The Essence of Artistry in the Age of AI
Explore the intersection of human artistry and AI creativity in this opinion piece. Examine the uniqueness of both, and share your thoughts on the evolving world of creative expression.
Securing the Future of Personal Medical Devices: Unveiling Vulnerabilities and Balancing Innovation and Security
Explore the hidden vulnerabilities in personal medical devices and the importance of maintaining a delicate balance between innovation and security. Discover how ethical hacking and proactive measures can ensure the reliability and safety of these life-changing technologies.
Understanding Machine Learning: A Guide for Tech Enthusiasts
In today’s tech-driven world, machine learning has become a buzzword that permeates numerous industries, promising advancements and innovations at an unprecedented scale. However, if you don’t work with it directly or indirectly, the concept of machine learning may seem daunting and elusive. Fear not, as this guide aims to demystify the world of machine learning,…
Understanding PhotoDNA: A Powerful Tool for Online Safety
In our increasingly digital world, the need to prioritize online safety and combat harmful content is getting more important all the time. One remarkable technology that plays a crucial role in this endeavor is PhotoDNA. While you may not be a technology expert, I’ll try to provide an accessible introduction to PhotoDNA and its significance…
Liquid Metal Alloy May Repair Nerve Damage
There’s pain you can live with—or learn to live with—and then there’s nerve pain, and pain caused by nerve damage. Patients with pain caused by damage to the sciatic nerve often live with not being able to find a comfortable position to sit, stand, or lie down. Research into finding relief from this pain took…
CubeSats: The Cutest Thing in Space
I was reading one of my techie newsletters recently and the writer mentioned something of which I had never before heard: CubeSats. I know that there are a lot of things in space of which I have never before heard, but I thought I had heard of the big, important things. As it turns out,…
Amazing Partnership Between God and Man
View image | gettyimages.com Under normal conditions, the human body has an astonishing capacity to self-regulate and heal itself. Unless weakened through misuse, environmental damage, or anomalies at the cellular level, to name just a few exceptions, we are largely capable of overcoming most illness and damage. Sometimes we have to help, like splinting or casting a…
Is Glass Your Next Big Thing?
The short answer is probably not yet. Glass is Google’s latest R&D effort. Okay, it’s a cool concept. Would I like to play with it? Yes, I probably would. Would I spend $1,500 to play with it? Nah. Absolutely not. But let’s remember this: At $1,500, I’m not the target market for this product. Glass…
What is “The Cloud” and Should I Be Using It?
This is a very simplified network drawing done in Microsoft Visio, using commonly accepted symbols. Something like this, only much more complex, would be used for planning a new network or an upgrade or change, or to identify where the technology components of a network are. In the center of the diagram, you see a…
New Wound Care Technology? Sounds Fishy to Me
This may not sound like a techy subject, but without computers and other technology, this would not have been possible. The FDA has approved the use of a “fish skin” to facilitate healing of chronic wounds. Chronic wounds are different from “regular” wounds in the way they heal, and chronic wounds are often the direct…