Judging from the information at ebooks.com, somewhere between 15% and 40% of all book sales are digital ebooks. We are clearly trending in the direction of fewer physical books and more digital ebooks. People are slowly changing their habits towards digital reading. Given the trend toward digital ebooks and the technological capabilities they make possible, […]
Funny Patent Application Drawings
You’ll never be any good at a job unless you learn how to have a little fun doing it. I work in the field of intellectual property law (which is about as fun as it sounds), and part of my job is to look at patents. Lots of patents. While most patent drawings are drab […]
Wizards OS
Most of the world today use Microsoft Windows as their computer’s operating system (OS). Google Android is the most popular operating system for mobile devices. The operating system is the software that organizes and controls everything your computer or mobile device does. But do they have to be so boring? I propose “Wizards OS,” an […]
The DIY AI
Are you a writer who feels like you’re missing out on the current breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Maybe you don’t have access to GPT-3, or you’re not computer-savvy, or you don’t have access to good AI training sets. The truth is, AI is still in its infancy and you’re really not missing out on […]
Real-time Audio Interpretation
We are headed toward a convergence of audio technology and artificial intelligence (AI). As podcasts, audio books, and voice-operated devices gain popularity, artificial intelligence is becoming faster and more accurate. Right now, we don’t really have technology for real-time audio interpretation. Live audio broadcasts cannot be censored in real-time because humans are not fast enough […]
The Perfect Place to Live
We still live in a world with largely closed borders and financial concerns keeping most people from moving away. But what if borders and money were no longer a concern for your mobility? Where would you move? More importantly, how do you choose the perfect place to live? Of course, everybody has different circumstances and […]