The github repository is mostly empty of code. There is a project (empty) for Arduino firmware, and it looks like they are using an Arduino Nano as the device controller. And there's a project (empty) for Android code. I'd love to see actual code.
My questions would be 1) How is the Android device communicating with the Arduino device? My guess would be wi-fi or bluetooth. 2) What image recognition software did they use in the Android code 3) What other sensors on the Android did they actually use and how? 4) Is there any way to port this to IOS? 5) Is it generalizable to other hardware builds?
The hardware looks very simple. As a software developer I would want to know a lot more about how it works from the coding side.
This seems to me like an editor fishing at the bottom of the barrel for a story idea and then handing it to a junior writer. Saying that Sci-fi is "broken" is ludicrous.
When my cat asks to go outside, I open the door, and he stands in the open door for a few moments as if he's frozen, then he runs outside. It's as if he is assessing the outdoor environment for threats.
But when he is outside asking to come in, as soon as I open the door, he runs right inside. Perhaps it is because the inside environment is very stable for him with no threats ever so he trusts it.
He does this freezing behavior when guests enter the house. My housemate's cousin brought a huge dog for an afternoon visit. My cat froze entering the living room, detecting an unknown threat, and turned around again and went back to my room.
Long-time programmer without a CS degree here. I've studied polynomial factoring, adding, subtracting, graphing them, etc. Sites like Khan Academy break things down in little bits but the underlying theory seldom emerges. But after working through the preview pages of this book I feel like I finally have a feel for some of the underlying theory ideas behind polynomials. This really emerged during the proofs section. The bits of code and analogies to programming really help. It was like a lightbulb going off in my brain. As a result I have ordered the book from Amazon and can't wait for it to arrive. Thank you for this book.
Yes, Richard Brautigan's most well-known poem. Brautigan was a poet to the hippie generation. His book "Trout Fishing in America" was everywhere in the late 60's. It's interesting to re-read "All watched over by machines of loving grace" and see how Brautigan anticipated AI, possibly influenced by McLuhan. I don't think Brautigan was thinking of typewriters when he wrote this line.
My questions would be 1) How is the Android device communicating with the Arduino device? My guess would be wi-fi or bluetooth. 2) What image recognition software did they use in the Android code 3) What other sensors on the Android did they actually use and how? 4) Is there any way to port this to IOS? 5) Is it generalizable to other hardware builds?
The hardware looks very simple. As a software developer I would want to know a lot more about how it works from the coding side.