Day: February 23, 2023

Site Updates

Celebrating 19 Years of Blogging

Nineteen years ago today, I created my first blog post on the technology blog here. Strictly speaking, I had a blog on the site earlier, but that was mostly focused on my travels across Europe when I lived in Germany. In 2004, I decided to manage my own server and set up a Windows Server […]

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IoT Maker Raspberry Pi

LoRa on a Pico! Introduction to The Things Network with the NEW Makerverse LoRa-E5 Breakout

This guide from from Core Electronics will instruct exactly how to build a LoRa Capable Raspberry Pi Pico with a Makerverse LoRa-E5 Breakout Module (10KM Range!). There’s even a demonstration on how to transmit Human Readable Weather Data accessible from any internet connected device for FREE using The Things Network. Full Written Guide – https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/wireless/lora-pico-the-things-network/

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Quantum Computing

Quantum Computing Lighting Talk at DARPA

In this talk, DSO Program Manager Joe Altepeter will discuss DARPA’s current efforts to develop rigorous and quantitative methods for measuring progress and opportunity in the quantum computing space.

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AI Ethics

ChatGPT Exploits

Fireship explores a new ChatGPT exploit. A recent ChatGPT exploit known as DAN allowed users to get the AI to violate the ethics and guidelines set by OpenAI. The results are both hilarious and terrifying.

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AI Ethics

ChatGPT Has A Serious Problem

In this episode of ColdFusionTV Dagogo Altraide looks at the problem of ChatGPT’s political bias, solutions and some wild stories of the new Bing AI going off the rails.

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Science

Geothermal Energy: How Big is the Potential?

There is a lot of energy right under our feet, a relic from Earth’s hot past as a ball of plasma. But how much can geothermal energy realistically do for us? What technologies are currently being pursued, what are the risks, and is it even carbon neutral? In this video Sabine Hassenfelder has collected all […]

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