Daily bread 02/26/2018

• Free Music Archive

  tags: ROYALTY_FREE_MUSIC

• Free Sound Clips | SoundBible.com

• 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2018 - MIT Technology Review

  • Dueling neural networks. Artificial embryos. AI in the cloud.
  • 10 technology advances we think will shape the way we work and live now and for years to come.
  • on the cusp of
  • a profound effect on
  • be worth keeping an eye on

  • 3-D Metal Printing

           

                                                            

  • one-off prototypes
  • painfully slow
  • a potentially practical way of
  • widely adopted
  • In the short term
  • mass-produce
  • In the longer term,
  •  long been a proponent of

  • Artificial Embryos

           

                                                            

  • powerful potential
  • self-organize so beautifully or perfectly,
  • employ a full range of tools
  • pose ethical questions

  • Sensing City

           

                                                            

  • run into delays
  • dialed down their ambitious goals
  • priced out everyone
  • from the ground up
  • is collaborating with
  • slated for
  • gather data on
  • The plan calls for all
  • oam underground
  • menial chores
  • to alleviate those worries
  • pitfalls that have plagued
  • are already clamoring to be

  • AI for Everybody

           

                                                            

  • he plaything of
  • to implement fully
  • spread more broadly through
  • struggled to take advantage of
  • able to implement
  • a huge boost to

  • Dueling Neural Networks

           

                                                            

  • is getting very good at
  • is hopeless at
  • pictures depicting
  • has perplexed
  • have been put to use creating
  • realistic-sounding
  • fake imagery.
  • compelling example
  • not-unconvincing fake
  • conjure up
  • often startlingly realistic

  • Babel-Fish Earbuds

           

                                                            

  • Zero-Carbon Natural Gas

           

                                                            

  • Perfect Online Privacy

           

                                                            

  • Genetic Fortune-Telling

           

                                                            

  • Materials’ Quantum Leap

           

                                                            

• 2018 calendar: what to do in Colombia this year - The Bogotá Post

  • 2018 calendar: what to do in Colombia this year
  • the best concerts, the most exciting sporting events and greatest festivals for this year.
  • plan your year ahead with important dates
  • presidential elections will take place on May 27
  • World Cup: June 14 – July 15

• ESL Lesson Plan on Singing - Breaking News English Lesson

  • in collaboration with
  • conducted the study
  • an essential part in helping
  • feeling of well-being
  • contributes to
  • as a direct result of
  • positive effects on
  • taking part in
  • represented one component of
  • key to
  • stood out as

• Programming is forever: Never too old to code - TechGenix

  • Never too old to code
  • Silicon Valley overlords
  • priding themselves as
  • champions of
  • still coding and programming at the spry age of 73
  • register for
  • knew how to spell
  • applied to
  • did not have enough computer experience for
  • offered me an interview
  • took their advice
  • intention of
  • retired from
  • worked on
  • persuaded me to
  • seemed not to do
  • 70-ish
  • not rocket science
  • a couple of years ago
  • flunked the course
  • plans going forward for
  • had a couple of people lined up
  • for one reason or another
  • that all fell through
  • concentrate on
  • company is built on
  • hands-on help
  • now defunct
  • wanted to pursue a
  • associate with
  • take typing classes
  • it was common for
  • typed up
  • scrounged
  • then-boss
  • made a big deal that
  • are expected to
  • is seriously degrading
  • on the wrong side of 70
  • leaving out letters
  • happy to be
  • keep on being one

• Colombia: no guns, no drugs, no atrocities, no rape, no murder. Just bananas… | World news | The Guardian

  • the farmers have had their fill of unpredictable magical realism; they far prefer predictable reality

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