Technology, Books and Other Neat Stuff

• Sun, 15:03: Recent Reads: Resistance - Dave vs The Monsters. John Birmingham explores what it might be like as a FPS hero in the real world. Hard play.
• Sun, 15:07: Emerson, Lake AND Palmer.
• Sun, 17:41: Dear film critics. Yes we laughed at your Fantastic Four "clobbered" pun before you even printed it. Now try to be original. No love, me.
• Sun, 17:58: RT @benthompson: @stevesi @nytimes you can see it in action: this was Taipei 101 during this week's typhoon http://t.co/JMZL0GzkqE
• Sun, 19:19: I haven't listened to In The Region Of Summer Stars for ages. Good to put The Endi on the playlist...
• Sun, 19:20: RT @BattleofFlower: Don't forget 4 those who haven't purchase your tickets yet - kiosk @ Liberty Wharf, St Helier is open every day - But h…
• Sun, 19:46: Writing on the roof at sunset. http://t.co/anz9cQLJ3l
• Sun, 19:49: RT @nwbrux: Brian Aldiss: pioneer of British sci-fi http://t.co/eP94NoDNsy About to turn 90; great interview with @telegraph.
• Sun, 19:55: From the other seat on the the roof, in the light of the setting sun... http://t.co/xhGvUCoG8E
• Sun, 21:08: So did anyone have a record player at Defcon?

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I've been playing with an Intel/Creative F200 RealSense 3D camera, that I picked up to try out Windows 10's face0-sensing Hello log-in tool. Yesterday Intel released a new version of its RealSense SDK, with an updated version of the camera explorer tool. So I had to make a synthesised side view from a 3D capture.



Somewhat dramatic...