#Future Technolgy

[andmaybegayer]

Finished Psalm for the Wild Built and it's mostly not a book? It's a lot of tone poetry describing a very particular kind of wild place. I don't mind this but it's also not trying hard enough! I have heard this shit before tell me something I don't know! You're a sci-fi author you are required to get weird with it.

This stands out in particular because there's a back half offhand line Against A Dark Background where they're hiking through real forest in a radioactive exclusion zone primarily occupied by Androids who split off from humanity to live long-lived lives of contemplation and restoration where one character explains to another that real forest is this complex layering of old and new growth with tangles of roots and undergrowth and variable canopy, unlike your tamed forest near the cities, and I was like this is basically a whole book of this. That and cosy.

To quote some discussion I was having with @thosearentcrimes following her scathing and pretty much right review of Too Like The Lightning:

A lot of sci-fi writing is very YA not in like, contents but in how much it seems to be built on inviting the reader to self-insert. That's why the authors obsess over world building so much.

I can feel myself going back to basically every sci-fi book and splitting it in half between the Actual Narrative And Themes Part and the Worldbuilding Exposition Segments. These are not necessairly Only Characters and Only Loredump but in a lot of books they are.

It's a short book. It doesn't go far enough with the politics! I can appreciate some truly out there visions of the future. This was pretty vanilla solarpunk! I think that had it really gone for it with the culture of the Pangans I would have been more invested in it in general but "ah we build little towns out of wood and we eat organic produce and have a small pantheon of gods who don't really matter" just isn't that weird. Shout out to Caesein buildings though points for protein based construction materials. Azlon towers...

It did get me thinking about Solarpunk in general and I think one of the things that rubs me the wrong way about it is that it feels like a way of living for the end of history. You recycle and rebuild but you don't change, because to change you might need to do something new. You can only reach Solarpunk once you have done the things you need to do to produce enough acceptable material and land and space and productivity and knowledge and technolgy.

(There's a line in the book about "A pocket computer, built to last a lifetime, as all computers are" and like come on. Ignoring computing power, do you remember the state of cellphone screens ten years ago. Just the glass has improved so much that modern phones can shrug off impacts that would shatter an early-mid 2010's smartphone. It was not possible to make a display both good and hardwearing until recently.)

This obviously isn't always true and also Solarpunk isn't a real ideology, but the world of Pslam does not seem to be changing. The ideology espoused is that work is valuable but that you should never have to do it. It briefly touches on the interesting idea that Civilization is a machine that keeps you away from fear and hunger and pain and suffering, hell, Dex is a monk of Small Comforts. To me from there you draw the line that there always has to be work done to build and maintain Civilization.

I guess you could put this down to Small Perspective in the book. Small Perspective stories aren't bad, but they feel like the kind of conversation you have with friends where the requirement to be consistent or logically sound isn't there because it's understood that what you're doing doesn't matter broadly.

[literaturereviewhelp]

ABSTRACT The report contains the research undertaken on Interactive Virtual Tour Technology, its current applications, the technologies that can be used by developers to create Virtual Tours, and the possible future applications it can be used for. Research was done using internet resources on tutorials, papers, articles and journals to compile a comprehensive overview of current development trends and methods, including a extensive reference list that can be used by future students and application designers to not only design and develop Interactive Virtual Tours but to expand on its current applications. CONTENTS TERMS OF REFERANCE 3 1.SUMMARY 3 VIRTUAL TOUR TECHNOLOGY 5 Overview 5 Virtual Tour Technologies 6 PRACTICAL APPLICATION ANALYSIS OF VIRTUAL TOUR TECHNOLOGY 7 VTT Practical Application Overview 7 Virtual Tour Resources 8 CRITICAL EVALUATION OF INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL TOUR TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATION 10 VT Technologies Overview 10 Photographic equipment 10 Table 1: Comparison of Types of Cameras used for Panoramic Images 12 Image 2: Comparison of different lenses used 14 Computer Hardware Requirements 14 EVALUATION OF SOFTWARE USED IN DEVELOPING VIRTUAL TOURS 16 Introduction to VT software 16 Image Touch-up and Stitching 16 VT Software Products and Reviews 17 Software and Applications to make VT Interactive and Install to Internet 20 CHALLENGES EXPERIANCED WITH VIRTUAL TOUR TECHNOLGIES BY DEVELOPERS 21 THE FUTURE OF VIRTUAL TOUR TECHNOLOGIES 22 CONCLUSION 22 REFERANCE PAGE 23 James Rigg. Choosing equipment. Last modified: 20 January 2006. Panoguide. Accessed 13 April 2006. 24 James Rigg. Product Review. Last modified: 20 January 2006. Panoguide. Accessed 13 April 2006. 24 TERMS OF REFERANCE GPS Global Positioning System IVT Interactive Virtual Tour VT Virtual Tour VTT Virtual Tour Technology IVRPA The International VR Photographic Association QVTR QuickTime VR Application Programmatic Interface 1. SUMMARY Interactive Virtual Tours is an application that was developed for promoting locations and products on the internet, or for individuals to share their experiences with others. With computers and high-speed network technology evolving faster, offering users the ability to download more data faster, quality high resolution Interactive Virtual Tours are fast becoming very popular with Internet users. IVT's offer internet users the ability to sample facilities, places and products before they spend money, it also give people the ability to visit places they may never be able to. Read the full article

[cigarbands]

Redevi Technolgy Services

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[italreggaeblog]

Is Reggae here to stay? This music is here to stay and with it being a cultural type of music once the culture stays alive there could be more artists who come up who help evolve the genre more. I call it the evolution of reggae. This has already happened with some younger artists from younger generations keeping it alive. “Technolgy has helped with this also. This accessibility fosters a diverse range of sounds as musicians blend traditional reggae with elements of hip-hop, R&B, EDM, and more, creating hybrid genres that resonate with younger listeners while keeping the reggae spirit alive”1  

To uplift, unite and bring all people closer to their true self is a profound goal in Reggae music. “Reggae will undoubtedly continue to evolve while staying true to its roots”2. Festivals have thrived with reggae being a great atmosphere for all ages no matter where you are from. If you haven't been to a festival before you are selling yourself short. Food and live shows from top performers in the Reggae fraternity are just epic and will leave you feeling spiritual. Check out Reggaeland festival based in Milton Keynes every year. This has been going on since 2021 and has helped keep it alive in the UK.  

HypeDem Radio – Reggae, Roots And Dancehall. (2024). The Future of Reggae Music: A Harmonious Evolution. [online] Available at: https://hypedem-radio.com/the-future-of-reggae-music-a-harmonious-evolution/ [Accessed 14 Nov. 2024].

[waislltd]

Airport Management Technolgy by Waisl

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For more information one can visit https://waisl.in/

[emmadun]

reflection

the process i used through photoshop and indesign and illustrator was complex and when we started tumblr it was all a relief. I started quite conerned of the progression and the fast pace but I caught up everytime I enjoyed the learning and even though I had two years on photoshop the new skills were well easier. I knew about the cutting and pasting in photoshop and had used I for my quick image task i learnt that to export can be used to link up documents through platforms. I encounted the problem of curves with bezier with the penguins feet and the the 3d effect of them I quickly leart that with option after curving it you can create a curve effect which was usefull with the first I designed and the curves of the sheep. I ha the help with the helper on quite a few of them and i barely looked back at the tumblr to get guidence. But I did through new activities I learnt that there are new approches to anything expecially the lock layer mask thing ------ and that the curvers were much easier with bezier once press option. I learnt exporting both other pairs and the teachers helped with me moving through tasks. I would like to improve on looking back a my notes and making a more indepth image through studies on this computer i could only use, since not downloaded on laptop. I enjoyed the guidence and all the work toos that help me progress through the ending tasks. The book work helped towards graphic design aswelll as mysef. I used images through the interenet and the help f the teacher. Still not good at files my stengths are now bezier ool definetly and i got super good and knowing a linked file for exporting. i would use it towards any cartoon design in the future and aswell as all the different strengths all the platforms gave me to intertwine work as i go on through the embeding link my goals for the booklet were to get it done but i wanted enough more than 2 just to callenge myself i wanted to record things in tumbler which i did and have more understanding words to recap look over. The challenging moments were the task the girl under the towles imge with the green tint. and another was understanding the locations of everything and remebering the process. The most imporant thing take from this is imdefinetly more creative and smarter at technolgy than i thought. The thing that got in the way of my process was i forgeted alot and my notes didnt make sence only at the time they did and that i didnt download indesign and all the platforms on my laptop. I wanted to help but i could brely help myself. The teachers and pairs around me were the bigges thing to of helped me. This was useful and it made me apreciate the subject and area i signed up for. THANKYOU

[emorphistechno]

Explore the technologies enhancing Financial Services and BFSI sector including the Financial Services cloud. Features including account administration, financial planning tools, portfolio management, and compliance monitoring are available in the Salesforce Financial Services Cloud. To offer a complete solution for financial institutions, it also interfaces with other Salesforce products like Marketing Cloud and Sales Cloud.

[xe-ex]

Ford GT90-inspired futuristic racecar concept comes with a bubble-cockpit and has a serious Cyberpunk vibe

Here’s a fleeting glimpse of the future of the automotive industry with this sharply designed Ford concept that’s inspired by the brand’s rarest concept cars, with an incredibly alluring sci-fi aesthetic.

All these great iterations by Ford were built in the 90s and this concept by Antoine Crobe is a living image of the no-limit thinking of the second largest American auto manufacturer founded more than a century ago by Henry Ford. Ford Dystopia is a sweet blend of the mecha sci-fi and robotic influences. The latter attributed to Ford’s keen investment in the Esports video game division. Essentially, this car is indeed the rightful machine to dominate a dystopian future where the sky is the limit for experiencing the adrenaline rush of driving four-wheelers.

The geometric design language of the concept is highlighted by the array of LED headlights running all the way from one end to the other, while the rear has a signature supercar look.

[techhills]

yay :D

[eliassecchi]

Looking for interesting people to interview

Hello, I’m looking for startup and innovation stories for breakingtech.it and for this Tumblr.

I’m interested in innovation, startups, technology, artificial intelligence, makers and many other things.

I’d publish the interview in english on tumblr and in italian in breakigtech

[mytanginaannworld]

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[yellowmagicalgirl]

Reunions and Revelations

On their third day at Arcadia Oaks High, Aja and Krel have their memories of the previous timeline restored. Krel is insistent upon seeing Douxie again, and Aja is a little confused. After all, even though they were friends she didn’t think they were that close.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Tales of Arcadia franchise. If I did, Rise of the Titans would be extremely different.

Have I seen the movie? No, but I’ve seen spoilers, which lead to me coming up with an idea that I shared with the Klebuckets server, and @gayspiderman convinced me to write said idea.

This fic is not canon compliant in that Akiridion kissing does not lead to pregnancy any more than kissing between two humans leads to pregnancy. (And also not canon compliant in that again, I did not actually watch the movie and do not want to.) That being said, this is probably the most RotT-compliant fic I will ever write.

AO3

FFN

Mother’s three rules did not help. Being prepared for change and embracing their mistakes had only led to them being sent to Principal Levit’s office, and playing with their phones had resulted in detention. All Aja wanted to do was go home, even though she knew when she got there she’d have to deal with another lecture from Varvatos and Mother about staying inconspicuous.

Aja found her and Krel’s path blocked by three humans.

“Aja and Krel, right?” the tallest of them said. “I’m Jim, and these are Toby and Claire.” He gestured with his head to the boy and girl standing beside him as he said their names. Mother had definitely been wrong when she’d claimed that girls on this planet were invisible. “I’ve been trying to do this for a couple days.”

“And what is ‘this?’” Aja asked.

Jim pulled a small disk out of his pocket. Along the top half of the disk were the words “for the good of all”. Along the bottom half were a series of scuff marks, like words had been marred out to no longer be legible. Some parts of it looked eerily similar to Akiridion technology, and yet other parts were far too different.

“It’s a school tradition. Touch the disk, and you’ll do well on your finals and everything because you’ll have the entire school backing you up.”

Aja didn’t believe that was real, and she didn’t care about finals. But, if she complied, then Jim, Toby, and Claire would hopefully get out of her way. And so Aja looked closer.

Oh.

Oh.

Of course that was why the amulet looked almost like Akiridion technolgy, because Krel had been involved in building it. These weren’t three random humans who were taking up Aja’s time, they were her friends from the future. A future that, hopefully, wouldn’t fully come true. Hopefully she’d be able to save her Mama and Papa, and Tronos, and Buster, and Toby, who was once more alive in front of her.

“What did you do to my sister?” Krel demanded.

“Krel, just touch it,” Aja said.

“No, I don’t want to.” He lowered his voice to a hiss. “That looks like an inferior form of Akiridion technology! I think they’re disguised bounty hunters!”

Ah, so he had recognized his work on the amulet, but not that he had been the one who worked on it, and definitely not that Douxie had been helping him. Of course not. He didn’t remember. Well, that was easy enough to fix.

Aja grabbed her brother’s wrist. He fought back as she forced him to touch the amulet. For a brief moment, his eyes flashed with blue-green light.

So that was why he had been so concerned.

Krel smacked his forehead before dragging his hand down his face. The gesture looked familiar, but also like it belonged on someone else. “I was clearly wrong when I said it was inferior. But, seriously? School tradition? That was the best you could come up with?”

“Just in case it didn’t work,” Toby said.

“Why wouldn’t it work?” Aja asked. “Wait, did it not work on the trolls?”

“No, it worked on them,” Claire said. “I have no idea why Douxie’s been so worried about it not working on the two of you and Varvatos.”

“Douxie’s been worried about me?” Krel smiled and looked away as he tucked a strand of hair behind his ear. That was... odd.

“Yeah, he even stuck around extra long passing out flyers for the Battle of the Bands on the day you guys arrived, since he knew you two’d be showing up,” Jim said. Krel smiled a little wider. “Everyone’s been trying to herd you two towards me so I could unlock your memories. If we hurry, we could go meet up with Douxie before he has to switch shifts from the bookstore to the bistro.”

“I mean, we should probably go make Varvatos remember, maybe then he won’t try and demand Eli’s thumbs anymore,” Aja said. “Plus, we might be able to fight off bounty hunters better!”

“Or,” Krel said, already walking ahead of the rest of them. “We could go find Douxie so he stops worrying. I mean, Varvatos is just waiting around the Mothership so it’s not like we’d have to worry too much about him getting into trouble. It’s not like the bounty hunters will actually show up for another week, anyways.” He stopped walking, wrapped his arms around himself, and frowned. “Um, where is it? I didn’t ever actually go there, since Bellroc burned it.”

“Come on, it’s this way,” Toby said, beginning to walk in the opposite direction that Krel had been walking in. Krel sighed, probably in relief, but why? Why was he so concerned?

They exited the school and made their way down the street.

“So, when you said everyone’s been trying to herd Krel and I towards you, does that mean the entire town remembers?” Aja asked.

“No. I can only unlock the memories of people I had a strong enough positive emotional bond with in the first timeline, and I have to be holding onto the amulet for it to work,” Jim said. “I tried unlocking Señor Uhl’s memories so he wouldn’t give Toby and I detention for skipping class for trollhunting duties, and it backfired.”

“Why isn’t he principal? Who even is Levit?” Aja stole a glance at her brother as he walked silently beside her. He looked nervous, and she wasn’t sure why.

“Well, since Strickler went to our side early in the timeline,” Toby said, “he decided not to kill the guy who was our principal at the beginning of the year. Which also means I didn’t have to worry about him flirting with my Nana.”

“Why would he flirt with your Nana?”

“Well, the only reason why Strickler flirted with Jim’s mom in the first place was because he was the trollhunter,” Toby said.

Aja’s jaw dropped. “You’re not the trollhunter anymore?”

“Of course he is,” Claire said. “It’s hunters, not hunter. But, Toby’s got the Daylight sword. Eclipse, too.”

“I guess it makes sense why you can’t command daylight anymore with the amulet Douxie and I made, since daylight would be Toby’s to command.” Krel tucked his hair behind his ear again when he said Douxie’s name. Why was he doing that? “But does it still have any other powers or is it just for unlocking memories?”

“Oh, yeah. I can still summon armor, and I’m using it to store my daggers. Though, I think the issue with daylight summoning is more the fact that the Green Knight still has Excalibur.” Jim frowned, and Claire put a hand on his shoulder.

“And none of us are going to get controlled by him. Him or his sister,” she said. Come to think of it, Claire didn’t look as sick as she had when Aja first met her during the...

“Hey, did we go through a bunch of time loops at the science fair?”

“Yep!” Toby said. “Though, like, Steve and Shannon and everyone doesn’t remember them since they didn’t have their memories protected. Just us, Blink, and my Wingman. And Vex wil, too, when he remembers.”

“Thank Deya we got Saturday detention with Shannon the first time around,” Claire said. “She’s been a major help, but I’m not sure if we ever would’ve bonded enough if not for that.”

“And we’re here,” Jim said, holding open the door to GDT Arcane Books. Aja glanced at her brother. There were tears in his eyes. But why? He hadn’t even been this emotional when he had reunited with Eli in their first timeline.

“Douxie?” Krel called out in an incredibly soft voice.

A broom clattered to the wooden ground.

Aja looked up in time to see Douxie standing on the top floor of the bookstore next to the fallen broom. He spun around and brought a hand to his mouth. He then ran and vaulted over the railing, using magic to slow his descent. At the same time, Krel ran to Douxie. They hugged tightly. Upon closer look, Douxie was crying just as much as Krel was. Aja could hear the two of them whispering to each other, but she couldn’t make out the words.

Aja knew they were friends, just like she was friends with all of the other Guardians, but she hadn’t realized they were so close. Then again, she knew that Douxie was skilled in music and wizard technology. Perhaps Krel had finally found someone who truly understood him while Aja had been ruling as queen. It was good for him to have a close friend.

Right as their hug began to grow a little long, Krel took half a step back and placed his hands on Douxie’s shoulders. Krel then used them as leverage as he pressed himself onto his toes to kiss Douxie.

What.

What?

“Uh, did they get together after I died or something?” Toby asked. Aja looked away from the kissing couple to Toby and the others. They looked just as perplexed by the situation in front of them as Aja felt.

“No, there was no time,” Jim said.

“Then,” Aja sputtered. “Then when did that happen?”

A/N: To answer Aja’s question, Douxie and Krel finally confessed their feelings to each other either shortly before or during the events of RotT. However, because everything was so tense and chaotic, they chose not to reveal the change in their relationship to any of their friends until after the titans were defeated. Instead, of course, Jim reset the timeline, so they didn’t get the chance before their dramatic romantic reunion. If the kiss described above isn’t their first kiss, then it’s probably their third kiss at most - though it’s not like they need to actually count them.

[tekrevol]

In the app development world, convenience through automation is the new benchmark and it's going to change industry significantly. Here’s how it impacts mobile app development. https://www.tekrevol.com/blogs/futuristic-technology-change-mobile-app-development/

[lesbisch95]