle<p><b>Excellent puzzle</b> <a href="https://finmoorhouse.com/writing/go-east/">from Fin Moorhouse</a>: "Imagine you begin a journey in Seattle WA, facing exactly due east. Then start traveling forward, in a straight line along the Earth's surface. You will travel across North America, and onto the Atlantic Ocean. Eventually, you will hit another country. What is the first country you hit?"</p><p>The answer totally surprised me. <a href="https://finmoorhouse.com/writing/go-east/">Click here</a> if you want to read more. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://finmoorhouse.com/img/C7qFxvgLog-2000.avif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://finmoorhouse.com/img/C7qFxvgLog-2000.avif" width="320" /></a></div><br />Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-9389732859934749012024-02-29T01:02:00.005-07:002024-02-29T01:02:00.127-07:00Bionic Arm Update: Atom Limbs<b>BBC:</b> "<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68368439">The 'mind-bending' bionic arm powered by AI</a>". Click through to see some pretty cool video demostrations.Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-21533339702565985212024-02-29T01:01:00.000-07:002024-02-29T01:01:00.128-07:00Storage Vs. Time<b>"Scientists</b> Find <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/scientists-find-optimal-balance-of-data-storage-and-time-20240208/">Optimal Balance of Data Storage and Time</a>"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-71121326180062937482024-02-28T01:02:00.005-07:002024-02-28T01:02:00.135-07:00Hexagons And Board Games<b>"Hex</b> <a href="https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/hex-marks-the-spot/">Marks the Spot</a>"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-53816986091815485552024-02-28T01:01:00.000-07:002024-02-28T01:01:00.131-07:00QC Reality Check<b>"Quantum Computing's</b> <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-computing-skeptics">Hard, Cold Reality Check</a>"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-61952976126412995812024-02-27T01:02:00.006-07:002024-02-27T01:02:00.148-07:001 Petabit Optical Disk<b>"Meet the Super DVD:</b> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/meet-the-super-dvd-scientists-develop-massive-1-petabi-1851272615">Scientists Develop Massive 1 Petabit Optical Disk</a>"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-15380040932834060472024-02-27T01:01:00.005-07:002024-02-27T01:01:00.125-07:00Superbug Killer<b>"Superbug killer:</b> New synthetic molecule <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-02-superbug-killer-synthetic-molecule-highly.html">highly effective against drug-resistant bacteria</a>"Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-86342004133856814702024-02-26T01:02:00.010-07:002024-02-26T01:02:00.137-07:00Billionaire Survival Bunkers<p><b>"Billionaires' Survivalist Bunkers</b> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/bunkers-billionaires-survive-apocalypse-cost-features-1235822762/">Go Absolutely Bonkers With Fiery Moats and Water Cannons</a>".</p><p>Related: "<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-inside-hawaii-compound/">Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Top-Secret Hawaii Compound</a>" <br /></p>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.com