retrofuturistic @retrofuturistic@toot.cafe

Two companion posts on deep neural nets, their limitations and the next steps...in imagination and abstraction.
1) https://deepmind.com/blog/agents-imagine-and-plan/
2) https://blog.keras.io/the-limitations-of-deep-learning.html

Interesting long read on the impact of globalisation: "globalisation itself has changed, developing into a more chaotic and unequal system than many economists predicted. The benefits of globalisation have been largely concentrated in a handful of Asian countries. And even in those countries, the good times may be running out."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/14/globalisation-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-idea-that-swept-the-world

Nice post on how to craft better code reviews https://dev.to/vaidehijoshi/crafting-better-code-reviews

I don't normally read business books but "Machine, Platform, Crowd" is proving to hold my attention. Starts off with the story of AlphaGo's historic win over Lee Sedol, 18 time international Go champion. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MAWT25I/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

"10x engineers take long naps" https://hackernoon.com/10x-engineers-take-long-naps-ed2ca00a953

A deeper look into what is going on in Qatar http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/what-the-hell-is-happening-with-qatar.html

"What It’s Really Like When People Shout At You All Day" https://medium.com/anxy-magazine/what-its-really-like-when-people-shout-at-you-all-day-588f6dbf87f4

McDonald’s to give French people forks and knives with burgers http://www.grubstreet.com/2017/06/mcdonalds-introduces-forks-and-knives-in-france.html

Interesting video on the story behind the Wonder Woman Theme Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5vQz4Xz6q8&t=429s

Someone hit my parked car today and drove off. Found pieces of the car on the ground next to my mirror.

"Mature engineers do not shy away from making estimates, and are always trying to get better at it." https://dev.to/bhilburn/on-senior-engineers

Office French Bulldog all dressed up for this first company meeting https://toot.cafe/media/hZtsAhNDblOoq27P6iQ

Sitting here coding up infograph with d3.js while coworkers discuss "The Bachelorette." Kind of want to poke my eyes out.

How the Post Office Made America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu2WOxXxsHw

Game of Thrones Season 7 Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giYeaKsXnsI

Amazon opens banana stands throughout Seattle: http://www.grubstreet.com/2017/05/amazon-is-giving-seattle-millions-of-free-bananas.html. Banista is person who distributes bananas. So does that mean the Bananager orders the bananas?

Isn't this the plot to "Arrested Development"?

"The Matrix" is one of my favorite movies. I watch it every year on Thanksgiving.

These two videos break down why it's so brilliant.

1) The Matrix: How to Begin a Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyiqyVzD6ec

2) The Matrix: A Lesson in Effective Scene Transitions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3xe1XY7akg

Nice post on using promises to create animation sequences in JS. https://hackernoon.com/javascript-promises-for-animation-sequences-e31873493d49

If you haven't read this already, check out Malware Tech's detailed post on how he found and flipped the "kill switch" on WannaCrypt ransomeware. https://www.malwaretech.com/2017/05/how-to-accidentally-stop-a-global-cyber-attacks.html