"[Google is] proud to showcase a new platform enabling all countries to freely measure and monitor when and where water is changing: UN’s Water-Related Ecosystems, or sdg661.app. Released last week in Nairobi at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), the app provides statistics for every country’s annual surface water (like lakes and rivers). It also shows … Continue reading Map and Monitor the World’s Freshwater Supply
Category: software
Hinadan, a Mobile Game App For Apple by 82-Year-Old Developer Who Bought Her First Computer at 60
"It was easy because I have no one to care for me, whether it's good or bad," 83-year-old Masako Wakamiya said of building her first mobile app. In 2017, she launched Hinadan, a game aimed at elderly users...Wakamiya bought her first computer when she was approaching 60 -- mostly to keep up with friends while … Continue reading Hinadan, a Mobile Game App For Apple by 82-Year-Old Developer Who Bought Her First Computer at 60
Standard Notes | A Simple And Private Notes App
"Standard Notes is a safe place for your notes, thoughts, and life's work. Free, open-source, and completely encrypted." —https://standardnotes.org/
Learn to Program With Common Lisp
Tim Ferriss has a currently popular blog post, "Ten Lessons I Learned While Teaching Myself to Code," that I've seen mentioned in a few places. While it is largely good advice, there is one point that is wrong. It does matter what language you learn. Here's the ten lessons from his article: The online world … Continue reading Learn to Program With Common Lisp
Public Service Announcement: TV KILL
Step 1. Buy or own a phone with a built-in infrared transmitter. My preferred choice, at the moment, is a Samsung Galaxy S5, which has a removable battery, support for the newest version of Android (Pie) via LineageOS, and can be bought from eBay for <$100. Step 2. Install TV Kill. The app sequentially goes … Continue reading Public Service Announcement: TV KILL
Two Computing Revolutions, Exhibit R: Manipulating & Visualizing MASIE Sea Ice Data
Back in April 2018, I mentioned the idea of two computing revolutions: "There are two computer revolutions. One revolution is trying to abstract out the technology and present people with an easy, touch interface to accomplish specific tasks. Using your phone to take a picture, send a text message, post to social media, play YouTube … Continue reading Two Computing Revolutions, Exhibit R: Manipulating & Visualizing MASIE Sea Ice Data
Tone Deafness Test —The Music Lab
Check to see if you are tone deaf. https://beta.themusiclab.org/quizzes/td
