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Dave Craig

@unbalancedaudio.com

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Forever fascinated by how things work and spending most of my days working on Soundscape https://scottish-tech-army.github.io/Soundscape-Android/. Music, family and geography with some clothes making thrown in.

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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 6d

The Meta glasses are very popular with visually impaired users who are able to afford them. The camera can either stream what's in front of them to an assistant or to AI to describe. Then the built in speakers can play it back along with other app audio e.g. Soundscape.

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 6d

The quote makes it sound like it might be great for the visually impaired community, but reading the article it does sound truly dreadful for everyone else.

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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 9d

Impressed how close her kitchen came to the budget of zero!

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 9d

I'm glad they raised the first one by 2mm on the left...

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · 26d

I was talking to someone about how 16% of undergrads at St. Andrews were from the US. They were saying how brave it was to travel so far from home. It is, but as you say it is far less deadly.

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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Sep 10

#sci-folk has reminded me that filk music is an actual thing. The horror!

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Sep 9

Is 'pukey' even a word?

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Sep 7

I had to turn on roaming when in southern Galloway in Scotland as the signal from the Isle of Man was winning the battle...almost counts as going abroad.

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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · Aug 1

live action catbus looking pretty sweet

orange cat lying on floor with square lights reflected on his flank that resembles lit windows

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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Sep 2

There are so many great museums, but I loved the musical instrument museum. It did have a synthesiser exhibition on at the time which was an extra bonus!

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Aug 25

If you're thinking back to London of the past you'd likely enjoy this: To the World's End: Scenes and Characters on a London Bus Route: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074ry7
It sent me down a rabbit hole reading about the amazing shopkeeper at the end.

To the World's End: Scenes and Characters on a London Bus Route

First transmitted in 1985, To the World's End follows the No. 31 London bus from Camden Town to World's End, Chelsea, meeting characters who live and work along the route.

www.bbc.co.uk

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Aug 23

That's brilliant! Is Nello in there? I think his clown egg was mentioned in the film Marvellous.

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Aug 19

I've been working with some people with visual impairment recently and they love smart glasses. I gave the Microsoft Seeing AI app a go and I can absolutely understand why. Well worth a quick download. For anyone else, absolutely get in the bin.

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Aug 19

I just caught the last 20 minutes and it was fascinating. I'll definitely be catching up on the rest.

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Aug 16

AI for the win... "There's no set "average" trouser loss per farce, as it depends on many factors including the specific type of farce, the actors' weight fluctuations, and the nature of the costume design. However, it's generally accepted that losing weight can lead to needing new clothing..."

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Aug 16

Just googling 'average trouser loss per farce'...

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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Aug 15

We loved your show yesterday. It was really properly funny and moving. I'll probably clean the kitchen later and I'll definitely be living.

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Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Aug 4

When walking across the Queensferry crossing before it opened I noticed it was well equipped with ultrasonic anemometers measuring the speed and direction in 3D. I haven't yet got round to making one... embedded-lab.com/blog/tag/diy...

DIY wind sensor | Embedded Lab

embedded-lab.com

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Aug 3

Scotland at its finest. I've seen more palm trees today than probably on any other holiday.

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Aug 2

Part of the camera shop experience might be that the way many men shop is different. Internet research and purchase trump real life shopping. I literally took up a hobby (making clothes) so that I could avoid going shopping.

Dave Craig @unbalancedaudio.com · Aug 1

Maybe we just all need our own trailers? Or if we got rid of personal cars we could all have caravans instead and the self driving things could just pull them...
I'm now imagining larger self drive trucks pulling trains of caravans - solar powered and always moving.