Amanda C. Kooser
Contributor to CNET & https://t.co/qdVD0x50mc | UNM Creative Writing MFA | The Dawn Hotel guitarist. Loves: tech/space, Aikido, Rt. 66, railroads & old cars (she/they)
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forbes.com | Amanda C. Kooser
Unbothered. In its lane. Focused. Dusty. Fabulous. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took some time away from its science work to snap a superb selfie from its perch on the rim of the Jezero Crater. The rover wasn’t alone. A peppy dust devil danced in the background. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab shared two versions of the rover selfie on May 21. The portraits show the rover parked on a rocky hill. In one shot, the rover “looks” at the camera with its head-like mast.
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cnet.com | Amanda C. Kooser
Beam me up, Google. Video chats could have a much more sci-fi feel with Google Beam, an AI-powered video communications platform that aims to make it feel like you're meeting up in person. Google announced Beam, an evolution of its Google Starline technology, at its annual I/O developer conference on Tuesday. Google has teamed up with HP to commercialize the system. Google Beam uses a six-camera array that captures the subject from different angles.
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forbes.com | Amanda C. Kooser
Many animals have acquired silly nicknames from amused humans. Raccoons are trash pandas. Snakes are danger noodles. Ocean dwellers aren’t immune to this trend. Stingrays are sea flap flaps. But few nicknames reach the height of the headless chicken monster. One of these special animals was recently captured on camera by ocean explorers.
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2 weeks ago |
cnet.com | Amanda C. Kooser
Beam me up, Google. Video chats could have a much more sci-fi feel with Google Beam, an AI-powered video communications platform that aims to make it feel like you're meeting up in person. Google announced Beam, an evolution of its Google Starline technology, at its annual I/O developers conference on Tuesday. Google has teamed up with HP to commercialize the system. Google Beam uses a six-camera array that captures the subject from different angles.
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cnet.com | Amanda C. Kooser
Albuquerque, New Mexico -- home of green chiles, 300 days of sunshine, the International Balloon Fiesta... and achingly slow internet. Of the top 100 cities in the US, Ookla data ranks Albuquerque 80th. Home internet was a two-horse race in Albuquerque for years: CenturyLink DSL and Xfinity cable. I spent decades on DSL, watching my internet speed tests march slowly up to a maximum of 20 megabits per second.
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A day without internet? This was fun, challenging and full of Willie Nelson!
Can you go without the internet for a day? You might have to bust out an old-fashioned, folded paper map. https://t.co/GPOYPDQTc9
Looking forward to this!
Thrilled to announce that on March 18, we will release EARLY INNINGS, an anthology of our first four years. It'll be available in paperback and with full-page color illustrations in hardcover. https://t.co/YjJYVMtjN4
