{"id":4172,"date":"2022-01-14T08:18:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T13:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wyomingjarbo.com\/blog\/?p=4172"},"modified":"2022-01-16T12:33:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T17:33:13","slug":"the-jarbochov-weekly-roundup-january-14th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wyomingjarbo.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/14\/the-jarbochov-weekly-roundup-january-14th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jarbochov Weekly Roundup (January 14th, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello and welcome to this week\u2019s roundup. I\u2019ve been enjoying Awesome Games Done Quick<\/a> this week which is a week long video game marathon raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. It\u2019s always a light of positivity for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022 is still only two weeks old but it feels like it\u2019s been a month already. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Let\u2019s get to the round up (which is pretty dense this week.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

#NEAT<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Habitat for Humanity Built Its First 3D-Printed Home in US – Nerdist<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A very interesting application of 3D printing on a large scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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minimator<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cute little vector editor that will let you sketch up little things using right angles or semi circles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let’s Settle This<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One website to settle all arguments such as \u201cIs a hot dog a sandwich?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do not agree with this as a definitive result\u2026 although I agreed with most of the outcomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Superheroes create cultural acceptance for popular oligarchy (Interconnected)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The superhero makes things alright without being asked. It looks after us, it protects, it cleans up the streets. It\u2019s a parental role. (And, to Moore\u2019s point, we\u2019ve got these parental superheroes at the same time as we\u2019ve basically got tech startups that do what our parents did for us: drive us places, give us food, fulfil whims on demand.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Interesting read. Worth thinking about considering our superhero saturation point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful | Ars Technica<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google yelling about standards after having, let me check my notes, 325 different chat programs, should probably just cool its jets. I\u2019m all for a standard that is privacy focused. Interoperability is always a win for consumers. Let\u2019s see where this Google Wave takes us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NFTs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve been wondering what all this NFT hubbub is about, don\u2019t worry. You can ignore it. Like many technologies that get overhyped it\u2019s not going to solve all of our problems. If people are having fun with it, then have fun, but don’t think this is what’s going to lead to a decentralized Internet. I\u2019ve rounded up some critical reading about the trend that you might find interesting. (and eventually I’ll share my thoughts on NFTs in video games.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Case Against Crypto<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite that, for the last thirteen years these projects have done nothing but scam people by creating synthetic asset bubbles for gambling and destroying the environment. There are fundamental limitations to the scalability of blockchain-based technologies, and every use case is better served by another simpler technology except for crime, ransomware, extralegal gambling, and sanctions evasion; all of which are a drain on society not a benefit. Taken as a whole the technology has no tangible benefits over simply using trusted parties and centralized databases.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Stop phaking my ape, bro – by Alex Wilhelm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s all just cartoon art on a slow database!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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People seem to be redefining Web 2.0 as Facebook, etc, that own data, but Web 2.0 at the time was platforms like WordPress, Odeo, Six Apart, Flickr, Technorati, and https:\/\/t.co\/vlhR5g6fkg<\/a> that had open data and interoperated. https:\/\/t.co\/PXuZBaLbP2<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/KoDPTdZhN3<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/sJJT8kyaJG<\/a><\/p>— Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) January 9, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>