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Moggy takes a dip
ByGarfIt was a lazy Bank Holiday Monday morning and we had just crawled out of bed, when we heard a bit of a splash outside. We opened the curtains and noticed the water in the pond was moving, But we didn’t know why. Fortunately Zoneminder captured the incident from one of our security cameras. So…
British Government’s open consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence
ByGarfSeems the British Government has set up an open consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence. It aims to discuss with the public how artwork stored on cloud servers, or processed using cloud-based software should be treated with regard to being used to teach AI (artificial intelligence) machines. Essentially the Government offers three possible choices:- Do…
Pictures to sell a house with
ByGarfTrying to sell our house and move somewhere with a bit more room. However the pictures taken by various estate agents (realtors if you are American) are nothing short of bloody awful. So I thought I’d have a crack at it myself.
Ruffle to the rescue for Macromedia Flash
ByGarfDo you remember Macromedia Flash? Now, thanks to the canny lads and lasses at Ruffle, Flash is back! To celebrate Garfnet’s 30th anniversary, we thought it would be fun not merely to reinstate the Flash presentations we used to host here, Only this time we’ll fix it so that readers can watch them on any…
Haugrud pewter made for Tandberg
ByGarfArne Haugrud was a fairly well known Norwegian pewter maker. It made some special celebratory pieces for Norwegian electronics manufacturer Tandberg. These particular drinking vessels were made to celebrate Tandberg’s Huldra 10 multiband receiver. You can learn more about this here. The beer is Pécsi Sörfőzde Barna – a fine central European brown beer, which…
XO (one laptop per child) rolls of production line
ByGarfWith all the misery in the world, I think this project is actually quite heart-warming. The XO laptop (AKA the $100.00 laptop), is the brainchild of Nicholas Negroponte from MIT and former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan. It is designed for children in the majority world. The first machines started rolling off the Changshu…
