🤖 Raspberry Pi CamJam 2025 - Cambridge Event
This article summarizes the first Raspberry Pi CamJam event of 2025 held at the Computer Laboratory in Cambridge. It highlights a specific attendee's project.
Key Points:
• Raspberry Pi CamJam event took place in Cambridge.
• Attendees showcased various projects.
• @esser50k displayed an animatronic eye and ASCII terminal camera.
🔗 Resources:
• CamJam Hashtag ↗ - CamJam event information
• esser50k ↗ - Project creator
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💡 Phone Manipulation - Tactile Interaction
This article discusses an observation about using finger dexterity to lift a phone from a table.
Key Points:
• Utilizing finger flexibility and grip to lift a phone.
• An unexpected consideration of phone manipulation.
🔗 Resources:
• MarwaEldiwiny ↗ - Original observation
• Gerry ↗ - Discussion thread
💡 Prioritizing Agency over Intelligence
This article contrasts the relative importance of agency and intelligence, arguing for the former.
Key Points:
• Agency is more impactful than intelligence.
• Agency is a rarer quality than intelligence.
🔗 Resources:
• karpathy ↗ - Original post
💡 Allegation Regarding Epstein Clients
This article discusses an allegation made about individuals being clients of Jeffrey Epstein.
Key Points:
• Elon Musk's allegation about Reid Hoffman, Bill Gates, and Bill Clinton.
• The statement suggests a client relationship, not just association.
• The allegation implies potential legal ramifications.
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🔗 Resources:
• markjeffrey ↗ - Source of the allegation
🚀 OpenAI Residency - Funding and Perks
This article describes funding and perks provided to residents of the OpenAI Residency program.
Key Points:
• OpenAI provides $5,000 in credits to residents.
• Residents receive over $100,000 in total perks.
• Application deadline is March 1st.
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🔗 Resources:
• _TheResidency ↗ - OpenAI Residency program
🤖 Robot Hand Hardware Limitations
This article discusses limitations in the current state of robot hand hardware, particularly concerning dexterity.
Key Points:
• Researchers face limitations due to a lack of sophisticated robot hands.
• Improved tactile sensing and degrees of freedom (DoFs) are desired.
🔗 Resources:
• ToruO_O ↗ - Discussion of robot hand limitations
🚀 Meta's Aria Gen 2 - Smart Glasses
This article introduces Aria Gen 2, next-generation smart glasses developed by Meta.
Key Points:
• Aria Gen 2 aims to advance machine perception, contextual AI, and robotics research.
• Details and availability updates are available online.
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🔗 Resources:
• Aria Gen 2 details ↗ - Product information
💡 Learning Approach - Advanced Topics First
This article advocates for a learning approach that begins with advanced topics rather than fundamentals.
Key Points:
• Start learning with advanced topics.
• Clarify concepts through questioning.
• This method is described as rigorous and scientific.
🔗 Resources:
• sean_a_mcclure ↗ - Advocacy for this learning method
🤖 Profiling Code Segments with perf_event_open
This article explains how to use the perf_event_open system call for code segment profiling.
Key Points:
• perf can profile processes, CPUs, or the entire system.
• perf_event_open allows direct profiling of small code segments.
• The author is using it for microbenchmarking.
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🔗 Resources:
• abhi9u ↗ - Discussion of perf_event_open
🚀 XPENG Smart Driving - 2024 Highlights
This article presents highlights of XPENG's smart driving technology in 2024.
Key Points:
• High smart driving mileage participation rate (97.3%).
• New records set for monthly drive time and distance.
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🔗 Resources:
• XPengMotors ↗ - XPENG Smart Driving highlights
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