by jnelson | Jul 8, 2021 | How the Net Works, Interesting Items, News
Imagine an artificial intelligence system that can make up any sort of text desired just from a textual prompt. You want a technical article? Feed it a few technical phrases. Poetry? Give it some poetic samples and the specific words you want included. Computer code?...
by jnelson | Apr 23, 2021 | How the Net Works, Interesting Items
Digital cryptocurrencies and NFTs are all over the news these days, as the April 2021 issue of the SWCP Portal points out. Every day, breathless stories detail the latest developments in this rapidly-evolving field. Lately it’s been a real rollercoaster ride after...
by jnelson | Mar 20, 2021 | How the Net Works, News
By Mark Costlow, SWCP President Adapted and updated from the SWCP Portal, January and February 2021 In a move that was largely unnoticed outside tech circles, Apple recently introduced a new range of laptops using their own CPU chips. Called Apple Silicon, the current...
by jnelson | Sep 25, 2020 | How the Net Works, Interesting Items, News
Technical jargon can often be confusing to ordinary users, and with all the hype surrounding mobile telephones can particularly dizzying. Advertisers nowadays talk excitedly about “5G” and how that is superior to “4G”, for instance, as if everybody understands exactly...
by jnelson | Jun 24, 2020 | How the Net Works, Resources, Tips and Tricks, Web Development
While everyone was busy playing with their shiny new smartphones, a revolution in web design happened. Few people noticed it, which is fine because they were not supposed to – in fact, the entire point of the change was to make web content more easily readable and...
by jnelson | May 27, 2020 | How the Net Works, Interesting Items, Resources, Tutorials, Web Development
The internet has become an essential utility of the modern world – such a part of the functioning of our global society that the very name has lost its capitalization. Like other basic services such as electric power, telephone, water, and sewage, the internet’s real...
