Following the last 24 hours of Jesus
A surprising amount of things and locations of Jesus’ last days and hours in Jerusalem are known. This is worth a watch to follow along those last hours.
Robotic hand exoskeleton for piano players
Expert musicians often experience a “ceiling effect,” in which their skill level plateaus after extensive training. Worse, practicing too much can lead to injury. So how can someone break through this issue?
Shinichi Furuya told New Scientist. “I was suffering from this dilemma, between overpracticing and the prevention of the injury, so then I thought, I have to think about some way to improve my skills without practicing.” Recalling that his former teachers used to place their hands over his to show him how to play more advanced pieces, he wondered if he could achieve the same effect with a robotic hand.
Passive training using a robotic exoskeleton hand could help pianists overcome that ceiling effect, according to a paper published in the journal Science Robotics.
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AMD vs Intel server offerings
Interesting analysis of Intel vs AMD server offerings: https://www.nextplatform.com/2024/10/10/amd-turns-the-screws-with-turin-server-cpus/amp/
Tech Interviewing in 2025
It’s not news that tech jobs are getting destroyed the last few years. Large layoffs have hit just about all major tech companies over the last few years and tech companies have gotten battered in the stock market.
The Pragmatic Engineer has a wonderful analysis and breakdown of the current marketplace for those seeking a tech job.
He also offers some tips on how to prepare for various interviews and jobs based on current state of the market.
How many eggs does a dinner need?
The price of eggs has become the new ‘Thanks Obama’ rating system for an administration. Interesting question – how many eggs does the average greasy-spoon diner go through in a week?
Make a guess? I think it would be an interesting interview question.
For an answer, it turns out we have some data. Tom’s Pancake House talked to local reporters on how the rising egg prices has affected them. According to the owner, they go through more than 9,000 eggs a week.
When a case of 180 eggs skyrocketed from $45 to $140, that means their weekly egg purchases went from $2,250 to $7,000. Definitely something you would see on the bottom line.
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Glider 4.0 for Mac
Wow – I have fond memories of playing this game as a teenager.
AI Snow White better than the remake?
The very controversial and firebrand issues/actors behind the Snow White remake has turned into a box office disaster and resulted in an apocalyptical round of firing at Disney (and rightly so).
It should tell you something when a decades old IP powerhouse like Disney and all their marketing efforts could only generate 18M views in 4 months on it’s official trailer, and an AI generated parody done by a likely single person YouTube channel gets 1.4M views in 12 days. And the AI content is honestly better.
Personally, I think Wicked AI‘s live version of the Little Mermaid with Danny DeVito is even funnier
A message for Lent – from Alice Cooper
Take a dip in the world’s largest gold tub
If you’re ever in Sasebo, Japan (outside Nagasaki), you might want to stop into Huis Ten Bosch theme park for a unique experience. (1-1 Huis Ten Bosch Machi, Sasebo, Nagasaki 859-3243, Japan)
Besides enjoying the strangely anachronistic Dutch themed amusement park, for about $50 you can spend an hour in the world’s largest solid gold tub.
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Magical Tokyo Cocktails
The bartender at Bar Centifolia (Japan, 〒106-0045 Tokyo, Minato City, Azabujuban, 1 Chome−6−5 ラミュウーズ十番ビル ラミューズ麻布十番ビル6F) located near Azabujuban Station in Tokyo definitely puts on a great show while making his coctails. Reservations recommended.