*He’s just chatting, but there’s a lot of practical wisdom here.

*Why would they not? https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/04/raspberry_pi_ai_kit/ (…) Although the AI Kit represents a big performance leap for the Raspberry Pi 5, the single-board machines already have history in the field. Upton pointed out that long before AI became the Next Big Thing, Raspberry Pi users were already using the technology for things like object detection. The […]

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Via tech@inside.com. Low-cost computer maker Raspberry Pi went public on the London Stock Exchange today, with its shares initially priced at £2.80 and rising 32% to £3.70. The IPO generated £166M ($211M), making it the second-largest in Britain this year. More: The public listing valued the British microcomputer maker at nearly £542M ($689M). Founded in […]

*Why not a “Swiss Army Knife”? https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-guide-art-basel-2024-experts (…) Once your week starts at Art Basel, it’s unlikely to stop. A portable phone charger was recommended among the must-pack items from most people Artsy spoke to. “Once you leave your hotel, you can really be out and about all day and all night,” said Patricia Amberg, […]

*Why does anyone need a wrench milled from a solid bar of titanium? *To de-mine a minefield? To repair a Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine? *No. Nobody “needs” one. No one will employ a titanium wrench in situations where titanium is somehow needed. And, despite their high price, and the limited appeal of their 12-inch American […]

*It would take a heart of stone not to sympathize with Laura Kampf’s fit of exhaustion over her endless house “renovation” project on YouTube. *This is not the first time that a YouTube influencer has burnt out from the exigencies of doing private digital television. I don’t doubt she’ll soon rally and get over it. […]

*That Barcelona event video is quite weird. Especially given that Sonar, for all its creative eccentricities, is basically a music festival with a beer sponsorship.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/arts/ai-art-overlap.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xE0.i-97._5Sw6SSRcnOB&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare By Farah Nayeri Reporting from Venice June 3, 2024 The skeleton seems to be at the epicenter of a mystifying ritual. In a new work by the French artist Pierre Huyghe, robots powered by artificial intelligence film the unburied remains of a man, and periodically position objects next to it in a ceremony that […]