Category Archives: Technology

Help! “No Scientist Left Behind”

Posted on 2023-06-12 by Greg

“Now, AI is affecting office workers,and even affecting scientists. If you look at protein folding, the problem that I had, people were working on this. They have an established discipline, they have an annual conference, they have a competition every … Continue reading →

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The Number One Reason for Choosing Apple for Smartphones

Posted on 2023-05-20 by Greg

I have a history of buying Android smartphones but several years ago switched to Apple. The reason has to do with Operating System software updates. Apple supports iOS updates for several years, but Google only supports Android updates for a … Continue reading →

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Here’s a New Way to Live Forever

Posted on 2023-04-10 by Greg

The OpenAI user guide(Opens in a new window) warns users: “We are not able to delete specific prompts from your history. Please don’t share any sensitive information in your conversations.” It says the system uses all questions and text submitted to it … Continue reading →

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New Article in Nature Photonics about Reducing Noise in Quantum Computing

Posted on 2023-04-07 by Greg

Researchers Ludovico Lami (QuSoft, University of Amsterdam) and Mark M. Wilde (Cornell) have made significant progress in quantum computing by deriving a formula that predicts the effects of environmental noise. This is crucial for designing and building quantum computers capable … Continue reading →

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Bard thinks Google will host ChatGPT Plugins

Posted on 2023-03-28 by Greg

Bard also thought that I might be referring to WordPress Plugins. That’s a little weird because I made no reference to WordPress.

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Comparing Bing and Bard on the Question of Roofing Shingle Underlayments

Posted on 2023-03-22 by Greg

I asked Bing and Bard various questions about Roofing Shingle Underlayments. You can see that each response has advantages and disadvantages. Bing uses ChatGPT version 4. Google Bard v1 is based on the long running internal “Project Bard.” Note the … Continue reading →

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Best Software Languages – First Discussion with Our Esteemed Colleague

Posted on 2022-12-01 by Greg

I have been having some discussions with Our Esteemed Colleague, ChatGPT. The following is among the first such sessions.

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HP SmartFriend – “You have Chosen Wisely”

Posted on 2021-06-21 by Greg

This is a recommendation for HP SmartFriend service. At the time of this writing, it costs $50USD for the first month and $15USD thereafter. The support staff spend as much time with you as necessary. The technicians are in India; … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Edge Browser has lots of new ideas

Posted on 2021-03-23 by Greg

This article at PC Magazine reviews the new features of the Microsoft Edge Browser. You will be surprised. Good use of your time. Some of the best ideas are towards the end of the article so be patient. Courtesy of … Continue reading →

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Customer Success Metrics for Software Companies

Posted on 2021-01-30 by Greg

Operational metrics of customer success for software implementations show progress over time and drive financial success over the long term. What gets measured gets fixed. The trend is more important than the numbers. Here are some feasible and useful quarterly … Continue reading →

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