Ondřej Pokorný @ondra@unextro.net

#BostonDynamics Atlas #robot does parkour now

https://youtu.be/LikxFZZO2sk

Played with the Pixel Slate for couple minutes... The display is gorgeous, it's thin and light and the keyboard seems even better than #Pixelbook's. Can confirm that using it on a lap will be a compromise, though.

#GoogleNext18 #London

#GoogleNext18 #London #GoogleCloud

Pixel Slate: #Google #ChromeOS #tablet

#ChromeDevice with backlit detachable keyboard! The only drawback will probably be the inability to use the keyboard comfortably on a lap.

https://blog.google/products/pixel-slate/pixel-slate/

Prediction: The remaining enterprise part of #Google+ will be killed in another year or two after the company sharing moves to #Hangouts Chat or however it'll be named then.

To paraphrase Keynes: In the long run, all centralized social networks are dead. No one can kill open standards / protocols / software, though.

#GooglePlus #fediverse #Mastodon #open

https://www.blog.google/technology/safety-security/project-strobe/

Left USB-C port on my #Pixelbook (i7) stopped working. Wasn't charging the #Chromebook nor sending display output. Right worked fine.

Simple hardware reset (powering up with refresh button pressed) solved it, phew.
https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/3227606

Apparently I'm not the only one who encountered this issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/PixelBook/comments/8sdq60/so_my_usbc_port_died_for_a_little_bit/

... Obvious next step will be a new streaming aggregator service. The same thing #Neftlix did to DVDs. :)
The only way to break this spiral is to offer open standalone #subscription service that would pay #content providers directly.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/d3q45v/bittorrent-usage-increases-netflix-streaming-sites

Of course, as Netflix is turning into yet another TV channel, the subscription fee is getting more expensive the smaller portion of desired content it's catalog covers.
People don't subscribe to your newspaper for the same reason... They don't care about YOUR news when all other news are just a click away.

https://youtu.be/yP1jg9yqvVI

Would call the genre #robopunk, I guess?

#short #Construct #sciFi #art #cgi #animation

http://kevinmargo.com

... I want something like Netflix for games. To pay a small monthly fee (or pay per play) where you can simply select a game and start playing. No purchases, downloads, maintenance etc. And don't underestimate the fact that all you'll need is browser. This can bring gaming to much (several times) wider audience.

After the initial batch of game #streaming startups were bought and locked into a single platform (Nvidia tablet, Playstations, Samsung TVs etc.) or closed right away to kill competition (OnLive closed by Sony) there's now a new bunch. Though they solve only the technology part. Apart from superior infrastructure, #Google has potential to solve the rest of the game streaming UX. I don't want remote access to a Windows gaming machine and buy and manually install games from Steam...