The cool pavement technique is neither a gimmick nor a failure. It reduces the surface and sub-surface temperatures, which helps the road last longer. However, if the goal is pedestrian comfort, cities may need to consider shade, tree cover, and where these coatings are used, not just the color of the coating.
Well, since pedestrians are like the 3rd or 4th concern when it comes to roads, it sounds like white and silver roads are in our future. — Cynical Snarky Online Comment.
There are crazy people who believe they can just real time hallucinate consistent and fun video games without actually building real games.
Google has already put out multiple demonstrations of early versions.
I’m skeptical they will ever make them have grounded world interactions, collision or consistency over time. I’m also skeptical they will ever be cost effective to run.
Meta said it would open source its most powerful AI models and launch new ones designed for consumer devices, as it looks to rival leading labs like OpenAI and Anthropic.
In an Instagram video posted Monday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company would open the weights[…]
These paragraphs contradict each other.
No one actually knows what open source means. Yet so many random people use the word. Including reporters.
I’m glad you got some feedback out of it. I think that’s where they have the most value right now. But they are too expensive and too inconsistent for the sort of mass rollout RFK wants here in the US. They need to improve a lot to move away from the style of use you got out of an OTC version.
Pressure lows are a known thing. I recently learned there is a new type of device that lasts 365 days, but it involves surgically inserting the sensor under the skin and removing it at the end. The sensor is then powered by a rechargeable external device. They claim this technique is basically immune to compression lows.
But this isn’t available over the counter, and requires a specific diagnosis to qualify.
I feel like I’m a Stelo unicorn. I’ve had good luck, and when I check with a finger prick it’s always close. I don’t use insulin. So it’s fine for my needs.
I suspect my body/arm/skin is ideal for the technique these use. And I think a large subset of people never have as good of luck. If you look on Amazon, you see the CGMs always have 2.5-3 stars. And in a broken place like Amazon where reviews are somehow always 4-4.5, this really shows how much you are rolling the dice with the OTC ones. But like I said, it’s been working for my needs.
It’s clear this market is proven and is valid. I hope breakthroughs in tech can happen to improve reliability, and longevity. If someone like Apple figures out how to do it with a watch style device, it’ll be really fantastic.
For more context for people who don’t know. You can buy CGM devices over the counter from places like Walmart and Amazon.
They attach to your body and monitor your blood glucose via a small “thread” that goes into your skin when it’s applied. They typically cost $50 for two weeks.
The OTC version has been around for a shorter period of time than the ones that require a prescription, but work the same way. The OTC ones tell you they are not for diagnosing diseases. Or for people who rely on insulin.
And Dexcom, the company in the article, is the most prominent vendor for these sorts of things. “A Dexcom” is the “Kleenex” for CGM in the type 2 diabetes world. From what I’ve seen.
RFK has been talking about wanting all Americans to use CGM for a long time now. This is part of that. The MAHA people talk about metabolic stuff like it’s the solution to our fucked up food culture in the US.
I use a CGM. But I can’t help but be suspicious of RFK.
Rumors are that Apple has been dumping money into figuring out how to make the Apple Watch do CGM. They have been chasing it for years.
Well, since pedestrians are like the 3rd or 4th concern when it comes to roads, it sounds like white and silver roads are in our future. — Cynical Snarky Online Comment.