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I’m working down a dusty country road when I see a cow chewing on a cactus leaf. I pull out my camera and ask the cow, " Hi there, what are you eating? "  The cow looks up, unflinching, and replies, " Wot U look’n @ ", adding " and why don’t U mind your business? " Before I could rebut, the cow continues, " And more importantly, have you ever considered the philosophical implications of being a bovine who can converse with humans? "

Portable Apps Introduction In this edition of GTL, we discuss portable apps. Portable apps are software programs designed to run without having to go through the installation process. They are self-contained programs that are not tightly coupled to the computer they are running on. Both the program itself and the configuration and support modules reside in a single folder structure. This means that the app can be moved between different computers by simply transferring that folder between devices. Furthermore, it is possible to install portable apps on removable devices such as USB pen drives and removable hard disks, or on synced cloud folders such as Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, or Dropbox. If portable apps are installed on portable devices, the moment the portable device is unattached, the computer program with its configuration/support files as well as personal data will be removed. Being able to move the same program between different devices ensures that a single set of

Just witnessed the incredible strength of #ants 🐜! A duo worked together to carry a dead pill bug up a steep step. The teamwork was astounding, with one ant even supporting its partner and the load. Nature's tiny powerhouses at work!  Follow This, That and (Maybe), the Other :

Dawn breaks, a symphony begins, A soft mooing in the distance, a day anew, Birdsong weaves through the cool morning air, a tranquil rendezvous. The world awakens, slow and sublime to the melodies of Birds, the minstrels of morning’s court, In the embrace of tranquillity's flow, Nature’s orchestra plays for those who listen, In its rhythm, we find a gentle glow. Awake in the sanctuary of sounds so pure, The hustle of life yet to unfurl, In this moment, with nature’s serenade, I am at peace with the waking world. Each chirp, each moo, a note so clear, Crafting a song of simple delight, Waking up with nature’s harmony, Bathed in the breaking dawn. Follow This, That and (Maybe), the Other :

Comparing the Predictive capabilities of AI Engines Introduction In this edition of Great Technology Links, we will focus on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI). We discuss four products rather than the usual three and will compare their outputs and, in the process, highlight certain limitations of these tools and of AI in general. AI technology can be divided into two categories: Generative - This category describes AI engines that are able to generate output based on prompts. Examples of such output include text, graphics, audio, and videos. For example, in this study, the graphic generated by CoPilot is an example of generative output. Predictive - These AI models ingest massive amounts of data and, based on the source material, provide knowledge-based (expert-systems) output or extrapolate into the future. The analysis focuses more on the predictive aspects of the evaluated AI engines. The AI Engines The four AI engines that were analysed are: Anthropic Claude : h

This article is the final part of the story titled Replacing a 40 x 20 mm, 5V Fan for a 3Com Baseline Switch 2928-SFP Plus . I chose the Noctua NF-A4x20 5V, Premium Quiet Fan, 3-Pin, 5V Version ( affiliate link ) after I learned that these fans are high quality and very quiet. Noctua makes both 12V and 5V fans. The company also offers 3 and 4 wire variations for each. You need the 5V, 3-wire version for the 3Com Baseline Switch. I had a bad experience with Amazon's customer service when I tried to return the 12V version of this fan. Read about it here . The Noctua kit is well designed. It has a lot of parts to suit any situation you might face. I will only focus on the parts I used for this project. The fan connector on the 3Com is proprietary. I used the OmniJoin adapters that came with Noctua to connect the fan to the 3Com connector. I cut off the connector from the old fan and the connector from the Noctua fan. Each pair of wires (Black-Black, Red-Red, White-Yellow)