[FRIAM] more blackhole nightmare fuel

2022-08-23 Thread Gillian Densmore
https://twitter.com/NASAExoplanets/status/1561442514078314496?utm_campaign=wp_todays_worldview_medium=email_source=newsletter=nl_todayworld I'm not sure if this super duper cool. Or hilariously terrifying. I also feel like I this, or something like it was floating around before. And now i'm off

Re: [FRIAM] Augmented Reality

2022-08-23 Thread Prof David West
another, I think relevant/interesting science fiction reference: Neal Stephenson's *Snow Crash*. Not central to the novel, but central to scene settting for much of the action was a concept of a metaverse—a single streeet 32,000 miles long) where the superstructure/infrastructure was paid

Re: [FRIAM] This is a trip, green tea and colds

2022-08-23 Thread Gillian Densmore
Caspien also is not all that gentle on your system while something like sudafed, or nyquil and or dayquil are a little gentler I think they have something in their for decongestion.. On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 9:07 AM glen wrote: > Although capsaicin seems to have a reputation for

Re: [FRIAM] Augmented Reality

2022-08-23 Thread glen
There's a great little missive in The Quarry: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10151054/, delivered by the Shannon character about how small towns (particularly in sparse places like West TX) used to have participative main streets. Then the highways rerouted all the traffic and the "quiet people"

Re: [FRIAM] Augmented Reality

2022-08-23 Thread Steve Smith
Glen - Great thoughtful and thought-provoking post (as usual).  (at the risk of verging on bro-etry?) Sanas, the buzzy Bay Area startup that wants to make the world sound whiter https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/sanas-startup-creates-american-voice-17382771.php And a voice modifier

Re: [FRIAM] Augmented Reality

2022-08-23 Thread Marcus Daniels
That is a brilliant business model. Although I wonder how long it will last. Increasingly I am able to not have to talk to customer support thanks to 24/7 chats. -Original Message- From: Friam On Behalf Of glen Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 7:42 AM To: friam@redfish.com Subject:

Re: [FRIAM] This is a trip, green tea and colds

2022-08-23 Thread glen
Although capsaicin seems to have a reputation for anti-inflammatory effects, my guess is it only achieves 2 things for colds/flus: 1) temporary decongestion and 2) tiring out your cells so they can't go back to generating stuff (mucous, inflammatory response, etc.). More sane decongestants

[FRIAM] Augmented Reality

2022-08-23 Thread glen
This is an interesting take on AR I hadn't really thought of: Sanas, the buzzy Bay Area startup that wants to make the world sound whiter https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/sanas-startup-creates-american-voice-17382771.php And a voice modifier from a different company here: