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Dec. 31st, 2024 10:55 pm
Those last two posts were a little heavy, and probably nullified that opening stoat vibe. I shall attempt to bring balance to the Force now. With Presidential Cat.
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Hope that helps.
Oh crap,
This is dF
see more Political Pictures
Hope that helps.
Oh crap,
This is dF
TWITTER: NOW FOR CATS
Jun. 2nd, 2010 01:53 pmITEM: Sony Computer Science Laboratories demonstrates a lifelogging device for cats that basically allows them to post updates on Twitter.
It also comes with a cat facial-recognition feature.
For those of you asking, “Why?”, think of it in the larger context of lifelogging, the object of which is to use computer technology to record most of yr life. The concept has been around since the 1980s, but in the last couple of years we’ve seen both the gadgets to enable it and the rise of microblogging/social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to give you somewhere to store it in a readable and searchable format.
For those of you now asking, “Yeah but WHY?”, the answer depends. Obviously not everyone wants to document their entire life – and some argue it’s a really bad idea, especially if the Pentagon is for it – but the popularity of Twitter and FB indicates that some people do. It’s not just about tweeting yr grocery lists, either – there are some potential benefits to lifelogging. Some lifelogging technology was initially developed with Alzheimer’s patients in mind, for example.
There’s also an anthropology/sociology angle at work here. As Charles Stross pointed out three years ago, we’re already generating massive amounts of data about ourselves, and storage technology is getting larger and cheaper to the point where we'll really be able to log our entire lives from birth to death and store all the data from the entire 21st Century on a 100-kg carbon nanoscale diamond.
Which means our descendents (or whoever finds our remains) 400 years in the future will get a far more complete and accurate record of who we were than we’ve ever had about our own anscestors.
So, you know, why not include pets?
Wonderful things we can do with technology these days. Next thing you know, we’ll be teaching dolphins how to use iPads.
Oh.
My so-called lifelog,
This is dF
The lifelogging device, which was prototyped in collaboration with the University of Tokyo, is equipped with a camera, an acceleration sensor, a GPS, etc to record the activities of a cat.
Using the data collected by the acceleration sensor, etc, the device deduces the activities of a cat such as walking, sleeping and eating.
The device can be used with the Twitter service and automatically posts comments in accordance with the activities. The lifelog data is first transmitted to a PC via Bluetooth, and, then, comments are posted on Twitter. For example, it is possible to automatically post a comment like "This tastes good" when a cat is eating something.
Using the data collected by the acceleration sensor, etc, the device deduces the activities of a cat such as walking, sleeping and eating.
The device can be used with the Twitter service and automatically posts comments in accordance with the activities. The lifelog data is first transmitted to a PC via Bluetooth, and, then, comments are posted on Twitter. For example, it is possible to automatically post a comment like "This tastes good" when a cat is eating something.
It also comes with a cat facial-recognition feature.
For those of you asking, “Why?”, think of it in the larger context of lifelogging, the object of which is to use computer technology to record most of yr life. The concept has been around since the 1980s, but in the last couple of years we’ve seen both the gadgets to enable it and the rise of microblogging/social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to give you somewhere to store it in a readable and searchable format.
For those of you now asking, “Yeah but WHY?”, the answer depends. Obviously not everyone wants to document their entire life – and some argue it’s a really bad idea, especially if the Pentagon is for it – but the popularity of Twitter and FB indicates that some people do. It’s not just about tweeting yr grocery lists, either – there are some potential benefits to lifelogging. Some lifelogging technology was initially developed with Alzheimer’s patients in mind, for example.
There’s also an anthropology/sociology angle at work here. As Charles Stross pointed out three years ago, we’re already generating massive amounts of data about ourselves, and storage technology is getting larger and cheaper to the point where we'll really be able to log our entire lives from birth to death and store all the data from the entire 21st Century on a 100-kg carbon nanoscale diamond.
Which means our descendents (or whoever finds our remains) 400 years in the future will get a far more complete and accurate record of who we were than we’ve ever had about our own anscestors.
So, you know, why not include pets?
Wonderful things we can do with technology these days. Next thing you know, we’ll be teaching dolphins how to use iPads.
Oh.
My so-called lifelog,
This is dF
TO DEFY THE LAWS OF GRAVITY
Nov. 18th, 2008 11:19 pmI’m in Macau for the next three (3) days. I’d give details but there’s no time. Maybe tomorrow.
Meanwhile, if you need someone with tons of free time on their hands, check out this detailed article on how to build an anti-gravity device using a cat and a piece of buttered toast.
Result!
Flip flop and fly,
This is dF
Meanwhile, if you need someone with tons of free time on their hands, check out this detailed article on how to build an anti-gravity device using a cat and a piece of buttered toast.
Result!
Flip flop and fly,
This is dF
Here’s what’s dominating the local headlines here in Singapore:
A man working as a cleaner at the Singapore Zoo apparently committed suicide by throwing himself to the tigers.
Not just any tigers. White Bengal tigers.
He jumped the fence and began annoying the tigers until they attacked. He did this during opening hours. Visitors thought it was a show until he started screaming.
Sad. But original.
I’m off to the airport now.
Don’t tease the tigers,
This is dF
A man working as a cleaner at the Singapore Zoo apparently committed suicide by throwing himself to the tigers.
Not just any tigers. White Bengal tigers.
He jumped the fence and began annoying the tigers until they attacked. He did this during opening hours. Visitors thought it was a show until he started screaming.
Sad. But original.
I’m off to the airport now.
Don’t tease the tigers,
This is dF
HELLO SPOOKY KITTIES
Oct. 31st, 2008 06:17 pmSpeaking of spooky kitties, here’s something I hope I never see looking back at me.
We watch you,
This is dF
We watch you,
This is dF
HELLO SPOOKY KITTY
Oct. 31st, 2008 06:13 pmI’ve been meaning to post this for awhile, but it’s Halloween, so there’s no better time to show you .... the Spooky Cat.
PRODUCTION NOTE: It’s Jiji, the cat from Kiki’s Delivery Service – which, if you haven’t seen the film, is supposed to look like this.
When we were packing our stuff to move house a few months back, we found this in a box, but the felt pupils had come off. The humidity loosened the glue or something.
I rather liked the result.
FUN FACT: Kiki’s Delivery Service is a pretty good movie. I suggest you watch it.
Harvester of eyes,
This is dF
PRODUCTION NOTE: It’s Jiji, the cat from Kiki’s Delivery Service – which, if you haven’t seen the film, is supposed to look like this.
When we were packing our stuff to move house a few months back, we found this in a box, but the felt pupils had come off. The humidity loosened the glue or something.
I rather liked the result.
FUN FACT: Kiki’s Delivery Service is a pretty good movie. I suggest you watch it.
Harvester of eyes,
This is dF
NINJA CAT IS CLOSER THAN HE APPEARS
Sep. 16th, 2008 03:33 pmWhen you absolutely, positively have nothing else to blog, there is always Ninja Cat demonstrating his “coming closer by standing still” technique.
This is waiting for one of you to remix it with the Dramatic Chipmunk sting at the end. I’d do it myself, but I have a deadline to deal with.
Enter the ninja cat,
This is dF
This is waiting for one of you to remix it with the Dramatic Chipmunk sting at the end. I’d do it myself, but I have a deadline to deal with.
Enter the ninja cat,
This is dF
