Eric C

@theadventuresoferic
8 Followers
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279 Posts

So many interests, so little time. Obsessed with Creative Solutions. Near Futurist. Love K-Dramas, New to Mastodon. Please be patient.

Instead of Facebook/X use Mastodon.
Instead of Instagram/Tiktok use Pixelfed
Instead of WhatsApp use Signal

Current InterestsAI & Robotics, Physical Fitness, 3D printing, Open Source, Efficient Living, Sustainability, DIY
Past InterestsVideogame Development, Electric Vehicles, Martial Arts
Past CredentialsBScEngin & MScEngin Aerospace Engineering - University of Michigan, 2nd Dan Black Belt - Taekwondo
Eric CFeb 11

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116047813278462996

Your tax dollars at work.

Eric CSep 7, 2025

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-kith-ivy-new-york-private-club-erewhon-padel-2025-9

""The joy of exclusivity is not that you are accepted; it's that others are excluded," said Winston Chesterfield, the founder of Barton, a consultancy focused on luxury and wealth. "It provides wealthy New Yorkers with a rating, a title, if you will.""
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The return of the Gilded Age.

What is Kith Ivy, the private club with New York's first Erewhon

The soon-to-launch Kith Ivy, built around rooftop padel courts, is part of a members-only club boom in New York.

Business Insider
Eric CJul 26, 2025

https://youtu.be/v1Q4Su54iho?feature=shared

Amazing agility (I want to know what kind of actuators Unitree is using). Less than $6k. The price of advanced humanoid robots is dropping so fast.

Unitree Introducing | Unitree R1 Intelligent Companion Price from $5900

YouTube
Eric CJul 21, 2025
G*DDAMNIT APPLE!!! YOU PIECE OF SHIT COMPANY!
Eric CJul 16, 2025
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/07/a-language-model-built-for-the-public-good.html
A language model built for the public good

ETH Zurich and EPFL will release a large language model (LLM) developed on public infrastructure. Trained on the “Alps” supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), the new LLM marks a milestone in open-source AI and multilingual excellence.

ETH Zurich
Eric CJul 16, 2025

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rogue-trump-impeachment-efforts-divide-house-democrats-rcna218635

Democrats still bringing chess boards to a gun fight.

Rogue Trump impeachment efforts divide House Democrats

Democratic leaders have tried to squash impeachment pushes from rank-and-file lawmakers as progressives urge the party to fight harder against Trump.

NBC News
Eric CJul 9, 2025

One of the things I love about New Zealand is the relative dearth of billboards. I mean, they exist in New Zealand, but there are a LOT LESS of them.

And the complete absence of pharmaceutical advertisements (because they are ILLEGAL)? *chefs kiss*

Eric CJun 20, 2025

https://www.techradar.com/pro/website-building/over-16-billion-records-leaked-in-unimaginable-major-data-breach-heres-what-we-know-and-how-you-can-see-if-youre-safe

once again....

Over 16 billion records leaked in "unimaginable" major data breach - here's what we know, and how you can see if you're safe

Researchers uncover the motherload

TechRadar
Eric CJun 19, 2025

Ford is forced to immediately shut down factories and halt car production as CEO admits 'day to day' struggle for brand | The US Sun

https://www.the-sun.com/motors/14500928/ford-shut-down-factory-ceo-jim-farley/

Good job Trump. SMH.

Ford is forced to immediately shut down factories and halt car production as CEO admits ‘day to day’ str...

FORD’S CEO has revealed that the brand was forced to shut down some factories thanks to an industry-wide issue plaguing automakers. Jim Farley opened up about the “day-to-day” str…

The US Sun
Eric CJun 18, 2025
I'm not a New Yorker and have never lived there. But I don't understand why anyone would vote for Cuomo given his sordid history. I mean, I get that MAGA people are in a Cult of personality so they vote for the orange clown. But is there an equivalent Cult for Cuomo?