Adrian Lebar
@adrianlebar
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Raconteur, polymath, writer, musician, photographer, and creator. Software Engineer and Manager of Software Engineers. Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities.
Toronto
Joined April 2009
We all keep hearing about VR, but I seriously don't see a world in which people are working and living and playing in VR. I do see a world where people are living their lives in augmented reality though. And not just smart glasses. Think ubiquitous audio AR too. Going to be huge.
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I wonder when Apples television colour calibration process will become available on MacOS as well. Bet it wont be very long.
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GenX over here watching millennials and gen z at each other.
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TIL that oil companies are the largest purchasers of hazelnut shells in Norway. True fact. Not sure what you’re (or me, for that matter) going to do with that information, but there it is. Now it’s a thing we both know. And that’s kinda magical, if you think about it.
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Though it wouldn’t really be of much use to me any more, I do on occasion regret selling my Apple Cube.
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It says something about the world that there is no reason of substance for our wireless network technology to be called ‘wifi’. Though I admit I do not exactly know *what* it says...
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I was just reminded that both Mr. Hooper AND Spock died in 1982. That was some heavy shit for a 9 year old to process.
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Remember: If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.
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This resonates, and I haven’t even approached all the levels of relevance contained in this simple tweet.
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Really sad to see the sun setting on this great live music venue. I had a ton of fun playing here, and will always have good memories of those gigs. https://t.co/doLff5JvHs
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A Toronto pub that's been around for 15 years took to social media to say a heartfelt goodbye and announce they'd be permanently closing. Old Nick Pu…
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People gotta stop using the word ‘orthogonal’ in casual conversation. Sheesh.
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I never had a BeBox, but I did run BeOS for some time as my daily driver operating system and really enjoyed it. Good old days... What Was BeOS, and Why Did People Love It? via @howtogeek -
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In 1995, Be Inc. introduced BeOS: An audacious new operating system that focused on multimedia. Here's what it was like, and why it still has a cult following.
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I remember designing and building the original Playdium website in 1996 (I have screen caps somewhere of the work we did...), and being invited to the Grand Opening of Playdium at the time. Both were experiences I obviously won’t forget.
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Enough of this, 2020, already. Eddie Van Halen, rest easy, man.
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It is amazing how quickly one adjusts to their glasses constantly steaming up, isn’t it?
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Seriously, no amount of ‘weird tricks that Warren Buffet uses’ are going to improve anyone’s life.
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Was just pondering about how both writing and programming can rewrite your brain, and came to the following, which gave me pause: Struck and White literally changed the way in which I think. How I actually cogitate. Not a lot of authors out there for which this is true, for me.
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Sony was, like, one front dial away from converting me over to their Full Frame cameras. One dial.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Meet the all-new Alpha 7C & 28-60mm F4-5.6 zoom lens – delivering full-frame power in a compact size. The new #SonyAlpha a7C features a 24.2MP sensor, 4K movie capabilities, 5-axis in-body image stabilization & more! Learn more 👉 https://t.co/XK7E9o1ze7
#BeAlpha
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