While I might have said that all tech commercials were the same yesterday, I guess I found a new category. These tech commercials are just bad and even offensive. Digital Loggers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xgyQy7TG_Y MevSP (Cloud computing pushed in … [Read more...]
No matter what the product, tech commercials are essentially all the same
Commercials for technology products follow a formula. That formula is funny when it gets called out like this. [collegehumor id="6905817"] One more baker! Cue picture of person holding a bag of groceries with baguette. … [Read more...]
An animated discussion on quantum computers
Interested to learn more about quantum computers and their future applications? Enjoy this talk with theoretical physicists John Preskill and Spiros Michalakis. To make it more understandable and appealing, it is also animated by PhD Comics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2DXrs0OpHU … [Read more...]
Put down the darn phone
Don't let your social interactions suffer as a result of technology. The old jingle used to say using your phone you could reach out and touch someone. Now, don't let the amazing marvels that the smartphone enable cause your relationships to become second fiddle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OINa46HeWg8 I don't mean to come off as preaching. I'm sure I have my … [Read more...]
Sorting algorithms visualized
If you're like me, this was a trip back to computer science classes. This video demonstrates sorting a sample of data with 15 different algorithms. It also includes a sound effect to correspond to the values being compared. The visual representation of the sorting algorithms should make it easier to see how each merge processes through the data and the sound helps compare the … [Read more...]