What costs $2614, takes 33 hours to build, and uses 9,500 pieces of LEGO?
A 1:50 scale model of the Large Hadron Collider of course.
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What costs $2614, takes 33 hours to build, and uses 9,500 pieces of LEGO?
A 1:50 scale model of the Large Hadron Collider of course.
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Live Augmented Reality for National Geographic Channel / UPC from Appshaker Ltd on Vimeo.
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Eliza was a chatbot created in 1966 to simulate a psychiatrist.
Here's what happened when Siri, Apple's latest voice command software, met Eliza:
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Here's what happened when Siri, Apple's latest voice command software, met Eliza:
ELIZA: Hello, I am Eliza.
SIRI: Hi.
E: How are you today? What would you like to discuss?
S: I’m fine. Thanks for asking.
E: How long have you been fine. Thanks for asking?
S: Hmm… Let me think…
E: Do you doubt you?
S: I found three hotels matching “W” fairly close to you.
E: Oh…?
S: With whom would you like to speak?
E: You’re not really talking about me, are you?
S: Should I look for businesses by that name?
E: I don’t care about names. Please go on.
At this point, an incoming call interrupts the conversation. Several minutes elapse before Siri returns.
E: I can’t help you if you will not chat with me.
S: I suppose you can’t.
E: Oh… can’t?
S: Sorry, I can’t provide maps and directions in Canada.
E: Have you tried?
S: I can’t answer that. But I could search the web for it, if you like.
E: Perhaps you can now answer that. But you could search the web for it, if me like?
S: Searching the web for “it if me like.”
E: What does that suggest to you?
Siri produces a series of Google search results. Top result:
S: “…If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.”
E: You’re not really talking about me, are you?
S: I’m not, huh?
E: How long have you been not, huh?
Siri, interpreting the response as “How old is Wolfram/Alpha?” performs a calculation.
S: OK, here you go: 890.1 days.
E: Tell me more.
S: Sorry, I don’t understand “Tell me more.”
E: Does that trouble you?
S: Let me think.
E: Do you really think so?
S: OK… how about a web search for “Does that trouble you”?
E: We were discussing you, not me.
S: If you say so.
E: Oh… say so?
S: Calling José Fuentes, mobile.
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CNET UK Presents: History of the iPhone, dedicated to the memory of Steve Jobs from Drew Stearne on Vimeo.
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It's hard to believe it was only 10 years ago. The technology is nearly laughable now, and Steve's presentations came a long way in the last decade... but wow! iPod! The technology that changed the world for Apple.
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It's a sad day in the tech world following the news of the death of Apple's former CEO Steve Jobs.
Jobs had been fighting a long-time battle with cancer, and stepped down as CEO earlier this year.
Like or loath Apple products, one cannot deny the impact of Jobs' creative genius on the world of computing, music, communication, and technology as an art form.
In remembrance of Mr. Jobs, 8-bits in a Bite will be posting only Apple related geekiness today.
Rest in peace Steve.
Jobs had been fighting a long-time battle with cancer, and stepped down as CEO earlier this year.
Like or loath Apple products, one cannot deny the impact of Jobs' creative genius on the world of computing, music, communication, and technology as an art form.
In remembrance of Mr. Jobs, 8-bits in a Bite will be posting only Apple related geekiness today.
Rest in peace Steve.
Apparently this baby can reach up to 100MPH!... erm... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANT.
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Check out this awesome flyer for computers from way back in '96... I used to have a Pentium 166 MMX back then. Oooooh yeah!
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It looks pretty amazing... but don't think that if you buy one you could do the same.
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