Category Archives: Current Events

True Immersive Gaming

Posted on 2026-06-29 by M. Eric Carr

The next generation of video games, powered by LLMs, will be interactive, player-driven stories. Continue reading →

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CYDs (and Vibe Coding)

Posted on 2026-02-26 by M. Eric Carr

The ESP32 “CYD” (“Cheap Yellow Display”) is easy to use, especially when combined with Generative-AI-assisted coding… Continue reading →

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We Have ChatGPT At Home

Posted on 2025-01-31 by M. Eric Carr

The recent release of DeepSeek-R1 has posed a challenge to the established players in the LLM scene. While it may not be quite as powerful as the latest OpenAI models, R1 has demonstrated “chain of thought” and “mixture of experts” … Continue reading →

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Z80 End-Of-Life

Posted on 2024-04-29 by M. Eric Carr

Zilog has announced that the Z80 processor will go EOL. Almost fifty years is a pretty good run, for a CPU. Continue reading →

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