Google AIY Voice Kit for the Raspberry Pi
The Google AIY Voice Kit lets you build your own natural language processor and connect it to the Google Assistant. All of this fits in a handy little cardboard cube, powered by a Raspberry Pi. More information While on vacation, I am going to build this and I'll report back my findings. UPDATE I successfully built the kit and tested the example python code. I am looking for new features to add and will report back on what I find. More Information url1 url2 url3 url4 url5 url6 url7 url8 url9 History of the Google and Raspberry PI Voice Kit...Read More
Steelers schedule for 2018
The NFL saved the best for last for Pittsburgh. The Steelers schedule has a relatively harmless early stretch punctuated by a Week 7 bye, but close with three of their final five games against future Hall of Fame quarterbacks -- Philip Rivers' Chargers, Tom Brady's Patriots, Drew Brees' Saints. The league's late-night darlings from 2017, Pittsburgh is slated to play in eight nationally televised games this time around; that's half of its season in prime time. Thanks to a random but significant quirk, the Steelers could have the AFC North wrapped up by midseason. How? They play five of their...Read More
Pi Day
Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. The irrational number Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point. In addition, as an irrational and transcendental number, it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern. Only a handful of digits are needed for typical calculations, however, Pi’s infinite nature makes it a fun challenge to memorize, and to computationally calculate more...Read More
School Shootings 2018
As always this behavior is despicable. The issues around School Shootings need to be discussed and changes need to be made in the following areas. Physical security within the schools. Identification of individuals that may be prone to this type of behavior. Control access to weapons that can produce mass slaughter. Human life is sacred. Lawmakers, get together and discuss. or you might find yourself without a job. Misleading School Shootings Statistics reference Actual School Shootings 2018: 9 shootings, 22 dead, 37 wounded Feb. 14, Broward County, Fla. Stoneman Douglas High School 17 dead, 14 wounded Feb. 5, Oxon...Read More