The world of artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving, and recent developments in AI language models are making waves in technology and business. These models, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Claude, and LLaMA,…
Category: Science and Technology
The Day the Earth Stood Still (for a few moments at least, and only on Windows machines)
On July 18-19, 2024, CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity firm, experienced a significant outage that disrupted services for thousands of companies worldwide. This incident highlighted the critical dependence of modern businesses on cloud-based…
Space. The Final Frontier… Or is it?
Your fellow humans have made amazing advancements in the race for space. Get in nerds we’re going to the moon, or Mars, and beyond! Hopefully not in a Boeing, which is unfortunate…
Doom Less, Do More – The Changing World and Oceanic Health
In this ever-changing world there are few things that tell us what the world was like many thousands of years ago. Tree rings, soil samples, fossils, all paint a valuable picture of…
Tracking the Changes – Climate Science made Simple
We’re back with another article in our series on climate change! It’s been a hot minute (har-dee-har-har) so let’s take a moment to recap what’s happened since our last missive. Plastic continues…
Netarts Water District Launches Website, Technology Update through Internship Program
The Netarts Water District is excited to announce the official launch of its website at netartswaterdistrict.com, providing timely service information and online bill pay functionality for added convenience. Today, our customers may…
Celebrating the Search: SETI Institute’s 2024 Drake Awards Illuminate the Quest for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
The SETI Institute’s 2024 Drake Awards ceremony took place last Thursday at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, honoring significant contributions to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. This event brought…
The Terrifying, Awesome State of AI and Robotics
Robots aren’t new. They’ve been around in some form for over a century, automating everything from the horse and buggy, to the factory that makes the horseless carriage. What is new however…
Watt’s the Charge? A Look at Batteries on Earth Day!
This Earth Day let’s take a look at energy storage! The world is filled with so much doom and gloom, especially when it comes to the environment and climate change. Instead of…
Starship’s March 14 Launch a Go
If you’re a space nerd, you might be happy to hear that SpaceX will launch Starship for another test flight on March 14, 2024. They’re ramping up the testing of their largest…
