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The Chaotic and Thrilling Reality Of Drone Flying in 2025
Quick points regarding the state of recreational drone flying. Recreational meaning drones weighing less than than .55 pounds / 250 grams, which makes them exempt from registration requirements when flying under the Exception for Limited Recreational Operations in the USA. First and foremost, this is the one area where I see no viable alternatives, which…
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Ode To Gentoo
One of the reasons I’ve enjoyed using Gentoo Linux for the last 15 years is its version-less release model, which is similar to the BSD Ports system. Early in my career, I tried many different Linux distributions, where managing versions and updates was almost always a frustrating experience. Living with Gentoo is a completely different…
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Note To Self: Don’t (Over)rely On AI
The reason my previous post had to be corrected multiple times is due to my over-reliance on AI. I’ve been using ChatGPT as a smarter alternative to Google, and it has become a habit. The app installed on my phone outperforms Alexa and Siri in understanding what I say and providing answers by far. However,…
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Java 23: It’s OK to Rethink and Reset
Last week, Java 23 was released, another short-term support version. The NY Java SIG hosted a meetup to celebrate and discuss the new and not so new features that it brings us. [Correction] Project Loom and its virtual threads are fully available, and there is no lack of interesting things that make Java a modern…
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Riding the Fintech Innovation Wave to a Surprising Patent
Last week, I filed my second patent. My first one happened back in my Silicon Valley startup days, and doing it again was the last thing I expected after making a move to NYC and starting to work for banks. Plus, there’s always that added challenge of doing something a second time — as they…
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Detecting AI-Generated Content
Another brilliant Java meetup by NY Java SIG (and no, it’s not because I won IntelliJ license raffle). Huge kudos to the organizers for keeping these events coming! Sean Phillips from Johns Hopkins University presented an astonishing method capable of detecting AI-generated content, be it text (that could be read out), AI-generated audio, or even…